Marriage Monday with David Barringer: Recent Episodes

David Barringer

A great way to prepare for a successful week of marriage is to start off with a vision for it. Each Monday, we give a practical marital advice from a Christ-centered perspective to help couples find a healthy marriage.

Emotional Disconnection part 4

Emotional Disconnection part 3

Emotional Disconnection part 2

Emotional Disconnection part 1

Awkward Marriage Moments part 2

Awkward Marriage part 1

Marriage Myths part 3

Marriage Myths part 2

Marriage Myths part 1

“Well, he/she should know!!!”

Marriage Monday: My take on the "5+5+5 Rule" in marriage.

When Your Intimacy is Driven Differently.

Compatibility isn't necessary

10 Ways to Prepare Your Kids Right Now to be Married in the Future.

4 Ways to Handle Anger in Marriage

Positive Patters to Establish

Help! My Spouse is Selfish!!!

4 Patterns to Establish in Your Marriage

The Science of Complements

Having hard conversations with your spouse.

My spouse is too stubborn!!

False Guilt in Marriage

What should I share OR not share with my spouse?

Marriage Monday: How to Confront a Dishonest Spouse.

My Spouse is Disengaged.

I’m sick of getting stuck in the middle of family fights.

I’m Afraid of Fighting With My Spouse.

4 ways to inject more humor into your marriage

6 ways to make more time for each other in your busy schedule

The Affects of Expectations and Magical Thinking

"I don't feel appreciated."

Deepening Intimacy During Difficult Seasons

Getting Your Marriage Out of a Rut

“I feel dismissed in my marriage.”

5 Tips for Blending Your Family Peacefully

Making time and memories this summer

3 Things You Need to Know About the First Year of Marriage

5 Tips for Inviting More Romance

5 Ways to Level Up Your Communication

4 Essential Tips You Need to Know Before Marriage

6 Tips for Getting Control of Your Anger During a Conflict

Three Ways to Make Your Marriage Stronger Than EVER!!

4 Romance Myths

Four Habits That Destroy Marriages

5 Skills to Improve Communication with Your Spouse

4 Ways to Rebuild Trust

Ten Ways to Let Go of Control in Your Marriage Part 3

Ten Ways to Let Go of Control in Your Marriage Part 2

Ten Ways to Let Go of Control in Your Marriage Part 1

Signs you might be a control freak part 2

Signs You Might Be A Control Freak part 1

Sabotaging Your Marriage (and how to fix it) part 2

Sabotaging Your Marriage (and how to fix it) part 1

Walking in your spouse's shoes.

What to do when you don't connect to your in-laws

Weathering Uncertain Seasons Together part 3

Weathering Uncertain Seasons Together part 2

Weathering Uncertain Seasons Together part 1

Couples Guide to Survivng the Holidays

3 Ways to Avoid Burnout and Exhaustion This Christmas Season

5 Reasons You Shouldn't Wait to Resolve Conflict

Tips for Making Your Next Date Night Unforgettable

Prioritizing Time for Your Marriage

4 Communication Barriers and How to Spot Them

Politically Diverse Couples

Celebrate Your Spouse part 2

Celebrating Your Spouse part 1

Listening with Your "Third Ear"

How to Make More Time This Fall for Your Spouse

Protecting Your Marriage's Privacy

When Not to Talk part 2

When Not To Talk part 1

Stop the Fighting Over Chores and Bills

Marriage Monday: 21 Ways to Love Your Spouse in 2 Minutes

How to Defuse a Big Fight

Creating Awesome Dates with Your Spouse

8 Ridiculously Simple Ways to Improve Your Marriage

8 Ways to Make a Stronger Decision Together

Discovering Your Partner’s Money Language

Touch-Starved Marriages

5 Reasons You Don't Feel Like A Team

Bad Marriage Advice

Developing Trust

Layers to a Good Marriage

Getting Aligned When You Disagree

Questions for Anniversaries (or any day for that matter)

Questions for Road Trips

Questions instead of "How Was Your Day?"

Questions for Date Nights

Improving Your Marriage in 15 minutes a Day

Keep Dreaming During Uncertain Times

Calming Arguments

Social Media and Marriage

Destroying an Apology

Everyday Marriage Problems and How to Tackle Them

Emotional Check-Ins

7 Ways to Renew Joy in Your Marriage

Tips For a Restful Christmas

Strategies for Anger

Friendships of the Opposite Sex

Avoid Being Overwhelmed by the Holidays

Showing Gratitude to Your Spouse

The Components of Romance

Demanding Family Members

Rethinking Meals Together

Your Spouse's Annoying Habits

3 Habits that are Stealing Moments

The "Do's" and "Don'ts" of Disappointment"

"I'm Married to Someone Who's Depressed."

Supporting Your Spouse Though Hardship

Healthy Habits to Commit to Together

Conversations to Have When You Don’t Agree About Money

Five Reasons You're Feeling Disconnected

The Secret to Going on More Dates

Navigating Anger in Marriage

Reigniting Sex in Your Marriage

Listening 101

Feeling Invisible in Your Marriage

Closure for Old Hurts

Marriage Monday - Five Statements to Build Your Spouse Up

Priorities for Busy Schedules

"Do we have to enjoy the same hobbies?"

The Mistake of Assumption in Conflict

Breaking the Complaining Addiction

When Conflict Gets Messy

Tips for Opposites

Staying Hope-filled During Tough Seasons

Patience Pays Off

Do We Need to Review Our Marital Expectations?

3 Conversations to Have to Grow Through Change.

Reasons to Celebrate

6 Dates to Master

Decisions Without the Resentment

Areas Your Spouse Needs Your Support The Most

Good Tension

Hurdles to Asking For Help

Get Out of a Marriage Funk

Don't Allow a Bad Day Come Between You

5 Ways to Get Rest and Rejuvenation in Your Marriage

Look for the good in one another

The 3×3 Rule

Romance Myths

The Art of the Apology

Listener Request - After the kids are born

Listener Request - Lust part 2

Listener Request - Lust part 1

Listener Request - In-law Relationships

Listener Request - Let's Develop Traditions

Roadblocks to Communication

Personalities and Marriage

Everyday Marriage Problems and How to Deal with Them

Give Your Spouse the Best Version of Yourself

8 Ways to Deepen Intimacy

Signs Your Marriage Needs Help

Today I discuss PUSH Behaviors originated from "MarriageHelper."

Growing the Romance

4 Ways to Grow Closer to Your Spouse this Fall

A huge thanks to Prepare-Enrich for the inspiration for "under-appreciated Marriage Milestones."

Jumping to Conclusions

Developing a Marriage Maintenance Vision

Navigating Relationship Roles

4 Horsemen of Communication part 2

The Four Horsemen of Communication part 1

Podcast Special: Interview with Kristen and Chad Cottingham of the Kalamazoo Marriage Resource.

Podcast special: Interview with Damon Sumner of the podcast "Sum it up with the Sumners"

Dealing with Communication Barriers

Creating Healthy Balance

Preparing for Healthy Conversations.

Patience pays off.

How our family of origin impacts our marriage.

When marriage lacks grace.

Managing Expectations

Creating Misunderstanding in Our Marriage

Appreciating your partners personality.

Embrace how unique your marriage is.

Disagreement can be good.

Sometimes the Issues Are Not What They Seem

Building Boundaries with Family

4 Things that happen when you STOP trying to change each other.

Bring the excitement back to dating your spouse.

Patience Matters

Marriage Monday - The 6 "A's" of Apologizing

Next Level Marriage- 7. Healthy Sexuality

Next Level Marriage - 6. Be Kind

Next Level Marriage -5. Get Healthy

Next Level Marriage - 4. Put your phones away

Next Level Marriage - 3. Get Help

Next Level Marriage - 2. Have Fun

Next Level Marriage - 1 Hack Your Love

Mastering Patience in Marriage

Listener Request Series: Dealing with Chronic Illness In Marriage.

Listener Request Series: Protecting our time together.

Listener Request Series: What advice would you give to soon-to-be-married and/or newlyweds?

Listener Request Series: Financial Tips

Listener Request Series: How do I change my spouse part 3

Listener Request Series: How do I change my spouse part2

How do I change my spouse part 1

Listener Request Series: How do I keep things spicy/creative in my marriage?

Listener Request Series: Listening without fixing.

We're in our summer series talking about what you the "listener" want discussed.

We are starting a series of requested topics and situations that have come from our listeners.

We are starting a series of requested topics and situations that have come from our listeners.

Habits That Will Instantly Transform Your Marriage

3 things to tell your spouse daily.

1: I love you.

2: I appreciate you.

3: I wouldn’t want to do this without you.

You tend see in your spouse exactly what you're looking for.

Marriage and Depression - Your spouse doesn't need your answers as much he/she needs your presence.

Listening well means communicating well.

Every marriage needs a plan to keep spouses on the same page. Otherwise, focus and agreement are lost, and hearts are no longer engaged.

Time + Consistency + Transparency = Trust

Make sure your spouse is a part of your happiness, not the source of it.

Restoring the "Feeling" of Falling in Love.

What Hollywood doesn't tell you about marriage part 2.

What Hollywood doesn't tell you about marriage part 1.

Couples in a healthy marriage use non-sexual touch frequently.

Getting too hung up on what your mate isn't doing will prevent you from doing what you should be doing.

Inflicting hurt upon your spouse won't heal the hurts you feel.

Marriages thrive in an environment of attention, commitment, and patience.

Every marriage has challenging times. How you handle the challenging times will ultimately define your marriage.

Single thinking in married living.

Too many spouses have confused marriage with make-believe. In the real world, marriage takes work, patience, and commitment.

"Will forgive me?" vs. "I'm Sorry"

How you talk to and about your mate matters.

True communication is more than talking; it's connecting.

Your marriage can easily go bankrupt if you're withdrawing more than you're depositing. So we look at two next steps toward building a heathy, thriving marriage.

Playing the blame game won't fix your marriage. Be accountable and responsible.

It's our first podcast of Marriage Monday. Today we look at 5 ways you can work on your marriage to build health