Do you default to blaming your spouse on why your needs aren't being 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 week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• How nagging and complaining work against the type of marriage you want
• The effects of nagging and complaining
• How to transform your complaints so you can have a higher chance of your needs being met

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Have arguments been normalized in your marriage a little too much? Did you know that conflict does not necessarily mean arguing?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• How conflict is inevitable
• Why not having conflict with your spouse is a red flag
• How your upbringing and past shape how you fight
• The difference between arguments and disagreements
• How you can shift your arguments into disagreements
• How my communication mini course can help you

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Do you feel disconnected in your marriage and think that spending more time together would fix everything but you can't find the time?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• The difference between spending time together and connecting
• Why spending time together isn't the answer to feeling more connected
• The key to connecting

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Connecting with your spouse is easy when things are going well, but what about when you don't feel like connecting?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• 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"!

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Is the idea of connecting with your spouse with a house full of kids just too overwhelming and complicated?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• 3 things to make connecting easier with your spouse
• How both of you can prioritize it as a team

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Do you want to feel connected with your spouse but you just don't know where to find the time or energy?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I interviewed Amberly Lambertsen from A Prioritized Marriage.

Amberly is a Certified Family Life Educator with a passion for helping married couples make their marriage a priority throughout every stage of life. Amberly shares creative date night solutions, tips for increased emotional and physical intimacy, ideas for having more fun, and practical ways couples can make time for their marriage every day.

In this interview, Amberly shares:

• What the importance of maintaining the connection in your marriage is
• How to go on weekly dates even when you think it's impossible
• Simple ways to connect

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Do you desperately want to feel more connected but mom life and human life has you DRAINED?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• Why it's important to connect with your husband at every stage of motherhood
• 3 ways you can help yourself have the energy to connect

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Has your marriage felt a little stale and more challenging since having kids?

Maybe more argumentative or like co-parenting roommates?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• The 6 ways to tell if your marriage is disconnected
• Ways to reconnect with your husband TOGETHER and on your own

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Do you ever question your spouse's intentions and get upset by how inconsiderate or unsupportive they're being?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• A new belief you can try on if you're feeling disconnected, unsupported and under-appreciated
• Reasons why you're not getting your needs met
• Ways you've contributed to your needs not being met

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Do you ever just get sick of telling your spouse to do stuff around the house or with the kids but they just don't do it timely enough or well enough so you do it yourself?

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

•  What "doing it all" leads to
• Why doing it yourself isn't always easier
• How to determine when to do things so that it can support your marriage

Listen here and remember to subscribe, leave a review, and share it if you loved this episode! 

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