Stay Close and Connected
Rebuild Intimacy in the Exhausting Years of Raising Kids
with Dr. Tracy Dalgleish
When kids arrive, so many couples quietly drift from partners into co-managers — exhausted, distant, and wondering where the relationship went.
In this conversation, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish dig into why that shift happens, what’s really being lost when partnership starts to feel like logistics, and the realistic first steps back toward connection and romance in a busy season of life.
She explores the communication patterns that trap couples with young kids, whether the spark can genuinely stay alive through changing seasons of parenthood, how identity disruption shows up especially for high-achieving women and exhausted parents, and the ways parenting surfaces old wounds, people-pleasing tendencies, and unresolved childhood patterns.
If you and your partner are in the thick of it, this conversation is a grounded, hopeful reminder of what’s worth holding on to — and where to start.
Dr. Tracy Dalgleish is a clinical psychologist, couples therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. She is the creator of Be Connected Digital, where she teaches people all over the world how to have healthy relationships. Her work has been featured in outlets like the New York Times, Forbes, and Time, and her research has appeared in peer-reviewed academic journals. She is the author of the book I Didn’t Sign Up for This and the host of the top 100 parenting podcast Dear Dr. Tracy. Owner of the mental health clinic Integrated Wellness, she lives in Ottawa with her husband and two children.