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Focus on Marriage Podcast

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Jun 27, 2024 • 13min

A Divorce Isn’t What I Want

Have you ever felt like giving up on your marriage? You are not the only one. Carey and Toni Nieuwhof share with Jim Daly about the night they hit rock bottom in their marriage. Also, Erin Smalley talks with John and Greg about why some couples struggle to keep fighting for their marriage.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.   Receive the book Before You Split for your donation of any amount!   Hope Restored Marriage Intensives   Audio Download: "Rejecting Divorce and Choosing to Stay"    Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage    Contact our Counseling Department    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 25, 2024 • 15min

When Things are Bad at Home

It may seem to others like you have it all together, but inside, you know your marriage is struggling. Carey and Toni Nieuwhof join Jim Daly to share how they reached a crisis in their marriage, even though they were leading a growing church. Also, John and the Smalley's will provide a word of hope if you feel like you have nowhere to turn. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY. Receive the book Before You Split for your donation of any amount! Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Audio Download: "Rejecting Divorce and Choosing to Stay"  Contact Our Counseling Department  If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 21, 2024 • 12min

Why Negative Thoughts About Yourself Hurt Your Marriage

How you talk to yourself is a good indicator of the ways you'll treat others. John and Erin bring up how negative mindsets toward yourself can hurt your other relationships. Then, Ted Lowe and Jim Daly speak about overcoming self-doubt in your head so you can bless your marriage. \   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Us in Mind for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   Control Negative Mindsets for an Improved Marriage   Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage Podcast    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 9min

Trading in the Negative for the Positive

Are your thoughts about your spouse mostly positive or negative? Jim Daly and Ted Lowe give you a filter from the book of Philippians to help you choose positive thoughts about your spouse. Also, John and the Smalley's share how thinking good thoughts about your mate can bless your marriage.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Us in Mind for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage Podcast   Control Negative Mindsets for an Improved Marriage    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 13, 2024 • 14min

Working Through Conflict and Misunderstandings

Every marriage faces conflict, but the key is learning to fight well. Erin shares with John and Greg on how to recognize if you're fighting well or poorly in your marriage. Plus, Jim Daly talks with Lisa and Matt Jacobson about a conflict they worked through in their marriage.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the 2-Book Bundle: Loving Your Husband/Wife Well for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage   Contact our Counseling Department    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 11, 2024 • 12min

When Your Marriage Faces Spiritual Warfare

We have an enemy, Satan, who hates God's design for marriage. Greg Smalley talks with John and Erin about how to recognize when your marriage may be facing a spiritual attack. Then, Matt and Lisa Jacobson speak with Jim Daly about why we need to take spiritual warfare seriously in our marriages.     Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the 2-Book Bundle: Loving Your Husband/Wife Well for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   Spiritual Warfare: When the Enemy Attacks Your Marriage   Contact our Counseling Department    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 6, 2024 • 10min

Seeking to Serve and Honor

True love seeks to serve rather than to get all the time. To help you do that, Bill and Pam Farrel discuss how they've learned to serve each other by working better together. Also, John and Erin share how a husband can encourage his wife to become who God has called her to be.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   Understanding the Differences Between You and Your Spouse   Becoming a Selfless Spouse    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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Jun 4, 2024 • 17min

The Ways You Handle Stress

Every marriage faces stressful moments. The key is how you manage them when they come. Bill and Pam Farrel join Jim Daly to address the different ways men and women handle stress in marriage. Plus, John and the Smalley's offer ideas for how to discern if you're stressed due to being overcommitted.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti for your donation of any amount!   Focus on Marriage Assessment   Listen Anytime   5 Ways to Stay on the Same Team   God Designed Men and Women to Be Different in Many Ways    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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May 30, 2024 • 13min

Your Spouse Wants Out. Now What?

What can you do when your spouse says, "I want out of this marriage?" Greg tells John the story of how he and Erin reached a difficult time in their marriage. Also Toni and Carey Nieuwhof talk with Jim Daly about how they went to counseling after Toni confessed she wanted to leave.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Before You Split for your donation of any amount!   Hope Restored   Listen Anytime   Contact our Counseling Department   Is Divorce the Right Answer?    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
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May 28, 2024 • 12min

They Almost Didn’t Make It!

When a couple reaches a desperate place, they start asking questions like, "Can our marriage survive?" Carey and Toni Nieuwhof join Jim Daly to tell their love story, and when they later reached a crisis in their relationship. Then, John and Erin discuss how couples can still be restored, even if it seems hopeless now.   Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY   Receive the book Before You Split for your donation of any amount!   Hope Restored   Listen Anytime   Contact our Counseling Department   Is Divorce the Right Answer?    If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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