Marriage can take a big hit after kids. The spark starts to fade and you start to feel more like co-parenting roommates instead of lovers who have kids.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I interviewed Monica Tanner from On the Brighter Side of Marriage

Monica Tanner is married to her best friend, boss mom to 4 growing humans, weekly podcaster at Secrets of Happily Ever After and relationship and intimacy Expert.

She helps married couples ditch resentment and roommate syndrome to create an intimate friendship so they can start writing their own Happily Ever After Love Story.

In this interview, Monica shares:

• Why having an intimate friendship is important for raising happy, healthy kids
• How having strong physical and sexual intimacy can make you a better mom
• How you can work with their partner to make sexual intimacy more desirable after having kids
• Her best advice for moms to stay intimately connected in the busiest seasons of family...

Do you feel like there's so much about your marriage that you want to improve but you just don't know where to start?

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

• What you need to be able to make progress towards improving things in your marriage
• A tip for you when you feel stuck and overwhelmed about what to do

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For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

How often do you think about your marriage in terms of goals? Goal setting can help you make progress towards creating the marriage you want.

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

• How emotions impact us and how goal setting can support growth in your marriage
• How to approach goal setting in your marriage

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For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Do you spiral out of control when you're experiencing conflict with your husband?

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

• Why you spiral out of control during conflict
• What's happening when you're spiraling
• The first two steps of the process I teach my clients to help themselves react LESS and respond more

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For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Are you constantly feeling misunderstood by your spouse? Here's a continuation from Ep 21 where we talk more about how to get on the same page with them!

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

• The differences in how women and men communicate
• Tips on how to get your husband to listen to you so he can understand you better

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

For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Do you constantly feel misunderstood by your spouse? As if you two just can't seem to get on the same page like you used to?

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

• Why your husband doesn't get it
• What two things to focus on during conflict
• A tip on what to share with your husband to have more productive conversations
  

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For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Are you sick of nagging? Women hate doing it and our spouses hate hearing it, so why do we do it?

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

• Why women nag at their husbands
• What causes us to nag
• The impact nagging has on your relationship
• What you can do to stop nagging

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

For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Do you ever feel like your husband just doesn't know how to show you love in a way where you actually FEEL loved?

There's a reason for that!

What you need to feel loved may not be what he needs to feel loved.

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

- Why you may not be feeling loved and appreciated by your husband

- What the 5 love languages are

- Ideas for each love language to connect with your spouse

- BONUS: Inspiration for quality time with your husband as a busy mom

To take the 5 love languages quiz, visit here:

https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language

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For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

Did you know that 80% of women complain about not getting enough support from their husbands?

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

• 4 types of support you need in your marriage
• Examples of each type of support
• Why you need each type
• What to do if you aren't getting the support you need

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

For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!

How often have you gotten the advice to not go to bed angry once you got married?

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

• Why the age old advice "never go to bed angry" exists
• The pros and cons of not going to bed angry
• What to do if you're still angry at bedtime

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

For more resources on how to have a happy and successful marriage, head on over to www.michellepurta.com and subscribe!