Identity shift: From single to married | تحول الهوية: من العازبة الى المتزوجة

Ahlieh Be Mahalieh | أهلية بمحلية

We are taught that life is divided into two parts: before and after marriage.

Crossing to phase two, on the other hand, can be tough for both men and women, especially if they are poorly informed of what is to come. Isn't the couple's status already complicated? What if we add children into the mix?

In this coupled life, society has set certain expectations, some are specific to the husband while others are specific to the wife. Although each couple's experience is unique, many similar challenges emerge among couples such as changes in relationship dynamics and anxiety that leads to conflict. However, we can easily say, that expectations and challenges that are set for the wife, the woman, the mother-to-be are much more than the man, the husband, the father-to-be, in the Arab world to say the least. For women, motherhood is culturally connected with happy feelings and fulfillment, and it is seen as one of the most important goals of every woman's life regardless of her work, status, or degree of education, yet the changes and challenges she faces in this phase, as a wife, mother-to-be and a mother are not always clear, expected or even told of.

Zahra Nafaily Psychotherapist And couple therapist, joins us today to discuss life before and after marriage and how it influences women's journeys. She will talk about the difficulties of partner relationship dynamics, the shift of identity from couple to married, parenting, societal judgment, and how to stay in harmony with your own body through it all.

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