022. 1 Simple — and Romantic — Way to Combat Being Stranded or Trapped (Part 2 of 3)
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Sooner or later, every blended family couple experiences feeling like a Trapped Teammate and Stranded Stranger.
And there's 1 Simple way to minimize the frustration and stress that comes with those feelings — building your Romance!
We know…we know…you've heard it all before, right? We felt that way too when trusted people in our lives would bring this subject up to us.
But the reality is, if you want to show up better in the moments when one or both of you is feeling Trapped or Stranded — then you've got to start from a place of already being connected, rather than trying to "connect" in the moment of stress.
Building a solid romantic partnership isn't easy…but it is simple, and investing your time and energy here is the #1 thing you can do to combat those Trapped & Stranded feelings.
That's why we're focusing on your romance and a good date night habit in this episode. We'll share some of the common excuses we hear (you've probably used them before) and how to think a bit differently about them.
Then we'll get into the nuts and bolts of a good date night…sounds romantic, huh?! :-)
Make sure you don't miss this episode…and if your relationship is in a tough spot right now and you don't really want to think about building your romantic partnership, we get it. We've been there and this episode is for you too.
You'll Discover:
The #1 habit that will help you combat feeling Stranded or Trapped
Why it's a GOOD thing to choose to spend time focusing on your spouse apart from your kids sometimes
The reality behind believing "…we just don't have time for date night" (Kim gives it to you straight!)
How to think about money when it comes to date night
What to do (and not do) when you finally get to head out on a date
Resources:
Last week we described the "Trapped Teammate & Stranded Stranger" experience…if you missed it, you can check it out here: Episode 21
Kim mentioned how challenging it can be to juggle your time and energy in a blended family…for help with that, check out Episode 3
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