Marriage Radio: Real Help to Save Your Marriage

We hear it often, "How can I forgive myself for what I've done?" In this program, you will find the answer. If you wonder if guilt a good thing or a bad thing, it's both. People who never feel guilt are scary. Think sociopaths or psychopaths.  People who feel overwhelming guilt are miserable. They can't function well in life. Sometimes a person involved in something that violates his/her beliefs and values feels guilt for a while...then goes through a period of feeling little to no guilt...and finally feels strong self-recrimination, sadness, and a compulsion to avoid those s/he hurt. If you struggle with guilt, or if someone you love struggles with guilt, this program is for you. In this program, Dr. Joe Beam discusses why we feel guilty, why that is a good thing...but also how guilt can become a cage that makes life miserable. He will explain how to deal with guilt in effective ways. He will show you the path to find peace again and to resume life in its fullness. He will show you how to forgive yourself. And how to find forgiveness from others. If you wish, you may call during the program to ask questions, make comments, or even disagree. Call during the live program beginning at 9 p.m. Central time, Tuesday, January 17. The number is (646) 378-0424.

Usually more divorces are filed in January than any other month? Why? And...since we're asking...why does anyone file for divorce? In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains the underlying reason for wanting out of a marriage. He shares how various situations and circumstances generally all come back to this one reason.  By understanding the reason, the spouse who doesn't want the divorce has a better chance of changing things so that the divorce doesn't happen. Oh...and Dr. Beam will also explain why January typically is the month most divorces are filed. You may call during the program to speak with Dr. Beam to ask questions, make comments, or to disagree. All callers are welcome - 646) 378-0424 The program begins at 9 p.m. Central time, January 10, 2017. 

Great marriages have great sex. Not just sex. Not just good sex. Great sex! As Dr. Beam earned his PhD through the University of Sydney (rated one of the top 50 universities in the world), he concentrated his research on the correlations between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction. Many scholarly studies agree that they rise or fall together. Want a great relationship, have great sex. Want great sex, have a great relationship. In this program Dr. Beam focuses on research about the difference between good sex and great sex. Very interesting research identified eight factors of great sex. Dr. Beam will explain each of them. He teaches this methodology for great sex every semester in his human sexuality class at one of Nashville's leading universities. Now he shares them with you. Dr. Beam invites your calls during the program to ask questions, make comments, seek clarification, or disagree. You may even ask questions about sex or sexual matters that are not specifically addressed in the 8 Factors of Great Sex. You won't have to reveal your identity if talking about sex makes you uneasy. During the program call in at 646-378-0424. The program begins at 9 p.m. Central time.

As we end 2016 and move into 2017, it's time to look forward into what the future holds.  Just because things have been a certain way in the past does not mean that they have to be that way in the future.  In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam and CEO of Marriage Helper Kimberly Holmes will teach you how YOU can change your future, no matter what your past has been, and no matter what your situation is. Believe it or not, you have the power to change a lot of things by focusing solely on yourself.  We will teach you how to create goals and 4 different areas of life to set goals in: Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally and Spiritually. We will explain what each of those areas means and what kind of goals to set in each areas. Ultimately, this will help you become more attractive and create stronger, long-lasting relationships.

What is a mid-life crisis? What age does a mid-life crisis happen? What are the signs and symptoms of a mid-life crisis? If your spouse is going through a big change in life, these are probably things that you have searched for answers. Do you think that your spouse is going through a mid-life crisis? What should you do? Can you keep your marriage from falling apart? In this podcast we discuss how to understand what is really happening with your spouse (hint: it's NOT a mid-life crisis), and how you can respond in a way that will actually bring your marriage back together instead of tearing it apart. For more information on the Save My Marriage course, click here: your.marriagehelper.com/savemymarriage For more information on the MH 911 Workshop, click here: your.marriagehelper.com/marriage-workshop For more free articles and resources, see www.marriagehelper.com

Married? Separated? Divorced? This podcast is ESSENTIAL for getting through the holidays without going crazy. Justin Prince, program director of What About Me (a site for children and parents experiencing divorce), joins us to reveal THREE KEY THINGS to do to avoid having a stressful, terrible holiday season filled with fighting, disagreements and hurt feelings. This is especially crucial if you have kids...and even more crucial if you are separated or divorced. You'll be surprised at just how easy it is to implement these three steps to have a better holiday season.

There are a ton of "what ifs" that go through someone's mind when their spouse is in love with someone else. What if the affair doesn't end? What if the affair does end, but my spouse still doesn't come home? Can I trust again? Can we make it work? On this show, Kimberly Holmes, CEO of Marriage Helper will interview Richard and Petra. Richard and Petra saved their marriage after his affair, but it wasn't easy. Some days it looked like it wasn't ever going to be saved. But it happened. Learn more about their story and get hope from this awesome couple on this show.

When you love deeply, it hurts to lose that love. Whether the person you love dies, abandons you, cheats on you, turns on you, or continues to live in the same house but with no love shown, you will find yourself in the powerful grasp of grief. We see it with people whose spouses fall in love with another. We witness it in a straying spouse who decides to come home but now has to deal with the loss of the other relationship. We feel our hearts break when it is a child struggling to understand why a parent isn't there any longer. We hurt for the parent who loses a child to death. Is there hope?  Can life be good again? Yes. There is a process. It works. In this program, Dr. Joe Beam brings on special guest David Matthews. Along with his wife Debbie, he founded Spark of Life (www.sparkoflife.org) in 2008. Spark of Life exists to instill hope that, though life can never be the same after loss, life can be rich and fulfilling. Among other resources, they offer Grief Recovery Retreats to those who have experienced loss. David and Debbie are also certified leaders of Dr. Beam's intensive weekends for marriages in trouble. During this live call-in program, David will explain the process for dealing with loss of love so that life can again be full. He and Dr. Beam will also take callers who are dealing with the loss of love...from losing a spouse, to losing a parent, to losing a child, to losing a lover...or whatever loss you are experiencing or have experienced. Call live beginning at 9 p.m. Central time, Tuesday, November 15 by dialing 646-378-0424. If your children are suffering loss just as you are - (for example, the other parent has left) - invite them to listen to the program with you. After the program, you can find the recording on iTunes by subscribing free to Marriage Radio. Share the recording link with anyone you believe will benefit from this.

You know they're thinking it, even if they don't say it out loud. "What about me? Does anyone care about my hurt? My fear? My future?" You can help these kids. The first step is easy. Tell us your story if you lost a parent to divorce or death. We'll use it to help kids. How? To help parents realize the hurt. To inform those in positions to help if only they understand the deep pain.  One of the greatest fears of any child is losing a parent. Not just to death, but by the family splitting up. We are starting a new department within our nonprofit just to help kids (and their parents) when the family is no longer intact. Kids whose Dad or Mom left. Kids whose parent died. Kids raised by others than their parents. We need your personal experiences so that we can use your words to help children whose parents are fighting, divorcing, or divorced.  In the program, Dr. Beam asks that anyone who has lived through their parents' divorce (or is living through it now) to call and tell how it affected you then and affects you now. Please note that we will record your quotes and use them to help our new project to help kids. We won't use your name unless you tell us we can. If you are under 18, please call with your parent with you so that s/he can give us verbal permission to record you and use your quotes. If you are married and seeing the effect on your children by your spouse's wanting out of the marriage, please call and tell us about it. If when you were a child your parents divorced - or even if they stayed together and fought constantly - please call and tell us about your experiences. Even if you called when we had a similar program a few weeks ago, please call again. (We didn't get your permission to use your voice during that program.) Call beginning at 9 p.m. Central time at 646-378-0424.

Can every troubled marriage be saved? We believe nearly all can. However, not all will.  Sometimes one spouse does all s/he can to save the marriage. They learn, put into practice the right things, make right the things they did wrong, demonstrate remarkable love, patience, and...forgiveness. Yet, the other mate doesn't respond. Maybe it's another person. Maybe a different lifestyle they want to pursue.  Is there a time when the spouse striving to save the marriage should stop trying and accept that no matter what s/he does the marriage will end? Yes. When s/he makes that decision, are their things s/he should understand and do to build a new life that can be fulfilling and happy? Yes. Don't misunderstand, Dr. Beam fights for marriages. He encourages people not to give up easily. He and the amazing team at www.MarriageHelper.com offer many resources to help save marriages...even those that everyone else has given up on...and make those marriages good again. But, sadly, the team knows that some marriages will end. In this program, Dr. Beam shares thoughts about when it's time to move on. To accept that the mate isn't coming back. As an important part of that, he also shares what to understand and put into action that will help heal the heart and open new opportunities for love, fulfillment, and happiness. During the program, you may talk with Dr. Beam by calling 646-378-0424. The program airs live beginning at 9 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, November 1.  

You've heard about the Save My Marriage Course that Marriage Helper offers...but is it right for you? How does it really work? Listen to this for some great insight. We talk about how the course came to be, what kind of marital situations it works best for (and what situations it DOESN'T work for!), and how the course works. Hint: you get lifetime access ;) Join the course by October 31, 2016 and get 50% off with code MH50. Go to www.marriagehelper.com/savemymarriage for more info.

Rather than starting with a theme or subject as he usually does, in this program Dr. Joe Beam opens the mic for callers on any subject or area of relationships. Love, sex, dating, rescuing lost love, salvaging a troubled marriage, parenting, or any other subject that you wish to discuss. If you are a regular caller to this program, we ask that you allow new callers first chance to ask their questions or make their comments. The program begins 9 p.m. Central time tonight, October 25, 2016. You can call during the program at 646-378-0424. You may listen on your phone or press 1 to signal that you wish to speak with Dr. Beam. You may also listen on www.MarriageRadio.com.

Dr. Beam explained it when a guest on the Montel Williams Show. Falling in love is a process. If you follow the process, you fall in love whether you intend to or not. If you vacate or violate the process, you fall out of love whether you intend to or not. So what's the process? In this program, Dr. Joe Beam explains the LovePath, the process people go through as they fall in love with another. It has four steps or phases. He will explain each and how they lead to love... ...and how going down the LovePath the wrong way causes love to fail. Understanding the LovePath can help you fall in love, grow in love, or, if necessary, rescue lost love During the program you may talk with Dr. Beam or ask questions by calling 646-378-0424. The program begins at 9 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, October 18, 2016.

What does it mean - and what do you do - if your spouse has had more than one affair?  Does that indicate there is no hope? That you should end it and get away as fast as you can? Or is it possible to save your marriage...and save your spouse from any further infidelity? What do the affairs say about your spouse? Is s/he a sex addict? Serial adulterer? Maybe. But perhaps there is something else going on that can be addressed and, if you spouse has a conscience, it can be fixed. In this program Dr. Joe Beam discusses what he has learned by working with straying spouses over the years. The ones who strayed once and never again. The ones who strayed more than once. The ones who strayed many times. Rather than taking questions as he normally does, Dr. Beam encourages anyone who is in an affair or has had an affair - especially those who have had more than one affair - to call him during the program. If you call, you will be treated with respect and dignity. Dr. Beam would like to hear your story. He would also appreciate the opportunity to ask you questions...not to make you feel guilty or chastise you...but to learn from you and just maybe help you learn something about yourself. Call live during the program at 646-378-0424. It begins at 9 p.m. Central time. Whether you have strayed...or your spouse has strayed...this will be a program that will give insight and understanding to the causes...and, if you desire, to the cures.

Sometimes, marriage hurts. Sometimes that pain lasts longer than seems bearable. What can you do when marriage hurts? How can you overcome the pain? We'll teach you in this episode. Joined by Tina Coleman, a Marriage Helper Save My Marriage course member, a volunteer community manager for the Marriage Helper online communities, and an all around amazing person. Tina will share her amazing attitude and spirit.  We will hear what happened in her marriage, how she handled it, and what made all the difference in the world. The information in this podcast is the difference between a strong, bright future or giving up all hope...in the end, the choice is yours. But we want to teach you how to make the choices to have a BETTER future.  Listen live on Tuesday nights at 9 pm, or subscribe on iTunes.