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🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Are you and your partner feeling the pressure to have kids but just aren’t ready yet? Are your parents, friends, and family constantly asking, "When are you going to have children?” but you don’t know how to respond without disappointing them? On this episode of Relationship Theory, Lisa and Tom Bilyeu sit down to discuss such matters and more as they explore how you should approach the decision of having kids and why you shouldn’t feel guilt or regret if you decide not to. They discuss how to deal with pressure from family, why honesty about what you want is important, why you shouldn’t let fear of regret drive your decisions, why desire of fulfillment always leads people to have kids, and how children are a reflection of each partner. SHOW NOTES: Pressure | Lisa and Tom discuss how they deal with pressure to have kids. [0:34] Honesty | Lisa and Tom discuss why you have to be honest about what you want. [2:36] Regrets | Lisa and Tom discuss why you shouldn’t live with regret in mind. [3:54] Fulfillment | Lisa and Tom discuss why fulfillment is the driver behind having kids. [5:50] Holding On | Lisa and Tom discuss why having children connects your to partner. [7:42] FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2s9lU90 YouTube: http://bit.ly/2KWanAC Podcast: https://spoti.fi/2xEloFL FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://bit.ly/2TIsoKh YouTube: https://bit.ly/2IAbTcH Podcast: https://spoti.fi/2IEajGW0 Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? Calling all Badasses!! If you really want to level up your confidence game, check out the WOMEN OF IMPACT SUBSCRIPTION, specially designed to turn you into the badass you were born to be! Women of EXTRA Impact Subscription Benefits: New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to listen to Women of Impact round table discussions, weekly motivation, previously unreleased episodes, and more! Subscriber-only access to an additional 4 podcasts with hundreds of archived Women of Impact episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists, and updated weekly. Looking to boost your confidence? Check out the Get Confident playlist. Want to repair and heal your relationships? Start with Love Lab. Curious about your health? We’ve got you covered in Health Hub. And of course, weekly boosts of mini-motivation from Lisa herself that'll have you strutting through life with your head held high on the Badass Boosts playlist Don't settle for mediocrity when you can be extraordinary! Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/457ebrP Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For years, I felt so guilty to tell my family, to tell my husband, to tell the people in my life,
0:08.0	that I didn't know if I wanted children anymore.
0:10.0	Because honestly, if you come from any type of background like I do, where my family is Greek Orthodox,
0:17.0	the expectation was definitely that you would grow up, you would get married,
0:21.4	and of course, inevitably you would end up having an entire pack of children that can make
0:25.7	up for a soccer team.
0:27.7	And so you can imagine growing up with this idea that my mom keeps telling me I want nothing
0:32.6	more than to be a grandmother.
0:33.9	My dad is asking me on the freaking daily when I'm going to have a baby because
0:38.3	now that I'm married and I just started to feel guilty. I felt started to feel guilty
0:42.6	that I was breaking my family's heart. I started to feel guilty that I was upsetting other
0:46.8	people. All on a decision that should only really be made, let's face it, between the person
0:52.1	having the child and their partner who is going to be there to help support the child.
0:57.0	But, guys, we all know, guilt is very real.
1:01.0	And so even though we know that we shouldn't, at the end of the day, when you have the guilt, how on earth do you navigate that?
1:08.0	Well, today, me and the hubby go deep and talk about how you handle
1:12.9	pressure from your family. And guys, if this episode brought your value, please please do subscribe,
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