140 | You Are Allowed to Have Needs: GUEST Beatriz Vargas, a Marriage Therapist Tells the Truth

🌊 Curious about the Encounter Retreat? Email me RETREAT and let’s chat! (PS- You get 6 months in the Rooted Community for free! 🤭) Who am I to ask for what I want when my husband is the one who's hurting? If that question has lived in you, this episode is your answer. Today I'm joined by Beatriz Vargas, host of The Grace Fueled Wife podcast, certified marriage coach, and marriage and family therapist. Bea walked through her own season of a loveless, disconnected marriage, her husband left, and she watched God bring it all back as something she never thought possible. Now she coaches and counsels wives navigating the hardest seasons of their marriages. We go deep on communication, worthiness, and what it actually looks like to have a voice in your marriage when you're the one who caused harm. We explore: Why affairs don't happen in a vacuum The critical difference between forgiveness and reconciliation (and why mixing them up keeps couples stuck) Why you are still worthy of having your needs met even after what happened The I-statement shift that changed Bea's marriage and how to start using it How to pray differently, from "God, change him" to something that actually moves things What emotional safety is and why it's the foundation of every conversation that matters Connect with Bea: 💙 Website: www.thegracefueledwife.com 🎙 Podcast: The Grace Fueled Wife (plus hear Kristina's conversation with Bea!) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e220-finding-intimacy-after-infidelity-w-kristina-joy/id1499138632?i=1000776264746 If today's conversation stirred something in you, email me! I'd love to hear what landed. And if September is calling you, the Encounter Retreat is September 25–27 in Panama City Beach. Email me the word RETREAT and let's talk. Let's Connect: 📞 Book your private Breakthrough Call: www.learn.kristinajoycoaching.com/breakthrough 💌 Email: [email protected]