So, you’ve found yourself here.

It’s another evening of you just finishing wrestling your child into bed.
The sink’s full. Your computer is still open.
And your partner? They’re halfway through folding a load of laundry you started 3 days ago.

Every too busy couple faces a fork in the road:

Path 1: The Survival Path
You clock out of work... and clock right back in at home.
You divide and conquer. You wing it everyday to make it work.
You survive on takeout, Goldfish crackers, and hope.
You're raising great kids. You’re getting stuff done but disorganized…… a bit chaotic.
And somewhere along the way, you stopped communicating and being a couple.

Path 2: The PowerPair Path
You build small rituals that keep you connected.
You find systems that make the chaos less chaotic.
You prioritize each other without sacrificing the kids or the careers.
You’re not perfect, but you’re present. And you’re still in love.

If you're reading this, you've chosen Path 2. You refuse to accept that becoming parents means losing your career advancement and yourselves as partners. I love you for that.

But here's the problem.

Most advice for working parents is either unrealistic ("Just wake up at 5 AM every day!") or treats your relationship like an afterthought. The parenting blogs focus on kids. The career advice ignores family life. The relationship content assumes you have endless time and energy.

No one talks about the space in between where real life happens and connection is built or lost in the tiny moments of the week.

That's exactly what we're here to solve.

Our Story

My wife and I have always been driven.
I work in marketing at a tech startup.
She’s a preschool speech-language pathologist, who also coaches cheer and dance at the high school.

We love our careers. But even more, we loved the life we were building together.

Then our daughter arrived. The best life changing moment of our lives!

With her came the shift no one prepared us for.

Suddenly, everything was shifts:
Work shift. Parent shift. Mental load shift.
Laundry, meetings, daycare drop-off, emotional support, calendar coordination.
We were always on but rarely on the same page.

We weren’t fighting. We weren’t unhappy.
But we were disconnected.
Like coworkers in a very chaotic workplace… who also happened to share a toddler and a mortgage.

So we started asking:

“How can we get more on the same page and feel more present with each other and our daughter?”

That’s how PowerPair began.

The Mission:

To help you build a thriving partnership while raising kids and advancing careers. Real-life systems you can use tomorrow morning. Connection-building, stress-reducing, relationship-strengthening ideas that work for parents in the thick of it.

PowerPair is your playbook for doing both shifts and staying connected with your spouse while you do it. Ready to start?

Ready to Start Building Your PowerPair Life?

Join thousands of too busy parents who refuse to choose between marriage happiness, being a present parent and your career success.

Every Thursday, we deliver

  1. 3 curated expert tactics centered around marriage, parenting and mental health

  2. 2 Motivational quotes

  3. 1 Family system

Welcome to the Power Pair path. Let's build something amazing together.

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