Have you ever felt hesitant to speak up and advocate for the supportive partnership that you want?

Dr. Julie Hanks, a licensed therapist, owner of Wasatch Family Therapy, and well known influencer, shares her insights on creating partnership families and the challenges that often come with this endeavor.

We discuss:

• The concept of aspirational shame and how it prevents women from pursuing their goals and advocating for their spouse’s support

• The importance of valuing unpaid work

• Key characteristics of a partnership marriage

• The importance of language and challenging assumptions

• How partnership and engagement in the home benefits men

About Dr. Julie Hanks

Dr. Julie Hanks is a licensed therapist, coach, author, relationship expert, media contributor, blogger, speaker, and performing songwriter with 28 years experience counseling women, couples and families.

After speaking to large women’s groups of Latter-day Saint women on preventing emotional burnout for a decade and working with hundreds of women in her clinical practice who were overwhelmed and felt “never good enough”, Dr. Hanks felt compelled to write her first book The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women.

Her latest book The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries, and Transform Your Relationships draws from her years of clinical practice helping women to find their authentic voice in their lives, their relationships, and in the world. Grounded in attachment theory, this self-help book takes a comprehensive view of assertiveness and is filled with exercises and practical advice.

Dr. Hanks’ most valuable experience has been “in the trenches” of family life as a wife to Jeff Hanks and mother of 4 children, 1 daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren.

Connect with Dr. Julie Hanks

• Julie's website

• Julie on instagram

• Julie's books