157 | Beyond the Wall of Isolation: Fears of the Parents (Telling the Kids)

About this episode

The episode discusses the fears parents face when deciding whether to talk to their children about marital betrayal.

In our current series, Behind the Wall of Isolation, we are dismantling the myths that keep Christian couples trapped in cycles of secrecy and shame. Today we’re tackling something that keeps a lot of parents awake at night… Should we talk to the kids about the betrayal? And if so, when? And how? When hiding the reality of our marriage from our kids, we aren’t just trying to protect them; we are navigating a minefield of our own fears. We’re going over 8 common fears parents feel when they choose to isolate their children from the truth of their struggle and also give you some answers to the when and how questions. We pray this blesses you! Johnny and Emily 💚TIP JAR If this, or any of our episodes, brought you hope or encouragement, please leave us a little blessing to help us keep our content ad-free! 💜Work with us! coaching.beyondbrokenvows.com 💜Hang out with us and support our ministry on Patreon, beyondbrokenvows.com/partner 💜Become a Beyond Broken Vows Insider! Receive our weekly newsletter with behind-the-scenes stories, marriage tips, podcast previews and early access to giveaways and promotions! insider.beyondbrokenvows.com RESOURCES: Download our e-book, “9 Steps to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily Spigelmire, Johnny Spigelmire

Topics covered

• Christian marriage
• parenting
• betrayal
• communication
• fear
• secrecy
• shame

Keywords

• betrayal
• Christian marriage
• parenting
• communication
• fear
• secrecy
• shame

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