In the Couplehood podcast, you’ll learn key communication strategies that will help you speak your truth and share with your partner in a loving and constructive way.

Hosted by Allison Villa — a registered psychotherapist and relationship expert — with a mission to empower parents to make their romantic relationship a priority.

We’ll dive deep into the reasons why so many couples let the little things brew in their relationships — and how you can face these proactively to avoid putting your couple in the breakdown lane.

You’ll discover why self-care can actually be the key to having a harmonious relationship and how easy it can be to schedule it into your day — even as a busy parent!

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Find out your Relationship Season with our free quiz right now!

Understanding your specific Relationship Season will provide you with insight & tools to support your couple in this exact moment.

Hundreds of couples have have shared that being able to name where they are on their couplehood journey, has made them feel comforted, empowered, and hopeful.

Now, it’s your turn!

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There are Four Relationship Seasons that every couple cycles through:

Coping ~ Coasting ~ Connected ~ Confident

It’s an ever flowing experience; sometimes you’re in the Confident Season and then life happens (like a change in work or a new baby), and it puts you into the Coping Season. It’s normal! And, now you’ll have the tools to be supported through each season.

When you take the free quiz, you’ll learn your season, as well as the specific actions to best support your couple in your season.

Learning where you are and how to move in and out of the seasons is truly a gift to your relationship.

Let’s get you on the path to empowerment!

Big Love,

Allison

XOXO

TWENTIES

As a professional in the performing arts, my life was a mélange of excitement and opportunity, blended with the reality of hurdles and rejection. From singing on cruise ships in the Caribbean, to countless unbooked auditions in Toronto, to touring Grease: The Musical in Japan, to waiting tables at the SkyDome, to discovering the beauty of burlesque with Les Coquettes…life was an emotional rollercoaster!

 DISCOVERING SELF-CARE

With the challenges of life as a performer, I found strength in understanding my inner world with the guidance of a therapist. This was the beginning of my commitment to self-care, a consistent practice that eventually led to pursuing a formal education in psychotherapy.

THIRTIES

While completing my training as a psychotherapist, I was also finding my flow as a mother. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, our first daughter was born. Becoming a parent challenged me - and my marriage - more than I could have every anticipated.

BREAKDOWN TO BREAKTHROUGH

When our second daughter was born, I entered the most difficult chapter of my life. As a recovering perfectionist, I could no longer maintain my unreachable expectations, and this sobering reality led me down the path of postpartum depression. My healing journey brought to light many big life questions, including questioning my marriage. As a couple, communicating through this challenge resulted in massive personal growth, a move to Mexico (and later - to the countryside!), and most importantly, a deeper connection with my husband, and with our kids.

FORTIES

This is the decade where I have found gentleness towards myself and the ongoing learning of being human. I continue to work with my own therapist - a relationship that has brought me consistency and support over the past 20 years. This nourishing self-care practice keeps me connected to the inner musings of my own personal growth.

PERSPECTIVE

Having sat in both seats; as a therapist AND as a client; as a mother AND as a wife; I can truly empathize with the process, while providing a safe container for my clients and students. No matter where you sit, the experience is guaranteed to be messy, humbling, and rewarding.

 Values

An honest approach to parents in love

• WE BELIEVE IN MEETING PARENTS WHERE THEY ARE IN THE MOMENT

• WE CHOOSE TO ALWAYS EXPRESS AN HONEST REPRESENTATION OF LOVE

• WE WILL CHAMPION YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH SELF LOVE

• WE HELP YOU TO INITIATE INTENTIONAL ACTS OF LOVE WITH YOUR PARTNER

• WE TALK ABOUT THE HARD STUFF TOO

• WE HAVE HUMBLY CREATED TOOLS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOU THRIVE IN LOVE

• OUR BIGGEST GOAL IS TO HELP PARENTS CREATE HONEST + SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS