05 - Marriage, Toddlers, and Sleep-Deprived Side-Eyes (With Joe Marziello)

Planned-ish by Alexandra & Joe

Episode notes

This week, I convinced my husband Joe to grab a mic and get real with me about the beautiful, messy, snack-covered reality of marriage after kids. Spoiler: it’s less candlelit dinners, more whisper-arguing over who packed the diaper bag.

We dive into the four big themes that are way too relatable for any parent couple:

  • “We Thought It Would Be…” – what we imagined parenting would look like… and how wildly off we were
  • “The Shift to Teammates” – how we tag-team chaos and find small ways to show up for each other
  • “Connection vs. Survival Mode” – the difference between real intimacy and “let’s just make it through bedtime”
  • “Logistics Overload” – why most of our conversations start with “Did you pack…?” and how we’re working to bring
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