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Apr 2025
49m 30s

283: Why Couples Divorce After Baby

Laura Doyle
About this episode

Despite reading everything on how to be the perfect Christian wife, my guest Ariel couldn't hold down a relationship. But then she learned a few things that worked well enough to make her fiancé her husband, but then they had a baby, which put stress on her marriage. Now she has a relationship that's strong, loving, and supportive enough to withstand the challenges of being new parents. She's going to tell us how she did it so you can do it too.

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