Relationship Helpers

Relationship Helpers is a weekly podcast where professional counselors Vincent and Laura Ketchie discuss issues that marriages and families face. They interview professionals in the counseling and helping field, who give insight and helpful tips to improve relationships. If you are struggling in your relationship with your spouse, your kids, yourself, your significant other, your family, your friends, or God, give us a listen!

080 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Peacemaking

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 8th and final episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Peacemaking."

03-04
28:21

079 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Genuineness

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 7th episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Genuineness."

02-25
25:16

078 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Patience

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 6th episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Patience."

02-18
40:25

077 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Generosity

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 5th episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Generosity."

02-11
23:45

076 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Bravery

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 4th episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Bravery."

02-04
21:17

075 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Cheerfulness

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 3rd episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Cheerfulness."

01-28
30:00

074 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Friendliness

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 2nd episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Friendliness."

01-21
22:52

073 Personal Growth: A Better New Year's Resolution - Gentleness

What does a New Year's resolution mean to you? Are they empty promises that you make to yourself about the way you look or are they about something deeper? This is the 1st episode in an 8 part series entitled "A Better New Year's Resolution." In each episode, Vincent and Laura discuss a character trait that we would like to improve upon. This week's episode is "Gentleness."

01-14
36:07

072 Dating: Do They Put You On A Pedestal?

This is the final episode in the 8 part series, "8 Warning Signs You May Need To Break Up." Is your boyfriend or girlfriend always making statements like "You're too good for me," or "I'll never live up to you"? Whoa, take a step back! Vincent and Laura discuss how this can be unhealthy and how to address it.

01-07
29:29

100 Personal Growth: Getting Unstuck

Tired of doing what everyone else is doing?  Dissatisfied with doing what you are told you "should" do? Laura and Vincent discuss going counter-culture, breaking the mold of conventional education and career paths while honoring your unique skills and abilities. 

07-22
33:09

099 Marriage: What Your Sex Life Says About Your Marriage - Part #2

What is healthy sex? How does your sex life correspond to your marriage? In this 2nd episode of a 2 part series, Laura and Vincent discuss healthy sex. They talk about how it is healthy to be selfish and unselfish in the sexual relationship as well as 6 traits of a great lover.

07-15
29:17

098 Marriage: What Your Sex Life Says About Your Marriage

What is healthy sex? How does your sex life correspond to your marriage? In this first episode of a 2 part series, Laura and Vincent discuss healthy sex. They talk about how it can be distorted and how that distortion affects your marriage.

07-08
25:46

097 Parenting: Teens & Devices

Our society is inundated with computer screens. Though these screens have many advantages, they also have disadvantages. Vincent and Laura talk about how devices like smart phones, I-pads, and Kindles are re-wiring our youth's brains and disabling them in the areas of emotional and social health. 

07-01
31:00

096 Parenting: Teens & Vaping

In December 2018, the US Surgeon General Jerome Adams issued this statement, "I am officially declaring e-cigarette use [vaping] among youth an epidemic in the United States." In this episode, Vincent and Laura discuss the health risks of vaping and how to talk to your children about it.

06-24
23:50

095 Marriage: Date Night Movies - Part 3

Are you wanting to have some deeper conversations with your spouse? In this 3 part series, Laura and Vincent give suggestions to six romantic movies that have strong relationship themes. Laura and Vincent give synopses of each movie, discuss the themes, and give suggestions for questions to ask your spouse. The goal is to get your spouse to discuss your relationship on a deeper level. In this third episode, they discuss the movies 27 Dresses and How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days. 

06-17
28:03

094 Marriage: Date Night Movies - Part 2

Are you wanting to have some deeper conversations with your spouse? In this 3 part series, Laura and Vincent give suggestions to six romantic movies that have strong relationship themes. Laura and Vincent give synopses of each movie, discuss the themes, and give suggestions for questions to ask your spouse. The goal is to get your spouse to discuss your relationship on a deeper level. In this second episode, they discuss the movies Sleepless in Seattle and Hope Floats. 

06-10
27:25

093 Marriage: Date Night Movies - Part 1

Are you wanting to have some deeper conversations with your spouse? In this 3 part series, Laura and Vincent give suggestions to six romantic movies that have strong relationship themes. Laura and Vincent give synopses of each movie, discuss the themes, and give suggestions for questions to ask your spouse. The goal is to get your spouse to discuss your relationship on a deeper level. In this first episode, they discuss the movies Sense and Sensibility and Long Hot Summer. 

06-03
35:15

092 Marriage: How To Support Your Grieving Spouse

Has your spouse lost a loved one recently? Has your spouse had some major life changes like losing a job or moving? This is the last episode in our 8 part series "How To Support Your Spouse...". In this episode, Laura and Vincent discuss grief and how to help your spouse work through the grieving process.

05-27
28:50

091 Marriage: How To Support Your Spouse With Non-Drug Addictions

Does your spouse spend too much time at work? Or do they shop all of the time? In this episode, Laura and Vincent discuss how you can approach these subjects to begin to help your spouse lessen these addictions.

05-20
25:04

090 Marriage: How To Support Your Spouse With Anger Issues

Does your spouse explode on you or your children? Are you at a loss with how to deal with their anger? In this 6th episode in the series "How To Support Your Spouse...", Laura and Vincent examine different ways you can help your spouse who struggles with anger issues.

05-13
36:00

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