{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 166 - HELD IN HIS + HER STORIES: Rebuilding trust in your marriage while TTC","description":"If we\u2019re honest\u2026 for a lot of us, TTC quietly turns our partner into a project. Did you take your vitamins? Don\u2019t get in the hot tub. Drink more water. Not that beer. Let me just manage literally everything so this can finally work. On top of tracking, appointments, and Google spirals\u2026 you end up carrying the mental load for you, your body, and your partner. And suddenly, the person you fell in love with feels more like\u2026 a fertility coworker you\u2019re constantly correcting. \ud83d\ude2c Today\u2019s podcast is medicine for that part of the journey. \ud83c\udfa7 New episode: Held in His &amp;amp; Her Stories \u2014 with my husband, Dan. In this episode, I bring my husband Dan (yes, the famous spreadsheet-loving money guy \ud83d\ude09) onto the mic to talk about:   What happens in a marriage when control becomes your default survival strategy   How our differences (he\u2019s a doer, I\u2019m a feeler) almost pulled us apart\u2026 and then became our superpower   Why healthy conflict is not a sign something\u2019s wrong, but the doorway to deeper intimacy   What it actually feels like, from a man\u2019s perspective, when he\u2019s being micromanaged vs. trusted   The quiet, very un-Instagrammable power of vulnerability \u2014 and how it made our marriage feel like a dream again (his words, not mine \ud83e\udd79)    We also share really honest stories about resentment, asking for what you need, emotional check-ins, and the moment I stopped being \u201cmom\u201d to my husband\u2026 and started letting him rise as my partner again. If you\u2019ve ever thought: \u201cIf I don\u2019t control this, it won\u2019t happen.\u201d \u201cIf I let go, everything will fall apart.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m exhausted from holding all of this by myself\u2026\u201d \u2026this episode is for you. And if your partner is open to it, this is a beautiful episode to listen to together. Let it be a starting point for one honest conversation about what you each need right now. LISTEN NOW! ","author_name":"Fertile Ground: A mind-body approach to getting pregnant - without it taking over your life.","author_url":"http:\/\/www.spenserbrassard.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39151030\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39151030"}