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Hello Mess with Don + Renee

by Don Worcester

Can marriages learn to navigate through the mess, stress, and all the rest? Dr. Don and Renee share real stories and tools -- from their own marriage experience to the everyday relationship problems all of us face. Hello Mess explores the lessons and tools Jesus teaches us about what it means to have healthy tension in relationships while exposing our unhealthy behavioral patterns that lead to disconnection.

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Episodes

  1. The Uncomfortable Truth About Pruning

    During the pruning process, the vine gets cut waaaay back until it is thirsty and appropriately distressed. God, our Vinedresser, is intentionally pruning us back in this season of distress. Listen in as we talk about what this looks like in our lives.

  2. How to Create Rules of Engagement For Your Marriage

    Renee: Whenever there's a conflict or a fight, you automatically have rules (whether spoken or unspoken) in which you engage each other. You may not know what they are until you're actually in the fight, but everyone has them. Most of us have learned these somewhere along with the ways because of...

  3. Why Marriage is a Team Sport

  4. 4 Things That Will Gut Your Relationship

    Hey There! Don: Today's topic - four things that will gut your relationship. John Gottman has done great research and practical application over the years. He's at the University of Washington and has written several books on social and emotional intelligence. In their lab, they videotape couples...

  5. Why Being in Community is Messy

    Hey There! Renee: We've been thinking about this whole idea of the invitation and what Christ invites us into. Sometimes we understand what that means, but most of the time, we don't understand the fullness of what that invitation is. He invites us into being a community and being in relationship...

  6. 5 Questions to Ask Before You Get Married

    Listen to Don & Renee share on this important topic in relationships.

  7. 5 Things to Tell Your Girlfriend

    Listen to Don & Renee share on this important topic in relationships.

  8. Is Your Marriage Playing Chutes & Ladders?

    Don: Do you remember playing Chutes and Ladders? It is a world-famous board game. It's been around since the 1500s. It was initially started in India and called Snakes and Ladders. Then it went to England, and in 1950 came to the United States. It's been played all over the world for hundreds of...

  9. What are the Hot Spots in your Marriage?

    Listen to Don & Renee share on this important topic in relationships.

  10. Is Marriage a Team Sport?

    Listen to Don & Renee share on this important topic in relationships.

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Christian relationships communication skills faith-based marriage marriage counseling real-life stories relationship resilience stress management

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Can marriages learn to navigate through the mess, stress, and all the rest? Dr. Don and Renee share real stories and tools -- from their own marriage experience to the everyday relationship problems all of us face. Hello Mess explores the lessons and tools Jesus teaches us about what it means to have healthy tension in relationships while exposing our unhealthy behavioral patterns that lead to disconnection.

HOSTED BY

Don Worcester

Produced by Don & Renee

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Can marriages learn to navigate through the mess, stress, and all the rest? Dr. Don and Renee share real stories and tools -- from their own marriage experience to the everyday relationship problems all of us face. Hello Mess explores the lessons and tools Jesus teaches us about what it means to...

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Hello Mess with Don + Renee is created and hosted by Don Worcester.
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