How to Stay Connected to Your Spouse When Them Kids Take Over Everything

In honor of BACK TO SCHOOL, this episode is about them kids!!! Your kids didn't hurt your marriage. But the version of you that's been running on empty, managing logistics, and somewhere losing track of your spouse? That's worth talking about.In this episode of Chats from the Peak, Memi and Dr. Lara pull back the curtain on one of the quietest threats to a healthy marriage. It's not a big blow-up, not a betrayal, but the slow fade that happens when parenthood takes over and you stop tending to each other.They talk about how cultural expectations around motherhood and fatherhood shape who we allow ourselves to be in marriage, what disconnection actually looks and feels like from both sides, and why "I don't feel connected to you" is not the same thing as rejection even when it feels like it.You'll also walk away with five real questions to reconnect with your person this week, no therapy appointment required, no perfect timing needed. Just two people choosing each other on purpose, even in the middle of the chaos.Because what you don't water won't grow. And your marriage deserves to be tended to.When is the last time you really felt seen by your partner? Let's talk about it._____________________________________________________________________________CHAPTERS__________________00:00 Can a Bad Husband Be a Good Father?01:40 Welcome to Chats from the Peak03:00 Summer With the Kids Is Over (Thank God)04:46 The Transition Nobody Talks About07:00 Our Stories: When the Baby Came Too Soon13:15 How Children Unintentionally Become the Center of Your Marriage17:30 What You Don't Water Will Not Die22:09 The Real Cost of Disconnection25:57 Three Questions to Reopen the Door28:28 Five Practical Ways to Reconnect35:10 Five Check-In Questions for Couples38:23 Let Your Kids See You Choose Each OtherBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/chats-from-the-peak-a-marriage-pinnacle-podcast--6737017/support.Check out 101 CHATS TO REACH THE PEAK Convo Cards- Carefully curated to generate healthy dialogue aimed at strengthening connections. If you are dating, engaged, or married, there is a deck for you!!!Grab your deck here ---- 101 Chats to Reach the Peak Be sure to like, comment and subscribe to keep up with all things Marriage Pinnacle!Stay on the Peak and subscribe to our Peak Seekers community at http://www.marriagepinnacle.com, where you'll be the first to know about new episodes, receive discount codes for exciting merch drops, and upcoming events!Follow us on:IG: @marriagepinnacle Twitter: @thapeakTiktok: marriagepinnacleFacebook: Marriage PinnacleYou'll get the most up-to-date information, free tips, and relationship support resources!