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Why Pause Is A Problem
 150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.
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Why Pause Is A Problem -- you hit the pause button on your marriage. Here is why that is such a problem... and how to start un-pausing.The Pause Button.  You didn’t know you hit it.  But you probably did.

“We’ll get back to each other after the kids/ promotion/ travels/ hobbies/ events/ friends… (well, you get the idea).”

AFTER life, we will get back to love.

There is only one problem.  Relationships are either growing or receding, strengthening or weakening.

There IS no pause.

When you hit the Pause-Button, you are… even without realizing it… choosing the path of disconnection.

Then, when you go to UN-pause, you look at each other, strangers.  Disconnected.

In this episode of the podcast, I tell you why pause is such a problem, and point you to a path back.

RELATED RESOURCES
The Pause Button Marriage
Connection in Marriage
Surviving Disconnection
Communication in Marriage
Save The Marriage System

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Surviving Empty Nest and MidLife
 150 150 Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.
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Survive the empty nest and a midlife crisis -- a thriving marriage.If you followed the common pattern, you got married and some short time later, you had a child.  And perhaps another (or a few). You likely went from “spouse” to “parent” in a fairly short amount of time.

The years fly by (I know — mine are both in their 20’s and out of the house).  You blink and they are leaving.

You blink again, and you realize you and your spouse are faced with an empty nest. And maybe at the same time, a mid life crisis. In fact, sometimes, they are intertwined. The role you held is disappearing. While you will always be concerned about and care for your kids, they might not want so much “parenting.”

What happens now?

For many, this is the beginning of a marriage crisis. In reality, the crisis was long brewing underneath the surface. Timing now conspires to bring empty nest, mid life crisis, and marriage crisis to the forefront.

How do you survive?

Can you thrive?

You WILL survive.  And you CAN thrive.

Let’s talk about how in this week’s Save The Marriage Podcast episode.

RELATED RESOURCES:
Mid Life Marriage Crisis
The Importance of Connection
Being a Team
Your Guide To Saving Your Marriage

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