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GUESS WHO'S BACK, BACK AGAIN!? We are! Swear we didn't fall off the face of the Earth. 🌎 Nearly half of adults experience a mental illness at least once in their lifetime. Research and practical experiences tell us that mental illness can cause a person to have decreased quality of life, decreased productivity and employment, and even impaired physical health. A mental illness—including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and alcoholism—can also affect a person’s relationships. Honestly, there’s probably no relationship more affected by mental illness than the intimate relationship between partners. The good news is that it’s possible to be in a healthy, loving, and long-term relationship with someone who has a mental illness. If this is relevant to you, be aware of the unique challenges you and your partner may face, and utilize resources and strategies that will help you grow and nurture your relationship. LISTEN IN ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE ON HOW MENTAL ISSUES COULD EFFECT YOUR RELATIONSHIP.  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

How do you define something or someone that’s toxic? A toxic person or relationship is typically described as one that makes you feel unsupported, misunderstood, demeaned, or attacked. A toxic relationship will often make you feel worse in general or about yourself. On the other hand, a healthy relationship will make you feel better, more secure, and overall joyful. Toxic people can leave you feeling down, are able to suck the energy right out of you, and can even mess with your ability to create new bonds long term. But how do you spot the signs of a toxic relationship? Tune into this week's episode to find out how to spot the signs, how to handle it and how to recover once the relationship is over.  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A!

 The Mental Health Foundation defines relationships as ‘the way in which two or more people are connected, or the state of being connected’. Relationships include the intimate relationships we have with our partners, those we form with our parents, siblings and grandparents, and those we form socially with our friends, work colleagues, teachers, healthcare professionals and community. Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives, yet we can often forget just how crucial our connections with other people are for our physical and mental health. People who are more socially connected to family, friends, or their community are happier, physically healthier, and live longer - with fewer mental health problems than people who are less well connected. It’s not just the number of friends you have, and it’s not whether or not you’re in a committed relationship, but it’s the quality of your close relationships that matters. As a society and as individuals, we have to prioritize building and maintaining good relationships and tackling the barriers to forming them. Extensive evidence shows Having close, positive relationships can give us a purpose and sense of belonging. As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Are you a dog person? That’s a dumb question—who doesn’t love dogs, right? According to new research, we’re all crazy about dogs and it’s proven that most of the time we prefer them to our actual romantic partners 👀 But what happens when your dog doesn't like your partner? What's next?  Okay, so here’s the problem. You love your dog. And you also love your boyfriend or girlfriend, but your dog has other ideas. You just can’t get the two of them to warm up to each other. If the problem is just disinterest, that’s not a biggie. If there’s a bit of tension between the two of them, that’s probably also not a huge issue. But what if it’s outright hostility? As in someone could possibly get hurt. So what are you gonna do? Obviously, you want the two living beings that you care about most to get along. Can it happen? FIND OUT IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE! Grab your snack, your drinkity-drank & LET'S GET INTO IT ..  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

 Would you kill for love?? These couples put the term "ride or die" to the test .. literally! This week is our last episode of this True Crime Series and the last episode of Season 2! We are going to be taking a small break to get ourselves prepared for Season 3 .. but fear not! You can still keep up with all things Co.Signed on our Instagram! We are also going to be asking you guys some questions & posting polls on our Stories, so stay tuned & make sure to give us some feedback on those! but .. let's not waste any more time. Grab yourself a drink, a snack, get comfortable ... AND LET'S GET INTO IT!  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

HEY HEY HEY! It is literally February 1st! What the literal F?! We asked you guys on our Spotify Poll if we should continue our True Crime Series and you answered YES! .. So prepare yourselves for this week’s Killer Couples! If you haven’t listened to our 3rd episode of this series, it’s available on Spotify & Apple. And as usual, go grab yourself a drink, a snack, get comfortable … and LET’S GET INTO IT Trigger warning: This episode deals with violent, gruesome, and triggering events - including sexual assault, animal abuse, murder, and more - that may not be suitable for all listeners. The information for this podcast episode is based off of extensive research done by both of us. We at co.signed podcast, do not intend any disrespect to the victims or family members of the victims involved in these crimes. Listener discretion is advised.   As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As well as being illegal and morally repugnant, committing murder is risky. The chance of getting caught is high enough when only one person does it; adding a second perpetrator only heightens the potential for error, and thus the likelihood of imprisonment. This week we are getting INTO IT Bish -- Sam is discussing Henry Lee Lucas & Ottis Toole and Mackenzie takes over after the break going over The Moors Murders with us. Grab yourself a snack, get comfortable and let's get into these Killer Couples! Trigger warning: This episode deals with violent, confronting, gruesome, and triggering events that may not be suitable for all listeners. The information for this podcast episode is based off of extensive research done on cases by both of us. We at co.signed podcast, do not intend any disrespect to the victims or family members of the victims involved in these crimes. Listener discretion is advised. As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

 HELLO AGAIN CO.SIGNED FAM! If you're reading this, then you know this week is episode 2 of our second True Crime Series! This series we're focusing solely on Killer Couples. Last week was INTENSE to say the least and this week is no different. We're taking you through the cases of Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate and THE TOY BOX KILLER .. Trust us, you'll need to brace yourself for that one. In true Co.Signed fashion, we want you to GRAB YOURSELF SOME POPCORN & YOUR FAVORITE DRINK BECAUSE WE’RE ABOUT TO GET INTO .. KILLER COUPLES! Trigger warning: This episode deals with violent, confronting, gruesome, and triggering events that may not be suitable for all listeners. The information for this podcast episode is based off of extensive research done on cases by both of us. We at co.signed podcast, do not intend any disrespect to the victims or family members of the victims involved in these crimes. Listener discretion is advised. As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Love makes you do some terrible things ..  even kill.   Trigger warning: This episode deals with violent, confronting, gruesome, and triggering events that may not be suitable for all listeners. The information for this podcast episode is based off of extensive research done on cases by both of us. We at co.signed podcast, do not intend any disrespect to the victims or family members of the victims involved in these crimes. Listener discretion is advised. As you know, our show is all about dating & relationships, the good, the bad & the ugly. And love can get pretty ugly sometimes .. like last season, we took a break from the typical talk of relationships & had ourselves a True Crime Series! If you are new to co-signed, let us fill you in. Last season, we did a 5 episode True Crime series and brought some pretty horrific and unbelievable cases your way, sparing no details! & this time will be no different. GRAB YOURSELF SOME POPCORN & YOUR FAVORITE DRINK BECAUSE WE’RE ABOUT TO GET INTO .. KILLER COUPLES As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

THE NEW YEAR IS QUICKLY APPROACHING (aka tomorrow) AND MANY OF YOU MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO MAKE RESOLUTIONS FOR 2022, BUT SOME OF YOU MIGHT. Regardless, we are breaking down what it takes to be truly "happy" with life based of a book that Sam has been reading over the last week. We dive into positive psychology, the virtues of happiness and more .. so as always, grab your drink & LET'S GET INTO IT ..   BOOK DISCUSSED: HAPPY (Simple Steps to Get the Most Out of Life) by Ian K. Smith TO TAKE THE SATISFACTION WITH LIFE - "HAPPINESS TEST" -- CLICK THE LINK BELOW: https://fetzer.org/sites/default/files/images/stories/pdf/selfmeasures/SATISFACTION-SatisfactionWithLife.pdf “I believe happiness dissolves into 3 different ideas, each of which is separately buildable and measurable. The first is the Pleasant life which is having as much positive emotion and as little negative emotion as possible. The second is the engaged life – or being completely absorbed by the challenges you face at work, love, play, etc, and the third is the meaningful life – as in knowing what your highest strengths are and using them to belong to and serve something that is bigger than you are.” As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

IT'S ALMOST CHRISTMAS!!! Whether you just started dating someone new, or you’ve been in a committed relationship for some time - Christmas, although stressful, can be such a fun season for couples. From getting together with extended family, or breaking in new traditions of your own, it’ll probably be a season with a lot of “firsts” for you and your new boo if you just started dating! To make your first Christmas as an official couple even more special, we’re going to share 25 ways to make the most of the holidays and create some pretty cool traditions with your partner along with some of the strangest traditions around the world ... SO GRAB YOUR CHRISTMAS TREATS AND YOUR FAV DRINK AND LET'S GET INTO IT ..  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We've said it before, breakups suck. The tears, the anger, the messy nights out, and the emotional eating are all telltale signs of a heart in torment. So, if men and women are capable of feeling emotional pain when a break up occurs, why is it so hard to understand why he's 'being distant' or why she 'still wants to be friends?' -- Well, the reason for this is linked to the social role that relationships play and how they feed into our perceptions of self-worth, as well as the fundamental ways men and women deal with the same emotions differently. So, is a man's break up method or a woman's more effective? Let's be honest, the faster we can deal with heartbreak and get back to our normal, life-loving, less-mopey selves, the better, right? FIND OUT IN TODAY'S EPISODE! LET'S GET INTO IT ..  As always, please rate and/or review the podcast to help other listeners find us - IT'S FREE AND MEANS SO MUCH TO US! ⚡️CHECKOUT OUR INSTAGRAM • FACEBOOK ⚡️& YOU CAN ALSO 👉🏼 LEAVE US VOICE MESSAGES HERE 👈🏼 with your questions, topic suggestions or stories for future episodes!! OR you can just send them in by DM on our Instagram ⚡️VIBE WITH US ON OUR SPOTIFY MUSIC PLAYLIST & DON'T FORGET TO ANSWER OUR SPOTIFY Q&A!