346: Your In-law Issues Uncovered: Boundaries, Expectations and Listener Write-in's

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Abby and Amy

Real, Health & Fitness, Vulnerable, Comparison, Honest, Purpose, Self-improvement, Best Self, Grow, Opportunity, Kids & Family, Parenting, Education, Mental Health, Future

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Marriage doesn't just bring two people together. It also brings together different families, expectations, traditions, and experiences. Today we're talking honestly about some of the most common challenges that come with in-law relationships, from feeling the weight of comparison to navigating boundaries and unmet expectations. While we can't solve every complicated family dynamic, we hope this conversation reminds you that your feelings are valid, you're not alone, and you and your partner c...

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0:00.0	The big thing with boundaries is that, especially I feel like for this generation, is that we feel like we can be mean with boundaries. And boundaries are not mean. Like boundaries, they create clear relationships. Boundaries, they save relationships. They're not punishments. So when you're putting boundaries into place, it's not like you're punishing the person for doing something. It's saying, this is where, you know, I end and where you start. and it's going to help this relationship going forward
0:21.3	because again the last thing you want to happen is resentment.
0:24.9	You don't want to resent the other person and if you're not saying it out loud, they can't do
0:28.5	anything to change it.
0:29.4	And B, if you're not holding your own boundaries or putting them into place, it's not going
0:33.0	to get any better either.
0:38.4	I'm Amy and I'm Amy.
0:40.0	And I'm Abby.
0:41.6	And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.
0:45.7	But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.
0:49.1	Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow
0:53.8	with a purpose.
0:55.0	We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.
1:01.1	Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.
1:17.6	Today we are going to do an entire episode about in-laws and family dynamics.
1:22.0	We've both been married for about 12, is it 12 years now? It's 12 years.
1:22.5	12 years.
1:23.0	And so what that has provided us with is experience of different timeframes. And what I mean is, you know, first we're newlyweds and then we had babies. And, you know, now our kids are a little bit older. Because what I will say is that in-law relationship does change and evolve through each phase. What we did with
1:46.6	this episode is we took submissions from my Instagram community, so we will also be reading those.
1:52.9	So we're going to first start with just kind of level-setting the conversation before we get
1:57.5	into specific examples and our advice for them.
2:06.9	One thing when we're covering topics like this is that we're very aware that these are sensitive issues. We're very aware that we will not be able to solve all of them.
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