AwakenYou in Your Marriage

Send us Fan Mail Discover the powerful link between personal health and marital vitality in my latest AwakenYou in Your Marriage episode 143: Becoming Fit + Vibrant: A Path to a Healthier Marriage with Tanja Shaw ! Join me for a heart-to-heart with Tanja Shaw, a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, Kinesiologist, and Mindset Coach. She's on a mission to help women not just transform...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to explore a whole new perspective on the masculine and feminine energies within you? In AwakenYou in Your Marriage Episode 142: Your Feminine Transformation: Embodying True Self Part 1 , we dive into the incredible world of your feminine transformation. This isn't about swinging between masculine and feminine, it's about the full spectrum of feminine energ...

Send us Fan Mail This week I’m wrapping up an insightful series on behaviors that can slowly corrode your marriage. Over the past few weeks, we've delved into selfishness, pride, control, and resentment. This week I unravel the topic of laziness in marriage.  Laziness, in this context, isn't just about lacking motivation. It's often a symptom of something deeper. We're going to...

Send us Fan Mail Me, me, it's all about ME! And that's when things start to become a bit distant in our marriage. If you're wondering if selfishness has overtaken your marriage, this episode is for you. Are you ready to embrace the 'We' before 'Me' mindset in your marriage? Taking care of yourself is not selfish, but inflexibility, constantly correcting or ignori...

Send us Fan Mail Pride, it’s a tricky emotion because, in the right context, it's healthy. Feeling proud of your accomplishments or efforts is wonderful. But, unhealthy pride can act as a barrier to intimacy and connection. This week on the AwakenYou in Your Marriage podcast I am exploring: 1️⃣ What pride is 2️⃣ Identifying its characteristics 3️⃣ Delve into why pride develops into a behavior...

Send us Fan Mail This may be part of the solution if your marriage has lost that loving feeling; if left unresolved, it might eventually destroy your marriage. The good news I have for you is that when you start to understand this marriage murderer, you can stop it and start building a stronger, more intimate bond with your spouse! I'm talking about resentment, and in Episode 138: Breaking Fr...

Send us Fan Mail A roll of the eye, an uncomfortable laugh or a deep sigh might be all more subtle flavors of control, yet they are still ways to diminish what someone else says or thinks. This week, I am taking a look at a topic that might hit a bit close to home for some of us (take a listen to see how close to my home it actually hit) - Ep 137: The Losing Battle of Power & Control in Marria...

Send us Fan Mail It’s not uncommon for us to be a bit unsure of who we are as an individual. Remember Julia Roberts in Runaway Bride? We grow up being told who we are and wonder who we are to question those opinions. Based on the surrounding culture, we become who we think we need to be to be good employees, moms, dads, friends, and family members. We may even attract our spouse by being the perso...

Send us Fan Mail A marriage caught in a tangled web 🕸️ of outside influences is not a marriage where open, honest intimacy can grow. In this week's episode of AwakenYou in Your Marriage , I am diving into the world of Triangulation: Going Outside of the Marriage. Join me as we unravel this complex dynamic and explore its impact on our marriages. From understanding what triangulation is to ide...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you and your partner speak two different languages? I see it happen all of the time while in a session listening to couples talk, but rarely do the individuals themselves see the discrepancy because they are making pure sense in their minds. This week on AwakenYou in Your Marriage, I am digging into a different type of language, love languages. Understanding...

Send us Fan Mail When was the last time you blew bubbles with your spouse? I'm not sure I ever have, but I may need to add it to my FUN list - which you will learn about on this week's AwakenYou in Your Marriage episode. This week, I'm tackling a challenge many face: the sensation of being stuck in a mundane marriage. I've had my journey with fun, one that led me back to my cor...

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode of AwakenYou in Your Marriage we're diving into the realm of marital doubts—a topic that might feel unsettling, but must be addressed if you want to find certainty. Even in the most connected relationships, doubts can creep in. But fear not, because these doubts don't mean your happiness is a mirage. Let's break down the myth that happiness...

Send us Fan Mail As we bid farewell to the summer season (ok, not according to the calendar but for those of you preparing to send kids back to school , it definitely feels like summer is quickly coming to an end) and embrace the magic of transitioning days, it's a perfect moment to reflect and refocus on what truly matters in our relationships. In this week's AwakenYou in Your Marriage...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to dive into the heart of conflict and discover what's really driving those disagreements with your partner? Join me in this powerful episode as we delve into the profound impact of underlying fears in our relationships. Have you ever wondered why certain conflicts keep resurfacing in your marriage? In this episode, we explore the truth behind our reactions duri...

Send us Fan Mail Those expectations tend to kick us in the bee-hind waiting for them to happen, and that is precisely why I choose to hold them loosely and grab on tightly to my dreams. This week on the podcast, I'm diving deep into the delicate dance of "Navigating Expectations and Dreams in Your Marriage." If you've ever wondered how expectations can shape your marriage and h...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready to let go of that hardened, get it done, drama (and stress) filled life and open up to letting the fun, cheery light version of you come out and play? This week on the podcast I am chatting with licensed clinical social worker and master coach Pam Howard, host of the Less Drama More Mama podcast, and we start scratching the surface of how to start bringing out your b...

Send us Fan Mail I know there's something you want to talk about with your spouse but haven't, or when you have, it hasn't gone well. This is for you! You know that communication is the foundation of a strong and healthy marriage, but discussing sensitive topics can sometimes be challenging. Well, I'm here to help you navigate those tricky conversations with grace and understan...

Send us Fan Mail Have you recently felt verbally attacked by your spouse? It happens, but the chances of finding a resolution are slim when we respond with defensiveness. If you pay attention for just one day, you might discover you're feeling attacked more than a few times. • Your co-worker asks if you're doing ok, that you don't seem yourself. • Your adult child hasn't respon...

Send us Fan Mail These energy leaks won't show up on your energy bill, but they will slowly drain energy away from creating the marriage you desire.  When it comes to energy leaks in your home, most of you will do your best to block them to save on the monthly expense. But what about your energy leaks? How are you wasting energy that is getting you the opposite of what you desire in your marr...

Send us Fan Mail Could it be that you may have relinquished a bit of your true self in your quest for closeness with your spouse? Many of us have perceived very early on in our life that certain parts of us are unacceptable, so to survive, we compromised our true selves to receive the love we needed to feel acceptable. It's part of our primal need to help us survive. Fast-forward to when you...

Send us Fan Mail This week is all about a fun exercise I created to help you cultivate fondness for what you and your spouse have created in your marriage.  Fondness and admiration are part of the foundation of a strong marriage, and it's built and strengthened over the span of your time together, yet for many couples, this part of the marital foundation starts to crumble a few years into the...

Send us Fan Mail What have you believed to be normal in your marriage? How does this "normal" sit with you? There are so many misconceptions and societal expectations about marriage, and I want to explore these notions this week. Too often, we find ourselves stuck in our marriages because things aren't going as "normal." We limit our individuality, hinder our personal grow...

Send us Fan Mail You could totally believe that being married to the same person over time will lead to boredom in the bedroom.  How empowering does THAT belief feel? Here are some words we could exchange for unempowered: blocked, limited, prevented, stopped, constrained... It's NO WONDER so many couples are unhappy with their sex life! Of course, there is always more to it than this societal...

Send us Fan Mail So many of you have left your marriage, given up on the dream you once believed was possible with the one you're with, but you haven't moved on. Leaving your marriage might not mean you've moved toward filing for a divorce. It might even look like everything is well and good to the outside world while you are secretly slowly dying inside. I've been there. I tho...

Send us Fan Mail Getting close to someone, and I'm not just talking about skin-to-skin, but really letting someone know us, see into us, requires trust. Trust and a sense of feeling psychologically safe and secure is a process that needs to be established over time. As you share your wants, desires, and dreams and your partner hears you out without arguing, dismissing or trying to change you,...