About this episode

This episode discusses how to maintain emotional stability when your adult child prioritizes their spouse over you.

Let us know what you think about the podcast! Episode 214: When Your Adult Child Chooses Their Spouse Over You: How to Stay Grounded Part 5 in the Series: How To Deal with Your Adult Child's Difficult Spouse What if the goal was never to fix your family… but to become steady inside it? If you’ve been walking on eggshells with your adult child, feeling pulled between self-blame, defensiveness, and powerlessness, this episode brings you to the final stage: growth. But not the kind of growth tha...

People in this episode

Host: Tina Gosney

Topics covered

• adult children
• family relationships
• spousal dynamics
• personal growth
• emotional stability

Keywords

• adult child
• spouse
• family dynamics
• emotional growth
• relationship advice

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