On today’s episode of the Marriage on Fire podcast I have a surprise guest on the show! My own daughter Ali. I am excited to have her on the show and have to admit, it’s a little scary having her on here because I will be asking her some questions that I have never asked her before. Jon and I had some dark times in our marriage and for a couple of years, all we did was fight. Luckily, we came out on the other side, so I am excited to have my daughter on the show to chat with all of you!
On Today’s Episode We Chat About:
- Ali’s first year of college and missing her family
- How Jon and I communicated in the beginning
- How the negative cycles in our marriage impacted the kids when they were young
- The impact of the fighting on Ali’s friendships
- The impact of our fighting on Ali’s eating habits
- How our relationship was affected when I had to reset boundaries
- How I worried about the mistakes I made and how they would affect my kids
- Ali’s admission to not feeling loved when her dad and I were fighting
- The difference in Ali now that Jon and I stopped fighting at all the time
- Why Ali wished Jon and I would have just divorced a long time ago
- How Jon and I thought we were hiding our fights, yet Ali says this was not the case
- How Ali used staying away from the house as an avoidance measure
- The importance of communication in relationships, even in the beginning
- The only way to survive our marriage was to reset it
- How I push back on boundaries now and how different it is from the past
- How we could have helped our kids during the rough years
- What we could have done differently with our kids when the fighting was going on
- What questions I could have asked to get the kids to open up more when they were younger
- What Ali felt she needed more from me when growing up
- What Ali felt she needed more from Jon when growing up
Alright guys, that wraps up another episode! I hope you enjoyed this conversation with Ali. I loved having her on the show today. I want you to make sure to tune in and listen to the podcast. You will
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