When you're a mom, self care tends to only happen when it's convenient - when you have the time, when you have the energy, and when you remember to.

And we have it completely backwards when it comes to that!

That's like expecting the car to move without putting any gas in it.

Our self care is our gas and in this week's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Allie Mirosevic.

Allie is a wife, mom of two, and entrepreneur living in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Bliss'd, a self-care brand aimed at helping fellow moms live more joyful and fulfilling lives through the power of journaling. Allie discovered her love for journaling in 2019, during a challenging first postpartum experience, and now wants to help other moms experience the transformative benefits of journaling.

In this episode, Allie and I discuss:

• the incredible impact journaling can have for moms
• different ways you can journal
• how journaling can help you become more mindful with life, marriage and...

Does every argument make you feel more and more disconnected from your husband?
 
Do they make you question the longevity and security of your marriage?
 
Conflict is inevitable but the outcome of conflict doesn't have to look like your marriage falling apart. When you know how to use conflict to the benefit of your relationship, you can actually grow closer together as a couple.
 
You can resolve issues as a team and face arguments head on because you know that you'll come out of it together stronger.

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

• The different outcomes of different approaches to conflict
• What you can do to reconnect after a fight

Up until we become moms, life is all about us. We get to do what we want, when we want and with who we want, but then once we become moms, that all changes.

Our self care becomes non-existent and thinking about doing something for ourselves comes with a heavy dose of mom guilt.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I interviewed Emily Rose Hardy.

Emily Rose Hardy is a motherhood support coach, host of The Worthy Mother Podcast, and mom of two little boys. She is on a mission to help moms reclaim their identities and free themselves from the pressures of motherhood. Emily is passionate about redefining what it means to be a mom, and challenging the societal norms that contribute to feelings of mom guilt and shame for so many moms. Emily lives on the central coast of California with her husband and two young sons.

In this interview, Emily shares:

• Why it's difficult to prioritize yourself when you become a mom
• Needs we have that go beyond our...

So many couples have the same experience after becoming parents. They grow apart, argue more often, and they forget how to have fun together.  The common thing to do is to start pointing the finger at your husband and see what they're doing wrong. This is where most couples go wrong when trying to turn their marriage around.

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 smoother for you.

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

• The purpose of conflict
• What respect does and doesn't look like
• Why it's challenging to stay respectful during conflict
• The one thing you can do to make your arguments more respectful

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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 your guard up which can make it challenging to say what you mean and do things that will bring you two closer and embody the qualities of a couple who love and support each other because you're more focused on protecting your heart.

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

• What's going on when you're feeling emotionally overwhelmed during arguments with your husband
• What it looks like when your nervous system is dysregulated
• How feeling dysregulated impacts your marriage
• The Embodied Wife and The F.E.E.L. Method

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

• What emotions are
• What purpose emotions serve
• How emotions impact relationships 

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

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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 of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I shared:

• Why we experience conflict
• How our approach to conflict impacts marriage
• The two ways people deal with conflict

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

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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 marriage.

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

• Whether anger is toxic for your marriage
• What anger can drive you to do
• Where couples go wrong with anger

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

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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 your marriage than you might know.

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

• What intimacy is
• What emotional intimacy is
• What marriage is like when there is emotional intimacy
• Signs that your marriage has emotional intimacy
• Signs that your marriage could use more emotional intimacy
  

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

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