Navigating Mental Health Struggles in a Relationship

ShrinkChicks by Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT

Aug 24, 202600:41:50Health

This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen talk about being the partner of someone struggling with mental health, or being the partner struggling, and what it’s like to navigate mental illness within a relationship. They expl...

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