

Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
Far too many couples are just surviving their marriage when it was meant to thrive. This is the place for practical tips on how to build an awesome marriage. Our passion is to help you strengthen your marriage.
Dr. Kim Kimberling hosts the show. Dr. Kim is the President of Awesome Marriage, has been married for over 50 years, and has been a professional counselor for 40+ years. He is the author of 7 Secrets to An Awesome Marriage ,14 Keys To Lasting Love, and most recently Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half.
Dr. Kim will be joined once a month by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Kimberling. He will also host other great guests that will teach and encourage you as you intentionally pursue an awesome marriage.
Tune in each week to hear practical advice from Dr. Kim.
This podcast is brought to you by the ministry of Awesome Marriage.
Dr. Kim Kimberling hosts the show. Dr. Kim is the President of Awesome Marriage, has been married for over 50 years, and has been a professional counselor for 40+ years. He is the author of 7 Secrets to An Awesome Marriage ,14 Keys To Lasting Love, and most recently Love, Intimacy and Sex in the Second Half.
Dr. Kim will be joined once a month by his wife of 55 years, Nancy Kimberling. He will also host other great guests that will teach and encourage you as you intentionally pursue an awesome marriage.
Tune in each week to hear practical advice from Dr. Kim.
This podcast is brought to you by the ministry of Awesome Marriage.
Episodes
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Feb 23, 2019 • 29min
Best of Podcast: How to Have a Great Date
Is dating your spouse a priority? If so, are the dates the quality that they need to be? This podcast from Awesome Marriage is all about quality time in marriage and different ways to find quality time. We're re-airing this podcast so you can benefit from the practical ways Dr. Kim and Christina discuss to make dating in marriage a priority and how to have a great date. Tune in to learn more!

Feb 21, 2019 • 17min
Ask Dr. Kim: How do you guard your heart when you are dating? | Ep. 303
This is an Ask Dr. Kim segment on the Awesome Marriage Podcast. People submit their questions about love, relationships, and marriage to Dr. Kim and he answers them. In this episode Dr. Kim answers the question: How do you guard your heart when you are dating? Tune in to find out! RESOURCES Order Dr. Kim's new book, 14 Keys to Lasting Love! Learn more about becoming a Marriage Changer here!

Feb 19, 2019 • 25min
Passive Aggression in Marriage | Ep. 302
Many of us try to communicate but have trouble finding the words, so we get passive aggressive. The problem with that, though, is it doesn't communicate what you need it to. It doesn't solve any problems and usually creates more. How do you know if you are being passive aggressive? How do you work towards better communication? How do you deal with a spouse that's passive aggressive? Dr. Kim and Christina discuss all that and more in today's episode. RESOURCES Order your copy of 14 Keys to Lasting Love! Learn more about becoming a Marriage Changer here! SPONSORS Thank you to PrepDish for sponsoring this podcast episode! Prep Dish is a healthy meal planning service. When you sign up, you'll receive an email every week with a done-for-you grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. You'll do your chopping and mixing ahead, and then come dinner time you just put it all together - without the guesswork. You'll save time and have delicious meals. PrepDish is offering our listeners (THAT'S YOU!) a FREE 2-week trial to try it out. Two weeks of meal planning done for you for FREE. Check out https://prepdish.com/awesomemarriage for this amazing deal!

Feb 16, 2019 • 39min
Best of Podcast: Minimizing Screen Time
Is your smartphone ruining your marriage? Screens are everywhere and too many of us are spending too much time on them. One huge way you can increase quality time in your marriage is by minimizing screen time. This podcast aired last year, and we are highlighting it again today as Dr. Kim and Christina discuss practical ways to reduce screen time, set boundaries, and make sure your spouse is a priority over your devices. Tune in to learn more! RESOURCES CNN Article About Nomophobia with Quiz Circle Apple Watch

Feb 14, 2019 • 39min
The Wedding Is Planned, But Have You Prepared Your Heart? Interview with Gary Thomas | Ep. 301
Today on the podcast we welcome back Gary Thomas. Gary Thomas is a bestselling author and international speaker. We've had Gary on the podcast in the past talking about how to cherish your spouse. In this episode Dr. Kim & Gary about one of our favorite topics, engagement. In Gary's new book, Preparing Your Heart For Marriage, he coaches engaged couples on how to grow closer to the Lord in the days leading up to the wedding as a means of preparing them for all the days after the wedding. Tune in to learn more about how to prepare your heart for marriage! RESOURCES Order Gary's book, Preparing Your Heart For Marriage. Order your copy of 14 Keys to Lasting Love! SPONSORS Thank you to PrepDish for sponsoring this podcast episode! Prep Dish is a healthy meal planning service. When you sign up, you'll receive an email every week with a done-for-you grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. You'll do your chopping and mixing ahead, and then come dinner time you just put it all together - without the guesswork. You'll save time and have delicious meals. PrepDish is offering our listeners (THAT'S YOU!) a FREE 2-week trial to try it out. Two weeks of meal planning done for you for FREE. Check out https://prepdish.com/awesomemarriage for this amazing deal!

Feb 12, 2019 • 37min
Crazy Or Just Different? How Personalities Affect Your Marriage | Ep. 300
Have you ever looked at your spouse and thought - "this person is crazy!" Well you aren't alone! We are all so different and come with different backgrounds and different personalities. It's easy to think others are just like us and when they do something you wouldn't - to think they're nuts. In this podcast episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk all about that and how these personality differences affect our marriage and how to navigate them. RESOURCES You can take a free version of the Enneagram Test here. For a more detailed version you can take the paid version here. Sleeping At Last Enneagram Songs Marriage Insights Test Personality Plus Test Order your copy of 14 Keys to Lasting Love! SPONSORS Thank you to PrepDish for sponsoring this podcast episode! Prep Dish is a healthy meal planning service. When you sign up, you'll receive an email every week with a done-for-you grocery list and instructions for prepping your meals ahead of time. You'll do your chopping and mixing ahead, and then come dinner time you just put it all together - without the guesswork. You'll save time and have delicious meals. PrepDish is offering our listeners (THAT'S YOU!) a FREE 2-week trial to try it out. Two weeks of meal planning done for you for FREE. Check out https://prepdish.com/awesomemarriage for this amazing deal!

Feb 9, 2019 • 18min
Best of Podcast: Ask Dr. Kim - What do you do when your spouse leaves you?
This is a replay of an Ask Dr. Kim segment on the Awesome Marriage Podcast. People submit their questions about love, relationships, and marriage to Dr. Kim and he answers them. In this episode Dr. Kim answers the question: What do you do when your spouse leaves you? Tune in to this "Best of Podcast" find out! RESOURCES When He Leaves: Help and Hope for Hurting Wives by Kari West Hope for the Separated by Gary Chapman

Feb 7, 2019 • 15min
Ask Dr. Kim: What can we do to spice up a dull sex life? | Ep. 299
This is an Ask Dr. Kim segment on the Awesome Marriage Podcast. People submit their questions about love, relationships, and marriage to Dr. Kim and he answers them. In this episode Dr. Kim answers the question: What can we do to spice up a dull sex life? Tune in to find out! RESOURCES Order a Romantic Date Box here! A Celebration of Sex Guide Book Order Dr. Kim's new book, 14 Keys to Lasting Love!

Feb 5, 2019 • 26min
Dealing with a Nagging Wife | Ep. 298
Today on the podcast Dr. Kim and Christina are talking about the "nagging wife." They discuss why this phrase shouldn't be used but still speak to the the tension many couples face of complaining and communicating what we want our spouse to do. Tune in to learn more! RESOURCES Order your copy of 14 Keys to Lasting Love!

Feb 2, 2019 • 29min
Best of Podcast: Maximizing Your Dinner Time
Quality time for couples and families is one of the best things to help us stay connected and yet it can be one of the hardest things to accomplish in our busy, fast paced culture we live in. This podcast released last year, and we're airing it again today, since this is a real, practical way to help make your marriage awesome! Tune in as Dr. Kim and Christina discuss practical ways to maximize your dinner time for quality time.


