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Expedition Marriage
Christian Marriage Advice, Christian Counseling, and Marriage Coaching Helping Couples Enjoy the Journey of Marriage
On today’s episode we’re talking about the importance of remembering—remembering the past year as a couple, remembering the struggles, the fun and most importantly remembering God’s faithfulness through it all.
Marriage is not always filled with fun and abundant blessings, but it can always be filled with the faithfulness of God. Join us as we talk about why you need those types of Joshua stone memories in your marriage. Then when you’re done, set aside some time together to find the ones that showed up this year!
Find our show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/a-year-to-remember/
On today’s episode we’re talking about the hot topic of boundaries, especially during the holidays. Join us as we chat about what boundaries are and how to have them. We also uncover some basic rules of boundaries and share a little bit about what makes them hard to implement. Lots of good nuggets this episode along with an awesome freebie that you don’t want to miss.
Find our show notes and your free copy of the Boundaries teaching video at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-12-boundaries-during-the-holidays/
Do you get stressed out during the holiday season? Holiday stress is a real thing that impacts the lives of many couples. In fact, we often refer to holiday stress as regular stress on steroids!
If your marriage has any kind of regular stress or conflict, it’s likely that it will all get magnified during the holidays. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. You can get ahead of it. We’re also not only discussing some great stuff, we’ve also got a free download for you to work on together as a couple to nip this holiday stress in the bud! After all, if there’s any year you deserve a stress free Christmas, it’s THIS year!
Find our show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-11-holiday-stress/
Are you grateful for your spouse? They don’t always make it easy, do they? But did you know there’s a lot of science behind what gratitude does to your brain and mental health? There are also big impacts it can make in your marriage.
When you show gratitude towards someone, you are saying that you respect their value, and that you treasure how unique, beautiful or indispensable they are. Wow, what a gift to a spouse that is!
Join us today as we chat about cultivating gratitude in your marriage, Gods way! And then go grab your free download activity to do with your spouse!
Find my show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-10-gratitude-god-science/
Today’s show is the first part of a two-part series on Gratefulness. And oh, what a time we live in for living with an attitude of gratitude. If you can pull off walking in gratefulness during this season, you will surely be recognized as someone who is set apart!
Join us today to learn the power that being grateful can have in your marriage. We’re also going to share with you a quick tip on how to start working on being grateful in the everyday life with your spouse. You don’t want to miss this episode!
Find my show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-9-walking-in-an-attitude-of-gratitude/
Today's episode is about that 7 year itch.
- Has it affected you?
- Are you scared that it might be ahead?
- Is it even a thing?
- Or, if it is, is it just smooth sailing after that?
Tune in today and find out as we talk about 4 things that might be making that 7 year, or perhaps that 2 year, 10 year, or even 20 year itch a problem in your marriage. Oh, and don’t worry, we will help you know what to do and give you some strategies to keep those nasty itches from popping up in the first place!
Find our show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-8-the-7-year-itch-is-it-a-thing/
While wearing masks on Halloween can be totally acceptable and actually rather fun, where it really starts getting scary is when we wear them with one another in our marriage. There can be real danger in not allowing your spouse to see who you really are.
We’re sharing the top 3 masks we see couples trying to put on, and what they think they’re achieving by hiding behind them.
Find our show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-7-masks-in-marriage-are-you-wearing-one/
If you want to know how to have solid communication and have some opportunities to grow and connect, check out our new book, Newlywed Couple's Devotional, for newlyweds and for newlywed wannabes!
Today we’re shooting from the hip, going off the cuff, or whatever else you call it when we just decide to hit record and share some real conversations that take place in our marriage.
We’re asking each other a specific question, “What do you think we do that keeps our alive?” Tune in to hear our individual answers, and then keep listening to find out what we both agree are the things that will do the opposite and kill your love.
Find more at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/ep-6-keeping-love-alive/
As always, we would love for you to share this with your spouse and friends.
What gets in the way of connecting with our spouse more than anything nowadays? Technology, mainly our cell phones. They keep us attached to the outside world way more than they help us stay connected to our spouse. Join us today as we chat about the specific ways our phones can wreak havoc in our marriages, and then find out how we can use them for good!
For more show notes, visit:
https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/technology-in-marriage/
On today’s episode we’re giving you a glimpse into why we do what we do here at Expedition Marriage. We know that not everyone dreams of growing up and becoming marriage counselors. I know, as fun as it sounds to sit with couples and talk about problems, for whatever reason it just isn’t the most desirable of career choices for most. BUT, we each have our reasons behind why we chose this path and we want to share them with you.
So, grab a few minutes and join us. We promise, once you get to know us you’ll quickly learn that we’re just an ordinary couple with a God sized, hope filled vision for marriages and families.
Don’t forget to hit SUBSCRIBE! We’d love it if you stuck around!
Find out more at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/our-why/
Have you or your spouse ever gotten into hot water with each other? Chances are it’s because someone said something that they shouldn’t have. We’ve all been there a time or two, but today we want to help prevent you from falling into the same trap again.
Join us as we have a chat about the most common things spouses are saying to each other that perhaps they should just keep to themselves. See if you’ve been guilty of some of them yourself.
After you’ve listened we’d love for you to leave us a review! And then, if you’re up for it, send this episode to your spouse and plan a chat together to see if you can plan to prevent these hurtful or dismissive comments from coming up again.
Find out more at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/what-not-to-say-to-your-spouse/
Do you expect things from your spouse? Do you ever wonder if you should or not?
Well, on this episode, we are talking about 3 common expectations that couples have that might be causing some struggle in their marriages.
We’re also talking about how unrealistic it is not to have ANY expectations of your spouse, but how do you find the balance? Join us as we straighten out what expectations are good to have and which ones, well…aren’t so good.
See our show notes at https://expeditionmarriage.org/post/podcast/3-expectations-in-marriage/
Welcome to Expedition Marriage! We’re here to help you enjoy the journey of your marriage. You can be engaged, newly married or married for 50 years,...
OR you can be madly in love or on the brink of divorce, it doesn’t matter, we’re gonna help by bringing you all the best we have to offer and combining that with all that God wants for you marriage too.
We’re gonna talk about all the hot topics like communication, intimacy, how to reconnect, and even on how to quit avoiding conflict or quit exploding through it.
So, if you want to learn some practical tips, have great conversation topics to discuss with your spouse, AND learn what God has for your marriage, then you’re in the right place. Is all you need to do is go to your favorite place to listen to podcasts, click subscribe, share it with your spouse and then we will see you on the inside!
https://www.expeditionmarriage.org/podcast