physically but mentally as well 4 whats the most alarming conditions you have noticed during covid counsellingin my 20 years of working as a mental health coach and therapist covid has bought to me the highest amount of anxious and depressed clients but what i never expected to see are the amount of relationshipbased cases and clientele that ive had to help more couples and relationships have needed improving than ive ever seen and not just improving but completely turning around their lives turning them away from the verge of divorce one couple was at the supreme court when we found a way to make their relationship work people are aware of the impact on mental and emotional health due to covid but its the impact on relationships that happens as a result that is the biggest problem when people lose their jobs and livelihoods relationships take the biggest brunt of it when people arent mentally and physically healthy it affects their relationships when human beings are in a state of fear and stress we cause others pain and distress hurt people hurt people if youre happy with yourself you wont hurt others right now the biggest need of the hour is to protect these relationships we need to make them strong and resilient marriages need to find a way to stay strong on multiple levels not just for the couple but also for their children and every other person in the ecosystem the impact of covid has been damaging but if youre aware of it you can find a way to turn it around and if you think it could have an impact on your relationship make sure you work on building bonds that are so strong that you arent left with reasons to tear each other down strong enough that even if you get covid you are fit enough to maintain positive and empowering relationships by building a support system you have a stronger foundation to fight off this disease 5 what are the physical and mental health exercises you recommend everyonethere are three exercises i would encourage everyone to practice everyday to improve their mental and emotional health1 practice gratitude when there is so much fear stress and pain around us its easy to forget how lucky we are to have the things we do have instead of being worried and stressed about your health come from a place of gratitude where you can appreciate that youre healthy at this moment in time especially when everything in the media is forcing us to look at the downsides of life the economy the infrastructure the culture this disease make sure you balance your mind with the upsides create a balanced mind where you can appreciate the family members you have the air that you breath the oxygen that you have when many others dont the one resource weve been taking for granted is not clean water its actually oxygen when it was abundant we couldnt value it and