Blended Family Burnout: How Do I Keep My Marriage Strong?

Watching your partner parent can be one of the most unexpectedly tricky parts of blending a family, especially when their discipline style doesn’t seem to stick. This weeks Council of Moms, Lisa, Brittney Phillips, Liz Palmer-Bastian, and Tammy Hall talk about how to keep your relationship strong even when parenting differences threaten to wear you down. They share how to move from criticism to collaboration, why it helps to focus on shared values rather than identical rules, and how conversations are what really shape a blended family. From letting go of perfection to choosing your battles, this episode is all about the art of parenting as partners.