33 | Stop Carrying The Mental Load - 5 Things To Do To Encourage Your Husband to Help Around The House
Are you carrying so much mental load in your home and marriage? Do you feel unsupported by your husband?
You want to relax and enjoy the life God has blessed you with, but how can you let your hair down and have fun when there are dishes in the sink, the kids are constantly crying for you and you have four laundry baskets full of clean clothes that still need to be put away? While your husband is sitting on the couch watching funny videos, laughing to himself or playing video games.
I know you don’t want to be in control, but you struggle to let go, because you are afraid things will fall apart if you don’t. How can you trust your husband to take care of the house and the kids well, when he has failed you before?
In this episode, I share with you five things I do as a recovering control-freak to encourage my husband to contribute to the housework and the kids.
By the end of this episode you will learn:
✅ one thing that you could be doing that isn’t helping
✅ how to lay down that mental load
✅ a simple tip to use so your husband wants to help out more
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32 | DON’T FEEL LIKE HAVING SEX? Heal Physical Intimacy in Your Christian Marriage as a Godly Wife
Hey friend, do you and your husband struggle with intimacy? Maybe he wants to have more sex, but your body freezes up when he touches you. Or you are exhausted after a long day of work and taking care of the kids, so you just want to fall asleep the moment your head hits the pillow.
Maybe you do want to be physically intimate with him, but you don’t feel emotionally supported enough, so you don’t desire sex as much.
You are not broken - you are physically and emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed. Let’s fix that, so you can heal intimacy in your marriage and enjoy it.
By the end of this episode you will learn:
✅ setting a sex frequency that works for you
✅ one thing that you are lacking that may be the reason you struggle to get intimate with your husband
✅ how to prepare your mind and body for sex
✅ how to feel emotionally and physically supported by your husband
✅ two tricks to try to help your body and mind desire sex
I can’t wait to share this with you. Let’s get into it.
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31 | Carrying Too Much? 5 Simple Tips to Release Control and STOP Being an Overwhelmed Christian Wife
Hey girl, do you ever feel like you are always “on”? Girl, do you ever feel like you never get a moment to yourself? From the second your kids wake up until bedtime, you’re on duty — meeting everyone’s needs and carrying the mental load. It’s exhausting, and you find yourself longing for just a little breathing room.
That’s why today I’m sharing 5 simple ways you can start treating alone time as SELF CARE, even as a busy mum. These are practical shifts that will help you step out of overwhelm, refill your cup, and show up for your husband and kids with more joy.
Because here’s the truth: when you don’t take time to rest, to breathe, to just be you, it’s not only your energy that suffers — it’s your marriage, your intimacy, and your connection with God. You want to feel restored. You want to feel like yourself again. And girl, you want to show up for your husband and kids with joy, not resentment.
So if you’ve been overwhelmed, exhausted, and wishing you could finally create some space for rest, this episode is going to bless you.
In this episode, we talk about:
✅ setting boundaries
✅ having a restful morning routine
✅ what to do in the middle of the day to gain more energy
✅ adding more joy to your life
✅ the one thing that MAY be stealing your time of rest
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30 | DOES YOUR PERIOD TURN YOU INTO DRACULA? 5 Tips To Get Your Husband to Support You When You Are On Your Period
Do you feel like Dracula or Cruella de Vil when you are on your period? You try to be patient with your husband and kids, but between the period cramps and the emotional rollercoaster, you end up yelling and then crying about it in the bathroom because you feel awful.
Today, I’m sharing 3 ways I let my husband support me when I’m on my period. Period is not a dirty word or a forbidden thing. It’s time to normalise your menstrual cycle and teach your husband how to take care of you when you are on your period. Not because you are incapacitated, but because you too deserve to be pampered and taken care of.
You do not want to miss this, so grab a notebook and a pen.
In this episode, we talk about:
✅ the menstrual cycle, PMS and periods
✅ the importance of knowing your cycle
✅ communicating your needs to your husband effectively
I pray it blesses you.
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29 | YOU DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER TO HAVE FUN - 6 Steps to Find Excitement in Your Marriage One Date Night at a Time
Friend, are you and your husband in the thick of parenthood and you can’t find time for date nights? Maybe you have small children and can’t find anyone you can trust to watch your kids so you can go on dates.
Girl, I get it. As busy working parents of two, my husband and I are still able to enjoy our marriage and have date nights at home most weekends.
In this episode, I share 5 steps to having uninterrupted date nights at home so you can start enjoying your marriage again.
We cover:
✅ What to do so your kids don’t interrupt date nights
✅ How to not get bored with having dates at home
✅ How to overcome mom guilt
✅ Ways to spiritually protect this quality time with your husband
I pray this blesses you.
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About Connected Christian Wife | Intimacy, Date Nights, Quality Time, My Happy Marriage, Effective Communication
Do you want to connect deeper with your husband? Is he too laid-back or passive, and you feel like you NEED to do EVERYTHING? Is this affecting intimacy in your marriage? How can you connect when you feel like you’re always carrying the weight of the whole family on your shoulders?Girl, you are in the right place! Welcome to the Connected Christian Wife podcast where I give you the strategies you need to lay down the mental load and be physically and emotionally connected with your husband, so you can have intimacy in your marriage - EVEN with kids!Hey, I’m Jennifer. A wife, mom of two littles, and a daughter of the King. For the first three years of our marriage, my husband and I struggled to connect. You see, my man is one of the most laid-back people I know, and I felt like if I didn’t take control in our home, things would fall apart., We don’t live in the same country as our families, so we do not have the luxury of dropping the kids at grandma’s house so we can go on dates, or even have a break. This left me stressed, burnt out, angry and resentful. Which only made us pull further away from each other. I finally decided to surrender and seek God’s guidance. Through the help of the Holy Spirit, I realised I was carrying too much. The pressure and weight on my shoulders was causing a strain in my marriage. And what happened next FLOORED me! I felt emotionally safe to voice my needs. My husband stepped up, and he started to take the initiative in our family and our marriage.This has helped make space for us to spend more quality time together - without kids, TV, or scrolling on our phones. We are back to being best friends with ALL the benefits! No more being roommates, baby!!Friend, I want the same for you too. If you desire to have quality time with your husband, without the kids shouting “Mom. Mom. Mom.” for the hundredth time today, and you want to turn off, and not feel like you are carrying the weight of the whole family on your shoulders, this podcast is for you!Grab your favourite drink and let’s hang out!
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