Whispers to a Bride: Emotional Insight for your Wedding Drama

Happy Holidays!

I am bringing back an old episode today all about bridezilla myths. We are going to take a look at what the term, bridezilla, does for women, brides, and the wedding industry.

The bridezilla myth adds this extra layer of stress for brides. They are so worried about becoming a bridezilla that they are not processing their emotions of what is actually underneath that.

Listen in as I discuss, what the term bridezilla means, how society puts pressure on brides, and what you can do if you feel yourself becoming a bridezilla.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

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Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

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One of the things I hate the most about the dominant narrative around weddings is the image of the constantly stressed-out bride. Stress isn’t meant to be a prolonged state.

Stress is fine and to be expected when tackling big, new, or complex challenges but it should subside.

Wedding stress can be very tricky but listen in as I discuss, identifying your stress, tools to use to ease your stress, and rewarding yourself.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

One of the reasons making all the wedding decisions can be so stressful is that you don’t want to have any regrets. You are spending a lot of money and the photos will last forever and you don’t want to look back and regret your color scheme or your dress or even your bridal party choices.

What if I told you there were no wrong choices. There were the choices that you made for the reasons and circumstances the present situation allowed.

Listen in as I discuss, the concept of wrongness, the importance of making a choice, and living in the moment.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

Listen to Episode 11:Hold Two Things

If there is one thing I could tell every couple getting married, it’s that the biggest risk to your engagement journey, from wedding planning to the big day to the newlywed year- is expectations.

Expectations are those notions that live inside our heads that we are mostly unaware of. We kinda think it’s just normal, or we mistakenly think that everyone shares the same expectations. We tend to live inside our own expectations.

Listen in as I discuss, asking for help, understanding your feelings, and  the importance of looking at what is happening right in front of you

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

Check out Episode 3: Bridal Blues

Happy Thanksgiving! This week I am enjoying the holidays with my family so I decided to rebroadcast my very first episode!

In this first episode, I am explaining the fundamentals about what is bridal coaching and how it can help you.

There is so much focus on wedding preparation and looking good for your wedding but we don’t focus on how to have more peace in your own mind, your own heart, and your relationships.

Listen in as I discuss, how bridal coaching can help your entire married life, the missing piece I discovered to planning a wedding, and the importance of relationships during this time.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out my website to learn how to work with me: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

In today’s episode, we are talking about the holidays - so many images of family togetherness, elaborate meals, festive decorations, favorite movies, gorgeous gifts, and lots of laughter (or this is what Hallmark movies make us believe it should be).

But the holidays can be a source of anxiety, overwhelm, frustration, and sadness for a lot of people. This makes the holidays a lot like weddings, in our mind it’s all pretty and happy and fun but in reality, it’s so much more complicated than that.

Listen in as I discuss, how to decide where to spend the holidays, mismanaged expectations, and focusing on what is in your control.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

One thing we know about marriage is that there will be conflict. It’s inevitable.

So many people try to avoid it, thinking if they can just not fight that they will be better off. Of course, avoiding conflict isn’t a healthy move- issues will linger, resentments will build. The most interesting thing about marital conflict is that it’s mostly unresolvable.

Yikes!

So all the energy and passion that goes into those fights doesn’t tend to get us the outcome of resolution that we so desire.

Listen in as I discuss, how you start a discussion is how it ends, asking for what you need, and rephasing what you are angry about.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

Wedding planning can be tough- the opinions, the pressure, the money. But we do it because it’s also magical- the ritual, the dancing, the dress. In many ways, the journey from engagement to the wedding day is rocky for good reason.

You are going to have to decide how you are going to manage yourself within this new ecosystem of married life. It can be stressful and draining while also exciting and beautiful.

In this episode, I want to share with you three prayers or mantras that are the perfect anchor points as you go. Whatever you are experiencing, these three prayers are the lifeline you need at that moment.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

One of the most intense things about planning a wedding is that after all the time and effort and money, how do you even make sure you are happy on the actual day?

So many things could potentially happen. There is so much riding on this day- can those 8 hours live up to the hype of your own expectations, your childhood fantasies, months of planning, so many conversations. It certainly is a lot of pressure.

What we know about happiness is that it’s certainly not more likely to appear amid intense pressure. Happiness is light, spontaneous, playful. But it’s also not as aloof as we think.

Listen in as I discuss choosing happiness, why your thoughts are important, and what you can actually control on your wedding day.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out The Bridal Prep Academy: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching

Today I want to talk a little bit about a big topic. Trust.

For couples getting married those same trust issues are still there, just slightly different. So often we want a road map or a checklist or a diagnostic test to determine whether the person we love can be trusted. That question “how do I truly trust someone?”  is a tough one. But it’s also the wrong one. A lot of what’s underneath the notion of trust is control- we are yearning to control how we will be treated ahead of time and trust is the name we put on it.

Listen in as I discuss,

What you’ll learn from this episode:

Featured on the show:

Follow me on Instagram to learn more about navigating your wedding with grace and ease: https://www.instagram.com/karaghassabeh/

Check out my website to learn how to work with me: https://karamaureen.com

Let’s connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaraMaureenBridalCoaching