Understanding Her Cycle
Ever feel like connection in your marriage shifts from week to week? One moment things flow effortlessly—and the next, every little thing sparks tension?
It might not be a mystery. It might be hormones.
In this week’s Marriage IQ episode, we talk with therapist Shara Jackson Harper about how the female hormone cycle affects communication, energy, emotions, and intimacy—and why couples who understand it are stronger for it.
Women move through four unique cycle phases, each influencing how they feel, think, and connect. When couples learn to recognize these shifts, it changes the game:
❤️ Fewer misunderstandings
❤️ More compassion
❤️ Better intimacy
We also explore how this awareness supports postpartum mental health and offers couples a new way to build trust and teamwork.
Action step:
Ask your partner what phase of her cycle she’s in this week—and what she needs most. Then listen. That one question can change your day—and your relationship.
Because when we stop expecting each other to stay the same and start learning how to move with each other’s rhythms, we build something stronger than stability—we build understanding.