Good morning my love. How are you? Welcome to the Dr. Daff show. I'm your

host Dr. Michelle Daff and I'm excited that we're talking today about marriage and how important it is that you as a beautiful

feminine woman who loves and pours out her heart and soul into everyone she cares about does not lose herself.

Don't lose yourself in marriage.

We're going to talk today about some things that you can consider and work on so that you do not lose who you are as an individual.

And this is one of those things that's going to be a continuing conversation. We're going to

definitely get a little bit deeper into talking about like communication and

doing things to care for yourself. We're also going to talk about nurturing friendship and I think some of these

topics can actually be segments of their own so I'm excited that this is something that I think

we can really dive into because so many women are struggling in terms of

meshing themselves with their husband, with their identity as a wife and not

taking time to make sure that they're also living the life that they were called to live,

both with your husband and without him.

So I want you to go ahead and sit back, relax, get something nice and

delicious to drink and something to write with and let's talk about this.

When you get married it is one of the most exciting times of your life and you are just so

thrilled to finally be connected to another person in a way where you are building a beautiful life together.

You have a journey that you're embarking on that's going to bring so many blessings into your life.

However, it is so important to remember that although you're on this

journey together, you are still whole and you also have needs and priorities and expectations that still need to be met.

Your job as a wife is definitely to be a helper to your husband and that is something that requires you to pour out so much of

yourself and although that is part of your job your job is also to fulfill whatever

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