When I think back on some of the hardest times in my marriage with Brent, it’s a mix of emotions—pain, growth, and honestly, a lot of love. In this heartfelt episode, I’m sharing what it was like to navigate a really rough patch, the kind that makes you question everything. Therapy played a huge role in helping us find our way, but so did learning to take personal responsibility, celebrating even the smallest wins, and trusting that healing isn’t a straight line.
Relationships aren’t about perfection; they’re about showing up, doing the work, and staying open to growth. I’ll get into the lessons I’ve learned about love, commitment, and how powerful it can be to trust the process—even when it feels messy.
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“Love isn’t just about the good times. It’s about weathering the hard times and finding your way back to each other over and over again.” ~ Tanya Lynn
Takeaways
- I wasn’t ready to give up. Not on him and not on us.
- The weight of disappointment, resentment, and the unspoken question, is this the end?
- Love is not always easy, but it’s always worth it.
- I had to commit to the work, to healing, to rebuilding.
- Stay in your own lane.
- It wasn’t easy, but it was transformative.
- I felt like I was coming home to myself.
- Our love feels new again, not because it’s perfect, but because it’s real.
- You don’t just get through the hard times, you emerge stronger.
- If you’re in a season of struggle right now, know this, you’re not alone.
Chapters
00:00 Navigating the Storm: A Marriage in Crisis
02:51 The Journey to Healing: Therapy and Transformation
06:00 Lessons Learned: Building a Stronger Relationship
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About Tanya Lynn
Tanya Lynn is the visionary founder of Sistership Circle, a global organization that has trained tens of thousands of women how to fill, lead, and grow their women’s circles. With her truth-telling style of leadership, she has a gift of seeing the brilliance in women and activating them to step into their power.
She has successfully integrated the masculine and feminine within herself, making her both fierce and soft, strategic and able to surrender, mission-driven yet highly relatable with her vulnerability. She has been gathering community since growing up as a little girl in San Diego CA, and lived in various places around the world including China, Japan, Spain, and currently Costa Rica where she’s building a goddess temple and retreat center with her husband and business partner Brent.
Tanya is the best-selling author of multiple books including Open Your Heart: How to Be a New Generation Feminine Leader, The Art of Leading Circle, and The Women’s Circle Ritual Handbook. You can count on Tanya to show up no matter what, take 100% responsibility for herself, and receive feedback to make her work even better. She values integrity, authenticity, and co-creative leadership. When she’s not in a circle or training leaders, you can find her with her two daughters Kali and Summer.