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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. 278 - Ending The Conflict Loop
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Most arguments don’t spiral because of the original issue. They spiral because couples start reacting to each other instead of understanding each other.
One partner gets upset.
The other partner reacts to their partner being upset.
Suddenly both people are defending themselves instead of solving the problem.
What started as frustration turns into a much bigger fight because neither person feels heard.
This dynamic is one of the most common conflict loops couples experience.
In this episode, I explain why this happens and how couples can shift out of the pattern so conflict becomes productive instead of destructive.
You’ll learn how emotional attunement helps partners respond with curiosity and compassion instead of defensiveness, and why regulating the emotional moment first is the key to having better conversations.
If you’ve ever felt like your arguments spiral out of control or that small issues turn into big fights, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening beneath the surface.
Want to learn how to do this in your marriage? Book a clarity call to gain the tools so that you can end the conflict pattern present in your marriage so you can start enjoying your relationship again!
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