# EP 43: When Marriage Meets Culture Shock

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Published: 2025-09-03T09:00:18+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2053

## Resource

Welcome back to Affirm That Sh!t. This week I sit down with Katie Rössler, a powerhouse author, counselor, and grief expert who knows exactly what it means to rebuild when life strips you down. Katie opens up about moving from the U.S. to Germany with her husband and kids—a move that looked like adventure on the outside but came with cultural collisions, marriage strain, and more loss than most could imagine. Katie gets real about grieving abroad: saying goodbye to her mother, miscarriages, and the heartbreak of handling family estates across oceans and time zones. She also shares what she calls “power couple burnout”—when two high-achieving partners hit the wall and realize the old blueprint no longer works. Together we dive into reverse culture shock, bicultural marriage struggles, miscarriage grief, and the raw truth of what it means to rewrite love after loss. Katie also gives us the inside scoop on her books, The New Face of Grief and Giving Birth to Motherhood, and why her Boundary Queen program is giving couples and individuals the courage to evolve, not just endure. This isn’t a fluffy love story—it’s a story of rebuilding, reclaiming, and rising out of the ashes stronger than before. Connect with Katie: https://katierossler.com/

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