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Marriage & Motherhood - How To Reconnect With Your Spouse After Kids
Motherhood changes everything... including your marriage.
If you’re a mom who feels disconnected from your husband, stuck in roommate mode, or exhausted by the constant tension, miscommunication, or emotional distance after kids, this podcast is for you.
Join Marriage Coach Michelle Purta each week to learn how to strengthen your marriage without waiting until the kids are grown. Each episode offers practical communication tools, mindset shifts, and real conversations that help you rebuild emotional connection, navigate conflict without escalation, and feel like true partners again...not just co-parents managing a household.
This show is especially for you if you want to:
• Communicate clearly without shutdowns or blow-ups
• Reduce resentment and mental load in motherhood and marriage
• Reconnect emotionally and rebuild intimacy after kids
• Create a healthier, more connected marriage in the middle of busy family life
Having a strong marriage is all about learning the right skills, not about being perfect.
This podcast is your weekly reminder that you don’t have to choose between being a great mom and having a deeply connected marriage.
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Marriage & Motherhood - How To Reconnect With Your Spouse After Kids
Ep. 227 - Fighting Fair: Setting Ground Rules for Conflict
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Conflict is inevitable in marriage—but arguing is optional.
In this episode, I’m breaking down how to set ground rules for conflict so you can stop letting arguments spiral and start using disagreements as opportunities to grow closer.
We often inherit the way we fight from how we grew up. Without intentional guidelines, fights quickly turn into defensiveness, blame, and stonewalling. But when you and your partner set ground rules together, conflict becomes a space for trust, intimacy, and partnership.
Tune in to learn:
- Why conflict doesn’t have to damage your marriage
- The difference between conflict and arguing (and why it matters)
- How ground rules create emotional safety during disagreements
- Practical examples of fighting fair (no name-calling, one issue at a time, pausing if emotions get too high, practicing repair)
- Why repair and reconnection are just as important as the fight itself
If you find yourself avoiding fights because they always escalate, or if you keep having the same argument without resolution, these tools will help you shift the way you communicate and finally break that cycle.
When you know how to set rules for healthy conflict, you’ll feel more like teammates—even when you disagree.
Grab my Conflict To Connection Guide here!
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- Ready to put a stop to the arguments in your marriage? Watch this free masterclass - The #1 Conversation Married Couples Need To Have (But Aren't)
- Want to handle conflict with more confidence? Download this free workbook!
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