The Growing Us Project
How many couples begin love relationships on the foundations of fantasy? Falling in love is easy; we all do it. What comes after is exploring the depths of love and commitment, and that takes courage. Season one of The Growing Us Project follows the stories of three young couples in conversation with Valerie Watt. Together they explore their intentions and vulnerabilities while going deeper in their love relationships. Valerie’s wisdom has been garnered over eighteen years as a couple’s therapist and twenty-eight years of marriage to her husband Chris. Their love story is woven throughout season one as they recount their experience of falling in love and their own deepening commitment.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 42
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2021
Valerie and Chris : Season Three finale
In this final episode of season three, Valerie and Chris discuss what life has been like in the pandemic. They share their thoughts on a great article by Alain de Botton called " Why You Will Marry …
Lauren and Ellery: Conversation #3
In this final episode with Lauren and Ellery they share their big news about moving in together. They are looking to the future with intentions of how to continue building a healthy foundation. They …
Madeline and Maxim: Conversation #3
In this final episode Madeline and Maxim share their perspectives on the coming months entering into Fall of 2020. They talk about their ongoing concerns and anxieties of what might be in store for s…
Nicole and Christian: Conversation #3
In this final episode, Nicole and Chris share what their current lives together look and feel like. Chris’ social circle is expanding and is part of an art collective. They talk about their families…
Lauren and Ellery : Conversation#2
In this episode, Lauren and Ellery share what they have learned about family values and beliefs. They talk about growing up with divorced parents, what conflict looked like and how they have been int…
Madeline and Maxim: Conversation #2
In this episode with Madeline and Maxim they share what they have have learned about relationship value and beliefs from their parents. They articulate how these values have informed them on creating…
Nicole and Christian: Conversation #2
In this episode Nicole and Chris update us on what life has been for them during the pandemic. We hear about their personal growth and their observations of what they have learned about couple growth…
Paige and Sean: Conversation #4
In this episode we welcome back Paige and Sean from Season 2. They share their updates of what it has been like living together. Also, how they have been navigating future plans and goals that hav…
Lauren and Ellery: Conversation#1
In this episode you will meet Lauren and Ellery. They fell in love just before the start of the Pandemic and spent the first few months growing their relationship virtually. They have been very inten…
Madeline and Maxim: Conversation #1
In this episode you will meet Madeline and Maxim. They share their love story and discoveries of building a healthy relationship. They are big adventurers and have accomplished some amazing feats on …
Nicole and Christian: Conversation #1
In this episode you will meet Nicole and Chris. The share their evolving love story. Like many couples, the met online. They delve into the joys and challenges of living together. And how they are na…
Season Three Trailer
Welcome to Season 3 of The Growing Us Project.
It’s been an interesting time. I started recording in February of the Pandemic year ( 2020) and of course stopped once we had direction from our Public…
Book Review: We Do
In this episode, Valerie and Emma discuss " We Do" by Stan Tatkin. This is one of Valerie's favourite relationship books. It lays out the road map for building a thriving and striving relationship. T…
Jenny and Jeff: Conversation #4
In this bonus episode with Jenny and Jeff, we hear some exciting news. They share how they have become aligned on an important couple milestone. Also, updates on careers and thoughts about future hop…
Alyssa and Jackson: Conversation #4
In this bonus episode, we welcome back Alyssa and Jackson. They share their story of moving into their newly built home that they have created together from the ground up. Alyssa articulates the cha…
Book Review: Love Languages
In this bonus book episode, Emma and Valerie discuss their perspective and thoughts on the popular relationship book, Love Languages by Gary Chapman.
They delve into the concept of love languages. Al…
Sydney and Kevin: Conversation #3
In this final episode with Sydney and Kevin they share some very exciting news. They talk about their ongoing growth with extended family relationships and healthy boundaries. They share some of the…
Paige and Sean: Conversation #3
In this final episode Paige and Sean delve deeper into future plans with one another. They talk about potential areas of friction and their styles of dealing with conflict. They have lots of exciting…
Valerie and Chris: Conversation #6
In this episode, Valerie and Chris talk about a potential danger zone for couples, when complacency shows up in committed relationships. It’s in the everyday interactions that are often the stress te…
Sean and Levi: Conversation #3
In this final episode with Sean and Levi they dive into a difficult transition that is universal for couples. How do you reconcile decisions about career opportunities and your relationship?
They ta…