Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

Did you know that 75% of modern couples live together before they get married? Did you also know that 75% of couple who live together before they get married end in divorce? Join us as Dr. David Gudgel outlines the negative effects of cohabitation. Later, we debunk a popular marriage myth, and then we answer a question from a listener who wants to know if she should tell her husband that is she attracted to his best friend.   Check out the book Before You Live Together for a donation of any amount!   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Marriage mentors are extremely important in helping married couples develop strong marriages Join us as Greg & Erin sit down with Marriage 911 mentors RG & Karen Yallaly to talk through how, and why, you should consider mentoring other couples. Later, we hear a devotion from Bill Arbuckle, then we answer a question from a listener who wants to know how she can bring up sensitive issues with her husband without starting a fight.   Check out Marriage 911 to help hurting couples find restoration and hope   Become Marriage Champions! Click here to download the free Marriage Champions e-book   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

World-renowned love experts Milan & Kay Yerkovich join us for a deeper dive into love styles. Listen to discover your love style, and how it impacts your reaction to stress. Later, we interview marriage counselor Glenn Lutgens on how you can reconnect with your spouse. Then, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how he can navigate his wife's codependent relationship with her son.   Check out Milan & Kay's book - How We Love   Take the free Love Styles quiz!   Learn more about the "Comfort Circle"   Take our free Marriage Assessment!   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Are you and your spouse cultivating meaningful relationships with our couples? Marriage experts Matt & Lisa Jacobson join Greg & Erin to discuss the importance of marriage friendships. Later, listen for Conversation Starters: Double Date Edition! Then, we'll hear a question from a listener who wants to know if she should sign a prenup.   Click here to receive a bundle of Matt & Lisa's devotionals, 100 Ways to Love Your Wife and 100 Ways to Love Your Husband, for a gift of any amount!   Click here for a list of Conversation Starters! And don't forget to leave us a voicemail with your answers to this week's questions... What do you do for fun? What has God been teaching you lately? What do you value in a friendship?   Call Focus on the Family at 1(800) 232-6459 or click here to be connected with one of our licensed counselors.   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

We discourage every couple from divorce, but sometimes there isn't a choice. Join Greg & Erin as they sit down with author Susan Birdseye as she shares her story about facing infidelity, divorce, and the goodness of God. Later, we hear a devotion from Bill Arbuckle about famed explorer Ernest Shackleton. Then, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how they can have emotional conversations with their unemotional spouse.   When Happily Ever After Shatters - for a gift of any amount!   Interested in our marriage intensive program? Click here to learn more about Hope Restored.   Call Focus on the Family at 1(800) 232-6459 or click here to be connected with one of our licensed counselors.   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Do you find yourself wondering how you balance dependence & independence in your marriage? Join Greg & Erin as they sit down with Dr. Juli Slattery and her husband Michael, to talk about how they've maintained an intimate connection supported through successful, time consuming, independent careers. Later, we debunk the popular marriage "prepare for sex to become boring." Then, we answer a question from a listener who wants to know how to fix her marriage if her spouse is unwilling to go to counseling.   Finding the Hero in Your Husband   Take the free Marriage Assessment!   Interested in our marriage intensive program? Click here to learn more about Hope Restored.   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

If you are married with a disabled spouse, you may experience spouse caregiver burnout, resentment or loneliness. But what does it mean to stay together "in sickness and in health"? This weeks guests have done just that. At age 17, a diving accident left Joni Eareckson Tada paralyzed from the neck down. In 1982, she married who husband, Ken, who stepped into a full-time caregiver role. Join Greg & Erin as they sit down with Joni and Ken to talk about their incredible love story of hope, resilience, and God-given strength. Later, we sit down with counselor Joannie DeBrito to talk about how you can support your spouse through seasons of grief.   Joni and Ken: An Untold Love Story   Take the free Marriage Assessment!   Give Your Spouse Emotional Support!   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

In marriage, two are supposed to become one, right? How then do you have healthy boundaries in marriage? Join us as Greg & Erin sit down with world renowned boundaries expert Dr. John Townsend to discuss how creating boundaries in marriage can actually bring you closer together. Later, we hear the beautiful marriage story of newlyweds, Emerson and Ruth. Then, we answer a question from a listener who wants to know how he can encourage his spouse to pray with him.   The Secret Language of Successful Couples   .Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Do you find that managing life with children keeps you from your spouse? Join us as Greg & Erin sit down with author and speaker Kathi Lipp to discuss balancing marriage and parenting. Later, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how she and her husband can improve their relationship with their new daughter-in-law.   Take the free Marriage Assessment!   Parenting Assessment   Happy Habits for Every Couple   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Greg & Erin conclude their discussion with Bill and Pam Farrel on the code to unlock your spouse, taking a detailed look at what husbands need in a marriage. Later, we sit down with newlywed couple, Alex and Megan. Then, we hear a question from one of our listeners who wants to know how she can deal with feelings of jealousy towards her husbands friendships outside of the marriage.   The Secret Language of Successful Couples   Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Are you yearning for deeper connection with your spouse? Join us as Greg & Erin sit down with authors and relationship experts Bill and Pam Farrel as they share their secret on how you can unlock a better relationship. Then, we debunk a popular myth about kids! Later, we hear a question from a listener who wants to know how his spouse can help him depression and anxiety.   Hey! Get Bill and Pam's book, The Secret Language of Successful Couples, for a gift of any amount.   Take the free Marriage Assessment!   .Donate Now!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

It's our Father's Day celebration! Greg and Erin celebrate Dad's and talk about the challenges facing Fathers with Dr. Danny Huerta. Then Bill Arbuckle shares a wonderful Father's Day devotional. Later we answer a question about tips and trick as your family welcomes a newborn.   Practice Makes Parent Podcast   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

What do you do when you are feeling emotionally abandoned in your marriage? Is your husband or wife ignoring you? Greg and Erin talk about how to tackle this subject with your spouse, and Jerry and Kate Angelo demonstrate how praying together can bring you back together in your marriage. Then we get into one of our favorite segments, Conversation Starters. Later we answer a question from a listener about her spouse's job conflicting with her beliefs.   Marriage Assessment   Conversation Starters   9 Lies That Will Destroy Your Marriage: And The Truths That Will Save It and Set It Free.   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

How do we fight against pornography in marriage? Greg and Erin wrap their conversation with Mark and Rosie Makinney on this important topic.. Also we continue our conversation with Focus on the Family Counselor Geremy Keeton. Geremy discusses setting boundaries and what counseling looks like in dealing with porn in a marriage. Later we get a question from one of our listeners about dealing with conflicting personalities in their marriage.   Receive the book Aftershock for your donation of any amount!   Help for Pornography Addiction   Restoring Trust After a Confession of Pornography Addiction   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

How do we fight against pornography in marriage? Over the next two episodes Greg and Erin tackle this important subject with Mark and Rosie Makinney. Later we are joined by Focus on the Family Counselor Geremy Keeton to dive deeper into the effects of porn on marriage and as always we get a question from one of our listeners about rekindling intimacy after infidelity.   Receive the book Aftershock for your donation of any amount!   Help for Pornography Addiction   Restoring Trust After a Confession of Pornography Addiction   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

What are your love languages? Dr. Gary Chapman joins Greg and Erin to breakdown the 5 love languages and why they are important in a marriage. Then Greg and Erin talk about their own love languages and how they are intentional in using those in their marriage. Later we answer a question from a listener about his struggles with emotional connection and communication.   Receive the book The Five Love Languages for your donation of any amount!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Celebrating Mom! Rebecca St. James joins Greg and Erin to discuss becoming a wife and mother. Rebecca also talks about the film about her families journey "Unsung Hero". Rebecca talks about her mom Helen Smallbone as she encouraged and supported her husband and kids in a time of crisis. Later we talk about how best to honor women. and we get a listener question about couples that are struggling with infertility.   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

What happens when you have conflict in your marriage? Author Kari Trent Stageberg joins Greg and Erin to discuss the merge moment in her marriage and the steps they took as the two shall become one flesh. Later Greg and Erin will debunk another Marriage Myth and we get a powerful listener question from a woman trying to do everything she can to avoid the dreaded "D'" word.   Receive the book The Merge for Marriage for your donation of any amount!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Greg and Erin talk with Luke and Joel Smallbone and their sister, Rebecca St. James talk about their own family story behind the Unsung Hero movie. The movie follows the family' s mother, Helen Smallbone , as she uses her faith to hold her husband and children together by turning struggles into an adventure and exercise their faith in God Later we will have our always fun conversation starter segment. We wrap the show with a listener question about settling while you are dating.   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.

Greg and Erin continue their discussion with Dave and Ashley Willis about setting boundaries with your in-laws. Later Joannie DeBrito joins the show to weigh in on how to set healthy boundaries with your in-laws with your spouse. We wrap with a listener question from Jay about a spouse being unreceptive toward their feelings.   Get Dave and Ashley's book for a gift of any amount!   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail.