Hi and welcome to episode 203. Today we're talking about partnership.

Partnership can be and usually is completely transformed in parenthood.

Hi this is Deney, I'm the founder of Simple Families. Simple Families is an online

community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life. In this

show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids but also rooted in

my PhD in child development. So you're going to hear conversations that are based in

research but more importantly real life. Thanks for joining us.

Hi there and thanks for tuning in.

Here on the podcast we talk a lot about developing a healthy relationship with our children and a healthy

relationship with ourselves, but we don't spend nearly enough time talking about

developing a healthy relationship with our partners. So today we're going to be

talking about partnership. I am going to be

joined by marriage and family therapist Shane Burkel. Shane is a licensed

marriage and family therapist and he's also a podcaster.

He has a podcast called the Couples Therapist Couch.

In this episode, Shane and I are talking about the relationship between partners.

And we're also talking about Couples therapy and why it might be something that

everyone would benefit from not just those who are in strange relationships but

before we get further into today's episode here's a quick word from our sponsor. The sponsor for

today's episode is Cultural Care. Cultural Care is the O'Pare Agency that we use in our

family. We've been a part of the US O-Pare program for two years now.

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