Check Out Morgan Cutlip’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Morgan Cutlip

Hi Morgan, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I have been interested in relationships for as long as I can remember. My entry into this work and my career is deeply impacted by my father. My dad went back to school for his PhD in psychology when I was in grade school and I used to attend classes with him. He’d give me fake cases and ask how I’d help that particular client’s marriage or family. I fell in love with the work. My dad started creating courses back before everyone and their brother had a course and I started traveling with him to conferences in the summer to help work his booth and sometimes speak with him. I knew I wanted to contribute to the work he was doing, so I pursued my PhD in psychology and specialized in relationships. I spent 15 years working alongside my dad creating courses, content, and teaching our relationship education programs. In total, we’ve reached over a million people worldwide. Way back in high school I told my dad that someday I wanted to offer something to support women in their relationships, I feel beyond lucky to spend my time doing that today. When I became a mother and was totally whiplashed by that transition, it became clear to me what I wanted to do to serve women and that was to help them navigate motherhood in a new way. This was the inspiration for my first book, Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself. I also experienced such a dramatic shift in our marriage after kids. The amount of responsibilities that increased, seemingly overnight, the difficulty finding time together and growing disconnection, the increased stress, and the defensiveness that seemed to rear it’s head more than I wanted were a big inspiration in the work that I do too. My second book, A Better Share: How Couples Can Tackle the Mental Load for more Fun, Less Resentment, and Great Sex is to help couples with exactly these issues. I feel so strongly about helping women master their relationships with their kids, themselves, and their partner because these are all connected. And because I’ve so deeply experienced the frustrations when there are deficits and struggles in these areas, I feel like I can speak about them in a way that is relatable but also use my professional experience and education to help people navigate through them in a new way.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The struggles have just felt like part of the process for me, frustrating at the time of course, but I never had expectations that this would just be easy. I try to think of each detour or bump as something that is redirecting my life in a meaningful way as long as I continue to persevere. One that stands out to me is my dissertation. I ended up having to write three dissertations because each time I’d get one nearly done something would derail it. I lost my sample for the first one after I had already finished the first 3 chapters, the second my advisor requested I change the entire design which required a rewrite, and then the final version that was accepted. Each iteration ended up turning into a different and valuable project I ended up completing years later. Sometimes when we’re in the midst of a difficult moment, we don’t see the meaning of it, but often with time the purpose of the struggle is revealed.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I am a PhD in psychology, author, mother, and wife and I specialize in helping women master their relationship with themselves and their partner. I specialize in taking psychological skills, research, and theory and translating it into practical and tangible tools people can put to use in their relationships immediately. I think what really sets me apart is that I am relatable but also know what I’m talking about. I have a unique way of packaging concepts and tools so that they’re memorable and lead to meaningful change in people’s lives. I am most proud of my two books. The first one is for moms: Love Your Kids Without Losing Yourself and the second is for couples: A Better Share: How Couples Can Tackle the Mental Load for More Fun, Less Resentment, and Great Sex.

We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
I am such an introvert. I have worked really hard to “pass” in social settings, especially when I do speaking events, as someone who is not so introverted but it takes a behemoth amount of energy to do it!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.drmorgancutlip.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmorgancutlip/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mylovethinks/

Image Credits
Photos: Everglow Photo