What type of marriage do you have? Is it a love-based union or one that primary focuses on security, parenting, or companionship?

In this episode, Susan and I explore the different marriage models that exist outside of what we call today, a traditional marriage. Marriage has changed a lot in the past 1000 years. Understanding that there is not a one size fits all model for every couple will help individuals discover the marriage model that works best for their needs and situation.

Susan Pease Gadoua is a licensed therapist based in the San Francisco Bay Area with expertise in helping couples reconnect or disconnect in a healthy way. Her career mission is to take the shame out of divorce and reshape marriage into something that fits more people instead of a one size fits all model.

In 2006, Susan began helping couples shape what became known as the Parenting Marriage. Since then, Susan has helped dozens of couples transition their marriage from a love-based union to one in which raising happy, healthy kids are the primary focus.

Topics Explored

- Starter Marriage

- Companionship Marriage

- Child-Free (Childless by choice)

- Parenting Marriage

- Living Alone Together Marriage

- Covenant Marriage

- Safety Marriage

- Open Marriage

A New Convention in Marriage

For people to incorporate the type of marriage that works for their situation and to be able to freely talk about it and own it without judgment.

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Websites and Socials

Websites: www.changingmarriage.com, www.parentingmarriage.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SusanGadoua

Twitter: @changingmarriage

Facebook: Changing Marriage or Parenting Marriage

Books

- The Parenting Marriage Workbook: A Beginner's Guide to Transitioning From Traditional Marriage to Parenting Marriage

- Co-author of, The New I Do, Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels (Seal Press, 2014)

- The San Francisco Chronicle best-seller, Contemplating Divorce, A Step-by-Step Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go (New Harbinger, 2008)

- Stronger Day by Day, Reflections for Healing and Rebuilding After Divorce (New Harbinger, 2010)

Get in Touch with Krista

Website: https://www.kristafm.com

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Email: [email protected]