Awesome Marriage Podcast

Show of hands: Are you an Amazon box hider? … or do you have your spouse break down the boxes for you? All joking aside, online shopping can be an issue that hinders couples' closeness. Money management in general can be a hot topic, but the wide range of ways we can spend money online with just the click of a button can create some additional obstacles, and we hear about it from couples all the time. Today we're equipping you to resolve this issue. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: Red flags that you need to address online spending with your spouse. The role of trust in marriage money habits How to know when online shopping has become a problem The negative cycle of emotional triggers *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "When you look into what's most important with money, you make a lot more progress more quickly." - Lindsay Few "When you quit being a team, that's when it becomes a problem." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If shopping is getting in the way of closeness with your spouse, then something needs to change." - Dr. Kim Kimberling Couple's Conversation Guide: Main takeaway: Money secrets do not serve your marriage well, so do what it takes to build trust with your spouse around finances. Questions to Discuss: Are there any money habits your spouse does not know about you? What areas bring out money tension for your marriage? What is one step that would help you work through that and build unity today? MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Learn how to avoid the 4 common budgeting mistakes couples make when in the FREE Centsei Class. Learn more here. Get the budget conversation started with 27 Money Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!

We don't often talk about our failures, but maybe that needs to change. It's easy to focus on others' highlight reel, while we're highly aware of our own personal shortcomings. But the shame of feeling like we don't measure up keeps us from real relationships. Today we're going there with special guest, Becky Kiser, as we talk about the power of the gospel and how God uses us in spite of our shortcomings. Don't miss this powerful conversation. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: Fight the cascade effect of feeling like a failure The two most debated sections of Becky's new book - and why! The 1st step to start loving your spouse well How to move out of shame and into freedom *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "Even women who are successful; women who have accomplished a bunch, deal with failure." - Becky Kiser "The Gospel message is not, 'Get your life together then God can do something with your life.'" - Becky Kiser "I've found the most freedom from acknowledging I can't." - Becky Kiser "Not all failures are actual failures. They're just a part of life." - Becky Kiser "We spend so much time 'dying to ourselves' that we think there's no value to ourselves." - Becky Kiser MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Find Becky at https://www.beckykiser.com/ and on Instagram @beckykiser Grab the new book, "But God Can" today! Get the budget conversation started with 27 Money Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!

After five years of marriage, Kristin and Todd Evans' world was rocked when they learned they were about to become parents to a child with a disability. The stress, grief and the demands of learning to be caregivers to a child with disabilities transformed their once-joyful marriage and nearly broke it apart. When spouses are also caregivers, the marriage will face challenges that others may not know anything about. Today Todd and Kristin share their powerful story of learning to navigate this reality and how they have kept their marriage strong through it all. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: The additional challenges parents face as caregivers Learning to cope with the 'living loss' of disability How to set and communicate priorities in an unending to do list Ways to deepening emotional connection & intimacy while always "on call" Handling grief and chronic sorrow together *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "For all parents, there's a sacrificial piece to it. For special needs parents, it goes to a new level of what you have to sacrifice." - Todd Evans "1 in 3 caregivers experience depression and anxiety." - Kristin Evans "I couldn't understand why I couldn't' get over my grief, but Todd had moved on." - Kristin Evans "There's not a right or wrong way to grieve, it's just different." - Dr. Kim Kimberling MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Order the Evans' book, How to Build a Thriving Marriage as You Care for Children with Disabilities Follow @DisabilityParenting on Instagram for more great tips! Get the budget conversation started with 27 Money Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!

Reduce money stress in your marriage by making sure your money knows where to go! Don't avoid talking about money with your spouse: Establishing a budget you can both stick to will certainly pay off long term. Today Dr. Kim shares several simple tricks that help him and Nancy to stress less and be intentional with their finances. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: The basic starting point for building a budget The budget category Dr. Kim & Nancy would NEVER cut out The power of breaking a scarcity mindset and becoming generous Strategies to better money management How to get started if you've never budgeted *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "We felt like it was always important to have a date." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "Make sure to build in your budget that you can go out somewhere each week and not have to worry about it." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "God is so generous, and that's really what we want to emulate." - Lindsay Few "My lack of generosity was not the person I wanted to be." - Lindsay Few Continue to ask, "What are our financial goals? How do we budget to make them work?" - Dr. Kim Kimberling "If you need help, get it. If you're going to fight about money for 50 years, that doesn't sound fun at all. "- Dr. Kim Kimberling "When you tithe 10%, the 90% you have left goes a lot further than you thought the 100% would." - Lindsay Few "I don't know anyone personally who would say they regret tithing." - Lindsay Few MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Get the budget conversation started with 27 Money Questions Every Couple Needs to Ask Learn how to avoid the 4 common budgeting mistakes couples make when in the FREE Centsei Class. Learn more here. Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!

Do your habits online support your marriage? Or damage it? Fewer couples are getting married than ever. Tech is hitting marriages hard today. Yet research shows that marriage can provide a huge boost to personal happiness. Today's guest Arlene Pellicane has written several books on how technology is impacting relationships, and today she shares tech habits that will help you and your marriage to thrive. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: The 1 habit that leads to a 99% marriage success rate Simple to streamline your tech habits for more connection Why today's tech affects relationships differently than before Research shows how marriage can impact happiness Parenting tips to break unhealthy tech habits and get your child back *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "If we seek God and His guidance, He's always going to have an answer." Dr. Kim Kimberling "Is technology bringing you closer together? Or causing you to grow farther apart." - Arlene Pellicane "We're missing all these little times to connect. That's why you feel disconnected." - Arlene Pellicane "You have to prepare to be unpopular, because as a parent, it's your job to protect your child." - Arlene Pellicane MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: If you need help with family tech habits, DO NOT miss Arlene's books on the topic. National Marriage Week is each February 7-14th – and their great marriage building resources are available all year long! Learn more and support the mission on the WEB, FACEBOOK, X (TWITTER) or INSTAGRAM ! Learn more about what boundaries can do for your marriage in Dr. Kim's free Building Healthy Boundaries Webinar. Learn more here! What could 1 intentional weekend do for you and your spouse? Find out when you take on our Marriage Weekend Challenge! Click to learn more! Don't let screens come between you: Use our free 17 Questions Every Couple Should Ask About Tech printable to get on the same page! Marriage Multiplier is a quick and highly practical weekly email to help you invest in your marriage. CLICK HERE to learn more!

We've all wondered at some point … is everyone else living a better life? It looks like they might be, and social media only seems to confirm it! That's why we're delighted to bring you Dr. Kim's conversation with today's guest, Sarah Bragg, of the Surviving Sarah podcast. In today's episode, we'll hear Sarah's take on feeling "stuck" in life, how to become happier, and steps to overcome the idea that someone else's life is better than yours. We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: Why we face the questions that keep us up at night Practical strategies for when you feel stuck in life How to deal with experiencing grief in midlife Guardrails to protect yourself from the effects of comparison Staving off the effects of unhappiness in your marriage Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode's content. Click here to get each week's guide! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "We can look back and see where we've been. But when we look forward we don't know what it's going to look like." - Sarah Bragg "When we keep it inside, it grows. It feels bigger than it really is." - Sarah Bragg "We all grieve in different ways, over different things." Dr. Kim Kimberling "It's okay to just keep showing up and trying." - Sarah Bragg "In this age of social media, it's nothing but compare and compete." - Sarah Bragg "Connection is the root of happiness." - Sarah Bragg MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Order Sarah's book, Is Everyone Happier Than Me? Listen to the Surviving Sarah podcast and find more from Sarah on her website & @SarahWBragg on Instagram! Don't let screens come between you: Use our free 17 Questions Every Couple Should Ask About Tech printable to get on the same page! Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode's content. Click here to get each week's guide!

Did you know that marriage can be good for you? Marriage is not always viewed as the gift from God that it actually is, but He has designed this relationship to provide some *amazing* benefits to both spouses. Today Dr. Kim is sharing several of the ways a healthy marriage supports health and wellness for you, your spouse and your family. Tune in to learn more! We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. Episode highlights include: The benefits of a good marriage for mental and physical health Health effects on kids and families The damaging effects of loneliness - even in marriage Steps you can take to combat loneliness Hidden benefits of the process of working on things you need to work on Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode's content. To get each week's guide click here to subscribe! *Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! QUOTES "There's all kinds of incentives to work on your marriage, and this is one of them: If you have a healthy marriage, you have a healthier, longer life." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "We hear about so much depression; so much anxiety. Everybody's under stress. Marriage can help your mental health." - Dr. Kim Kimberling "I was out of my comfort zone, and any time you do that is uncomfortable, but on the other side there might be something really helpful." - Lindsay Few MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Don't let screens come between you: Use our free 17 Questions Every Couple Should Ask About Tech printable to get on the same page! Life's unpredictable. Build a solid foundation for your marriage with 21 Prayers to Build an Awesome Marriage Are you ready to join the mission? Our Marriage Changers exist because a world full of awesome marriages can change the world! Learn more HERE Our Couples Conversation Guide helps you apply each episode's content. To get each week's guide click here to subscribe! We are here to help! Email Info@awesomemarriage.com any time. Our Healthy Self / Healthy Marriage Podcast Series goes deeper: Why Does Physical Health Matter In Marriage? | Ep. 520 The Connection Between Emotional & Spiritual Health | Ep. 521 Mental Health & Your Marriage | Ep. 522 Answering Listener Questions | Ep. 523