Having a new bundle of joy is truly a delight for many, but it also comes with predicted and unexpected challenges. Between navigating feedings, sleep schedules, diaper changes and showering yourself, you are left to navigate the relationship with your new baby and your partner.

In this podcast we discuss:

● Common challenges new parents face

● How come parenting issues can be so hot

● How to get in touch with your needs

● How to express your needs

● What attachment is

● Attachment Styles

● Secure Functioning

● Tips for connection with your partner

Link to the book Baby Bomb https://www.karahoppe.com/the-book

Link to Kara’s Website: https://www.karahoppe.com/

Kara’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karahoppe/

Link to ep 79: Attachment Styles and Building a Happy Relationship with Stan Tatkin https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/79-attachment-styles-and-building-a-happy/id1412479463?i=1000557392696

About Kara Hoppe, MA, MFT: She is a psychotherapist, teacher, feminist, and mother. She has spent more than a decade as an inclusive therapist working with individuals and couples toward healing and growing, and toward becoming grounded, integrated people with better access to their own instincts, wisdom, and creativity. Hoppe also offers virtual retreats for parents and expectant couples, based on her book Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents, a 2021 INDIES finalist. Her work has been featured in The Atlantic, Parents Magazine, Fatherly, and YourTango, among other publications. She lives with her husband and two children in Pioneertown, CA, and sees clients in private practice via telehealth.

This podcast is for informational purposes only.