✨ From Partners to Parents ✨
A Couples Workbook for Building a Healthy Family Somewhere in the early years of parenting, most couples quietly become more like roommates than romantic partners. The conversations are logistical. The intimacy has thinned. You still love each other — but you're not sure when you last properly looked at each other. Not as Mum and Dad. As you and you.
This workbook is for the couples in that middle.
Designed by Sabrina Peters, a registered psychologist and founder of The Healthy Marriage, this is a structured, research-informed resource for couples who are still very much together — still very much in it — and want to do something about the drift before it goes further.
A Couples Workbook for Building a Healthy Family Somewhere in the early years of parenting, most couples quietly become more like roommates than romantic partners. The conversations are logistical. The intimacy has thinned. You still love each other — but you're not sure when you last properly looked at each other. Not as Mum and Dad. As you and you.
This workbook is for the couples in that middle.
Designed by Sabrina Peters, a registered psychologist and founder of The Healthy Marriage, this is a structured, research-informed resource for couples who are still very much together — still very much in it — and want to do something about the drift before it goes further.
What's Inside
A 57-page printable PDF workbook with nine guided sections:
- Part 1 — Where Are We? An honest stocktake of your marriage
- Part 2 — The Mental Load and the Real Division of Labour
- Part 3 — Communicating Under Pressure
- Part 4 — The Parenting Team You're Becoming
- Part 5 — Touch, Sex, and the Body in the Parenting Years
- Part 6 — Fun, Friendship, and Being a Couple Again
- Part 7 — When Parenting Divides You
- Part 8 — The Long View
- Part 9 — Building It In (eight-week commitments)
- Plus, a quick-reference summary card to keep on the fridge.
Who This Is For
- Couples in the early-to-middle years of parenting who feel they've drifted
- Partners who want a structured way to reconnect without doing therapy
- Premarital educators and parenting facilitators looking for a structured take-home resource
- Couples therapists, counsellors, and clinicians looking for a take-home tool
- Any couple who keeps meaning to "have the conversation" and never quite does
How To Use It
Each partner gets their own copy (so the print or download is intended for two). Work through one part every two to three weeks — most couples complete the full workbook over one to two months. Each section includes a short reading, private reflection prompts, and shared discussion questions.
This is not a one-sitting workbook. It's a slow, structured rebuild.
What You'll Receive
- 1 x high-resolution PDF (57 pages)
- A4 format
- Print at home or work through digitally on a tablet
- Instant download — files available immediately after purchase
About the Author
Sabrina Peters is a Brisbane-based registered psychologist, writer, and podcaster. She writes and speaks on mental health, marriage, and relationships through The Healthy Marriage and her broader platform at thehealthyyou.co. Follow along: @the.healthymarriage.co
Please Note: This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped. Due to the digital nature, all sales are final — no refunds or exchanges. For personal use only. Not for resale, redistribution, or commercial use. This workbook is for educational and reflective purposes and is not a substitute for professional couples therapy. If you are experiencing significant distress, conflict, or safety concerns, please seek support from a qualified mental health professional.