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2 Be Better

Homestead Wife Life, Blue Collar Husbands, And Why You Never Feel Heard | 2 Be Better Podcast S3 Ep.49

2 Be Better

Chris Burkett

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Education, Relationships, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.

In this raw 2 Be Better Podcast episode, Chris and Peaches read two powerful emails that hit everything from religious trauma and teen pregnancy to addiction, stillbirth, and slowly rebuilding a marriage after rock bottom. You will hear them unpack a deeply controlling church upbringing, running away at 17, getting pregnant, losing a baby, marrying young, and trying to heal while a husband battles drugs, grief, and a broken family system. They walk through mentorship for men, women stepping into real support instead of enabling, and what it actually looks like to build a functional marriage and family after chaos, including moving states, starting over, finding a healthier community, and creating a home where the kids are protected from generational patterns. 
From there they shift into a homestead marriage case study, breaking down a stay at home mom on 2.5 acres, a blue collar husband who works out of town, and the recurring fights that never seem to get resolved. They go deep on “you don’t listen” versus “I don’t understand,” love languages, why a wife can feel unseen even with great sex, how compliments and validation work for women, and how blue collar joking and passive aggressive digs about weight can quietly destroy intimacy. You will get practical, no nonsense communication advice, how to ask for what you need without disrespecting his leadership, how to stop bottling resentment, and how to align on parenting, money, work ethic, Roth IRAs, and long term plans for your kids so your marriage and homestead actually thrive. If you are a homestead wife, a blue collar husband, or a couple searching for real marriage advice, relationship coaching, and traditional values without the fluff, this episode will speak directly to you. 


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0:00.0

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0:24.8

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0:27.4

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0:30.2

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0:36.3

every kind of Christmas.

0:38.7

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0:44.5

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0:49.4

at your local D'Nalm or online at D'anam.com.

0:54.4

The home of every kind of Christmas.

0:57.5

Denalm

0:58.0

The home of homes.

1:00.7

Tick off your list or treat yourself with thoughtful gifts from Denalm, the home of every kind of Christmas.

1:08.5

From self-care buffs to coffee connoisseurs, we'll help you find the perfect gift for everyone.

1:14.6

Discover hosting heroes, gifting grates and all the trimmings for however you like to celebrate at your local Dernalm or online at Dernalm.

1:24.6

The Home of Every Kind of Christmas.

1:28.3

The Home of Homes

1:30.3

Look how far we've come

1:33.3

All the things we've done

1:36.3

Did it all we love

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