The Art of Wedding Planning for Women Who Want Something Meaningful with Priya Parker (Repost)

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges women face in wedding planning and how to find meaning amidst societal pressures.

Wedding culture can make so many women feel like they’re producing a performance instead of preparing for a marriage. Between family expectations, social media pressure, people-pleasing, decision fatigue, and endless opinions, it’s easy for women to lose confidence in themselves during a season that’s supposed to feel meaningful.

People in this episode

Host: Mary Jelkovsky

Guest: Priya Parker

Topics covered

• wedding planning
• self-confidence
• family expectations
• social media pressure
• decision fatigue

Keywords

• wedding culture
• meaningful marriage
• women empowerment
• family expectations
• social media

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