Things No One Tells You About Your First Year of Marriage

About this episode

Mariah shares insights and lessons learned from her first year of marriage.

I've officially been married for one year! Which means, of course I have to share the knowledge of everything I learned in my first year of marriage with the girls. In this episode, I’m sharing the things no one really prepares you for. From communication and conflict, to softness, intimacy, and the daily choice to love someone even in the most unfiltered, real-life moments. Marriage has a way of revealing you. Your habits, your patterns, your triggers, and teaching you how to show up ...

People in this episode

Host: Mariah Hutchinson

Topics covered

• marriage
• communication
• intimacy
• conflict resolution
• self-discovery

Keywords

• first year of marriage
• communication
• intimacy
• conflict
• self-discovery
• love
• relationships

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