Marriage can be difficult on its own, but it can be even more challenging when dealing with a spouse that has a mental illness. Try having two people in the marriage that suffer from mental illness attempting to build a life together? Here’s one more caveat…they are both undiagnosed, and unmedicated! Sounds like a recipe for disaster right? Well, it can get even scarier when you don’t know how to navigate the emotional ups and downs during this time. In this toolkit, we discuss different methods to better understand your spouse and their specific needs during difficult times. Whether you have a mental illness or not, these methods offer sound practices that will help you and your partner, family member, or friend to facilitate honest and open communication, while promoting a healthy outcome or resolution to most issues.