Meditation and mindfulness practice for couples
The benefits of meditation and mindfulness have been shown repeatedly in research. To tap those benefits as a couple, we have adopted a daily couples meditat…
Something new is coming
Turn your relationship agreements into a
living pact
EmberPact is our upcoming app for couples contracting — put your expectations, rituals and promises in writing, keep them alive, and grow together. Born from years of writing about couple productivity on this very site.
The Productive Couple: Be a more productive and happier couple
EmberPact
Agreements, not assumptions
Most relationship friction comes from expectations that were never said out loud. EmberPact helps you say them, write them down and keep them warm.
Write your pact together
Chores, money, intimacy, screens, in-laws — turn the conversations you keep postponing into clear, mutual agreements.
Keep it alive
A pact is not a one-off document. Built-in check-ins and renewals make revisiting your agreements a ritual, not a fight.
Grow as a couple
Track what works, renegotiate what does not, and watch your relationship compound like the best investment you ever made.
Where it all started
From a blog post to an app
Read: Couple Contract For A Better Relationship
The idea behind EmberPact, in long form.The original article
Our most-read piece explains why writing a couple contract changed our relationship.
Years of practice
We have run our own pact — reviews, renewals and all — since 2021. EmberPact is that practice, productized.
Latest from the blog
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Book Review - Come As You Are
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Couple Contract For A Better Relationship
A couple contract (or relationship contract) is a contract that helps couples discuss and decide on key topics that affect the relationship, understand each …
Book Review - Stressaholic
We read and reviewed Stressaholic, 5 Steps to Transform Your Relationship with Stress by Heidi Hanna. The book promises to show how to win the war on stress …
EmberPact is coming
The couples contracting app. Site and app launching soon — emberpact.app