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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 19 MIN

Thief of Intimacy: How Your Phone Is Harming Your Marriage and Family

from The Living Marriages Podcast | Effective Communication, Intimacy, Healthy Habits, Christian Counseling, Christian Parenting · host Aaron Au, April Au | Marriage Coaching and Mentoring

We recently heard a very convicting conversation between Joey Odom of ReclaimWell and the great folks over at the Intentional Parenthood Podcast. In that conversation, Joey warns of how the phone can really kill intimacy between spouses and harm relationships between parents and children. On this episode, we review some of the harmful habits and attitudes we've formed around our devices and seek to discover God's hope, one small change at a time. We also make one suggestion we feel so strongly about that we put it directly in the show notes and that we believe will help you break proximity with your device: please do not charge your phones in your bedrooms! The harm far outweighs the good. Next Steps Join us for this Thursday's episode where we provide space for reflection on the relationship between us and our devices. If you'd like to get in touch for prayer, encouragement or if you have show ideas, email us: [email protected]  

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