Jakita answers the question, "Is Marriage Beneficial to Women?" in this solo episode regarding the state of modern marriages.  Husbands and Wives. Ladies and Gentlemen grab your favorite drink and tune in to the conversation. Don't forget to grab your pen and paper to take notes as Marriage & Family Therapist, Jakita shares expert tips on how to improve the connection between you and your spouse.  Click play NOW! Jakita is an industry expert in the mental health field evoking transformative conversations on how to maintain a balance between personal development and the needs of your partner in committed relationships. Jakita is the owner of Bridging Differences Marriage & Family Therapy Services- a Telehealth based mental health private practice located in Michigan. She is a mother to three young daughters and married to her best friend and life partner, Dominic. To stay in touch: IG: TheMarriedMillennial_ YouTube: The Married Millennial For questions, inquires, show suggestions or if you would like to be a guest/co-host email Jakita: [email protected] or [email protected] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/support

Jakita is joined by two amazing married couples who share their journeys navigating being a blended family. Tune is as we discuss each couples way of disciplining their step children, challenges with building relationships with their stepchildren's other parent, when they introduced their children to their now spouse, and hopes for the future as a blended family.  Click play to listen to Jakita; Thiera & Eron; and Carmella & AK have an honest and meaningful conversation on blending their families as black married millennial couples. Jakita is an industry expert in the mental health field evoking transformative conversations on how to maintain a balance between personal development and the needs of your partner in committed relationships. Jakita is the owner of Bridging Differences Marriage & Family Therapy Services- a Telehealth based mental health private practice located in Michigan. She is a mother to three young daughters and married to her best friend and life partner, Dominic. To stay in touch: IG: TheMarriedMillennial_ YouTube: The Married Millennial For questions, inquires, show suggestions or if you would like to be a guest/co-host email Jakita: [email protected]. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/support

Marriage & Family Therapist, Mother, Wife, Daughter, Sister, and Friend- Jakita Criswell-Reed shares insight into how she has learned to foster a healthy mental perspective surrounding the health of her relationship with herself considering the many roles she plays to her loved ones and clients.  Click play to join the conversation as Jakita discusses her former people pleasing ways, her mental health self care tips, and shares her thought provoking perspective of why she feels the most important relationship you will have is with yourself.  Jakita is an industry expert in the mental health field evoking transformative conversations on how to maintain a balance between personal development and the needs of your partner in committed relationships. Jakita is the owner of Bridging Differences Marriage & Family Therapy Services- a Telehealth based mental health private practice located in Michigan.  She is a mother to three young daughters and married to her best friend and life partner, Dominic.  To stay in touch:  IG: TheMarriedMillennial_ YouTube: The Married Millennial For questions, inquires, show suggestions or if you would like to be a guest/co-host email Jakita: [email protected]. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/themarriedmillennial/support