The Remarried Life
Summary: Trying marriage again? Whether you are thinking about getting married again or are remarried, join Brian Mayer as he shares what works and what doesn’t in the complicated world of trying again with topics like blending families, feeling like a failure, dealing with prior relationship baggage, and overcoming grief all from a Christian perspective. Brian interviews marriage counselors, pastors, and authors to help husbands, wives, and singles not make the same communication and conflict resolution mistakes. They will discuss what it is like to be a stepfather, a stepmother, or a stepchild from the different perspectives that each bring to this new stepfamily. So whether you have experienced a divorce or are a widow or widower because of the death of a spouse, this podcast will help support you during this difficult transition in life. People just like you will also share their story and struggles with the Remarried Life.
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Brian Mayer talks about when the blending of families causes dissention among step child and step parent. Often, a step parent takes the negative attitude or outright attacks from the step child and personalizes them. In most cases, there is nothing personal and the child is simply reacting to the situation that is new and not the same. You can keep your sanity! We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.co
Brian Mayer discusses how both freedom and security when both are present can foster a relationship that is both nurturing from a couples standpoint but can also help individual dreams and goals be achieved. Brian lays each out and talks about how to handle the approach to this issue for couples. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses role reversal in remarriage. This might mean swapping chores. It might mean who initiates sex. It might mean flipping responsibilities in decision making or a whole of other areas of life to switch roles. Doing this can begin to help each other fully understand the other person as a human being with similar struggles and not an adversary. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses the golden ratio in marriage with regard to positive versus negative interactions. This is especially critical in subsequent marriages when partners tend to be on high alert looking for the negative. Learn practical tips for implementing more positive interactions into your relationship to divorce proof the marriage. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses the concept of boundaries in relationships or how to set limits without feeling guilty. Boundaries are easy to talk about but more difficult to implement. It takes practice and lots of encouraging support. You will learn how to set appropriate boundaries so you can live a life of freedom. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses healing from your prior marriage by fully moving through the grieving process before entertaining a new relationship. Everyone grieves differently and the timetable is sometimes not known. However, when you can truly forgive past hurts then you know you can move on. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses the importance of counseling prior to blending a family. Due to the complicated structure and the little time that family members have to adjust to the new situation making sure everyone’s opinions and feelings are being accounting for is very important. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses developing a contract with stepchildren to help motivate desired behaviors. He talks from his own experience with his wife and daughter in making the contract work. Contracts can dramatically reduce tension, stress, and anxiety for everyone involved. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer gets real as he discusses 3 mistakes he made during the time he was separated and divorced. He shares these and what he has learned since. He hopes that you will not experience these same issues. Brian offers ways to reduce the time it takes to recover but wishes he had known how to deal with the issues as they occurred. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses 3 things couples need to address during disagreements. While it is human nature to want to be right in an argument, Brian says this is the wrong thing to be focused on. Learning things like your world view learning about each other’s experiences, and also listening and understanding will settle disagreements without needing to solve. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses 5 Ways to strengthen your Marriage. The discussion is based on the book the 5 Love Languages. Each of us has different ways in which we feel loved including Physical Touch, Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, and Gifts. It is important that couples discover their love languages. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses the different roles the family members take on when dysfunction is present. When families are not healthy, human nature will tend to conform to the unhealthy situation rather than make attempts to change it. As a result the members will begin to adapt unhealthy patterns to support the continued unhealthy behavior of one family member. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer discusses the different parenting styles. This is such a hot button issue for couples and is made more complicated in a blended family. New connections made between stepparents and stepchildren can unravel in the best of families. Parental styles can also be engrained from childhood and past relationships making it more difficult to change. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
Brian Mayer speaks with Carmen Roman, Ph.D. who is a psychotherapist with 25 years of experience practicing in San Jose, California. She talks all about how to trust again after the pain of divorce. She gives lots of great advice and strategies about getting emotionally healthy. She shares the many mistakes she has seen in her experience that slow that progress. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlif
Brian Mayer talks about money and whether or not it should be kept together or separate. More couples are deciding to keep their accounts more separated. Especially for those coming out of divorce, there is a lot of mistrust that has been built up from past negative experiences regarding money. We will tackle this and much more. We hope you enjoy today’s message. For more information and additional resources please visit our website at http://www.theremarriedlife.com
