91. Helping Isn't Sexy: How to Move From Parenting to Partnering in Marriage

<p class="MsoNormal">Do you often feel overwhelmed with everything on your plate? Your spouse wants to help, but deciding what needs to be done, when it happens, and how to do it is still your job.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In this episode, I'm talking about how to overcome this dynamic of parenting your spouse so that the help you're getting is actually helpful.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>We talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">How to recognize when you're parenting your spouse</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Two things to stop doing, and two things to start doing to move toward a more equitable partnership</li> <li class="MsoNormal">How to respond when you've been playing to your partner's demands for too long and you're ready to create a more equitable & intimate relationship</li> </ul> <p class="MsoNormal">Resources Mentioned:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Fair Play by Eve Rodsky</strong>: <a href="https://amzn.to/3KKWUMK">https://amzn.to/3KKWUMK</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">---</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Get the full show notes and links to the resources mentioned at <a href= "https://keeptalkingrevolutionpodcast.com/ep-91">https://keeptalkingrevolutionpodcast.com/ep-91</a></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; background: white;"><strong><span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: black;">More Resources from the Keep Talking Revolution podcast:</span></strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; background: white;"> <span style= "font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans';">Free Guide, “Weekly Partnership Checkup”</span> <a href= "https://keeptalkingrevolution.com/partnership_checkup"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans';"> keeptalkingrevolution.com/partnership_checkup</span></a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "color: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-lis