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Episode 5: Mel and Tash will discuss the topic of stress between partners. A recent discussion suggest husbands stress women out more than their children.

Areas we will cover: 

• Do you find this to be true? why/why not?
• Identifying the roles/dynamics of husband and wife in the family.
• What characteristics are increasing the likelihood of a mom becoming stressed?
• Did you know?-- Men are reporting an increase in stress levels similar to their spouses. What’s contributing to this cause?
• Supplemental effects of the stress--strained relationships?, separation/divorce? Heart disease?
• Strained relationships: the mental stress can be just as detrimental as the physical. One can argue it leads to physical ailments. Women are likely to carryover this mental stress than men.
• Stress provides ill effects on our bodies. That negative energy is known to increase the likelihood of heart disease, ulcers, and a host of other ailments.
• Practical solutions to combat stress

Sources: 

Blades, Lincoln Anthony (2017, March 13) Why Black Men Need to be Emotionally Involved in Relationships. Ebony Retrieved from http://www.ebony.com/love-relationships/relationships-men-emotions

Hon, Jeremy (2018, March 2) Studies Show That Husbands Stress Women Twice As Much As Children. Retrieved from https://www.providr.com/study-husband-wife-stress/

Marital Stress Affects the Hearts of Husbands and Wives Differently  (2006 March 15). Retrieved from: 

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1720791&page=1

Parker-Pope, Tara (2010, June 19) Now, Dad Feels as Stressed as Mom. New York Times Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/weekinreview/20parkerpope.html

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