Episode 18- The Emotional Baggage We Bring Into Marriage
Today, we dive into the emotional baggage we all carry — childhood wounds, unhealed trauma, unresolved feelings — and how they impact our relationships, especially our marriage. I open up about a moment this past weekend where I felt overwhelmed and triggered, and how I chose to pause, go inward, and process what I was feeling in my body rather than react.
We’ll explore how emotional reactivity stems from unhealed wounds, why grounding ourselves is essential before vulnerability, and how to create an “emotional pause ritual” that brings us back to ourselves.
Will it always feel like this? Or is there a way to reignite that passion and purpose without needing him to change?
Episode 17- Soulmates or Roommates?
Maybe your marriage feels like it's stuck on the surface. Like you're just business partners—doing your roles, getting through the week—but missing that deep, soulful connection you truly crave. You might even wish your husband would show up differently… help more, say more, do more. But no matter what changes, the connection still feels flat.
Will it always feel like this? Or is there a way to reignite that passion and purpose without needing him to change?
Episode 16- Acceptance: The Secret to a Thriving Marriage
Maybe it’s true he’s not supporting you the way you want. Maybe it’s true your marriage isn’t what you pictured. But every time you try to change reality, you create your own suffering. In this blog, I unpack why acceptance is not giving up, but the gateway to peace, clarity, and genuine love in your marriage. You’ll learn how leaning into what is can transform the way you show up as a wife—without needing your partner to change first.
Episode 15: When You Don't Feel Loved Back
Today, I unpack why not feeling loved back can feel like agony in your marriage—and how to shift into a place of abundance without needing your husband to change. Learn why letting him love you his way can transform your connection, how to stop waiting for love, and how to become deeply grounded and secure in your marriage again.
Episode 14- From Control to Connection
Feeling overwhelmed, overfunctioning, or like you’re constantly in “fix-it” mode in your marriage and everywhere else for that matter? In this episode, we explore 3 powerful ways to shift from control to connection—realigning with your feminine energy, softening your nervous system, and learning to create without pressure to produce. This is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and return to who you really are. Doing so will create WILD RADICAL connection in your marriage. (without needing your husband to change)
Episode 13- Emotional Whiplash in Your Marriage
Do you bounce between feeling totally in love and totally over it? One moment you're connected and laughing, the next you're wondering if your marriage will make it?
That exhausting back-and-forth is what I call emotional whiplash — and it's more common than you think.
Today, I unpack why so many of us get stuck in the extremes of marriage, how black-and-white thinking keeps us suffering, and what it really takes to break free. We’ll talk about nervous system regulation, reclaiming your emotional power, and how to stop reacting and start consciously creating the relationship you truly want.
Episode 12- Useful Fighting
This week, we dive into the truth about fighting in marriage — not all conflict is bad, but how we fight matters. I share a real, raw story of a couple on the brink and breaks down what made their fights destructive vs. what ultimately helped them reconnect. Learn why avoiding fights can be more dangerous than having them, how to tell when you're in a "high emotion, low logic" state, and what it means to fight fair with love, regulation, and self-awareness.
Episode 11- Go Dark to Grow Light
Today, we explore one of the most powerful — and uncomfortable — truths in marriage:
What we avoid doesn’t go away. It grows.
Whether it’s mismatched sex drives, money conflicts, broken trust, or parenting tension, there’s often a part of your marriage you’ve quietly decided to tiptoe around. It seems safer. Less disruptive. But over time, that “unspoken space” starts to take up more emotional real estate — leaving you tired, resentful, and disconnected.
Episode 10- The Poison of Comparison
This week, we’re getting brutally honest about something that quietly erodes connection, intimacy, and self-worth: comparison.
Whether you’re sizing up your husband, your marriage, or your entire life next to someone else’s, comparison never leads where you think it will. It doesn’t make you happier, more grateful, or more connected. It makes you doubt yourself, push harder, or pull away.
Episode 9- Letting Go of Control
In this powerful episode, we dive deep into a truth many high-achieving, take-charge women face in their marriages: control feels safe—until it doesn’t. If you've ever found yourself doing it all, feeling overwhelmed, and silently resenting your partner for not “stepping up,” this one’s for you.
Through a heartfelt client story and raw personal reflection, we explore how control becomes a coping mechanism rooted in fear, not freedom—and how it's often the very thing blocking the intimacy, connection, and partnership we crave.
Episode 8- Questioning Marriage
In this episode, we’re diving deep into the importance of asking the tough questions in your marriage. It’s not about doubting your relationship but about growing through it. Questioning your marriage can unlock new depths of connection and self-discovery.
Episode 7- From Codependency to Co-Regulation
In this powerful episode, we’re unpacking the emotional dance between codependency and co-regulation—and how understanding the difference can completely transform your marriage, parenting, and personal peace.
Whether you're constantly absorbing the moods of your spouse, reacting to your child’s meltdowns, or losing yourself trying to manage everyone else's emotions… this episode will help you reclaim your energy and emotional independence.
You’ll learn how to hold space for the people you love—without losing yourself in the process.
Episode 6- Marriage Ecosystem
Do you ever feel like your marriage is two people trying to share a canoe with no paddles in opposite directions? Yeah, same. Today I'm sharing one shift in perspective that completely changed the way I show up in my marriage. And honestly, it's not what you think. It's simple, it's powerful, and no, it doesn't involve better communication skills or planning more date nights.
Although plus those two, if you've ever wondered, is it supposed to feel this hard, or why does it seem like we're working against each other instead of together? This episode is for you. Get ready for a fresh take that might change everything.
Episode 5- Loving the Opposite
What do you do when your partner is your complete opposite — politically, spiritually, emotionally, or practically? In this powerful episode we explore the beauty and challenge of being married to someone who sees the world through an entirely different lens.
Tune in to learn how these differences, instead of dividing us, can actually become a sacred opportunity for growth, compassion, and deeper love.
Episode 4- Reclaiming Your Power in Marriage
In this episode I’m telling the story of a girlfriend whose marriage went from resentment and disconnect to passion and partnership—and what really changed everything. (Hint: it wasn’t her husband.)
We’re talking about what it means to stop waiting for your partner to change and instead, reclaim your power, your voice, and your vision for love.
Episode 3: You Already Know
In this episode, host Brooke Sann explores the concept of trusting one's inner voice and becoming the expert in one's own marriage. The podcast discusses how societal and familial dynamics often lead us to seek validation and expertise from others, but argues that the best advice may already lie within us.
Episode 2- CEO of Us
In this episode I discuss how treating your marriage as a business can lead to a healthier, more balanced partnership. I outline the importance of regular check-ins, shared goals, and defined roles to avoid the pitfalls of feeling overwhelmed and frustrated by one partner taking all the responsibilities.
Episode 1- Marriage Wants
In this episode of the Spice of Wife Podcast, I discuss the concept of different 'thermostats' in relationships, referring to individual comfort levels in various areas such as finances, household management, and personal habits.
Episode 0- Welcome To The Spice Of Wife Podcast
Welcome to episode one.
This is a quick listen to just get things started. If you are wondering what this podcast is all about, who it is geared for and what you can expect you'll want to start here.