Marriage After Babies and the Curse of Resentment

Wow. This one is a doozy. No matter what state your marriage or partnership might be in, something changes (usually many things) once that first baby arrives. There's irritation, there's miscommunication, there's exhaustion, there's doubt and insecurity and there's a whole lot of resentment.

Thanks to the amazing and insightful feedback from our #BandOfMothers Facebook group, we gathered so many thoughts and perspectives about marriage after kids, and then we basically flooded our guest with all of them.

Join a really raw and honest (and somehow slightly funny) conversation with our amazing guest, Angela Sasseville, relationship expert, mom, wife of 19 years (and counting) and founder of Flourish Counseling and Coaching as we try to figure out why we're so bitter and resentful towards our husbands, and also how do we dig out of those early, dark days of parenting and keep a happy marriage.

Tuck in to this one, breeders. And then head on over to our FB group to continue the conversation if you'd like.

And then! A song about #MTHRFKRS! Enjoy! #dontcallitbabysitting

As founder and Chief Creative Officer she’s the author of Flourish’ proprietary relationship curriculum, Relationships That Not Only Last But THRIVE.  Her self-help guide for couples chronicles the insights and habits needed for marital survival during stressful times and became an award winning book, Families Under Financial Stress. She’s a contributing author to the Amazon best-seller I Choose Me: The Art of being a Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home & At Work by Cynthia James.  Angela has been interviewed by Parents magazine, The Denver Post and the Associated Press.  She has appeared on 9 NEWS, has been featured on PBS, and she has written blogs for MomsRising.org.  

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Shayna and Tracey have been friends since the 8th grade – that’s over 25 years. After college, they each moved to separate coasts for a decade. They were reunited when they decided to leave big city life and settle down with their families in Denver, Colorado and Facebook told them their daughters are 3 weeks apart. After several play dates, some more childbirth, some unsuccessful pumping, and the overwhelming nature of mommy community boards, The Pump and Dump Show was born.

The show launched in 2012 in a bar in Northwest Denver and quickly grew to a bi-monthly, local staple for new moms to have a night out. In 2014, Shayna and Tracey took The Pump and Dump Show on its first national tour and continue to perform every month to audiences nationwide.

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