Ep. 17 - Balancing Being Lovers and Co-Parents

This is our most requested episode topic yet!

Join me and my husband, James, this week as we share about keeping intimacy alive while caring for a newborn. No easy feat! But we have learned so much about how to balance both and this journey has deepened our love for each other.

In this episode, we’ll share our perspectives on what it’s like trying to care for one another and a baby when you’re running on empty, how to still fill up each other’s cups while avoiding resentment (as much as possible), and the excitement around rediscovering your intimacy as a couple in a new phase of life.

At the end of this episode, we leave you with two powerful questions that can transform your intimacy - for life.

May this episode support you in the wild journey of raising babies while caring for a marriage!

Key Topics:

When filling up your own cup is replaced by a newborn [1:57]

Where men need to create intimacy that’s replenishing to the mother in the newborn stage [5:03] 

Resentment is smoke on the fire of a desire or need for more support [7:19]

Cultivating space around baby to allow for deeper intimacy with each other [11:15]

Rekindling intimacy and excitement in “the new you” as co-parents  [14:09]

Most relationships die waiting for spontaneity [17:45]

How can you love your partner differently every single day? [22:00]

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