S1- E10 "New Traditions and Reverse Engineering in A Blended Family" with Monica Tanner

"I'm Monica Tanner, married to my best friend, boss mom to 4 small humans, weekly podcaster at On the Brighter Side of Marriage and relationship and intimacy expert. I get it, entrepreneurship and marriage are HARD...they both take work. There are lots of ups and downs and sometimes it all just feels like TOO MUCH. But can I let you in on a little secret? It's easier than you might think...you may just need some simple, time-saving, life-saving skills and strategies. That's where I come in...

I firmly believe that there are no two people on planet earth who love each other more than me and my husband and I would love to help you believe that about your own marriage as well. I help Passionate Female Entrepreneurs prioritize their marriage while crushing their business goals. My goal is to help you embrace your unique femininity and gain courage, confidence, communication and connection skills enabling you to create a marriage that supports your business and a business that supports your marriage.  I'm here to help!"

Monica is an amazing guest, and in this episode we discussed the importance of purposefully creating new traditions to help your family blend, and we also talked about how to reverse engineer your family to help it become what you want it to be. She shares her story as well as stories from her work as a relationship expert, and she dropped some amazing bits of wisdom in our episode. Check them out, along with links to her work, below:

"Don't take the little things for granted because they make up the fabric of your life."

"Remember that your kids are always watching you."

"You can always control how you choose to experience a situation."

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain."

Curiousity + vulnerability = creativity

Website: https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/monitanner1

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