90. Preparing Your Relationship for a Baby with with Chelsea Skaggs, Postpartum Couples Educator

About this episode

Samantha Fackler and Chelsea Skaggs discuss how relationships shift after having a baby and ways to maintain connection during this transition.

Most couples spend months preparing for the baby...and almost no time preparing their relationship for what comes next. Postpartum relationship coach Chelsea Skaggs joins Samantha to talk about the five biggest ways relationships shift after having a child, and what couples can do before and after baby arrives to stay connected. Chelsea covers emotional disconnection, the mental load, intimacy, communication breakdowns, and identity — including why the term "matrescence" is finally getting the attention it deserves. Whether you're expecting, newly postpartum, or just thinking about this chapter, this conversation gives you real language for things you might already be feeling. What you’ll take away: A clearer understanding of how relationships shift after a baby Why communication can break down—and how to navigate it A new way to think about mental load and shared responsibility How to stay connected to your partner through a major life transition Get Samantha's newsletter: https://samanthafackler.myflodesk.com Connect with Chelsea: postpartumtogether.com/current-offerings Matrescence TED Talk with Alexandra Sacks…

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Fackler

Guest: Chelsea Skaggs

Topics covered

• relationship preparation
• postpartum challenges
• communication
• intimacy
• mental load
• matrescence

Keywords

• postpartum
• relationships
• communication breakdown
• mental load
• intimacy
• matrescence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: postpartumtogether.com, samanthafackler.com, Instagram

Books & works: Matrescence TED Talk with Alexandra Sacks

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