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HERself

82. Bring on the Men: A Male Perspective on Sharing the Mental Load and Partnership After Kids

HERself

Abby and Amy

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

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

We invited our husbands back on for their 6th HERself podcast interview! This one takes a different spin as a follow up from @decoding_couples in episode 79. We talk through a partner’s perspective on relationships after children, where we can continue growing in our communication, prioritizing marriages in full seasons, and how finding ourselves as individuals can improve our marriage. This is a great one to invite your partner to listen to as well! Let’s connect! HERself PATREON HERSELF...

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And when you are trying to focus on your marriage so much and you're like,

0:03.3

I need to work on my marriage.

0:04.4

I want to be a better wife.

0:05.8

I want to be a better partner.

0:07.6

I want to do this.

0:08.7

You can sometimes focus on just the partnership when it's like, no, you are,

0:12.0

just like you said, Amy, you're a person before you're a partner.

0:15.4

So by focusing inward first sometimes, which it's not selfish because you're

0:19.5

able to bring that best person to the marriage, like, or to the relationship.

0:23.6

So key.

0:24.2

So what I've been trying to tell Amy, you need to let me golf more.

0:26.8

So I can look at our relationship.

0:28.7

There are limits or definitely our limits.

0:33.4

Good point.

0:39.0

I'm Amy and I'm Abby.

0:42.0

And as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:46.2

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:49.4

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always

0:53.2

being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:55.4

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and

0:59.6

triumphs.

1:00.2

We all face every woman listening.

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