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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
Latest Episodes
Ep. 304 - A Reminder For Your Marriage
TW: LossThe biggest pitfall to your marriage isn't conflict. It's assuming you'll always have more time.A few weeks ago, I lost one of my best friends.Her passing changed the way I think about life, marriage, and the conv...
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Ep. 303 - Marriage and Fatherhood with Mike Mendez
Part of having a healthy partnership in marriage is understanding each other.As women, we often assume we have more challenges than men once we become parents but that doesn't negate any challenges that they may experience.In this...
Ep. 302 - What Your Marriage Needs To Stop Arguing And Start Connecting
Most couples aren't disconnected because they don't care. They're disconnected because they were never taught how to create a marriage that works for them.If you've tried talking more, reading relationship books, listening to podcasts, ...
Ep. 301 - Why Telling Yourself To “Be More Patient” With The Kids Doesn’t Work with Jen Driscoll
You don't need to become a perfect mom to become a calmer one.Many moms are carrying an invisible load they can't quite explain.We love their children deeply, yet find ourselves snapping more than we want to. We feel overstimula...
Ep. 300 - How To Stop Being So Reactive To Your Partner's Emotions
Most arguments don't escalate because of the issue. They escalate because of how you react to each other's emotions.If your partner gets upset and you immediately get upset too, you're not solving the problem. You're mirroring their emo...