Strong, healthy partnerships don’t just benefit the adults — they serve as a model for, and shape the lives of, children, too. This week on Raising Parents: The Parenting Science Insights Podcast, host Marie Stella interviews psychotherapist Kara Hoppe MA, MFT to learn more about how stronger partnerships make for better parenting. Boasting over a decade of experience, Kara Hoppe MA, MFT offers psychotherapy with a relational, inclusive approach. In her psychotherapy practice, Kara Hoppe MA, MFT works with individuals and couples toward healing, growing, and becoming grounded. With a strong passion for helping parents partner better, Kara Hoppe MA, MFT is also the co-author of the book ‘Baby Bomb: A Relationship Survival Guide for New Parents’. She now offers couples coaching, as well as workshops and retreats, based on her book. In this episode, Kara Hoppe MA, MFT sheds light on the various ways in which the quality of a partnership between parents influences their effectiveness as parents. In addition, Kara Hoppe MA, MFT highlights some of the biggest challenges couples face as parents, and offers advice for navigating parental differences and disagreements. Together, Marie and Kara Hoppe MA, MFT explore practical habits and exercises for strengthening intimacy in parent-partner relationships, from self-care and quality time, to active listening. So, if you’re ready to level up your parenting, tune in this week for an insightful discussion packed with actionable tips and fresh perspectives! Follow Kara Hoppe MA, MFT’s work: https://www.karahoppe.com/ Produced by the Parenting Science Labs, a division of LMSL, the Life Management Science Labs. Explore LMSL https://lifemanagementsciencelabs.com/  and visit http://pa.lmsl.net/  for further information about Parenting Science Labs. Follow us on social media to stay updated:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@parentingsciencelabs Facebook: http://facebook.com/parenting.science.labs.1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parenting.science.labs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaScienceLabs LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/parenting-science-labs/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@parenting.science.labs  You can also subscribe and listen to the show on your preferred podcasting platforms:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raising-parents-the-parenting-science-insights-podcast/id1648316813 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6m3aSJRG63DGU224r5UHdX Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6012aa2c-375d-4ca9-b6b7-985ca461b214/raising-parents-the-parenting-science-insights-podcast iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-raising-parents-the-parent-102799992/ Podbean: https://parentingscienceinsights.podbean.com/ PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3402014 Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/raising-parents-the-parenting-4912287