Marriage & Motherhood - How To Reconnect With Your Spouse After Kids

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Have you ever stopped to question whether what you believe is normal in a marriage is actually only common, instead of healthy? Truth is, our parents' marriage and the marriages of those we have surrounded ourselves with make up what we believe to be normal in marriage. So if arguing was the only way conflict was ever resolved, you might believe that...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Have you ever noticed how talking about normal day to day stuff, it's super easy to be respectful? But during conflict, it's much much harder? Like you become an entirely different person? Well, respect is the foundation of a happy and successful marriage and if you can learn how to maintain that even during conflict, arguments can start go a lot...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Do you often feel resentful towards your husband because it seems like you do SO much where you feel like you can't ever shut your brain off and you feel burned out while your husband seems to have time to go to the gym, watch his sports, and see his friends? If you have been realizing you need to practice more self care but haven't figured out w...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! If you feel like fights with your husband always end painfully and all you want is to be able to get through arguments faster, more effectively, and actually be able to come up with resolutions that work for both of you, it could be because one or both of you are having trouble responding rather than reacting. When you react, it's because you have you...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Do you ever wonder if your BIG emotions are causing a lot of issues in your marriage?  Have you been told that you’re too sensitive, over-reacting, too much, or a personal fave… that you’re crazy? Emotions can be so easily misunderstood, including yourself. In this episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share: What emotions are What purpose em...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Parenting is hard enough, what if you have different parenting styles than your husband? That can make things feel exponentially harder when both of you feel like you're undoing what the other's trying to do. In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with Danielle Bettmann and we dive into: - What to do when you and your husband have different...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Boundaries - you know you need them, but what exactly are they and how do you set them? Having healthy boundaries in place is necessary in every type of relationship, especially in your romantic one since it has the biggest impact on your satisfaction with life. In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share: - What boundarie...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Every marriage experiences conflict but have you ever wondered why certain couples' conflict experience calm conversations and others seem like their conflict is more like a world war? Conflict is an essential part of your marriage and can be used to connect deeper with your husband, but only if dealt with in a healthy way. In this week's episode...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Have you noticed you and your husband argue a lot more ever since you became parents? What used to be fun and light, now feels heavy and hard. Most people grow up believing that anger is something to avoid feeling because it's bad and that we should be happy instead. Perhaps you've viewed anger as a toxic emotion that has no place in a healthy ma...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Has sex become less interesting to you since having kids? If sex feels more like a chore these days and you want to get back that chemistry in your marriage, then you'll want to tune into this episode to learn how you can make sex worth your while. In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with Anna Francis and we dive into: How your libido works H...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Happy Valentine's Day! This is a day that we often associate with physical intimacy... but if you feel disconnected in your marriage, it could be because there's a lack of emotional intimacy. When you think of intimacy, you may immediately think about sex aka physical intimacy, but emotional intimacy plays a bigger role in your satisfaction in yo...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Has Valentine's Day been one huge disappointment year after year? Whether it's treated like another day or your husband completely misses the mark.. tune into this episode to prevent future disappointment when it comes to this day of love. In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share: - Why Valentine's Day ha...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Have you ever wondered what successful couples are doing differently that make their marriage better? In a research study of 40,000 couples, researchers John and Julie Gottman discovered that all the successful couples said one phrase to their significant other. In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share: What phrase succ...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! The typical experience of motherhood is to feel tired and overwhelmed. We assume that it's because we have more responsibilities that drain our energy and take from our free time, but what if it's more to it than that? In this episode, I had the honor of chatting with Marisa Faye and we dive into: - Why hormones and gut health are important - How...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Resentment is something everyone feels from time to time throughout the life of their marriage. While resentment is common in marriage, it doesn't have to tear your marriage apart so that you two are eternally miserable in a co-parenting roommate dynamic or send you straight down the road to divorce. What if you started seeing resentment as a valuable...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! If your marriage has gotten away from what you had hoped for and you desire a marriage that feels more fun, passionate and supportive, this episode is for you.   In this episode, I share: - what happens to most marriages after the couple become parents - what to be mindful of to bring back and create more joy, connection and love - what can happen if thing...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! With Christmas just around the corner, here's an episode that is perfect to help you learn how to cut the overwhelm of having MORE things come into your home. In this episode, I interviewed Deanna Yates, a decluttering expert! In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, Deanna and I chat about: - How decluttering helps you li...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Have you started becoming more intentional about changing how you and your spouse argue but it doesn't seem like your husband/partner is putting in the work? If you've ever wished you could just tell them what to do and they'd do it or even just wave a magical wand over you two so you could transform your communication to be healthier, then...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! If there's something all moms agree on, it's the lack of support we receive to help us get through the overwhelm in motherhood. In this episode, I'm chatting with Suzanne Culberg about how to overcome overgiving. In this episode we talk about: - Why women tend to overgive after becoming a mom - The link between overgiving and overconsuming -...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! It's easy to blame your spouse on why your needs aren't met. It's normal to feel like complaining and nagging are the only ways to get the support you need. Especially when that's what you saw in your parent's marriage and what the media reinforces. In this episode, I share: - How nagging and complaining work against the type of ma...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Communication can be TOUGH in your marriage. Especially when majority of the population has no idea how to communicate in a healthy way. This is why conflict has become synonymous with arguing.   In this episode, I share all about: - How conflict is inevitable - Why not having conflict with your spouse is a red flag - How your upbringing and past shape how...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! If you're feeling disconnected in your marriage, spending more time together is not the answer. If you think about it, you're already spending a lot of time together and yet you don't feel connected. So what gives?   In this episode, you'll learn about: - The difference between spending time together and connecting - Why spending time t...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Connecting with your spouse is easy when things are going well, but what about when you don't feel like connecting? In this episode, you'll learn about: - The #1 connection killer - How to work through it so you can decrease the time you feel disconnected and create the marriage you intended to have when you said "I do"! Thank you for l...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Connecting with your spouse after you have kids can be really challenging because there are so many things grabbing at our attention. If you are wanting to simplify connecting with your spouse, having a roadmap would help! In this episode, you'll learn about 3 things you can do to make connecting easier with your spouse so that you two can both priori...

Let us know how you enjoyed this episode! Continuing our conversation about connecting with your spouse, this week I have Amberly from A Prioritized Marriage here to share with us ways you can make connecting with your spouse easier. In this episode, you'll learn: - What the importance of maintaining the connection in your marriage is - How to go on weekly dates even when you think it's...