What happens to love when illness enters a relationship?

In this episode of The SpoonFull Show, Rachel sits down with Lisa Gray, LMFT, author of Thriving in a Relationship When You Have a Chronic Illness: An ACT-Based Guide for Protecting Your Bond at Each Stage of the Journey.

Lisa is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps couples navigate the challenges that come with chronic illness, loss, and changing roles — using an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) approach that focuses on connection, values, and emotional resilience.

Although Lisa’s book applies to any type of relationship, today’s conversation focuses on marriage — how illness can shift communication, identity, and expectations, and how couples can protect their bond through it all.

Whether you’re the partner living with illness or the one loving and supporting through it, this episode offers practical insight and hope for staying connected when life gets hard.

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