The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast

By Michelle Purta

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If you're a mama whose marriage has become increasingly disconnected and difficult after kids, this podcast is for you. Join host Michelle Purta each week as she has open and honest conversations about what it takes to have a successful and healthy marriage focusing on healthy communication and deep connection.While mom life can feel rewarding, it can also feel like losing yourself. You trade in your self care for self sacrifice and your marriage takes a backseat or no seat at all as you juggle this crazy life where it feels like all you do is chores, take care of the kids, and work.Well, here is the space where you get to be reminded that you don't have to choose between being a good mom and having a great marriage. Being happily married is a skill and skills can be learned, so tune in weekly to get your dose of how to upgrade your experience of marriage through motherhood!If you resonate with the show and you're ready for support, book a free clarity call here: https://michellepurta.as.me/clarityLet's Connect!Website: www.michellepurta.comIG: @michellepurtacoaching

Episode Date
Ep. 191 - Keep Misunderstandings From Turning Into Fights
Apr 24, 2025
Ep. 190 - Redefining Womanhood: Breaking Free From Being A "Good Girl" with Jennifer Delliquadri
Apr 22, 2025
Ep. 189 - Reigniting The Spark After Kids
Apr 17, 2025
Ep. 188 - Talking About Sex With Your Spouse with Sofia Ashley
Apr 15, 2025
Ep. 187 - How To Repair After A Big Fight
Apr 10, 2025
Ep. 186 - From Resentment To Romance - How To Reverse The Effects of Parenthood On Your Marriage with Lauren Trout
Apr 08, 2025
Ep. 185 - How Your Own Fulfillment Supports Your Marriage
Apr 03, 2025
Ep. 184 - From Employee to Entrepreneur - A Mom's Guide To Starting Your Own Business with Jenna Rykiel
Apr 01, 2025
Ep. 183 - How To Talk More And Fight Less With Your Partner
Mar 27, 2025
Ep. 182 - Why Feeling Empowered Starts At Home with Mandela Linder
Mar 25, 2025
Ep. 181 - Debriefing After Arguments The Secret To Better Conflict Resolution In Your Marriage
Mar 20, 2025
Ep. 180 - Is Work-Life Balance Possible In Motherhood with Jennifer Gagnon
Mar 18, 2025
Ep. 179 - What To Do When Your Husband Isn't Big On Communication
Mar 13, 2025
Ep. 178 - The Answer To Handling Stress In Motherhood with Charlotte Haggie
Mar 11, 2025
Ep. 177 - Why Communication Feels Harder After Kids (And What You Can Do About It)
Mar 06, 2025
Ep. 176 - The Parent's Guide To Having Sex Talks with Kathleen Hema
Mar 04, 2025
Ep. 175 - The Winning Mentality for Marital Conflict
Feb 27, 2025
Ep. 174 - Surviving The Transition From Woman To Mom (and managing ADHD) with Iesha Madden
Feb 25, 2025
Ep. 173 - How To Tell If It's Time To Work With A Marriage Professional
Feb 20, 2025
Ep. 172 - How to Find Time for Yourself as a Busy Mom Using Time Confetti with Jill Wright
Feb 18, 2025
Ep. 171 - Tired of Nagging? Here’s a Better Way to Get What You Need
Feb 13, 2025
Ep. 170 - Marriage Tune Up: Staying Connected In The Chaos Of Being Parents with Sarah Parise
Feb 11, 2025
Ep. 169 - Keep The Fun Alive While Working On Your Marriage
Feb 06, 2025
Ep. 168 - BONUS EPISODE - Avoid Feeling Let Down This Valentine's Day
Feb 05, 2025
Ep. 167 - Navigating Mom Guilt with Mari Wuellner
Feb 04, 2025
Ep. 166 - Is Arguing Bad In Marriage?
Jan 30, 2025
Ep. 165 - Done Fighting With Your Spouse?
Jan 16, 2025
Ep. 164 - Your New Year Resolutions Can Wait
Jan 09, 2025
Ep. 163 - How To Empower Yourself Financially With Self Care with Meghan Dwyer
Jan 07, 2025
Ep. 162 - Creating A Better Marriage For 2025 and Beyond
Dec 31, 2024
Ep. 161 - Why Slowing Down Can Transform Conflict in Your Marriage
Dec 19, 2024
Ep. 160 - Holiday Proof Your Marriage with Nevart Willborn
Dec 17, 2024
Ep. 159 - How To Get Change To Stick In Your Marriage
Dec 12, 2024
Ep. 158 - Raising Our Daughters To Be Empowered Women with Tori Milner
Dec 10, 2024
Ep. 157 - Signs Communication In Your Marriage Is Improving (And When To Get Help)
Dec 05, 2024
Ep. 156 - Keeping Your Marriage Strong After Kids with Hazel Walker
Dec 03, 2024
Ep. 155 - How To Overcome The Rut and Start Fresh In Your Marriage
Nov 28, 2024
Ep. 154 - How Hobbies Can Make You Happier In Motherhood with Erin Scimone and Tam Haydon
Nov 26, 2024
Ep. 153 - My #1 Technique To Improve Communication With My Husband
Nov 21, 2024
Ep. 152 - Improve Your Energy, Mood and Libido Without Caffeine with Brooke Harmer
Nov 19, 2024
Ep. 151 - Small Changes To Improve Your Marriage
Nov 14, 2024
Ep. 150 - From Sexless Marriage To Enjoying Sex Again with Susan Bratton
Nov 12, 2024
Ep. 149 - Deal With The Hard Now To Have It Easy Later
Nov 07, 2024
Ep. 148 - Culture, Generational Trauma, Mental Health and Motherhood - Growing Up Asian American with Peggy Chen
Nov 05, 2024
Ep. 147 - Choosing To Have The Right Relationship With Your Husband
Oct 31, 2024
Ep. 146 - High Achieving Women - Life With Kids with Katy Murray
Oct 29, 2024
Ep. 145 - How I Handle Unmet Expectations In My Marriage
Oct 24, 2024
Ep. 144 - What Is Your Pelvic Floor? with Becca Boeving
Oct 22, 2024
Ep. 143 - Learn How You Get Mad At Your Husband To Help Your Marriage
Oct 17, 2024
Ep. 142 - The Boy Mom Method: Your Guide To Raising Boys with Rachel Sklar
Oct 15, 2024
Ep. 141 - Is Your Tunnel Vision Hurting Your Marriage?
Oct 10, 2024
Ep. 140 - Say Bye Bye To Burnout By Using Energy Management with Jill Wright
Oct 08, 2024
Ep. 139 - The Weight of Motherhood
Oct 03, 2024
Ep. 138 - From Disconnected To Intimate with Mitch Blackford
Oct 01, 2024
Ep. 137 - Fix Your Marriage Using This Mindset
Sep 26, 2024
Ep. 136 - Living Aligned with Your Core Values with Kristen Odegaard
Sep 24, 2024
Ep. 135 - The Two Must Haves For A Happy Marriage
Sep 19, 2024
Ep. 134 - Boundaries vs. Ultimatums with Nevart Willborn
Sep 17, 2024
Ep. 133 - Is Love Enough?
Sep 12, 2024
Ep. 132 - Defining Boundaries with Nevart Willborn
Sep 10, 2024
Ep. 131 - Does Sleeping Separately Lead To Divorce?
Sep 05, 2024
Ep. 130 - Eating Your Way To Feeling Happier & More Energized After Kids with Casey Everhart
Sep 03, 2024
Ep. 129 - (SERIES) Handling The Pressure & Overwhelm of Motherhood In Your Marriage
Aug 29, 2024
Ep. 128 - Using Meditation To Transform Marriage & Motherhood with Marisa Lonic
Aug 27, 2024
Ep. 127 - SERIES - How Self Care Is The KEY To A Happy Marriage
Aug 22, 2024
Ep. 126 - Navigating Co-Parenting & Boundaries with Mikki Gardner
Aug 20, 2024
Ep. 125 - (SERIES) Navigating The Shifts In Marriage After Kids - Partnership
Aug 16, 2024
Ep. 124 - Navigating Mom Rage with Alexis Bonsall
Aug 13, 2024
Ep. 123 - WE MOVED and the Marriage Lessons That Came Up
Aug 09, 2024
Ep. 122 - Prioritizing Your Marriage Over Your Pride
May 16, 2024
Ep. 121 - Marriage Lessons from Kids of Divorce with Jen Sulak
May 09, 2024
Ep. 120 - Start Having Less Misunderstandings and More Calm Conversations
May 07, 2024
Ep. 119 - Childproofing Your Marriage with Nevart Willborn
May 02, 2024
Ep. 118 - Handling Conflict Calmly While Angry
Apr 30, 2024
Ep. 117 - Menstrual Cycles, PMS and PMDD with Briana Villegas
Apr 23, 2024
Ep. 116 - Breaking Cycles To Make Your Marriage Better
Apr 16, 2024
Ep. 115 - Parenting Neurodiverse Kids with Michelle McVittie
Apr 09, 2024
Ep. 114 - 2 Simple Ways To Improve Fights With Your Husband
Apr 02, 2024
Ep. 113 - Parenting Kids with Sensory Challenges with Samantha Goldman
Mar 26, 2024
Ep. 112 - Do This To Turn Your Arguments Into Effective Communication
Mar 21, 2024
Ep. 111 - How To Navigate The Teenage Years with Jennifer Delliquadri
Mar 19, 2024
Ep. 110 - THROWBACK - Why Self Care Is ESSENTIAL To Have A Successful & Happy Marriage
Mar 14, 2024
Ep. 109 - Breaking Free from Autopilot: Rediscovering Yourself In Motherhood with Kari Cravalho
Mar 12, 2024
Ep. 108 - How Competition Is Negatively Affecting Your Connection
Mar 07, 2024
Ep. 107 - Parenting Emotionally Intense Kids and Special Needs Children with Anouk Godbout
Mar 05, 2024
Ep. 106 - Navigating Postpartum Mental Health with Michelle Solger
Feb 29, 2024
Ep. 105 - The #1 Thing You Need To Get Through Conflict Successfully
Feb 27, 2024
Ep. 104 - How Sleep Affects Your Mental Health and Relationships with Jade Zammit
Feb 15, 2024
Ep. 103 - Increase Your Libido Through Food with Geta Barbu
Feb 08, 2024
THROWBACK: How Resentment Affects Your Marriage
Feb 06, 2024
Ep. 102 - Having More Great Days In Motherhood with Sarah Parise
Feb 01, 2024
Ep. 101 - How To Argue More Effectively and Efficiently
Jan 30, 2024
Ep. 100 - Why Your Happiness Depends On How Well You Keep Your Promises To Yourself with Dena Farash
Jan 25, 2024
Ep. 99 - How To Get More Support At Home From Your Husband
Jan 23, 2024
Ep. 98 - How Your Money Story Affects Your Marriage and Kids with Eileen Joy
Jan 18, 2024
Ep. 97 - Overcoming Conflict Avoidance - Getting Comfortable with Speaking Up
Jan 16, 2024
Ep. 96 - Elevating Your Goals Through Vision Boarding with Maria Maldonado
Jan 11, 2024
Ep. 95 - Being A Safe Space In Your Marriage
Jan 09, 2024
Ep. 94 - Setting Your Marriage Up For Success This Year
Jan 04, 2024
Ep. 93 - Why Is Marriage So Hard After Kids?
Dec 28, 2023
Ep. 92 - Why Moms Need To Have More Fun with Tara Moler
Dec 21, 2023
Ep. 91 - How To Navigate The Holidays With More Partnership
Dec 19, 2023
Ep. 90 - Calming The Chaos with Breathwork with Ashlee Livingstone
Dec 14, 2023
Ep. 89 - Is Netflix Enough? 3 Signs Your Marriage Needs More Connection
Dec 12, 2023
Ep. 88 - What I Wish I Learned Earlier About My Feelings
Dec 05, 2023
Ep. 87 - Doing Things For Your Partner Isn't Enough To Feel Connected
Nov 28, 2023
Ep. 86 - A Mom's Guide To Less Stress and More Joy During The Holidays with Marisa Lonic
Nov 21, 2023
Ep. 85 - 3 Mistakes To Stop Making For A Stronger Marriage After Kids
Nov 14, 2023
Ep. 84 - Parenting & Partnership: A Fresh Start For Your Marriage
Nov 07, 2023
Ep. 83 - Caring For Yourself As A Caregiver with Erin Antroinen
Oct 31, 2023
Ep. 82 - Debunking Myths About Conflict
Oct 24, 2023
Ep. 81 - Stop Doing These 3 Things To Feel More Heard
Oct 17, 2023
Ep. 80 - Prioritizing Self-Care: The Simple Practice Every Mom Needs with Allie Mirosevic
Oct 10, 2023
Ep. 79 - How Self Care Affects Conflict
Oct 03, 2023
Ep. 78 - The One Question To Ask Yourself To Overcome Burnout
Sep 26, 2023
Ep. 77 - Prioritizing Mental Health To Thrive In Motherhood with Christine Anastasia
Sep 19, 2023
Ep. 76 - What is REAL Self Care?
Sep 11, 2023
Ep. 75 - Your Marriage or Your Kids: What Comes First?
Sep 05, 2023
Ep. 74 - Taking Your Parenting Beyond Conscious Parenting with Cara Tyrrell
Aug 29, 2023
Ep. 73 - Reconnecting After A Fight
Aug 22, 2023
Ep. 72 - How To Make Self Care Feel Less Like A Chore with Dr. Emily Jacobs
Aug 15, 2023
Ep. 71 - Healthy Communication Habits To Start Practicing
Aug 08, 2023
Ep. 70 - 5 Unhealthy Communication Habits To Look Out For
Aug 01, 2023
Ep. 69 - The Benefits of a Healthy Bedtime Routine with Danielle Ubhaus
Jul 25, 2023
Ep. 68 - Two Types of Conflict
Jul 18, 2023
Ep. 67 - How To Genuinely Enjoy Your Family Vacations
Jul 11, 2023
Ep. 66 - Surviving Summer With The Kids At Home with Marisa Lonic
Jul 04, 2023
Ep. 65 - Having Different Communication Styles In Your Marriage
Jun 27, 2023
Ep. 64 - Communicating To Connect
Jun 20, 2023
Ep. 63 - Balancing Marriage, Motherhood, and Your Well-Being
Jun 12, 2023
Ep. 62 - Let's Talk About Mom Guilt with Emily Rose Hardy
Jun 06, 2023
Ep. 61 - Are You Being A Partner Or A Roommate?
May 30, 2023
Ep. 60 - What It Means To Be A Partner
May 23, 2023
Ep. 59 - Redefining Self Care As A Mom with Meghan O'Brien
May 16, 2023
Ep. 58 - Not Being On The Same Page As Your Husband
May 09, 2023
Ep. 57 - What Your Marriage Needs Most
May 02, 2023
Ep. 56 - Outdated Beliefs On Marriage
Apr 25, 2023
Ep. 55 - Arguing Respectfully
Apr 18, 2023
Ep. 54 - The Invisible Load of Motherhood
Apr 11, 2023
Ep. 53 - Emotional Overwhelm During Arguments
Apr 04, 2023
Ep. 52 - Are You Too Emotional?
Mar 28, 2023
Ep. 51 - Navigating Different Parenting Styles with Danielle Bettmann
Mar 21, 2023
Ep. 50 - 3 Boundaries Every Marriage Needs
Mar 14, 2023
Ep. 49 - The Two Ways of Dealing with Conflict
Mar 07, 2023
Ep. 48 - Is Anger Toxic For Your Marriage?
Feb 28, 2023
Ep. 47 - How To Make Sex Worth Your While with Anna Francis
Feb 21, 2023
Ep. 46 - The Importance of Emotional Intimacy In Your Marriage
Feb 14, 2023
Ep. 45 - How To Not Feel Disappointed on Valentine's Day
Feb 07, 2023
Ep. 44 - The #1 Phrase Successful Couples Use
Jan 31, 2023
Ep. 43 - Overcoming Burnout Through Hormones and Gut Health with Marisa Faye
Jan 24, 2023
Ep. 42 - How Resentment Affects Your Marriage
Jan 17, 2023
Ep. 41 - How To Have a Marriage That's Fun, Passionate and Supportive
Jan 10, 2023
Ep. 40 - Declutter Your Home To Support Your Life + Marriage with Deanna Yates
Dec 27, 2022
Ep 39 - How To Help Your Spouse Communicate Better In A Fight
Dec 20, 2022
Ep. 38 - Overcoming Overgiving with Suzanne Culberg
Dec 13, 2022
Ep. 37 - Improving The Chances of Getting Your Needs Met
Dec 06, 2022
Ep. 36 - Arguments Vs. Disagreements
Nov 29, 2022
Ep. 35 - Spending Time Together Vs Connecting
Nov 22, 2022
Ep. 34 - The #1 Connection Killer
Nov 15, 2022
Ep. 33 - 3 Ways To Simplify Connecting With Your Spouse After Kids
Nov 08, 2022
Ep. 32 - Simple Ways To Connect With Your Spouse While Raising Kids with Amberly Lambertsen
Nov 01, 2022
Ep. 31 - How To Have The Energy To Connect With Your Spouse After Kids
Oct 25, 2022
Ep. 30 - How To Reconnect with Your Husband After Kids
Oct 18, 2022
Ep. 29 - A New Belief For A More Connected Marriage
Oct 11, 2022
Ep. 28 - "It's Just Easier To Do It Myself"
Oct 04, 2022
Ep. 27 - Reestablishing Physical Intimacy After Kids with Monica Tanner
Sep 27, 2022
Ep. 26 - Where To Start Working On Your Marriage
Sep 20, 2022
Ep. 25 - How Goal Setting Can Help Your Marriage
Sep 13, 2022
Ep. 24 - Anger and Burnout Management for Moms with Lena Suarez-Angelino
Sep 06, 2022
Ep. 23 - Spiraling Out of Control During Conflict
Aug 30, 2022
Ep. 22 - How To Feel More Understood By Your Husband Pt 2
Aug 23, 2022
Ep. 21 - How To Feel More Understood By Your Husband Pt 1
Aug 16, 2022
Ep. 20 - Connecting With Your Kids Using The 5 Love Languages with Charise Freeman
Aug 02, 2022
Ep. 19 - How to Stop Nagging at Your Husband
Jul 26, 2022
Ep. 18 - Creating a Fulfilled Life as a Mom with Kelsey Smith
Jul 19, 2022
Ep. 17 - The 5 Love Languages for Moms
Jul 12, 2022
Ep. 16 - Types of Support You Need in Your Marriage
Jul 06, 2022
Ep. 15 - How to Manage Mom Rage with Alison Ryan
Jun 28, 2022
Ep. 14 - Never Go to Bed Angry
Jun 21, 2022
Ep. 13 - How Your Need for Control Is Sabotaging Your Partnership
Jun 14, 2022
Ep. 12 - Time Management Tips for Moms ft. Marisa Lonic
Jun 07, 2022
Ep. 11 - Why You Aren't Getting the Quality Time You Want with Your Spouse
May 31, 2022
Ep. 10 - How Present Are You?
May 24, 2022
Ep. 9 - Why Conflict is Good for Your Marriage
May 17, 2022
Ep. 8 - Who Is Responsible for Your Happiness?
May 10, 2022
Ep. 7 - When You Don't Feel Supported
May 03, 2022
Ep. 6 - How You Deal With Your Emotions
Apr 27, 2022
Ep. 5 - The Impact Self-Care Has On Your Marriage
Apr 20, 2022
Ep. 4 - How Your Marriage Can Change Without Dragging Your Partner into Couples Counseling
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 3 - How to Know if Your Marriage Needs Work
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 1 - My Story
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 2 - Why Marriage is Hard After Kids
Mar 29, 2022