How Parenthood Changes Your Marriage

Becoming parents changes everything—including your marriage. In this episode, Brittanie explores how couples often shift into survival mode after kids and what it takes to protect connection during the parenting years.

You’ll hear encouragement around shared responsibility, emotional connection, and why investing in your marriage is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children.

To download the Marriage Maintenance for Parents Worksheet, please click here.

To learn more about couples counseling with Brittanie, or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit her website at www.mustardseedchristiancounseling.com

For more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog by clicking here.

The early years of marriage can be surprising, stretching, and confusing—even when you’re deeply committed. In this episode, Brittanie talks about the transition from wedding vows to everyday life, including unmet expectations, conflict styles, and learning how to grow together instead of drifting apart. She provides Scriptural support and examples.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Is this normal?”—this conversation is for you.

If you'd like a copy of the "Early Marriage Transitions" Worksheet, mentioned in today's episode, click here.

To learn more about your podcast host, Brittanie Mills, or to schedule a free 15 minute counseling consultation, please visit her website at www.mustardseedchristiancounseling.com. You can also visit her website to listen to previous episodes of this podcast, just click on the Podcasts tab at the top of the page.

For mor mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog by clicking here.

Marriage is made up of seasons. Some we celebrate. Some we endure. And some we don’t see coming at all.

In this 7-part series, Marriage Transitions: Navigating the Seasons Together, we’re talking about the life changes that can quietly reshape a marriage—like the empty nest, shifting roles, loss, health challenges, and redefining what “us” looks like in a new season.

Through a therapist’s lens and a foundation of faith, each episode offers biblical encouragement, practical tools, and gentle guidance to help you move through change together—rather than drifting apart.

If your marriage feels unsettled, stretched, or simply different than it used to, this series is for you. Because transitions aren’t the end of your story—they’re an invitation to plant new seeds.

And remember, even faith the size of a mustard seed can grow something strong.

Marriage Transitions: Navigating the Seasons Together Episode 1: The Empty Nest—Now What?

The kids are grown. The house is quieter. The calendar suddenly has space—and now it’s just the two of you.

In this first episode of our 7-part series on marriage transitions, we’re talking about one of the most emotionally complex seasons couples face: the empty nest. This season often brings a mix of pride, grief, relief, excitement, and uncertainty—and all of it is normal.

Together, we’ll explore how to grieve and celebrate this transition, reclaim your time and identity after years of parenting, rediscover individual and shared interests, and intentionally turn back toward your spouse. We’ll talk about dreaming together again, rebuilding emotional and physical intimacy, and learning to truly know one another in this new stage of marriage.

Most importantly, this episode reframes the empty nest not as an ending—but as a God-given invitation to reinvest, reconnect, and grow. With Scripture, practical encouragement, and gentle guidance, you’ll be reminded that even small steps—faith the size of a mustard seed—can lead to deep renewal in your marriage.

If you’re asking, “Empty nest… now what?”—this episode is for you.

👉 Download the Empty Nest Reset Guide for reflection questions, connection exercises, Scripture study, and a one-month reconnection challenge.

A new year often brings pressure to “do better”—especially in marriage. In this episode of The Mustard Seed Marriage Podcast, Brittanie explores how couples can experience a true fresh start rooted in grace, not unrealistic expectations.

Whether last year was joyful, painful, or somewhere in between, this episode offers practical and faith-centered guidance on releasing the past, extending grace, and preparing your marriage for a healthier year ahead—one small seed at a time.

To learn more about Brittanie, or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit her website at www.mustardseedchristiancounseling.com

For more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog by going to my website and clicking on the Blog tab at the top.

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New Year’s Eve Mini Episode – “Closing the Year With Gratitude & Grace”

Ring in the new year with reflection, gratitude, and God-centered hope for your marriage. In this brief mini episode, Brittanie Mills invites you and your spouse to pause before the celebrations begin, reflect on what God taught you this past year, and consider how to invite Him more deeply into the year ahead.

This isn’t about resolutions—it’s about planting small seeds of faith, grace, and unity in your marriage as you step into 2026. Take a moment to pray together, thank God for His faithfulness, and enter the new year with peace, love, and renewed connection.

Start the year right—together, with Christ at the center.

To learn more about Brittanie or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit her website at www.brittaniedmillslmft.com.

And to get more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling blog here.

Episode #51 – Christmas Eve Mini Episode: A Quiet Night, A Holy Marriage

In this special Christmas Eve mini episode, Brittanie invites you into a moment of peace, reflection, and gratitude as we celebrate the eve of Christ’s birth. Together, you’ll pause to pray, breathe, and refocus your heart on the gift God has placed right beside you—your spouse.

Amid the stillness and soft glow of Christmas Eve, this episode offers gentle encouragement for your marriage, whether your year has been full of blessings, challenges, or a bit of both. Brittanie shares a simple but meaningful Christmas Eve practice to help you and your spouse reconnect, pray together, and welcome Christ’s peace back into the center of your home.

If you’re longing for a quiet moment of spiritual grounding and marital connection this Christmas Eve, this short episode is a beautiful way to end your night.

Merry Christmas, friends—and may the light of Christ shine brightly in your hearts and homes.

To learn more about Brittanie or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit her website at www.brittaniedmillslmft.com.

And for more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog here.

In today’s episode of The Mustard Seed Marriage Podcast, Brittanie tackles a growing issue she sees every week in the counseling room—and one many wives are quietly carrying: the rise of male passivity in Christian marriages. From emotional disconnection to leaving the mental, spiritual, financial, and parenting load to wives, this trend is leaving families exhausted and marriages strained.

But this isn’t a husband-bashing episode. It’s a loving, biblical wake-up call—rooted in truth, compassion, and God’s design for the covenant of marriage. Brittanie speaks directly to husbands with encouragement, clarity, and action steps for stepping back into the role God entrusted to them. And she offers wisdom for wives who feel alone in the partnership, including practical shifts to protect their hearts, communicate effectively, and invite healthy leadership.

This episode is bold, needed, and filled with hope. Whether you’re a husband feeling that nudge to rise up or a wife feeling the weight of doing life alone, there is a path forward—and it starts with faith the size of a mustard seed.

To learn more about Brittanie or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit her website at www.brittaniedmillslmft.com

For more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog here.

Episode #49 — “When Your Priorities Preach: God, Marriage, Family… in Order”

In this powerful and Scripture-centered episode of The Mustard Seed Marriage Podcast, Brittanie Mills, LMFT, invites you into a conversation that brings clarity, conviction, and peace to one of the most misunderstood topics in Christian marriage: God’s design for priorities.

Brittanie unpacks what it really means to put God first, your spouse second, your children third, and extended family and friends after that—not as a hierarchy of importance, but as a framework of spiritual order that brings harmony to your home. With biblical wisdom, practical examples, and a heartfelt opening prayer, this episode helps you understand why God’s order leads to stronger marriages, healthier children, and more peaceful family dynamics.

If you’ve ever felt pulled in too many directions, unsure how to balance relationships, or pressured by cultural expectations, this episode brings grounding truth and compassionate guidance. Grab your coffee, settle in, and learn how Christ-centered priorities can transform your daily life and restore peace in your home.

To learn more about Brittanie or to schedule a free 15 minute consultation, please visit the website at www.brittaniedmillslmft.com.

And for more mental health & marriage tips, please check out the Mustard Seed Counseling Blog here.