My premise is the idea that good people who do not necessarily believe they're causing harm

can be terrible relationship partners.

And when you speak to most women who have been married 20, 30 years, they will be happy

to talk about what that postpartum chapter looked like because that's when their needs

were the least met and the demands made on them were the highest. And what happened in their

relationship is what made the deepest imprint in their marriage. This conversation will hopefully

hit the ears of some new fathers who, you know, will realize how important those actions are in those early weeks.

Why don't you share something that led to the eventual demise of your marriage and why your

wife left you?

Let's talk about the hospital story. It's the worst one. It's subtitled in that chapter,

the worst thing that I've ever done.

I'm Cynthia Overgard, owner of Hypnoborthing of Connecticut, childbirth advocate, and postpartum support specialist. And I'm Tresha Ludwig,

certified nurse midwife and international board certified lactation consultant. And this is the

Down to Birth Podcast.

Childbirth is something we're made to do, but how do we have our safest and most satisfying experience in today's medical culture?

Let's dispel the myths and get down to birth.

Well, first, thank you so much for inviting me. I'm incredibly grateful to be here.

My name is Matthew Frey.

I am the author of a book that came out at the end of March 2022 called This Is How

Your Marriage Ends, a hopeful approach to saving relationships.

I've been blogging about relationships, marriage, divorce for about nine years following the

end of my marriage. My wife moved out in April of 2013. And in the summer, approximately June,

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