Married After Kids

By Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh

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Married After Kids is a podcast dedicated to strengthening marriages for parents after having kids. Hosted by Dr. Lindsay Cavanagh, psychologist turned marriage coach, this podcast discusses all the ways children can challenge your marriage, while also offering effective, evidence-based solutions to help make marriages stronger and more enjoyable, which makes parenting and life so much easier. Married After Kids will completely transform how you look at marriage and give you the tools to have the marriage you want and need.

Episode Date
Ep. 228: Creating Equity In Your Marriage and Home with Paige Connell
Sep 22, 2025
Ep. 227: Where Fair Play Falls Short
Sep 15, 2025
Ep. 226: My #1 Hack To Collapse Time and Get Faster Results In Your Marriage
Sep 08, 2025
Ep. 225: Building a Successful Marriage with ADHD featuring Sara Wiles
Sep 01, 2025
Ep. 224: The Boundaries that Save Marriages
Aug 25, 2025
Ep. 223: Are Double Standards Poisoning Your Relationship?
Aug 18, 2025
Ep. 222: Is THIS Contributing to Your Marriage Shutdown?
Aug 11, 2025
Ep. 221: Why “Men Helping More” Is Actually Super Dangerous For Moms
Aug 04, 2025
Ep. 220: The Hidden Cost of Keeping Score In Your Marriage
Jul 28, 2025
Ep. 219: The Marriage Tool that Makes Or Breaks Connection
Jul 21, 2025
Ep. 218: The Power of Naming What You Need from Your Spouse with Elizabeth Newcamp
Jul 14, 2025
Ep. 217: The Biggest Lies You’ve Been Told About Healthy Marriages
Jul 07, 2025
Ep. 216: Not Feeling Emotionally Validated?
Jun 30, 2025
Ep. 215: How To Improve Your Marriage When You Have Zero Time (or Money)
Jun 23, 2025
Ep. 214: My Marriage Is In A Rut Right Now…
Jun 16, 2025
Ep. 213: How To Celebrate Someone Whose Participation In The Family Feels Optional
Jun 09, 2025
Ep. 212: How I Deal With Disappointments From My Spouse
Jun 02, 2025
Ep. 211: How Early Bonding Shapes Lifelong Connection with Dr. Joanna Parga-Belinkie
May 26, 2025
Ep. 210: Why Moms Step In (And Why It’s Hurting You, Your Spouse, and Your Marriage)
May 19, 2025
Ep. 209: How I Got My Spouse To Love Me In The Way I Need
May 12, 2025
Ep. 208: Mother’s Day Doesn’t Fix The Mental Load
May 05, 2025
Ep. 207: How I Never Freak Out About My Marriage Anymore
Apr 28, 2025
Ep. 206: Where Do You Start To Change Your Marriage
Apr 21, 2025
Ep. 205: Does Knowing Your Attachment Style Hurt or Save Your Marriage?
Apr 14, 2025
Ep. 204: Why Boundaries Aren’t Working For You (And What To Do Instead)
Apr 07, 2025
Ep. 203: The Sneaky Ways Marriage Shutdown Shows Up and Kills Intimacy
Mar 31, 2025
Ep. 202: I Was Triggered By What I Saw Online
Mar 24, 2025
Ep. 201: Why Can’t You Just Rest?
Mar 17, 2025
Ep. 200: The Secret to Reconnecting
Mar 10, 2025
Ep. 199: The Culprit For Most Disconnection in Marriages
Mar 03, 2025
Ep. 198: Lessons I’ve Learned From My Grandparent’s 78 Year Marriage
Feb 24, 2025
Ep. 197: The Small Shifts That Make or Break Your Marriage
Feb 17, 2025
Ep. 196: Your Relationship Might Not ACTUALLY Be the Problem (It Might Be This Instead)
Feb 10, 2025
Ep. 195: Tired of Fighting About Parenting?
Feb 03, 2025
Ep. 194: What To Do When Your Spouse Gives You Attitude About the Mental Load
Jan 27, 2025
Ep. 193: How To Talk To Your Spouse About The Mental Load
Jan 20, 2025
Ep. 192: Things That Are Fracturing Trust In Your Marriage and How To Fix It FAST
Jan 13, 2025
Ep. 191: How To Set Your Marriage Up For Success Next Year
Dec 30, 2024
Ep. 190: How To Avoid Being A Post Holiday Divorce Statistic
Dec 23, 2024
Ep. 189: The One Thing That Makes Or Breaks How Good You Feel as a Parent
Dec 16, 2024
Ep. 188: Holiday Marriage Survival Guide
Dec 09, 2024
Ep. 187: What Hundreds of Miserable Couples Have in Common
Dec 02, 2024
Ep. 186: Feeling Unheard and Disconnected In Your Marriage?
Nov 25, 2024
Ep. 185: Creating Lifelong Passion, Play, and Partnership in Marriage with Susan Bratton
Nov 18, 2024
Ep. 184: Are You Feeling Triggered
Nov 11, 2024
Ep. 183: Five Ways To Feel Better In Your Marriage ASAP
Nov 04, 2024
Ep. 182: Does Your Marriage Feel Scary? (And What To Do About It)
Oct 28, 2024
Ep. 181: Reigniting Intimacy in Your Marriage as Busy Parents with Steph Flood
Oct 21, 2024
Ep. 180: Reasons Your Marriage Isn’t Changing In The Ways You Need
Oct 14, 2024
Ep. 179: You’re Making Marriage Too Hard
Oct 07, 2024
Ep. 178: My MOST Unpopular Opinion
Sep 30, 2024
Ep. 177: I Thought My To Do List Was Already Too Long
Sep 23, 2024
Ep. 176: One of the Main Reasons Your Marriage Feels So Challenging After Having Kids
Sep 16, 2024
Ep. 175: The Tool For Defensiveness You Aren’t Going To Like
Sep 09, 2024
Ep. 174: Parenting and Loneliness
Sep 02, 2024
Ep. 173: 5 Red Flags To Pay Attention To In Your Marriage
Aug 26, 2024
Ep. 172: You’ve Done Everything Right and STILL Your Needs Aren’t Being Met
Aug 19, 2024
Ep. 171: How To Have Fewer Fights With Your Spouse
Aug 05, 2024
Ep. 170: The Thing That Completely Changed My Marriage
Jul 29, 2024
Ep. 169: The Four Pitfalls To Avoid Divorce
Jul 22, 2024
Ep. 168: How To Start The Conversation With Your Spouse To Get Your Needs Met
Jul 15, 2024
Ep. 167: The Most Underrated Tool To Help You Feel Better In Your Marriage
Jul 08, 2024
Ep. 166: Getting Your Needs Met In Your Marriage Even If You’ve Tried Everything
Jul 01, 2024
Ep. 165: What To Do When You Have No Energy Left To Give
Jun 24, 2024
Ep. 164: What Is Default Parent Gatekeeping and Is It Happening In Your Marriage?
Jun 17, 2024
Ep. 163: Is The Workload In Your Marriage Feeling Unfair?
Jun 10, 2024
Ep. 162: It’s Fine. It’s Not That Bad.
Jun 03, 2024
Ep. 161: Redefining Intimacy in Marriage with Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver
May 27, 2024
Ep. 160: How Marital Conflict Impacts Kids
May 20, 2024
Ep. 159: What I Do When I’m Jealous of My Spouse’s Carefree Moments
May 13, 2024
Ep. 158: Body Image After Babies and How It Impacts Your Marriage
May 06, 2024
Ep. 157: Need a Nice Mother’s Day? Listen to This!
Apr 29, 2024
Ep. 156: Navigating Marriage As A Team After Kids with Ashley Chitty
Apr 22, 2024
Ep. 155: Need To Feel More Loved?
Apr 15, 2024
Ep. 154: Are You In Marriage Shutdown?
Apr 08, 2024
Ep. 153: Don’t Skip The Small Stuff
Apr 01, 2024
Ep. 152: This Is What You’re Really Saying…
Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 151: What Is The Default Parent?
Mar 18, 2024
Ep. 150: Happier Than Ever - Even After Infidelity
Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 149: There Are Things You Don’t Know About How To Have a Healthy Marriage
Mar 04, 2024
Ep. 148: Why Being Married After Kids is So Hard
Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 147: Married After Two Kids
Feb 19, 2024
Ep. 146: Married After One Kid
Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 145: Married Before Kids
Feb 05, 2024
Ep. 144: A Message To You…
Jan 29, 2024
Ep. 143: What To Do When You Cannot Agree
Jan 22, 2024
Ep. 142: How To Feel More Supported In Your Marriage
Jan 15, 2024
Ep. 141: New Year, New Marriage
Jan 08, 2024
Ep. 140: Mindset 101 and How It Completely Changed My Marriage
Jan 01, 2024
Ep. 139: How to Set Yourself Up for a Strong Year (Regardless of What the Schedule Holds)
Dec 25, 2023
Ep. 138: What Your Marriage/Family Needs This Holiday Season
Dec 18, 2023
Ep. 137: Discovering Your Purpose Amidst the Challenges of Military Life
Dec 11, 2023
Ep. 136: Why The Love Languages Might Not Be Working for You
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 135: One Mindset Shift That Will Change Your Marriage
Nov 27, 2023
Ep. 134: Homecoming! What You Need to Know
Nov 20, 2023
Ep. 133: 4 Common Reasons for Resentment In Your Marriage
Nov 13, 2023
Ep. 132: Conflict Hack: How To Fight Less
Nov 06, 2023
Ep. 131: Navigating Isolation as a Military Spouse with Sarah Curtis
Oct 30, 2023
Ep. 130: 5 Things To Try Before Giving Up On Your Marriage
Oct 23, 2023
Ep. 129: Being Married After Kids
Oct 16, 2023
Ep. 128: Universal Truths and Hardships as a Military Spouse
Oct 09, 2023
Ep. 127: I Got Triggered and Here’s How I Handled It
Oct 02, 2023
Ep. 126: Why You Can’t Afford NOT To Invest In Your Marriage
Sep 25, 2023
Ep. 125: Deployment Series 2.0 - How to Manage Resentment
Sep 18, 2023
Ep. 124: Deployment Series 2.0 - What Leads To The Most Unhappiness
Sep 11, 2023
Ep. 123: Deployment Series 2.0 - What Communication To Prioritize During Deployment
Sep 04, 2023
Ep. 122: Deployment Series 2.0 - What to Expect and How To Manage
Aug 28, 2023
Ep. 121: Deployment Series 2.0 - I Can’t Do It Anymore. What Do I Do?
Aug 21, 2023
Ep. 120: Deployment Series 2.0 - Connection Hack During Deployment
Aug 14, 2023
Ep. 119: Deployment Series 2.0 - The Secret To Easier Deployments
Aug 07, 2023
Ep. 118: How the Postpartum Period Impacts Military Marriages with Dr. Kristal Lau
Jul 31, 2023
Ep. 117: Why Your Marriage DOES Feel Harder After Having Kids
Jul 24, 2023
Ep. 116: Navigating Military Marriage and Parenting Challenges with Elizabeth Newcamp
Jul 17, 2023
Ep. 115: There’s Drama Amongst The Spouses: How To Manage It
Jul 10, 2023
Ep. 114: Is Your Past Negatively Impacting Your Marriage?
Jul 03, 2023
Ep. 113: Communication During Deployment - Tips to Make It Better
Jun 26, 2023
Ep. 112: What To Do When Your Spouse Doesn’t Follow Through
Jun 19, 2023
Ep. 111: Reclaiming Your Identity (You’re not JUST a Military Spouse!)
Jun 12, 2023
Ep. 110: The Moment That (Almost) Broke My Marriage
Jun 05, 2023
Ep. 109: Preparing for the Unexpected: Courageous Conversations for Military Couples with Krista Anderson
May 29, 2023
Ep. 108: What To Do When You Want Out…
May 22, 2023
Ep. 107: My Spouse Won’t Go to Counseling. Now What?
May 15, 2023
Ep. 106: The Five Things I Changed to Connect More With My Spouse
May 08, 2023
Ep. 105: Elevating the Experience of Military Spouses of Color with Joelle Clayborne
May 01, 2023
Ep. 104: The Number One Thing That Makes You Happy in Life
Apr 24, 2023
Ep. 103: When You Should Get Divorced…
Apr 17, 2023
Ep. 102: Finding Your Tribe as a Military Spouse
Apr 10, 2023
Ep. 101: The Hardest Parts of Deployment
Apr 03, 2023
Ep. 100: How I Strengthened My Marriage While My Spouse Was Gone (And You Can Too!)
Mar 27, 2023
Ep. 99: Is This Keeping You From a Happier Marriage?
Mar 20, 2023
Ep. 98: Feel Good in Your Body and Marriage with Kristen Noriega
Mar 13, 2023
Ep. 97: Unpopular Opinions: How to Navigate Having Different Opinions Than Your Spouse
Mar 06, 2023
Ep. 96: Problems in Your Marriage?
Feb 27, 2023
Ep. 95: Becoming a Resilient Military Spouse with Manda McVey
Feb 20, 2023
Ep. 94: 5 Ways to Spice Up Your Marriage
Feb 13, 2023
Ep. 93: Perception vs Reality of a Military Spouse
Feb 06, 2023
Ep. 92: The Key to Finding Your Passion with Sherry Eifler
Jan 30, 2023
Ep. 91: Making a Difference in Your Community as a Military Spouse with Sergio Rodriguez
Jan 23, 2023
Ep. 90: From the Middle of Reintegration with My Spouse
Jan 16, 2023
Ep. 89: Want To Have Better Communication? Do This!
Jan 09, 2023
Ep. 88: Three Things That Are Getting In The Way Of Your Connection
Jan 02, 2023
Ep. 87: Marriage Resolutions You NEED
Dec 26, 2022
Ep. 86: Managing Holiday Challenges Only Military Families Face
Dec 19, 2022
Ep. 85: Prioritizing Self Care in Marriage with Kassie Layne
Dec 12, 2022
Ep. 84: From the Trenches of Deployment
Dec 05, 2022
Ep. 83: The Milspouse Approach to Health & Wellness with Lauren Chante
Nov 28, 2022
Ep. 82: The Antidote to Divorce
Nov 21, 2022
Ep. 81: The Secret Weapon for Better Arguments
Nov 14, 2022
Ep. 80: The Preparation You Didn't Know You Needed
Nov 07, 2022
Ep. 79: Embracing Your Full Military Spouse Identity with Jayla Rae Ardelean
Oct 31, 2022
Ep. 78: Let’s Talk About Sex…
Oct 24, 2022
Ep. 77: A New Way to Support Military Families with Monica Fullerton
Oct 17, 2022
Ep. 76: Why Your Marriage Isn’t Getting Better
Oct 10, 2022
Ep. 75: What If I HATE Our Duty Station?
Oct 03, 2022
Ep 74: Bringing Humor to Military Life with Ashley Gutermuth
Sep 26, 2022
Ep. 73: The Man Who Made Me Married to Military: a Q&A with Sean Cavanagh
Sep 19, 2022
Ep. 72: What To Do When It’s Not Working In Your Marriage (And How to Shift It ASAP)
Sep 12, 2022
Ep. 71: Starting Over After a Military Move with Alison
Sep 05, 2022
Ep. 70: Deployment Series: You Don’t Have To Do Everything Your Spouse Wants Because They Were Deployed
Aug 29, 2022
Ep. 69: Deployment Series- How to Prepare for Reintegration and Why You Need To
Aug 22, 2022
Ep. 68: Deployment Series: Deployment and Identity with Bffs Kofe Confessions
Aug 15, 2022
Ep. 67: Deployment Series - Resources, Retreats and ALL the support you need with Becky & Joanna
Aug 08, 2022
Ep. 66: Deployment Series: Staying Busy and Useful Tools with Meredith
Aug 01, 2022
Ep. 65: Deployment Series: Deployment Communication Challenges & How To Manage Them
Jul 25, 2022
Ep. 64: Deployment Series: Staying Connected When Your Spouse Is Gone
Jul 18, 2022
Ep. 63: Deployment Series - Debunking Deployment Myths
Jul 11, 2022
Ep. 62: Deployment Series - Managing Holidays and Big Events Without Your Spouse
Jul 04, 2022
Ep. 61: Deployment Series - 5 Things to Do to Prep BEFORE Deployment
Jun 27, 2022
Ep. 60: Deployment Series - What to Expect and How To Manage
Jun 20, 2022
Ep. 59: Deployment Series - Deployment Can Feel Okay?
Jun 13, 2022
Ep. 58: Are You Doing These 5 Things in Your Marriage?
Jun 06, 2022
Ep. 57: Memorial Day
May 30, 2022
Ep. 56: Jealousy - How to Ensure It Doesn’t Poison Your Relationship
May 23, 2022
Ep. 55: Getting Unstuck and Finding Your Passion with Christine
May 16, 2022
Ep. 54: Making Space In Your Life with Heather Campbell
May 09, 2022
Ep. 53: I Get Really Angry at the Military Sometimes
May 02, 2022
Ep. 52: Celebrating with Giveaways: One Year of Married To Military!
Apr 25, 2022
Ep. 51: How to Figure Out ‘Your Thing’ and Make It Work with the Military Lifestyle with Suzy
Apr 18, 2022
Ep. 50: Dealing with Major Issues in Your Marriage with Katie
Apr 11, 2022
Ep. 49: 5 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Spouse NOW
Apr 04, 2022
Ep. 48: Three Tweaks to Feel More Connected To Your Military Spouse
Mar 28, 2022
Ep. 47: Mindset 101 and How It Completely Changed My Marriage
Mar 21, 2022
Ep. 46: What to do When Overwhelm is Impacting You
Mar 14, 2022
Ep. 45: Becoming a Milspouse Entrepreneur with Moni Jefferson
Mar 07, 2022
Ep. 44: One MAJOR Marital Issue and How to Deal with It
Feb 28, 2022
Ep. 43: Turning Military Challenges Into Strengths with Caitlin
Feb 21, 2022
Ep. 42: Why Increasing Positive Moments Can Improve Your Marriage AND Military Life
Feb 14, 2022
Ep. 41: The Hack for Your Military Marriage You Need to Do NOW!
Feb 07, 2022
Ep 40: The Importance of Strengthening Military Marriages with Bree Carroll
Jan 31, 2022
Ep. 39: One Easy Way to Decrease Arguments with Your Spouse
Jan 24, 2022
Ep. 38: The Importance of Preparation to Ease Your Mind with Krista S. Anderson
Jan 17, 2022
Ep. 37: Dealing With Anxieties Associated With Military Life in a Way That Feels Good
Jan 10, 2022
Ep. 36: How to Set Yourself Up for a Strong Year (Regardless of What the Schedule Holds)
Dec 27, 2021
Ep. 35: Managing Holiday Challenges Only Military Families Face
Dec 20, 2021
Ep. 34: Behind the Scenes of a Military Marriage Breakthrough Call
Dec 13, 2021
Ep. 33: How to Make New Friends as a Military Spouse
Dec 06, 2021
Ep. 32: Cultivating Milspo Friendships with Suzie Humphrey
Nov 29, 2021
Ep. 31: Battling Loneliness
Nov 22, 2021
Ep. 30: 6 Tips for Tackling Military Curveballs
Nov 15, 2021
Ep. 29: Your Milspo Manual with Callie Meredith
Nov 01, 2021
Ep. 28: Ali Simon on FTS Life, Networking, & Taking Care of Herself First
Oct 25, 2021
Ep. 27: Prioritize ALL Parts of Your Identity
Oct 18, 2021
Ep. 26: Making the Most of Your Opportunities with Padgy Soltis
Oct 11, 2021
Ep. 25: Reach Your Potential as a Military Spouse with Danielle Cobo
Oct 04, 2021
Ep. 24: Make Your Retirement Transition Easier with Dr. Mardi Smith
Sep 27, 2021
Ep. 23: You're Exiting the Military...Now What?
Sep 20, 2021
Ep. 22: Overcoming Career Challenges
Sep 13, 2021
Ep. 21: The Power of Milspo Stories with Elizabeth Smith
Sep 06, 2021
Ep. 20: Managing Post-PCS Funk
Aug 30, 2021
Ep. 19: The Conversation We Really Should Be Having About Afghanistan
Aug 23, 2021
Ep. 18: Navigating the Waves of Military Life with Christy Thomas
Aug 16, 2021
Ep. 17: The Most Important Relationship You'll Ever Have
Aug 09, 2021
Ep. 16: How to Have Your Identity AND Be a Military Spouse
Aug 02, 2021
Ep. 15: Can You Balance Career and Military Life? with Laurel Arenivar
Jul 26, 2021
Ep. 14: PCS Tip: From House to Home
Jul 19, 2021
Ep. 13: Military Marriages Matter with Theresa Alexis
Jul 12, 2021
Ep. 12: Take the Stress Out of PCS
Jul 05, 2021
Ep. 11: Relationship Myth Busting
Jun 28, 2021
Ep. 10: Empower Your Identity in Your Relationship with Courtney Boyer
Jun 21, 2021
Ep. 9: Married to Military Relationship Challenges
Jun 14, 2021
Ep. 8: The 4 Relationship Pitfalls to Avoid
Jun 07, 2021
Ep. 7: Navigating Conflict During Deployment
May 24, 2021
Ep. 6: Healthy Conflict, Happy Relationship
May 17, 2021
Ep. 5: Communicating Love
May 10, 2021
Ep. 4: Relationship Expectations
May 03, 2021
Ep. 3: The Sacrifices of Being Married to Military
Apr 26, 2021
Ep. 2: Achieving a Healthy Inner Voice
Apr 26, 2021
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