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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 stuck having the same arguments on repeat, disconnected from your partner, or like you’ve slipped into roommate mode filled with resentment and tension, you’re not alone and your relationship isn’t broken.
Welcome to The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast.
I’m Michelle Purta, mom of 3, marriage coach, and I help couples understand and shift the communication patterns that keep them stuck so they can rebuild connection, strengthen their partnership, and feel like an "us" again.
Each week, you’ll learn how to navigate marriage and motherhood with better communication, emotional awareness, and practical conflict resolution tools that actually work in real life.
We go beyond surface-level advice and focus on what’s really driving the disconnection like reactive cycles, emotional shutdown, miscommunication, and unresolved resentment.
This podcast is for couples who want to:
- break the cycle of repeating arguments
- communicate clearly without shutdowns or blowups
- resolve conflict in a way that builds connection instead of resentment
- move out of roommate mode and back into a connected partnership
You’ll learn the skills to shift your patterns, improve communication, and create a more connected, supportive marriage while you're knee deep in parenthood.
Because a strong relationship isn’t about avoiding conflict. It’s about knowing how to move through it together.
If you’re ready to stop having the same fight and start feeling like a team again, you’re in the right place.
Ready for deeper support? Learn more about marriage coaching here: https://michellepurta.as.me/clarity
Marriage & Motherhood - How To Reconnect With Your Spouse After Kids
Ep. 255 - Navigating Aging Parents While Raising Kids with Christine Anastasia
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There’s a quiet grief many parents carry that no one really prepares you for.
You’re still raising kids. You’re still managing a marriage, a home, and work.
And suddenly, you notice your parents slowing down.
In this episode, I am joined by life coach and mom of three, Christine Anastasia, for a raw, honest conversation about anticipatory grief—the emotional weight of knowing loss is coming, even when it hasn’t happened yet.
Together, we unpack:
-What anticipatory grief actually is and why it hits so hard in this stage of life
- Why watching your parents age can bring sadness, anxiety, guilt, or emotional numbness
- How grief, caregiving, and burnout quietly take up mental and emotional real estate
- The impact this season has on marriage and partnership
- Why “pushing through” makes everything heavier
- How to care for yourself without guilt when life already feels like too much
This episode is especially for parents who feel stretched thin, emotionally overloaded, and unsure how to hold everything without losing themselves.
Connect with Christine:
Website: https://christineanastasia.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/villagecoachmamma
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineanastasia
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCATfcyjf4cCXMynxmfeZs_w
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Additional Resources:
- 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!
- Wanna make communication feel easy and stop feeling like roommates so you can bring back the romance and excitement into your marriage? Learn more about how coaching here!