Ep. 46: Before You Say The Word Divorce: How to Tell Your Spouse You’re Unhappy

About this episode

Kari Hoskins discusses how to communicate unhappiness in a marriage before considering divorce.

Have you been secretly unhappy in your marriage but unsure how to tell your spouse? In this episode of The Divorce Decision Podcast, Kari Hoskins talks to the spouse who has been carrying private pain, resentment, loneliness, or discontent for months—or even years—without knowing when or how to finally say it out loud. Before you say divorce, there may be an honest conversation that needs to happen first. Kari explains why private unhappiness becomes so emotionally exhausting, how unresolved ...

People in this episode

Host: Kari Hoskins

Topics covered

• marriage
• communication
• unhappiness
• divorce
• relationships

Keywords

• divorce
• unhappiness
• marriage communication
• relationship advice
• emotional exhaustion

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