It should come as no surprise that I’m passionate about building and maintaining a healthy marriage. But today, we’re talking about something I don’t discuss much and that is what it actually looks like to survive the hard seasons.

Grief. A big move. A new baby. Career changes. Stress that comes out of nowhere.

Even the strongest marriages can drift into survival mode during these seasons. Communication gets shorter. Patience wears thin. Connection feels harder. Before you know it, you’re in a rut, not because you don’t love each other, but because life has simply been heavy.

If you’ve been feeling distant, stuck, or just not quite like yourselves lately, this conversation is for you. The good news? It is never too late to get back on track.

Hard seasons don’t have to define your marriage. With intention, grace, and small consistent steps, you can rebuild stronger than before.

Let’s talk about how. 💛

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💛 Thanks for listening and always remember, you matter.

You are in for a treat today. Our guest is a Minnesota wife, mama, modern farmwife, blogger, and the heart behind the Empower Her Conference in Marshall, Minnesota. Today’s conversation will encourage you to take that thing weighing on your heart and pursue it with the resources you already have. If you’ve been feeling the nudge to step out in faith, dream a little bigger, or finally say yes to what’s been stirring inside you, this episode is for you.

Get your ticket today- https://www.empowerhermn.com/

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Let’s Stay Connected:

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @youmatterbymegan

🏡 Follow our tiny cottage journey: @maysstays

📖 Grab my book From Zero to Four: www.meganlynnmay.com

🎁 Shop meaningful adoption + You Matter gifts: www.meganlynnmay.com

💛 Thanks for listening and always remember, you matter.

This episode holds both joy and grief in the same breath.

After receiving incredible news and finally moving out of tiny living and onto the family farm, we found ourselves celebrating a long-answered prayer. And yet, in the middle of all that joy, there was an awareness I strongly felt that our last night before the move may have looked very different from my father-in-law’s last night.

In this conversation, I reflect on the quiet truth that sometimes our happiest moments can sit alongside someone else’s hardest ones. Our joy might come with another person’s pain. Our answered prayers may exist at the same time as someone else’s loss.

This episode celebrates the good while still posturing our hearts with compassion and to remain grateful without becoming unaware, and to remember that we never fully know what’s happening on the other side of our joy.

Let’s Stay Connected:

📲 Follow me on Instagram: @youmatterbymegan

🏡 Follow our tiny cottage journey: @maysstays

📖 Grab my book From Zero to Four: www.meganlynnmay.com

🎁 Shop meaningful adoption + You Matter gifts: www.meganlynnmay.com

💛 Thanks for listening and always remember, you matter.