Marriage intensive programs offer effective therapy to save relationships and prevent divorce.
Seeking wise counsel is crucial for building thriving marriages or navigating a divorce decision.
Active listening and healthy communication are vital for understanding in relationships and preventing misunderstandings.
Deep dives
Transitioning to a New Adventure
The episode starts with the co-host sharing the bittersweet news that one of them will be leaving the show to focus on creating a marriage venue offering marriage intensive programs and weddings. The departure is spurred by a desire to help couples in crisis, emphasizing the importance of working on marriages to avoid divorce.
Marriage Intensive Programs and Enrichment
The departing co-host discusses plans to host marriage intensive programs designed as a 'marriage emergency room' offering 18 hours of intensive therapy over three days with an 80% success rate in saving marriages. The venue will also cater to marriage enrichment programs and weddings to foster healthy relationships and potentially save marriages.
Value of Wise Counsel and Discernment Counseling
The hosts highlight the significance of seeking wise counsel to build and maintain thriving marriages or navigate divorce. They delve into discernment counseling, specializing in helping individuals determine the best course forward when faced with a spouse's unilateral divorce decision, potentially providing a chance to salvage the marriage.
Enhancing Communication and Resolving Conflict
The podcast emphasizes the art of active listening in healthy communication, encouraging engagement during conversations to foster understanding and prevent misinterpretations. It also explores the importance of having healthy conversations over arguments, running towards difficult dialogues, and seeking counsel from unbiased sources to navigate marital challenges.
Resourceful Show Highlights and Further Assistance
The episode touches on various show highlights, ranging from marriage tips and building healthy communication to discernment counseling and incorporating children's needs during divorce. The departing co-host plans to compile an index of past episodes addressing marriage and divorce topics to provide listeners with comprehensive resources for relationship improvement and conflict resolution.
In this show, Leh starts off with an announcement that is both happy and sad all at the same time. Then Leh and Todd discuss resources to help save your marriage if it is in the middle of a crisis; to help you improve your marriage; to help you prepare for your next marriage; and to help you improve your communication skills. They explain how to listen to their past shows together to gain the greatest benefit. The shows they reference in this episode are listed below:
11 - Can I Save My Marriage if it is on the Edge of a Divorce? 14 - Marriage Tips from a Divorce Lawyer 25 - How to Run TOWARDS Difficult Conversations 39 - Marriage Intensives and Workshops 55 - The Five Love Languages - An Interview with Dr. Gary Chapman 90 -10 Things You Can Start Doing Today to inoculate your marriage 91 - Taking Your Marriage to the Next Level: Practicing Healthy Communication 102 - New Life after divorce with Bill Butterworth 107 - Healing Past Divorce with Joshua Ludlum 131 - What is Discernment Counseling and How It Can Help If You Are Considering Divorce with Matt Driggers 148 - Seeking Wise Counsel to Build a Thriving Marriage or Survive a Divorce 158 - 4 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Filing for Divorce 160 Ellen Marmon A Divorce with a Happy Ending - A Story of Reconciliation 162 - Raising an Organized Child in a Blended Family 189 - 10 New Year's Resolutions for Your Marriage
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