The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast | Matrescence | Relationship after baby | Motherhood life

Many couples don’t lose love after becoming parents. They lose exposure. In this episode, we explore why emotional connection can feel thin, even when there’s commitment, shared history, and genuine care. Why you may feel appreciated, needed, even admired… yet still not deeply known. This isn’t another conversation about communication techniques or “trying harder.” It’s about something far more un...

Motherhood today isn’t just exhausting. It’s mentally relentless. In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, I sit down with Valerie Recore, productivity coach for moms and certified Fair Play facilitator, to unpack what’s really happening beneath the surface of modern parenting. This isn’t a conversation about doing more, delegating better, or “just asking for help.” It’s about t...

The holidays are supposed to feel magical, but for many couples, they quietly become a season of exhaustion, tension, and unspoken resentment. Behind the twinkling lights and wrapped gifts often sits one overwhelmed partner (usually a mother) carrying dozens of invisible tasks: remembering, planning, budgeting, anticipating everyone’s needs, and holding the emotional weight of “making it special.”...

Holidays are supposed to bring us closer… but if I’m honest, for a lot of couples, they do the opposite. They quietly surface tension, resentment, and those unspoken power dynamics no one wants to name. Have you ever paused mid-holiday chaos and thought, wait… whose holiday is this really? Whose traditions are being centered? Whose are politely tolerated? And what happens when the family tradition...

The holidays promise magic, but for many parents, December brings something very different: pressure, exhaustion, emotional overload, and a quiet sense of “I should be enjoying this more.”    In this tender and insightful episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we look at why the season that’s supposed to bring joy so often creates tension between partners, overstimulation for parents,...

When a baby arrives, two births happen at once: a child AND two brand-new parents.    Yet somewhere inside the chaos of sleep deprivation, emotional overload, invisible labor, and identity shifts, couples often look at each other and quietly wonder:    What happened to us?   In this deeply honest conversation with fatherhood mentor Jason Seeman, we explore the profound but rarely-discussed experie...

Parenthood has a way of making the invisible suddenly very, very loud. Especially when you’re the one keeping track of school emails, birthday gifts, doctor’s appointments, holiday planning, emotional stability, and which child currently refuses the “wrong” pair of socks. This week on The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we’re taking you inside the mental load, the relentless cognitive and emo...

The “tradwife” trend is everywhere - soft dresses, sourdough starters, spotless kitchens, angelic lighting. It’s presented as serenity, simplicity, and the antidote to overwhelm.  But beneath the aesthetic lies a deeper story about real motherhood, pressure, identity, and what women are actually yearning for.   In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we dismantle the trad-wife...

When was the last time you truly asked a new dad how he’s doing? Not how the baby sleeps, not how mom is coping, but how he really feels. Because while we often picture fathers as the steady anchor while mothers weather the storm, research shows that paternal postpartum depression, also known as postnatal depression in dads, is far more common than we think. In fact, 1 in 10 men experience what’s...

Becoming a parent changes everything… your body, your sleep, your relationship, your identity.  But for many mothers, that transformation also brings something much heavier: an invisible weight that few dare to name. In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we dive deep into the emotional reality of postpartum mental health, from depression and anxiety to rage, intrusive thought...

What if the version of you that’s struggling right now, with perfectionism, exhaustion, or that endless loop of “I should be better,” isn’t broken, but wired for survival? In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. Ashleigh Moreland, neuroscientist and founder of the Re-Mind Institute, for a conversation that might just change how you see yourself, your mind, and even your parenting. Together, th...

Have you and your partner ever argued about something trivial, a birthday cake, a chore, or a tone of voice, and realized it was really about something deeper?  In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, I unpack how love, once effortless, can begin to feel like an obligation when unspoken fears and fatigue take over. This isn’t an episode about blame.  It’s about understanding. W...

Do you wonder if you’ve fallen out of love with your partner? Is this more intense after kids? When love starts to feel like labor, and home feels more like a to-do list than a refuge, it’s not because you’ve fallen out of love.  It’s because you’re both carrying A LOT - more than anyone can see.   In this episode we break down the silent struggles of parenthood:  the mental load, emotional labor,...

Have you ever found yourself explaining your parenting choices a little too much?  …Not because someone attacked them, but because something inside you felt the need to justify?   In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we explore what’s really happening beneath those subtle moments of parental defensiveness … the guilt, the identity shifts, and the deep desire to feel like we’...

Parenthood doesn’t just change your schedule. It shifts who you believe you are.    In this episode, we dive into those quiet, sometimes painful cracks in identity that open once kids arrive: the lost “you”,  the unseen tensions in your relationship,  the unmet expectations, and the longing to feel whole again.   We explore how couples can hold space for one another, learn tools to rebuild intimat...

Download the [free] Reconnection Roadmap [for him] !!   Fatherhood is more than showing up at bedtime or paying the bills. Yet too often, dads enter parenthood without the same acknowledged transformation that mothers undergo.   This episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast pulls back the curtain on patrescence - the emotional, psychological, and relational journey of becoming a father....

Get the [free] Reconnection Roadmap [for him] that I referred to!!    Have you ever looked over at your partner in bed and thought, we’re right next to each other… but it feels like we’re living on different planets? If so, you’re not alone.  This episode is all about what psychologists call emotional drift: that quiet, subtle distance that creeps into so many relationships after kids arrive. Toda...

In this deeply moving and highly intentional episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we explore what happens when parenthood collides with identity, neurodiversity, and the gentle yet powerful art of designing your life with purpose. I sit down with Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, whose unique journey as a physician, neurofeedback therapist, life coach, and parenthood strategist moves beyond the...

Have you ever felt like the invisible leader in your home? Like you’re the one carrying the emotional weight, asking the big questions, and trying to shape a family culture while your partner seems to coast? You’re not alone. In this week’s episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we explore the reality of being the “vision bearer,” the parent who notices the gaps, feels the tension, an...

GET THE WORKSHEET HERE   In today’s episode, we explore a deceptively simple, but deeply messy, question: Whose values are you parenting from? It’s a gentle, courageous invitation to uncover the scripts we’ve inherited; values absorbed from our families, communities, even the culture at large, and ask: Are these values yours… or just familiar? Join me as we unravel what “values” really mean: not s...

Here’s the truth: You’re shaping your family culture every single day — not through grand gestures, but in the tiny, repeated choices that give your home its emotional tone. What you say when someone’s upset. How you transition between activities. Where your attention lands. That’s all culture. In this episode of The Parenthood and Relationship Podcast, we break down the Three Rs of shaping an int...

Many parents don’t even realize they already live within a culture - an emotional ecosystem fueled by inherited patterns, repeating phrases, rituals (or the lack thereof), and relational rhythms. You might feel like your family is stuck on autopilot, responding to tantrums or tensions without curiosity or clarity. You might rely on bribes, punishment, or reactive conflict, with no sense of intenti...

Is overstimulation quietly unraveling your relationship? In this vulnerable and illuminating conversation with certified Health & Wellness Coach Sara Sandland, we peel back the layers of what’s really happening when moms feel “touched out,” irritable, or emotionally distant from their partners - and why it’s not a personality flaw, but a physiological reality with deep relational consequences....

GET THE INTIMACY in 5 MINUTE GUIDE!   Ever walked away from a heartfelt conversation feeling more alone than before you spoke? You thought you said it right. You were calm. You had a point. But somehow, your partner shut down, got defensive, or brought up the dishwasher from last week. If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. In this week’s episode, we’re diving into the often-missed diff...

What if the fights that feel like they're tearing you apart could actually bring you closer together? In this transformative episode, we're diving deep into the hidden world of couple fighting styles and healthy conflict resolution that can revolutionize your relationship. If you're a parent feeling caught in endless cycles of marriage conflict patterns, this episode is your roadmap to freedom. We...