Awesome Marriage Podcast

“How are you doing?” We’re all so used to the quick, one-word answers to that question, but today, we’re going deeper. Debra Fileta is a much-loved repeat guest on the Awesome Marriage Podcast, and she has written a powerful new book, Are You Really OK?: Getting Real About Who You Are, How You’re Doing, and Why It Matters. We’re so happy to have her on today to get real about learning whether we are really doing ok, how to know if we are or not, and why it matters!    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   One great step toward healing and growth is Debra’s book, Are You Really OK? Email Debra@truelovedates.com to get the “Pastor’s Guide To Navigating Mental Health” for free Follow Debra at @truelovedates on Instagram  Visit True Love Dates for resources, great info and Debra’s awesome podcast series on mental health  Want to make the most of summer fun in your marriage? Our new Summer Bucket List Date Design makes it super easy to plan a great date night!  Our Questions To Help Your Spouse Open Up resource is designed to help grow the openness, communication and connection in your marriage Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 simple thing to grow your marriage each day.  Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!  

Have you heard the term “undivorced?” What does it mean to just “exist” together in a marriage? Well, we’re here to say marriage can be a lot more fun and exciting when you put in the effort to connect with your spouse and build that relationship! One easy way to do that is with touchpoints. No matter how busy you are, you can build these into your day and be on your way toward an awesome marriage! Listen today to find out more.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 

A recent survey we did showed that communication is the #1 issue couples want help with. So we’re going to unpack some practical ways to improve the communication in your marriage, with a 6-episode series on “Achieving Awesome Communication.” Nonverbal communication is over 70% of how we communicate, so we want to be sure we do well with it! Listen today and find out how you can improve the nonverbal communication in your marriage.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   Are you tired of the same old dinner date? Our new Summer Bucket List Date Design has simple and fun ways to make the most of date night!  Dr. Kim and Christina mentioned the 30-Day Communication Challenge to help get the communication in your marriage on a healthy track. This is an awesome way to check in, prevent conflict and know your spouse better!  Dr. Kim highly suggests a weekly check in with your spouse as a way to prevent conflict. Our Weekly Marriage Check in Guide makes this super easy to do and it’s yours for a donation of any amount.  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing each day to help your marriage grow.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!  

Money is one of the top marriage issues, and learning to manage it well as a couple is a vital part of marriage. As a finance blogger and a family law attorney, Brain and Cherie Lowe have basically seen it all when it comes to marriages and money! They also share their awesome story of slaying the “debt dragon” that they faced together. Today we are re-airing their episode on the podcast because it is definitely worth repeating.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES Visit Cherie at https://www.queenoffree.net/ for helpful resources, freebies, and much more!  Grab both of the Lowe’s books here!   We’ve got a little gift for our loyal listeners! Simply leave a rating and review of the podcast, and we will give you our Couple's Unity Building Journal. Just leave a rating and review, screenshot it and send it to info@awesomemarriage with "Unity Building" as the subject title and we will email you this great resource. Are you tired of the same old dinner date? Our new Summer Bucket List Date Design has simple and fun ways to make the most of date night!  Dr. Kim’s “Mammon and God: Money and Spirituality” YouVersion plan can help you align your view of money with scripture.  Honoring Intimates is a safe place for believers to learn about marital sex and shop for the highest quality lubricant, lotions, and lingerie items at reasonable prices. There are no inappropriate images on the site and the company uses mannequins to display their lingerie. Use the code “AWESOMEMARRIAGE” to receive 20% off your entire order.  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing to grow.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!  

In all his years in the counseling office, Dr. Kim says that he’s never seen anyone that one set out to have an affair. It was a process of one baby step after another that led them there. But you can avoid those baby steps altogether! Tune in today to learn 5 ways to affair proof your marriage. We’re releasing part 1 & 2 today because they’re definitely worth repeating.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   Are you tired of the same old dinner date? Our new Summer Bucket List Date Design has simple and fun ways to make the most of date night!  We’ve got a little gift to give to our loyal listeners! Simply leave a rating and review of the podcast, and we will give you our Couple's Unity Building Journal. Just leave a rating and review, screenshot it and send it to info@awesomemarriage with "Unity Building" as the subject title and we will email you this great resource. Choose one of our free YouVersion Bible Reading Plans to help get into the scripture.  Has your marriage has been affected by infidelity? We believe deeply that you can heal from it, and even build a better marriage than you ever had before! We want to help you heal which is why we’ve created the Online Affair Recovery Course to help you on your healing journey. As our friend, you can use the code AWESOMEMARRIAGE for 10% off this course. Use mundane moments for Godly purpose with House Prayer Cards! One way to get, and stay, on the same page in your marriage is a regular check in. Our Weekly Check Up Guide makes it super easy for you!  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing to grow.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!

In all his years in the counseling office, Dr. Kim says that he’s never seen anyone who set out to have an affair. It was a process of one baby step after another that led them there. But you can avoid those baby steps altogether! Tune in today to learn 5 ways to affair proof your marriage. We’re releasing part 1 & 2 today because they’re definitely worth repeating.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   Are you tired of the same old dinner date? Our new Summer Bucket List Date Design has simple and fun ways to make the most of date night!  We’ve got a little gift to give to our loyal listeners! Simply leave a rating and review of the podcast, and we will give you our Couple's Unity Building Journal. Just leave a rating and review, screenshot it and send it to info@awesomemarriage with "Unity Building" as the subject title and we will email you this great resource. Choose one of our free YouVersion Bible Reading Plans to help get into the scripture.  Has your marriage has been affected by infidelity? We believe deeply that you can heal from it, and even build a better marriage than you ever had before! We want to help you heal which is why we’ve created the Online Affair Recovery Course to help you on your healing journey. As our friend, you can use the code AWESOMEMARRIAGE for 10% off this course. Use mundane moments for Godly purpose with House Prayer Cards! One way to get, and stay, on the same page in your marriage is a regular check in. Our Weekly Check Up Guide makes it super easy for you!  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing to grow.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!  

Conflict is inevitable, but a lot of it could actually be avoided. In this episode, Dr. Kim and Christina unpack simple ways to be more connected with your spouse, ways to prevent unnecessary conflict, and how to know if you’re “checked out.” This one originally aired a while back, but we’re sharing this episode again because so many marriages could be less tense and more enjoyable simply by preventing some of the conflict! If you’re like me, you can always use reminders of easy ways to make your marriage better - so it’s definitely worth repeating!    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.    RESOURCES   We want to give a little something away as a gift to our loyal listeners! If you leave a rating and review of the podcast we will give you our Couple's Unity Building Journal. Simply leave a rating and review then screenshot it and send it to info@awesomemarriage with "Unity Building" as the subject title and we will email you this great resource. This month’s 30-Day Communication Challenge will help get the communication in your marriage on a healthy track. This is an awesome way to check in, prevent conflict and know your spouse better!  Dr. Kim highly suggests a weekly check in with your spouse as a way to prevent conflict. Our Weekly Marriage Check in Guide makes this super easy to do and it’s yours for a donation of any amount.  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing each day to help your marriage grow.   Getting on the same page can help you avoid conflict in parenting. If you need some help, 100 Questions to Get You on The Same Page Parenting Workbook is designed to help you do just that! Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!    

Today, we’re sharing Amber and Arly’s marriage story again. This encouraging story of redemption and healing is a powerful reminder that there is still hope for marriage that has been hurt by infidelity. We are so grateful to Amber and Arly for sharing their story, and we wanted to share this one again because it’s definitely worth repeating.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   We want to give a little something away as a gift to our loyal listeners! If you leave a rating and review of the podcast we will give you our Couple's Unity Building Journal. Simply leave a rating and review then screenshot it and send it to info@awesomemarriage with "Unity Building" as the subject title and we will email you this great resource. Has your marriage has been affected by infidelity? We believe deeply that you can heal from it, and even build a better marriage than you ever had before! We want to help you heal which is why we’ve created the Online Affair Recovery Course to help you on your healing journey. As our friend, you can use the code AWESOMEMARRIAGE for 10% off this course. If there’s anything else we can do for you today, don’t hesitate to reach out. Message us on Instagram or email info@awesomemarriage.com. Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing to grow your marriage every weekday.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!

  Are you happily married? Or is marriage harder than you thought it would be? Today Dr. Kim talks with special guest Toni Nieuwhof. Toni is an author, speaker and family law mediator, and she brings some incredible wisdom nuggets in today’s episode. If your marriage is hard or unhappy right now, there is hope! Tune in today for hope and help to make the future of your marriage better than  We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    RESOURCES   Buy Toni’s book, Before You Split: Find What You Really Want for the Future of Your Marriage Check out Toni’s website for great resources and helpful free marriage tools! Follow Toni on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter This month’s 30-Day Communication Challenge will help get the communication in your marriage on a healthy track!  Toni and Dr. Kim mention counseling as a great way to get some positive movement in your marriage. Is it time for you to go?  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get reminders to do 1 thing to grow your marriage each day.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!  

Do you need to say “thank you” to your spouse over and over again? Or tell them you love them, even though they already know it? It can be so easy to take our spouse for granted. So today we are talking about seeing and acknowledging your spouse’s value. We are going to talk about some areas people want to be appreciated in, and why noticing and verbalizing these things is a BIG part of having an awesome marriage.    We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage.  Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!    *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!    RESOURCES   Learning to communicate effectively as a couple will reduce unnecessary arguments and strengthen your bond as a couple. The 30 DAY COMMUNICATION CHALLENGE will help you and your spouse growing in communication intimacy with one another. Dr. Kim mentions Atomic Habits, a book he and Dylan both really appreciated.  Our brand new 30-Day Communication Challenge is a great follow up to today’s conversation! Check it out for some great ways to grow the communication in your marriage.  Our 21 day Husband Encouragement Challenge and Wife Appreciation Challenge will help you jump start the appreciation habit!  We know there are more than 31 reasons why you love your spouse. But how often do you get to tell them? The 31 Things I Love About You resource will encourage you to share those ways with your awesome spouse. Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode and get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox!  Subscribe to Dr. Kim’s Daily One Thing email and get a reminder to do 1 thing to grow.   Become a Marriage Changer and receive some sweet exclusive benefits. Learn more here!