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How The Enneagram and Mindful Awareness Strengthen Connection | Amanda Ford | #155
Personality frameworks are everywhere — but the Enneagram stands out for sparking honest, transformative conversation. In this post therapist Amanda Ford and Dr. Dave unpack how the nine core Enneagram types—combined with simple mindfulness tools like breathwork and emotional naming—help couples decode triggers, understand true needs, and replace criticism with compassion. The result: deeper empathy, smoother communication, and connection that lasts
How Grief impacts Indentity, Love, and Daily Life | Alexandra Carroll | #153
Grief isn’t a problem to fix — it’s a lifelong journey that reshapes us. In this post, grief advocate Alexandra Carroll explores how losing someone changes identity, marriage, parenting, and everyday routines. She shares why grief moves like a spiral, not a staircase, and offers compassionate practices — from honoring memories to creating ‘grief calendars’ — that help partners stay connected and protect emotional well-being through the hardest days.
How To Have Healthy Money Conversations | Dee Zimmerman | #152
Money stress doesn’t have to threaten your marriage. In this post, money coach Dee Zimmerman and Dr. Dave Schramm show how couples can transform financial tension into connection — by learning each other’s money history, spotting destructive patterns, using gentle-start conversations, and building shared rhythms for discussing spending and goals. These tools help turn numbers into trust, clarity, and shared vision.
Relational Life Therapy | Kristy Gaisford | #149
Many couples slowly drift apart—not because of one dramatic betrayal, but through years of unmet needs, emotional withdrawal, and quiet resentment. In this post, therapist Kristy Gaisford introduces Relational Life Therapy (RLT): a method that stops blame cycles by building your own inner strength, setting loving boundaries, and responding with clarity instead of reactivity. If you’re tired of fighting old battles, this could be a path toward healing and real connection.
Marriage Ready: Why Premarital Education Matters | Dr. Jeremy Boden | #148
Marriage isn’t automatic — it’s built. In this article, Dr. Dave Schramm outlines how thoughtful ‘MarriageReady’ premarital education helps couples explore expectations, communication habits, finances, intimacy, and life-goals before the vows. With guided conversations, realistic assessments, and clarity on values, couples can start marriage with confidence, common purpose, and tools to handle challenges together.
From Conflict to Connection: Mindfulness in Relationships | Annemarie Chereso | #146
Conflict doesn’t have to tear you apart — it can pull you closer. In this post, relationship coach Annemarie Chereso explores how mindfulness and self-awareness turn reactivity into responsiveness. By learning to pause, notice when your heart is closed, and choose presence over protection, couples can shift from fear-based tension to intimacy, trust, and deeper emotional safety.
Trigger Happy: A Candid Look at Emotional Reactivity | Jason Whiting | #145
In this revealing post, Dr. Jason Whiting explains why emotional reactivity — acting on hot feelings — often hides behind the mask of ‘brutal honesty,’ and how trust and intimacy suffer when truth becomes tangled with anger. Learn concrete tools like ‘negotiated timeouts’, self-care routines, and emotional self-regulation to move from reactivity to grounded honesty in relationships.
Marriage Takes Real, Unconditional Love | Dr. Greg Baer | #27
In this powerful conversation, Dr. Greg Baer outlines what ‘real love’—unconditional love—looks like in marriage and why it matters. It’s not a fairy-tale ideal but a practical path that heals hurt, diffuses anger, and builds lasting connection. Through five concrete steps, couples learn to tell the truth about themselves, replace reactive anger with empathy, and create a marriage grounded in acceptance, trust, and emotional safety.
Tips For A Better Sex Life in Marriage | Dan Purcell | #26
Many couples find intimacy fades under the pressures of busy life, parenting, or stress. In this post, intimacy-coach Dan Purcell teams with Dr. Dave and Dr. Liz to offer grounded, real-world tips: slow down, explore different levels of connection, try new experiences, and even use tools like the Intimately Us app to spark emotional and physical closeness. It’s time to make intimacy—and each other—a priority again.
How To Turn Conflict into Connection | Emil Harker | #22
In this episode, Dr. Dave and Dr. Liz sit down with therapist Emil Harker to explore how conflict—when handled intentionally—can deepen intimacy. By assuming good intent, validating emotional experiences, responding to criticism with humility, and prioritizing connection over solutions, couples can transform everyday disagreements into outposts of closeness and trust.
Preparing for Marriage and Surviving the First Year | Dr. Mark Ogletree | #21
Drs. Dave and Liz talk with Dr. Mark Ogletree about building a solid marriage foundation. Whether you're engaged, newlywed, or seasoned spouses, discover how to strengthen connection with premarital assessments, conversations on expectations and in-laws, the 12 core traits for marriage, and daily rituals that reignite love—even amid the challenges of the first year.
Can Marriage Survive Abuse, Affairs, and Addiction? | Geoff Steurer | #19
Dr. Geoff Steurer joins Drs. Dave and Liz to tackle marriage crises marked by abuse, affairs, and addiction—what he calls the ‘Three A’s.’ He unpacks early intervention steps, outlines how 70–80% of marriages survive these traumas, and gives both partners guidance—whether inside or outside the relationship—on how to respond, heal, and rebuild trust.
Getting To The Heart of Connection | Dr. Wally Goddard | #17
Dr. Wally Goddard joins Drs. Dave and Liz to remind us that true connection begins in the heart—not just with skills, but with humility, curiosity, and understanding. Learn how embracing irritation as an invitation, focusing on the 80%, and caring with compassion shifts both your self-awareness and your relationship. This episode invites you to become a healer, not a preacher.
Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts | Dr. Les Parrott | #16
Dr. Les Parrott and Dr. Dave break down essential tools for couples—whether engaged, newly married, or long-term partners. From the SYMBIS and PREPARE/ENRICH assessments to forming the habits of cooperation, ownership, respect, and empathy, they discuss binding marriages with intentional habits, healthy conflict, empathy, and lifelong partnership. Discover timeless insights to strengthen your foundation before marriage really begins.
Countering Marriage Myths | Richard & Linda Eyre | #15
Richard and Linda Eyre unpack their latest book, The 8 Myths of Marriaging, reframing harmful beliefs—like the Clone Myth, No-Waves Myth, Independence Myth, and more—that can undermine connection. In this episode, they invite listeners to treat marriage as a verb, practice weekly marriage meetings, and replace myths with intentional truth to build intimacy, commitment, and joy.
Navigating The Holidays After Betrayal | Jill Manning | #14
Betrayal during the holiday season can cause feelings of joy and celebration to turn sour. However, there is hope. Dr. Jill Manning joins Liz to share her expertise in navigating the holidays after betrayal. Get cozy and tune in for a recipe for holiday healing. When betrayal collides with the holidays, joy can feel distant. Dr. Jill Manning urges gentle self-care: simplify traditions, let feelings unfold, journal honestly, and integrate healing into celebrations. Keep your routines grounded—like a walk, a therapy session, or reaching out to a safe ally. These small, intentional actions can light your path toward hope and connection in a season often marked by sting and shame.