About this episode

Sarah explores the importance of rest and play in strengthening marital connections.

Maybe you don't need to work on your marriage right now. Maybe you need to rest, play, and relax more together. This creates a lush space for connection to naturally flourish. In this episode, Sarah explores why so many couples feel emotionally exhausted. They're in the daily grind, slowly drifting apart as they handle the real-world responsibilities of work, kids, household, and social commitments. Even Church commitments can add to this! What they need is not more work, but more play....

People in this episode

Host: Sarah Bartel

Topics covered

• marriage
• connection
• emotional exhaustion
• play
• rest
• couples

Keywords

• marriage
• couples
• emotional exhaustion
• connection
• play
• rest

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