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Behind Every Great Man
Are You Still The Woman He Married?
There is a woman your husband fell in love with. She was spontaneous and free and fully herself. And somewhere between the wedding and the kids and the schedule and the weight of it all, she went quiet. Not gone. Just buried. In this episode we talk about that slow change, what it actually looks like from the inside, and what it feels like when you start to come back to yourself. Because when you find her again, it changes everything. Not just for you. For your marriage too.
QUESTIONS ASKED DURING THE WEEKLY PAUSE:
Are you the woman your husband married?
When did you last feel spontaneous with him, playful, like yourself in the truest sense?
What is one quality of the woman he married that you miss in yourself?
What is one thing about her that you want to bring back?
What would it take - just one small thing - to start finding your way back to her?
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