Marriage
No one gets married to experience loneliness or conflict. Yet, marriage can be filled with challenges that feel insurmountable at times. Building an intimate marriage takes wisdom and work. Here you will find conversations, advice, and resources from many of the most respected Christian marriage experts to help you discover understanding and deeper intimacy with your spouse through your differences.
Building Intimacy
From The Blog
Want Your Marriage To Go the Distance? You’ll Need More Than “Artificial Intimacy”
From The Blog
For a Better Marriage, Try This
From The Podcast
#156: How To Keep Your Heart Open When You Don’t Feel Emotionally Safe
Communication & Conflict
From The Blog
The Very Important Difference Between Conflict and Fighting
From The Podcast
#523 How Past Family Patterns Impact the Way You Love Today
Q&A With Juli
Q&A: How do I connect with my emotionally disconnected husband?
Sexual Wholeness
From The Blog
Why Does Sex Matter in Marriage? Pt. 1
From The Blog
Why Sexual Maturity Matters More Than Sexual Experience
Q&A With Juli
Q&A: Is sex necessary for intimacy?
Your free “5 Steps to Addressing Conflict” guide
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All Marriage Resources
The Five Key Bonding Forces in Healthy Relationships
Q&A: My spouse never wants to have sex. What do I do?
#548 How To Repair Your Relationships
Q&A: How do I start to heal after my spouse’s affair?
Q&A: What’s OK for a married couple in the bedroom?
Q&A: Will I ever be able to heal from sexual trauma?
Overcoming Sexual Shame and Fear in Marriage
#514 How Deconstruction and Divorce Rocked a Young Couple’s Life
Q&A: My Wife Left Me, What do I do?
#511 Why You Need to Laugh More
For a Better Marriage, Try This
#509 Workaholism And Infidelity Almost Led To Divorce, But A Miracle Saved Their Marriage
How can you Know if You’re Ready for Marriage?
Q&A: How do I Connect with my Emotionally Disconnected Husband?
#500 Sex, Faith and Family: Conversations Every Couple Should Have Pre-Marriage
Q&A: What Does God Say About Divorce?
#491 Why Debates About Women’s Roles Might be Missing the Point
#489 Thinking About Divorce? You Might Want to Listen to This First
#386: What’s the Secret To Getting the Marriage & Intimacy You Want? Go Vertical
#478 How To Love And Lead Your Adult Kids With Jim Burns
#477 In-Laws or Outlaws? How to Handle The Challenge of Setting Boundaries with In-Laws
#475 Why Empathy, Inner Healing, and Teamwork Are at the Heart of Building Intimacy
I Love Being Bitter: How We Grow Bitter and 3 Ways to Overcome
#471 How to Understand, Celebrate, and Leverage Neurological Differences in Relationships
#467 Yes, Your Marriage Is Worth Fighting For (Here’s How to Save It)
#466 Enough is Enough: Recognizing and Combating Abusive Relationships
#462 Beautiful Union: How Our Sexuality Reveals God’s Heart for Covenant Love
#447: Strengthen Your Marriage Today (and Be Ready for Whatever 2023 May Bring)
Webinar: How to Use Your Power to Build Intimacy
#156: How To Keep Your Heart Open When You Don’t Feel Emotionally Safe
#155: How To Fight With Your Spouse
#430: Marriage Can Be Hard, Here’s Why the Work Is Worth It
#414: Good Marriages Often Get Off to a Rocky Start (& Why It’s OK)
3 formas en las que amar tu cuerpo construye intimidad en el matrimonio
3 formas de ayudarle a tu esposa a sentirse completamente conocida y amada
3 Ways To Help Your Wife Feel Fully Known and Fully Loved
#392: Want To Know Juli and Mike Better? This Is Your Episode!
#391: Make Your Relationship Better With a Few Intentional Habits
#389: Thinking About Becoming a Blended Family?
Bonus! #384: Do You Empower Your Husband or Enable Him? (The Difference is BIG)
#383: What Do I Do With Disappointment in Marriage?
#377: How to Care For a Friend (Or Yourself) When the Marriage Doesn’t Survive
#376: What Does God’s Word Actually Say About Divorce and Remarriage?
#371: Schedule Sex and Dry Cleaning In the Same Conversation? It Works
Resign As Boss: How To Help Your Husband Lead
3 Reasons Women Tend To Take Over in Marriage
Want Your Marriage To Go the Distance? You’ll Need More Than “Artificial Intimacy”
#362: How To Become a Better “Better Half” with Jamie Ivey
#357: Emotional Safety: What It Is and Why You Need It
#354: How To Keep Rhythm & Romance in Your New COVID Normal
Cuando te atrae alguien que no es tu cónyuge
#346: How to Cope When Your Spouse Struggles With Depression
Can You Spiritually Outgrow Your Marriage?
How Do I Recognize an Abusive Marriage?
#341: When Staying Married Feels Impossible
So What Exactly Is Biblical Submission?
#327: When Your Spouse Feels More Like a Roommate
Who Takes Out the Trash?
#70: Stepping up as a Stepmom
#322: The Secret Superpower of Kindness
#320: Bonus! Looking for the Spark in Your Marriage?
#222: What’s Your Money Personality?
Webinar: When Marriage Gets Messy (Healing after Infidelity)
Date Nights In Video Series
#307: On the Brink of Divorce
Did He Pass the Test?
#299: Making Marriage Fun! (Even When It’s Hard)
Helping Your Husband Grow UP
#293: Secrets to a Lasting Relationship
#55: When Marriage Won’t Get Better
#281: Growing Closer Through Conflict
#280: When Submission Becomes Controlling
Where Do You Run When Marriage Gets Lonely?
#266: Your Marriage, God’s Design
A Perfect Marriage
#11: When Work & Marriage Intersect
#255: Practicing Patience in Your Blended Family
Is There Really a 7-Year Itch?
#253: Making the Gospel Beautiful Through Relationships
#249: Overcoming Differences With Your Spouse
Webinar: Keeping the Romance Alive
Your Husband Needs You Too
#33: What’s It Like to Be Married to Me?
Webinar: His Brain, Her Brain
Your Spouse Doesn’t Complete You
Loving a Broken Man (Or Woman)
#48: My Controlling Spouse
#221: Conversations You Should Be Having About Money
#223: Counseling: When & Why You Should Go
#208: The Forgiveness & Intimacy Link
#204: Managing Your Expectations in Marriage
Webinar: Having a Mission-Focused Marriage
Your Marriage Should Be Fun
#194: Enjoying Date Nights With Your Spouse
#193: Loving Your Husband Well
Webinar: Give Your Husband the Benefit of the Doubt
#190: Practical Ways to Love Your Husband
#2: Unleashing the Power of Woman
#172: My Husband Isn’t My Best Friend
