Your child’s diagnosis can reshape everything, marriages included. The same partnership that once felt effortless can become consumed by care plans, schedules, and unspoken grief. Over time, love turns into teamwork—and sometimes, survival. 

In this conversation with Amanda Griffith-Atkins, we unpack the real challenges couples face when parenting through medical complexity: the imbalance of the mental load, the grief that seeps into communication, and the long road back to connection. Amanda offers practical, compassionate guidance for finding your way back to each other, even if right now, your marriage feels like it’s in survival mode.

If you’ve ever wondered what “making it work” really looks like when life is this hard, this conversation offers validation, compassion, and a path back to understanding.

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Get a copy of How to Handle More Than You Can Handle by Amanda Griffith-Atkins.

Listen to Ep 156: Should I Get a Divorce?

Listen to Ep 180: Does It Get Easier?

Listen to Ep 159: Sharing the Mental Load.

Listen to Ep 147: Sexual Intimacy.

Listen to Ep 146: The Dad Episode.

Listen to Ep 182: Hobbies.

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