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

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

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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

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!

Being our kids' mom isn't enough to keep us connected. Each of them are individuals who have unique needs to feel connected.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I interviewed Charise Freeman from Growing In Love Together.

Charise is an Author, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Growing In Love Together. Growing In Love Together isn't just a business but a movement. A movement that inspires moms to love their family beyond the surface level and aim straight for the heart using the 5 Love Languages. Loving your family using the 5 love languages will strengthen communication, love, and understanding.

In this episode, Charise shares:

• How she uses the 5 love languages to connect with her kids
• The most important thing to remember when connecting with your kids
• Her system on how to involve the whole family to contribute towards the family's chores and responsibilities

Listen here and remember to subscribe, leave a review,...