Eight years ago, Holly said yes to Mike and to a life that was going to be more complicated, more beautiful, and more challenging than either of them expected. In this special anniversary episode, Holly and Mike sit down together for the first time on Grownish Women to talk honestly about what it really takes to blend a family.
Did you know that 60 to 70 percent of blended families end in divorce? Holly and Mike did and they walked down the aisle anyway. In this episode they pull back the curtain on the things nobody warned them about and the things that have held them together through eight years of building something real.
In this episode they talk about:
Why blended family divorce rates are so high and what nobody tells you going in
The unnamed expectations that almost broke them
Navigating two completely different parenting styles under one roof
Parenting a child with special needs inside a blended family
Why they hit a wall and how couples counseling and a church marriage program helped them through it
Money, communication breakdowns, and the debt dragon they slayed together
How faith has been the foundation and what that looks like practically for couples who don't share the same beliefs
What grace actually looks like inside a marriage, day after day
Where they are now, eight years in, and what the next chapter looks like
The three things they'd tell any couple about to blend their families: Mike: Communicate openly. Define your expectations. Never stop working. Holly: Don't go to bed angry. Set your boundaries early. Give each other grace.
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