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Today’s episode is a conversation for Dads. Okay, so wives will appreciate it too. Peaking behind our own picture frame, we begin with a story about how we began to emotionally disconnect in our marriage after our kids entered the world (i.e. invaded our home).
Don’t get us wrong, we love our children dearly. But nothing challenged our marriage more than having two kids less than two years apart. Even more, it impacted Christi’s identity. But in the moment, she was unable to put words to that. As I left for work each day, she stayed in between the four walls of our home. Eventually, as she describes it, she was on “the bottom rung of life.”
Based on a blog post I (Josh) wrote that continues to resonate with many, we talk about the valuable lesson we learned on connecting deeper in our marriage, after kids.
This conversation is certainly not exhaustive, nor does it represent the feelings of every woman. However, we hope it opens the door for wives to voice what they really need, and for husbands to empathetically understand and offer support.
Let us hear from you. Join the conversation with us and share the lessons you are learning from your own picture frame.
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This was a great episode but what really made me sit up and take notice was about 10 minutes in when Christi mentioned a back injury and how that also contributed to her loss of identity (in addition to becoming a mother). Could you please talk more about this Christi? While I wasn’t an athlete like you, I was a runner until I suffered a back injury 5 years ago that has severely restricted my life. On top of that, 3 years ago we adopted a baby boy and while that has been a huge joy, it has also been a terrible trial as I can’t be physical with him as I would like to be and can’t pick up him much. I am a writer and am working on a CNF piece on mothering with chronic pain, as this is a topic that just isn’t talked about enough. So when I heard Christi mention her own struggle, I immediately wanted to know more. Thanks for the work you guys do. I’m Catholic and am careful about the faith-based podcasts I listen to, as many of them tend to look down on/dismiss Catholicism, but I heard Josh on Dr. Meg Meeker’s show and liked what I heard 🙂