Listen "153 - The impact of children on marriage"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode Nicoleta explores parenting and happiness with Kara Hoppe, psychotherapist from California USA The impact of a baby on marriage.When the couple relationships gets stuck.When childhood trauma robs us from happiness.About the capacity for joy and sadness.When leaning into sorrow opens the door for happiness.The joy in the small moments of life.Joy is connection, suffering is isolation.Trauma in adolescence during the parents’ divorce. The markers of relational trauma. How having children shifts the intimacy in the couple.Principles for parents to centre the couple relationship.Handling conflict, communication and connection.How to deal with the betrayal of trust.Understanding the attachment wounds and our nervous system.Naming the relational trauma in order to heal it. Growing together through the birth of a child.Show up, live in the now and stay connected. Connect with Kara here: https://www.karahoppe.com/
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