
Pulled Back, But Not Pushed Out: Surviving the Marriage Backswing
Does it ever feel like your marriage is moving forward—until one stressful day, hurtful comment, sleepless night, or misunderstanding pulls you right back into old patterns?
In this episode, we explore the “backswing effect”: those discouraging moments when progress in your marriage seems to disappear and conflict leaves you wondering, “Are we back at square one?” The good news is that a setback does not mean your growth is gone, your marriage is failing, or God has stopped working.
We talk about why marriage downturns happen, including learned conflict patterns, fight-flight-freeze…
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