The Stormy Season with Young Kids

2025-07-02

When you have children, everything changes. But no one warned us that we would, too. Welcome to the Home on the Rock — a space for couples navigating the beautiful, messy, and deeply transformative season of raising young kids. Hosted by Thiago and Crystal Rose Harvey, each episode explores the raw realities of marriage and parenting after children: from communication breakdowns to lost intimacy, to spiritual and emotional disconnection. In this deeply vulnerable debut episode, Thiago and Crystal share the unfiltered truth about what really happened t...

When you have children, everything changes. But no one warned us that we would, too.

Welcome to the Home on the Rock — a space for couples navigating the beautiful, messy, and deeply transformative season of raising young kids. Hosted by Thiago and Crystal Rose Harvey, each episode explores the raw realities of marriage and parenting after children: from communication breakdowns to lost intimacy, to spiritual and emotional disconnection.

In this deeply vulnerable debut episode, Thiago and Crystal share the unfiltered truth about what really happened to their marriage after kids: identity loss, intimacy struggles, porn, postpartum trauma, and the moments they weren’t sure they’d make it through.

Through honest reflection and unwavering faith, they reveal the tools, turning points, and spiritual restoration that helped them not just survive but come back stronger. From intimacy to identity to obedience, this conversation goes deep into what it really takes to stay together when life gets hard — and why it’s always worth it.

In this episode:

(00:19) - The Biblical Inspiration Behind The Home on the Rock
(03:33) - The Change No One Talks About After Having Kids
(04:10) - The Hidden Ways Porn Destroys Marriage
(10:00) - Pregnancy, Shame, and the Loss of Desire
(15:38) - Miscarriage, Grief, and the Moment Everything Cracked
(25:58) - Why Love Alone Isn’t Enough To Keep You Together
(32:20) - The Depolarization Cycle
(35:11) - Most Arguments Aren’t About Winning
(37:15) - The Silent Question That Almost Ended It
(42:02) - Confession, Repentance, and Rebuilding
(46:31) - Advice for Expectant Couples
(54:36) - Final Reflections: Don’t Let the Storm Win

Links and Resources:

Book - What to Expect When You’re Expecting | https://a.co/d/7VnzIMH
Book - The Better Baby Book: How to Have a Healthier, Smarter, Happier Baby | https://a.co/d/8N4QE5p

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