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Whispers to a Bride: Emotional Insight for your Wedding Drama

Welcome to Whispers to a Bride where we address the emotional aspects of getting married so you can navigate the stress and drama with grace and ease. This podcast talks about what it means to be a bride and how it impacts your identity and your closest relationships. You will learn how to prepare mentally and emotionally not only for your wedding day but for your married life as well. Kara Maureen is a Bridal Coach and Therapist who helps brides solve wedding drama with grace. Connect with

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Episode 46: The Arrival Fallacy

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2022/06/01

Today we are going to talk about one of the biggest issues facing brides- the arrival fallacy. The arrival fallacy is the mental and emotional illusion that when you arrive, once you get there, achieve the goal, and arrive at your wedding day, you will have lasting happiness. This is why so many brides and couples are willing to suffer through a tough wedding planning journey. In this episode, I offer 3 ways to combat the arrival fallacy so that you feel connected and understood as you head down the

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Episode 45: The Art of Noticing

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2022/05/25

This is another framework for getting into the feeling state that you want for your wedding day. It’s the art of noticing. There will be a lot to see and take in and the art of noticing will let you be intentional about what you take in, what you notice, and what you celebrate which will have you feeling better. In this episode, I share how stopping to notice your wedding is magical and fun and makes you appreciate it so much more. What you’ll learn from this episode: Choosing what you notice The

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Episode 44: Perfectionism

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2022/05/18

I have noticed with brides and weddings, it really brings out this perfectionist monster. There's all of a sudden this idea that their wedding should or could possibly be perfect, and they should look perfect and act perfect and everyone else should be perfect. The whole thing just takes on a life of its own and the perfectionist, the bad part of perfectionism really comes out. I get that it feels really true that you are a perfectionist, you have a very keen eye, you have a high standard, you have

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Episode 43: Vibes

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2022/05/11

So much of wedding talk is about wanting to create a vibe. So many brides think a lot about how to create the vibe they going for on their wedding day. And while the atmosphere (venue, decor, etc) communicates certain energy or vibe, the strongest factor in creating the wedding vibe you want is to learn how to communicate it with your own energy. In this episode, we are discussing how you can create the vibe you want for your wedding now just imagining it. What you’ll learn from this episode: How

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Episode 42: I Just Want to Elope

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2022/05/04

Is it bad to be knee deep in planning and just ask yourself and your fiancé “wouldn’t it make more sense to just elope?” Whether it's the complicated logistics of hotel blocks and transportation, the unhappy family members who aren’t getting their way, the ballooning expenses, or just the overwhelm of the sheer amount of decisions. Maybe it’s just that the wedding has become a bit of a monster that has taken over your entire relationship and you miss the life you had before wedding planning. In this

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Episode 41: Feel Good on the Big Day

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2022/04/27

How can you manage your feelings on the big day? How can you make sure you feel the way you want to feel? You want to feel good. You want to enjoy it. You want to be happy. You want to be present and soak it all in. But how? It can feel like it’s the thing you have the least control over. You think that you have to wait to see what happens in order to know how you are going to feel. In this episode, I just want you to flip the paradigm a bit. Your wedding day isn’t going to tell you how to feel, you

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Episode 40: The Story of Your Wedding

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2022/04/20

I want to remind you today that your wedding is a changing thing. At one point, it was a dream, a vision, or a fantasy. Then at some point, your wedding becomes a possibility. You are dating someone you can envision marrying, suddenly the possibility of your own wedding is within your reachable reality. Then if you are engaged and planning a wedding, your wedding becomes a choice, a reality, and an event. It can become a source of joy, and pain. It can be a dream, a nightmare, or both at the same

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Episode 39: What Do You Yearn For?

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2022/04/13

When we think about weddings, we think about what we want them to be. Where we want them, what it will look like, the flowers, the music, the dress, the food, the dance floor, the guest list, and all the details. We think about Pinterest, Instagram, and Tik Tok. We think about the movies we have seen, we think about the weddings we’ve been to, and the images that have been in our minds. I love that. I want you to have what you want. Whether it is peonies, a mermaid cut dress, a black and white

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Episode 38: Your Wedding Demands It

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2022/04/06

Weddings seem to come with demand. It requires something of you and you usually aren’t prepared to think about it or tackle it. It can seem really unrelated to your actual wedding, yet it becomes an obstacle that stands right between you and your happy day. Shouldn’t it be as simple as just making decisions and choosing things that work for our budgets and preferences and cultures and families? In this episode, I am discussing that whatever your wedding is demanding of you, how to stop trying to

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Episode 37: The Field

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2022/03/30

There is a quote by the Persian poet Rumi, “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there.” I mean, can you even take it. This idea is just so fabulous. Just think of all the ways you can apply this to the drama happening in your world right now. So much of the conflict I see with brides is around wanting to do things right or litigating who did something wrong and our brains get really stuck in right and wrong land. In this episode, we discuss if it is

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Episode 36: Bridal Beauty

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2022/03/23

Bridal beauty is a huge industry. Many brides will whiten their teeth, start botox, start working out, diet, get facials, get manicures, go tanning, or get eyelash extensions. So many things go on in the glam world when a woman is planning a wedding. There is so much pressure to look the best you’ve ever looked. In this episode, we are going to pause and acknowledge the weirdness of the bridal beauty industry. It’s alright to want to look your best, but it’s also okay to keep getting better. What

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Episode 35: What Wants to Happen

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2022/03/16

So many brides have strong visions of their weddings. Often based on old visions, movies, Instagram, or Pinterest. We get so so bombarded by trends and images it can be really difficult to know whether what we want is authentically true to our deepest desire or whether we have been specialized to want it. In talking to brides throughout the pandemic who have had to shift and postpone and replan and unplan, it really drove home the usefulness of this concept- what wants to happen? In this episode,

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Episode 34: Le Pause

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2022/03/09

Have you ever heard the phrase Le Pause? Le Pause is a french baby sleep training technique where when you hear your baby cry in the middle of the night, you don’t rush straight away to get them, you give it a pause, and see if they resettle. I love this idea and I am advocating that we bring Le Pause to the bridal journey. Most brides jump right to wedding planning as soon as they are engaged but what if we took a pause here instead? In this episode, I explain why pausing is so important not only

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Episode 33: My Friendship Lesson

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2022/03/02

Today I just want to give you a little lesson on friendship from my own wedding. When it comes to choosing a bridal party, it can be hard to choose between family and friends. For my wedding, I decided I wanted a small bridal party so my friends wouldn’t feel burdened because being a bridesmaid can be draining. But there’s a lot that happens on your wedding day and I learned that I should have trusted my friends more and have had the nuanced conversation. What you’ll learn from this episode:

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Episode 32: Why Brides

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2022/02/23

Today I want to answer a question I get a lot - why brides? People want to know why I don’t focus on couples. The answer is simple: the male experience of getting married is very different from a woman’s. Wedding culture shows this focus on the bride and what her wedding means about her. It all comes back to the history of weddings and the different viewpoints we have had on weddings. Listen in as I discuss why I am committed and secure in my decision to focus my work on brides. What you’ll learn

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Episode 31: Let Them Be Wrong

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2022/02/16

If you are like me, you want people to understand you, to get you. I have learned that there isn’t always room for it, in the place, time, or setting that you want. So let them be wrong. I am obsessed with this mantra right now. There is something so freeing about it and it comes up so much in wedding planning. In this episode, we are going to dive into relieving your anxiety with this one simple phrase - Let them be wrong. What you’ll learn from this episode: How to decide to let go and let

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Episode 30: Bridesmaid Ghosting

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2022/02/09

Where do my friendships fit in once you get married? We know weddings cause the relationship group to shift beneath us but friendship really is connected to our survival In this episode, I am going to be talking about a trend I’ve noticed around bridesmaid ghosting. When your nearest and dearest just sorta going silent and it’s obviously really stressful on a bride. What you’ll learn from this episode: How to define friendship Why you don’t need to have a ton of friends Recognizing a toxic

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Episode 29: Wedding Essence

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2022/02/02

What is the first thing you should do when planning a wedding? In this episode, we are talking about the essential ingredient you need before you even start planning your wedding - your intention. Listen in as I discuss the importance of getting quiet and really deciding what you want out of your wedding. What you’ll learn from this episode: How to determine as a couple what you want your wedding to be The importance of envisioning the future How I determined what I valued most for my wedding

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Episode 28: Guest List Drama

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2022/01/26

One of the biggest issues coming up lately is the guest list drama. We start feeling badly about not inviting people, like friends that we have lost touch with or certain family members. Plus there’s the issue with people who don’t RSVP or decline the invitation. There is no rule that you have to invite someone because they expect to be invited. What you’ll learn from this episode: How there are no rules around who you have to invite Where to start with your guest list How Covid impacted who we

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Episode 27: Hard Conversations

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2022/01/19

As you have noticed weddings bring up a lot of things for a lot of people. You are probably going to find yourself having to have a lot of tricky conversations that you never saw coming. The most important thing you can do is have them. Giving people you care about the dignity of a face-to-face conversation is a beautiful gesture that can change the tone and trajectory of a relationship. What you’ll learn from this episode: How we show up is more important than what we say Taking responsibility

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