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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.
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. 273 - Why Letting Your Kids Be Bored Is Important with Lizzie Assa
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Letting your kids be bored isn't a failure on your part. Boredom is actually essential for your kid's development.
In this episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I am joined by Lizzie Assa, founder of The Workspace for Children and author of But I’m Bored: Discover the Power of Independent Play to Raise Confident, Resilient Kids.
We talk about why modern parents feel overstimulated, pressured to entertain, and responsible for optimizing every minute of childhood — and how that may actually be working against our kids.
In this episode we dive into:
- why boredom is not neglect — it’s neurological growth
- the connection between independent play and executive functioning
- why college students today struggle with resilience
- how to respond when your child says “I’m bored”
- what “play pockets” are and how to create them in your home
- the difference between connection and entertainment
- how to balance downtime and extracurricular activities
- why it’s not your job to “find your child’s thing”
- how play builds leadership, frustration tolerance, and autonomy
Connect with Lizzie:
Substack: https://theworkspaceforchildren.substack.com/
Website: https://www.workspaceforchildren.com/twfc-blog
Grab her book here!
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