Married People Podcast

In marriage, we want to protect our spouses from those who might hurt them. But what if the person who could do them the most harm was you? We should always be comfortable around our spouse, but not to the point where we hurt one another.

Every marriage faces some sort of conflict. And no one really enjoys conflict in relationships. However, looking at every marriage in the context of story helps us to understand the role conflict plays. It helps to develop our character and shape our stories together.

We have been led to believe that marriage is very, very complicated. And sure, marriage can be tough. But it's actually much easier than we think. Join us as we discuss Ted's book 'Your Best US' and learn four ways to improve your approach to marriage.

Our friend Sandy Wise joins us for a second episode to talk about her marriage journey. With her help, we unpack how each of us can live out the 'til death do us part' portion of our wedding vows.

In most wedding vows, we promise to stay together 'in sickness and in health.' And for most of us, those sicknesses aren't any thing serious. But what do you do when your spouse is dealing with a major illness, like cancer? We discussed this with our friend Sandy Wise, who has first-hand experience with this.

Every marriage has moments of awesome and moments of awful. We all knew this would happen when our wedding vows mentioned standing by each other 'for better or for worse.' But what does that mean? How do we actually survive that in our marriage?

Money is the No. 1 cause of fights in marriage. Finances can cause untold tension and stress in any relationship. We talked to Rafa Robert of BrightPeak Financial to find out how to help make money a point of connection instead of disconnection.

It's easy to get caught up in the minor daily issues in our marriage. The best thing you can do to minimize these issues is get perspective. We'll discuss three statements that can help give your marriage perspective.

Valentine's Day is an opportunity for you to show your spouse love. It can also be a holiday filled with stress and anxiety. Perhaps you could break with tradition and do Valentine's Day a little different this year.

This episode of the MarriedPeople podcast is going to be a little different. That's because we're highlighting the incredible story of one couple—Sam and Toni Collier. You won't want to miss hearing from them and learning from their marriage.

The word 'submit' can be a hot topic for some people in the context of marriage. It can be a challenge to defer our choices to each other. But there's really someone else that we should be submitting to first.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can have a tremendous impact on my marriage. But why are we sometimes so careless with the words we say to our spouse?

For the final episode of our first season, we've invited Frank and Jessica Bealer on the podcast to share how they stay connected. The Bealers are busy people, who've both published books recently. So they have some helpful insights into how we can stay in touch with our spouse.

How well do you know your spouse? Because really knowing your spouse is important to a good marriage. In this episode, we have a conversation with Stuart Hall about know being honest with our spouse can impact our intimacy.

Having a great career isn't easy. Neither is having a great marriage. Both take time. Trying to do both simultaneously can be a daunting task. But it isn't impossible, as our guest Jeff Henderson shows.