Ep 22: How An Unhappy Marriage Causes Anxiety with Elizabeth Soto-Baez

The Empowered and Free Podcast: Help for High Functioning Anxiety

Mar 27 2023 • 40 mins

Is your unhappy marriage causing you to feel anxious?  Do you feel like you’re walking on eggshells around your partner, you have to be careful what you say, and you’re constantly trying not to set him off?  Do you feel like you can’t breathe, rest, or fully be yourself?


Feeling anxious isn’t normal in a relationship, and it can be a sign of an unhealthy marriage. Learn what to do when your partner or spouse is creating more anxiety in your life.  Tune in to hear how to move forward in your life and make the best decision for you and your children.


In today’s conversation, Erin chats with Elizabeth Soto-Baez, a certified women’s empowerment coach for divorced women.


In this episode, Erin and Elizabeth share:

  1. What it really means when you feel uneasy in your relationship

  2. Signs that your relationship or marriage is causing your anxiety

  3. How people pleasing shows up in your relationships

  4. What to do when you feel like you “should” or “have to” do something in your marriage

  5. Why you feel like a robot from all of the wife and mom expectations

  6. The impact that fear of judgment from others (especially in a religious community) has on divorce

  7. How to start to feel happy, joyful, and alive again!


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