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
Paige and Sean: Conversation #2
In this episode Paige and Sean share a big decision and transition in their relationship. They explore the possibilities of how they will navigate this next opportunity with one another. We will hear…
Valerie and Chris: Conversation #5
In this episode my love and I talk about recurring themes that emerged in our first few years of marriage. Sprinkled throughout our conversation are wisdom notes and our marriage truths, like how we …
Sean and Levi: Conversation #2
In this episode, Sean and Levi reflect on the power of appreciation of one another. They share how they have been building trust and emotional safety with one another. They also explore the challenge…
Sydney and Kevin: Conversation #2
In this episode Sydney and Kevin describe a pivotal moment after their wedding with family members. They share how they have created boundaries in unhealthy relationships. Also, how they have made a …
Paige and Sean: Conversation #1
In this episode you will meet Paige and Sean. They met online and have been together for a year. A first date of mishaps and lots of laughter have set them on a course of building friendship and love…
Valerie and Chris: Conversation #4
In this episode you will be hearing a conversation between me and my sweetie, Chris. You will hear us talk about our first year of marriage, honeymoon and the themes that we saw emerging. Some wisdom…
Sean and Levi: Conversation #1
In this episode you will meet Sean and Levi. They met online and when they met in person they felt an immediate connection. They describe it as a “meant to be with this person feeling”. Levi needed …
Sydney and Kevin: Conversation #1
In the first episode of Season two you will meet Sydney and Kevin. They met in high school and have been in a committed relationship for 9 years. They recently married and share their observations of…
Season Two Trailer
Do you wondered what other couple’s experiences are with communication, expectations about their relationship, family dynamics and the effects on their relationship? Do you want questions that you a…
Courtney and Jake : Conversation #3 Final episode of Season 1
In this final episode, Courtney and Jake talk about navigating the obstacles and layers of conflict specifically in sharing a living space. They talk about over held values and the toll on self and r…
Valerie and Chris : Conversation #3
In this final episode Valerie and Chris will talk about their feverish engagement. Chris's telling of story falls a little flat for Valerie. They reflect on what how to expand the story to express t…
Alyssa and Jackson: Conversation #3
In this final episode , Alyssa and Jackson revisit their amazing house project and are nearing completion. They share their challenges with transitions, especially for Alyssa now that she has complet…
Jenny and Jeff: Conversation #3
In this final episode, Jenny and Jeff delve into their journey as a couple. They reflect on challenges in navigating family trauma and successes. We hear about "the hooks"of family patterns and their…
Valerie and Chris: Conversation #2
In this episode Valerie and Chris talk about the decision to move in together and their discovery of the importance of how we make decisions. It is a short and sweet conversation with Valerie and Chr…
Courtney and Jake: Conversation #2
In this episode Courtney and Jake talk about what qualities are important in their relationship. Our conversation goes a little deeper on family influence, differences of past relationships. They ope…
Alyssa and Jackson: Conversation #2
Alyssa and Jackson are set to skip town, to move to the home that Jackson is building for them. How does a move this big move effect their relationship? In this conversation Alyssa and Jackson discus…
Jenny and Jeff: Conversation #2
Jenny and Jeff discuss the checklist of adulthood and the pressure to do or not do certain things, including marriage. Be it opinions of loved ones, friends, or strangers, Valerie delves into the sto…
Valerie and Chris: Conversation #1
Valerie and Chris’s love story began at work. Over the course of one summer their journey took them across Canada, the only thing tying them together; a scrap of paper with a phone number written on …
Courtney and Jake: Conversation #1
Courtney and Jake’s relationship; a beginning, an ending, and another beginning. Despite obstacles that kept them apart, these two have come together to rebuild what was broken. They are in the midst…
Alyssa and Jackson: Conversation #1
Alyssa and Jackson met online; a year and a half later they are building a house while working on the foundation of their relationship. They have come together at a point of transition in both of the…