In this episode (originally aired on 1/22/25), my husband, Joe, joins me to talk about parenting, marriage, and how our relationship has evolved over the years from dating in high school to being parents of two. Joe shares his perspective on having a partner who struggles with mental health, how he best supports me, and reflects on whether he feels guilt or FOMO as a father when he gets time to himself. We discuss our division of labor and how we delineate tasks, how we deal with the mental overload of parenting, and how we moved through our “roommate phase” during postpartum. We also talk about advice for parents with kids having a “preferential parent” phase, the principles we try to live by as a family, working through disagreements while actively parenting, and much more.

Key Takeaway / Points:

• Our relationship journey, from dating in high school to our experience in college

• Joe’s perspective on having a partner who struggles with their mental health

• Advice for those with partners struggling with ADHD and/or emotional overwhelm

• On whether he feels guilt as a father when he gets time to himself

• On feeling FOMO with our kids and witnessing special moments

• On our division of labor and how we delineate tasks

• On describing the mental load of parenting to someone who doesn’t understand

• On moving through the roommate phase

• What Joe learned from my postpartum journey

• On his favorite parts about being a parent and the most challenging

• On Joe’s experience with the transition from one to two kids

• Advice for parents experiencing a preferential parent phase

• On the principles we try to live by as a family

• On working through resentment and arguments while actively parenting

• On Joe’s unique relationship with my mom

• How Joe feels about my job

• What we’re most proud of each other for

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