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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. 290 - How to Stop Marriage Conflict Before It Spirals
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Part 1 of the mini series: Why You Keep Having the Same Arguments and How to Actually Break the Pattern
Arguments don’t fall apart at the end. They fall apart in a moment you’re not noticing.
If you’ve ever felt like your conversations go from calm to chaotic in seconds, this episode will help you understand why.
In part two of this mini series, I’m breaking down the exact moment conflict escalates in your relationship and what’s actually happening beneath the surface when things suddenly feel out of control.
Because it’s not random.
It’s not you or your partner being “too much.”
And it’s not that your relationship is broken.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to interrupt the pattern in real time so you can shift from reacting to responding and finally start having productive conversations again.
What you’ll learn:
- the exact moment conflict actually breaks down
- why arguments feel like they escalate “out of nowhere”
- what’s happening in your nervous system during conflict
- how to stop mirroring your partner’s intensity
- a simple micro shift that changes the entire trajectory of a conversation
If you’re tired of having the same fight on repeat, this is where things start to change.
Help yourself set your conversations up for success by grabbing my Conflict To Connection Guide here!
Ready to end the pattern and rewrite a healthier one for your marriage? Book a clarity call today to learn how my Connected Partnership Framework can help you!
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