Communication Mistakes Spouses Make
How do you and your spouse work through your different communication styles? Jim Daly is joined by marriage experts, Bill and Pam Farrel, an...
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How Often Should We be Intimate?
It's common for married couples to ask, "how often should we be physically intimate?" While there's no rule, Jim Daly speaks to Dr. Michael...
The Key to a Closer Marriage
What if the thing you're most afraid to share with your spouse is exactly what could bring you closer together? Ryan and Selena Frederick jo...
Identifying Abuse in Marriage
Today, counselor Darby Strickland helps us unpack the difficult topic of domestic abuse. Learn how to distinguish between normal conflict an...
Rebuilding Trust in Marriage
When trust is broken in a marriage can it ever be restored? John Fuller sits down with Dr. Greg Smalley and Dr. Erin Smalley to explore how...
Why Boundaries Make Your Marriage Stronger
When you hear "boundaries in marriage," it might sound like building walls between you and your spouse. But what if the right boundaries act...
Navigating Grief Together in Your Marriage
Grief is inevitable in every marriage — but how you and your spouse process loss can look very different. In this episode, Dr. Greg an...
From Critic to Cheerleader: The Power of Encouraging Your Spouse
We're wired to crave our spouse's affirmation more than anyone else's, yet too often, we become their chief critic. In this episode, Dave an...
When You Feel Like Married Roommates: Overcoming Emotional Disconnection
Up to 70% of couples in counseling say they feel emotionally disconnected from their spouse. In this episode, Jim Daly opens up about the bl...
Finding the Root of Your Anger and Worry
When anger flares or worry takes over, there's usually something deeper underneath. John Fuller, Dr. Greg, and Erin Smalley unpack a convers...
Beyond the Bruises: Naming the Abuse You Can't See
This month's theme is emotional safety. John Fuller, Dr. Greg and Dr. Erin Smalley, and guest Karen DeArmond Garner unpack the many forms ab...
Plan for a Successful Marriage
No couple signs up to lose at marriage but without a game plan, many marriages drift. In this episode, John Fuller and Dr. Greg Smalley talk...
If You're Teammates with Different Personalities
Your spouse's differences aren't a bug, they're a feature. Kathi Lipp and Sheri Gregory, authors of Overwhelmed, join the Focus on the Famil...
Staying a Team When Kids Come
Children are a blessing — but they're also one of the biggest disruptors a marriage will face. In this episode of the Focus on the Fam...
Love that Fuels Decision Making
Teamwork takes intentionality. No matter how hard it gets, it's worth the effort. Erin Smalley shares some exciting news about how teamwork...
Jesus Can Restore a Broken Team
Do you wish you could go back to the way things were? Have you lost hope? There is good news. Jim Daly joins Vicki Rose to share how God wor...
Creating Emotional Safety So You Can Work Together
Without feeling emotionally safe, it's hard to work together as a couple. Josh Straub and his wife Christi talk to Jim Daly about how he lea...
What Makes a Marriage Happy
What if you could make your marriage happier? Shaunti Feldhahn joins Jim Daly to share research findings on what happy couples do. Also, if...
If a Spouse is Misusing Money
What if you and your spouse had regular conversations that left you feeling encouraged? Bill and Pam Farrel talk with Jim Daly about how to...
3 Tips for Better Conversations with Your Spouse
What if you and your spouse had regular conversations that left you feeling encouraged? Bill and Pam Farrel talk with Jim Daly about how to...