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Could I Get a Little Validation Over Here?
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Life as a parent can often feel like a flood of responsibilities, expectations, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP, address the cycle of invalidation that can arise between partners as they try to juggle tasks and manage parenting stress. Through the story of Raj and Brynn, we explore how feelings of being overworked and underappreciated can lead to mutual invalidation in relationships.
Join us in uncovering the steps necessary to shift out of a cycle of invalidation into a pattern of offering vulnerability and validation. Tune in for meaningful insights and real world scripts that can help you strengthen your couple relationship as you parent.
Chapters
1. Could I Get a Little Validation Over Here? (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and Episode Overview (00:00:01)
3. The Dynamic of Raj and Brynn's Relationship (00:10:30)
4. The Impact of Parenting Stress on Couples (00:20:45)
5. Common Communication Pitfalls (00:36:00)
6. Steps to Improve Validation in Partnership (00:49:15)
7. Final Thoughts and Listener Engagement (00:58:00)
101 episodes
Manage episode 468708217 series 3379723
Got a question, comment, or just want to drop some encouragement? Send us a text.
Life as a parent can often feel like a flood of responsibilities, expectations, and emotional exhaustion. In this episode, Stephen Mitchell, PhD and Erin Mitchell, MACP, address the cycle of invalidation that can arise between partners as they try to juggle tasks and manage parenting stress. Through the story of Raj and Brynn, we explore how feelings of being overworked and underappreciated can lead to mutual invalidation in relationships.
Join us in uncovering the steps necessary to shift out of a cycle of invalidation into a pattern of offering vulnerability and validation. Tune in for meaningful insights and real world scripts that can help you strengthen your couple relationship as you parent.
Chapters
1. Could I Get a Little Validation Over Here? (00:00:00)
2. Introduction and Episode Overview (00:00:01)
3. The Dynamic of Raj and Brynn's Relationship (00:10:30)
4. The Impact of Parenting Stress on Couples (00:20:45)
5. Common Communication Pitfalls (00:36:00)
6. Steps to Improve Validation in Partnership (00:49:15)
7. Final Thoughts and Listener Engagement (00:58:00)
101 episodes
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