Balancing A Blended Family and Sharing A Business | Kevin & Tracey Parr | #61
Kevin and Tracy Parr joining Dr. Dave Schramm and Dr. Liz Hale to talk about their experience in a blended family and 28 years of marriage.
0:00 – Introduction: Who is Kevin and Tracy?
1:59 - Business management in a marriage
4:43 – How Kevin and Tracy got together
6:51 – The challenges of the first years
14:40 – Lessons learned
17:29 – Unity in marriage
21:35 – Doubts and differences
24:51 – Turning against each other
26:35 – Challenges with Exes
29:55 – Not feeling threatened
31:14 – What is the key to a stronger marriage connection?
35:28 – Takeaways
Insights and Invites
Insights
“Every now and then we just had to figure that it was okay to completely, totally disagree about something, and table it for a while.” -Kevin Parr
“I feel that you need to stay connected with your spouse and in all the things that you do.” -Tracy Parr
“One of the authors we had on recently, Ted Lowe would say this favorite phrase, which I really coined is "I would feel the same way if I were you." Which is probably true, right?” -Dr. Liz Hale
Invites
Find a new resource; a book, podcast or instagram page that will help you to learn more about what you and your spouse are wanting to work on.
In parenting, remember to not take your child’s feeling of sadness or anger as personal attacks against you.
About Kevin and Tracy:
Kevin and Tracy Parr have been married for 28 years and run a business together in St. George, UT. They have 3 kids together with two that struggle with mental health illnesses. They have years of experience working through differences and the difficulties of re-marriage. Kevin and Tracy have been nicknamed “velcro” because of the way they enjoy doing everything together.
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