What Is Married&

Married& was born out of the belief that we shouldn’t have to do this marriage and family thing all on our own. Life and relationships can be hard and downright overwhelming at times but there honestly isn’t any reason why we should have to do it alone.

Through Married& I want to be able to provide you some support, encouragement, and be a part of your journey as you navigate through your own relationship. My hope is that this will not only be a great place for resources, support, and advice but it will also be a real and authentic space as I share parts of my own journey.

I’ll be the first to say that marriage and raising a family is hard work. It challenges me in new ways on a daily basis. It’s the hardest and best thing I’ve ever done. It’s a complicated thing really. I’m not sure that there is anything else in life that can make you feel crazy, exhausted, and like you have no idea what you’re doing while at the same time making you feel such joy and like you’re the luckiest person in the world quite like a marriage and raising a family can. So it’s this concept that inspired the name, Married&.

You see, we will always experience both good and bad throughout our lives and our marriages. Change is constant and guaranteed. We may feel happy and comfortable one day and totally struggling the next. Therefore, the way we complete that sentence, “Married and…”, may change each time we say it as life changes and throws new things at us. In fact, I want you to try something with me.

Go ahead and take a couple deep breaths and clear your mind. Allow yourself to honestly finish this sentence, “I’m married (or in a serious relationship, etc.) and…”

What did you come up with?

Married and happy. 

Married and lonely.

Married and pregnant.

Married and loving it.

Married and struggling.

Married and not sure if they still love me. 

Married and neglecting it.

Married and wishing things were like they used to be.

Married and loving where we’re at.

Married and so looking forward to when things slow down.

Finishing this little sentence is a great way for you to mindfully check in with yourself and with your current perspective and needs of your marriage.

Regardless of how you finished that sentence my hope is that you’ll find something here to help you love and connect with your spouse more. I know that marriage is hard work and that well-known statistic that “50% of marriages end in divorce” is quite scary and intimidating. But I also believe that marriage matters and is worth the work. There are things that we can do within our relationships to help us ride out the waves of life. Even more, I believe that you can come out on the other side feeling more connected with your spouse despite the weight of the wave that just crashed onto you. That’s what this site is all about. I want to give you those tools and support you along the way.

Can’t find something that you’re looking for? Please feel free to email me and let me know. I’d love to chat and hear what it is that you’re looking for.