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Normalize therapy. — 314 episodes

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Is Covenant Eyes Enough for Porn Addiction Recovery?

2

How to Be a Safe Man: 7 Markers, Seven Counterfeits, and Why Your Words Aren't Landing

3

The 72-Hour Porn Addiction Relapse Protocol: What Both Partners Need to Do Right Now

4

Is Watching Porn Cheating? What the Research Says About Betrayal, Fidelity, and Harm

5

Trauma Bonding: The Chains Keeping You Stuck

6

Betrayal Trauma and the Brain: Symptoms, Science, and Recovery

7

12 Hidden Signs of Childhood Trauma ACEs in Adult Life

8

Understanding and Calming Hypervigilance: Grounding Techniques for Feeling Safe

9

Marriage Conflict: What Is Your Fighting Style?

10

Gaslighting Explained: The Ultimate Guide to What It Is, Why It Happens, and How to Stop It

11

Is My Spouse a Sex Addict? Understanding This Massive Challenge and Reclaiming Your Marriage

12

Loving a Sexual Abuse Survivor: A Partner’s Practical Guide

13

Is Past Trauma Affecting Your Singing Voice?

14

How Do I Know When My Marriage Is Beyond Repair?

15

Symptoms of Pornography Withdrawal: A Complete Guide to What to Expect

16

Porn Addiction Recovery: How Long Does It Really Take?

17

Understanding and Navigating a Controlling Spouse

18

What Do I Tell My Wife About My Affair? A Guide to Disclosure and Healing

19

The Truth About Male Desire: Debunking 4 Common Myths

20

Uncover Truth: Female Desire Beyond Myths

21

Can Your Brain Recover from Porn Addiction? The Science of Relapse, Shame, and Healing

22

End The Cycle: Healing Childhood Trauma

23

Why Do I Keep Attracting Toxic People? Flipping the Script on Relationship Patterns

24

Navigating the Storm: Initial Steps After Discovering Partner Betrayal

25

Infidelity vs. Sex Addiction: How to Tell the Difference

26

The Art of Healthy Boundaries

27

How to Tell If You Have PTSD – The Signs You Need to Watch For

28

Five Fundamentals of Good Marriage Communication

29

NEWS RELEASE: Life Update for Caleb & Verlynda, plus rebranding and new shows coming!

30

Why Is My Spouse So Controlling?

31

Defining Emotionally Abusive Behavior

32

How Do I Know When/If I Can Trust My Spouse After Betrayal?

33

The 5 Pillars of Attachment

34

How To Balance Parenting and Marriage (Even During a Pandemic)

35

How to Confront Your Husband About His Pornography Addiction

36

Coronavirus and Your Marriage

37

Infidelity Disclosure: What to Include and How to Prepare

38

6 Porn Groups To Help Your Recovery

39

Responding to The Rage of Your Betrayed Spouse

40

How Self-Compassion Can Help Your Marriage

41

How Much Detail to Share When Disclosing Infidelity: 4 Things to Avoid

42

Overwhelmed or Flooded? Here’s How To Calm Down During Conflict

43

When Your Spouse Is Too Friendly With the Opposite Sex

44

Why You Might Be Experiencing Pain During Sex (for Husbands)

45

How Pornography Affects Wives: What Husbands Need to Understand

46

When Family Visits Are Traumatic

47

Husband Takes Me for Granted: Why It Happens and What to Do

48

Why You May Be Experiencing Pain During Sex (for Wives)

49

Betrayed By Your Wife? 5 Things You Need to Do

50

Why Physical Touch Matters in Marriage (and How to Rebuild It)

51

How Retirement Affects Marriage

52

Attachment Style and Porn Addiction: How They’re Connected

53

Why You Really Need to Consider Emotional Labour in Your Marriage

54

Secure Attachment in Marriage

55

Disorganized Attachment in Marriage: Signs and How to Help

56

Avoidant Attachment in Marriage

57

Anxious Attachment in Marriage: What It Looks Like and How to Break the Cycle

58

How Prayer Impacts Marriage

59

Pastor Adultery: Why It’s Usually Clergy Sexual Misconduct

60

Is My Spouse a Sex Addict?

61

Why People Seek Marriage Counseling & What Approaches They Choose

62

How Shame Perpetuates Porn Addiction

63

How to Set Boundaries in a Kind Way

64

Unpack the Four Horsemen

65

How to Identify Your Emotions

66

How To Keep The Romance Alive in Your Marriage

67

Dealing with Your Shame and Guilt After Betrayal

68

How To Work With Your Spouse’s Betrayal Trauma Part 2

69

Betrayal Trauma in Marriage: How to Help Your Spouse Heal (When You Caused It)

70

Male Privilege in Marriage

71

How to Forgive Betrayal in Marriage: A Step-by-Step Guide

72

Why Your Husband Can’t Hear You During Conflict

73

How Empathy Deepens Intimacy

74

How Curiosity Deepens Intimacy

75

How Irreducibility Deepens Intimacy in Marriage

76

How Vulnerability Deepens Intimacy in Marriage

77

How Couples Can Grow Spiritually…Together

78

Cognitive Biases in Marriage: Reactance, Mood and Confirmation

79

Cognitive Biases in Marriage: Spotlight, Illusion of Transparency & Availability Heuristic

80

How To Make The Most of an Unhappy Marriage

81

When Your Spouse Doesn’t Share Your Faith

82

When Your Spouse Has Let Themselves Go (and You’re Not Attracted)

83

How Shift Work Impacts Marriage And What To Do About It

84

Here’s The Best Thing You Can Do After a Fight With Your Spouse

85

How To Help Your Husband Through His Man Cold

86

How Losing a Child Impacts Marriage

87

The Abusive Wife

88

How Generosity Could Transform Your Marriage

89

When Others Don’t See Your Spouse as Abusive

90

When Your Spouse is in Victim Mode

91

Coming to Terms With Your Unexpected Pregnancy

92

Relational OCD

93

Telling Your Wife About Your Porn Addiction: A Therapist’s Guide

94

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the Impact on Marriage

95

Couples Living With Extended Family

96

Working Through Betrayal Trauma

97

Is Your Own Sexual History Dragging You Down?

98

Betrayed by Your Husband? 5 Things You Need to Know

99

How Your Theology Impacts Your Sex Life

100

Four Ways To Create More Intimacy In Your Marriage

101

The Top 10 Rules for Fair Fighting

102

Ejaculatory Control: A Research-Based Guide for Husbands

103

How To Break Out of The Same Old Arguments

104

About Showing Honor To Your Wife (1 Peter 3:7)

105

I Am a Virgin and My Fiancee is Not

106

Infertility And Its Impact on Marriage

107

How Working from Home Impacts Your Marriage

108

Do You Compete With Your Spouse?

109

Why a Child Centred Family is Bad for Everyone

110

Figure Out What Your Spouse is Actually Upset About

111

How To Get Your Husband (or Wife) Into Marriage Counseling

112

How To Handle Chronic Health Problems in Marriage

113

The Hidden Costs of Marriage Problems

114

When Your Spouse Constantly Criticizes: Holding Onto Self Worth

115

Benefits of Marriage: 5 Research-Backed Benefits of a Happy Marriage

116

How Much Joy Is in Your Marriage?

117

What To Do When Your Spouse Has Been Sexually Abused

118

When Your Spouse Is a Chronic Liar

119

How to Increase the Love You Feel Towards Your Spouse

120

The Art and Science of Hugging

121

What is Love Addiction?

122

How to Be Assertive With Your Spouse

123

Is Therapeutic Separation a Good Idea for Your Marriage?

124

How Your Parent’s Alcoholism Affects Your Marriage

125

So Your Spouse Has ADHD

126

How To Get Your Abusive Husband Into Therapy…Safely

127

Is Your Wife Nagging Too Much? It Could Be Your Fault!

128

How Admiration Creates a Stable, Happy Marriage

129

How To Get Your Flirt (Back) On… When You Have 3 Kids, a Dog and a Mortgage

130

Got a Sarcasm Problem In Your Marriage?

131

So Your Husband Ogles Other Women…

132

Is Your Career Ruining Your Marriage?

133

Loyalty in Marriage: Why It’s the #2 Predictor of a Lasting Relationship

134

Defensiveness in Marriage

135

Don’t Let Resentment Sink Your Marriage

136

How Marriage Counselling Works

137

So Your Spouse Has Mental Health Problems

138

How To Be A More Grateful Spouse

139

Help! My Spouse is a Narcissist!

140

What Makes Christmas Merry for Marriages?

141

Pornography and Sex Trafficking

142

Loving Your Spouse’s Kids

143

A Husband’s Guide to Spiritual Leadership

144

How Pornography Impacts Marriages

145

Why You Keep Misinterpreting Your Spouse (and How to Stop)

146

Fighting For Your Military Marriage

147

Wife Foreplay: How Much Does She Really Need?

148

What To Do When Your Folks Do Not Like Your Spouse

149

Long Distance Marriage – Do’s and Do Not’s

150

How to Beat Empty Nest Syndrome

151

What is Trauma Bonding?

152

How Does Wealth Affect Marriage?

153

Q&A on a Disconnected Marriage and Shared Leisure

154

Q&A on Boundaries and PISD

155

Do I Have to Care About My Spouse’s Hobbies?

156

Dealing with Age Difference in Marriage

157

The Purpose of Marriage: How Couples Build Shared Meaning Together

158

Remarriage After Bereavement

159

Help! My Spouse is a Perfectionist!

160

Am I a Sex Addict?

161

Learn to Date Your Spouse Again

162

Neuroscience of Love in Marriage: What Brain Science Reveals About Staying in Love

163

Is Fear Wrecking Your Marriage?

164

When Introverts Marry Extroverts

165

How Does Menopause Affect Marriage?

166

How to Porn-Proof Your Marriage

167

Is It Even Possible to Have a Happy Marriage?

168

The Essentials of a Successful Cross-Cultural Marriage

169

Can You Fix Your Marriage Without Dredging Up The Past?

170

PDA in Marriage: What Is OK and How to Find Your Balance

171

Why a Fair Division of Labor is Important in Marriage

172

A Marriage Survival Guide for Parents with Toddlers

173

2 Questions To Think About Before You End Your Marriage

174

My Husband Is Not an Emotional Guy

175

Why Every Couple Needs to Pray Together

176

What To Do When You’ve Just Discovered Your Husband’s Porn Habit

177

The Impact of Trauma on Marital Sexuality

178

Is Trauma Impacting Your Marriage?

179

The Best Sex Happens Inside Marriage

180

Why You’re Using the Love Languages All Wrong

181

Post Infidelity Stress Disorder

182

When to Leave (or Stay In) an Abusive Marriage [3 of 3]

183

Can Abusive Husbands Change? [2 of 3]

184

Is My Husband Abusive? [1 of 3]

185

Stop Bottling Up Stuff In Your Marriage

186

Emotional Intimacy is the Key to Great Sex

187

Overcoming Infidelity: 30 Days to Recovery

188

Why You Can’t Trust Your Spouse

189

What to Talk About on Your Next Date

190

How to Appreciate Your Spouse

191

Your Marriage Needs an Intimacy Checkup

192

So You Stayed Married Just for the Kids’ Sake, Now What?

193

I Want To Fix Our Marriage and He Doesn’t. Now What?

194

My Spouse is Flaunting Him/Herself on Social Media

195

Extreme Sex Drive and Infidelity From Testosterone Therapy?

196

After Infidelity, How Do I Trust My Husband Again?

197

If My Husband is a Sex Addict, Should I Divorce Him?

198

My Husband’s Sexual History Is Affecting Our Intimacy

199

My Wife Won’t Stop the Affair. How Do I Save My Marriage?

200

How Can I Help My Wife Be More Trusting?

201

Hectic Life + Happily Married: Is It Possible?

202

If Your Spouse Is Too Jealous

203

Find Yourself in a Roommate Marriage?

204

Is My Marriage Beyond Recovery?

205

Sexless Marriage: Why You’re Not Getting Enough Sex and What To Do About It

206

10 Sure-Fire Ways To Make Time For Each Other in a Crazy Busy Marriage

207

How to Create More Intimacy in Your Marriage

208

Codependency in Marriage: Signs, Causes, and How to Heal

209

What To Do When Your Spouse Offends You

210

3 Things To Talk About Every Day

211

How to Recover From Betrayal

212

Fight The Problem – Not Each Other!

213

How to Deal With In-Laws: 3 Principles for a Stronger Marriage

214

Always Fighting About the Kids?

215

100 Episodes of The Marriage Podcast for Smart People!

216

Making Time For Your Spouse: 2 Strategies That Actually Work

217

Phone Addiction is the New Alcoholism

218

Do Opposites Attract? Here’s the Research

219

Why Christian Couples Feel Guilty About Sex

220

Complementarian vs. Egalitarian Marriage: A Therapist’s Take

221

The One Thing Every Distressed Marriage is Doing Wrong

222

Sex Drive – Differences Can Be a Problem

223

What To Do When Your Spouse Doesn’t Want To Work On The Marriage

224

How To Support Your Spouse During Hard Times

225

Social Media is Destroying Your Marriage

226

How to Ramp Up Positivity in Your Marriage

227

How Body Image Issues Can Ruin Your Sex Life – Part 2

228

How Body Image Issues Can Ruin Your Sex Life – Part 1

229

Self-Care Is Marriage Care

230

Respect vs. Contempt – Heart of Marriage Series (5 of 5)

231

Sacrifice vs. Entitlement – Heart of Marriage Series (4 of 5)

232

Loneliness vs. Intimacy – Heart of Marriage Series (3 of 5)

233

Acceptance vs. Rejection – Heart of Marriage Series (2 of 5)

234

Commitment vs. Abandonment – Heart of Marriage Series (1 of 5)

235

Who Wears The Pants In Your Marriage?

236

Husband Doesn’t Help With the Kids? Why It Happens (and What Actually Helps)

237

How To Help Your Spouse’s Anxiety

238

How To Rebuild Your Marriage After An Affair

239

Parenting For The Benefit Of Your Marriage

240

Religiosity Won’t Help Your Marriage

241

Talk About It Sooner Before It’s a Big Deal

242

The Three Best Ways to Ruin Your Husband’s Day

243

The Three Best Ways to Ruin Your Wife’s Day

244

Don’t Take Your Marriage For Granted: 5 Strategies to Keep Things Fresh

245

Back to School! What About Your Marriage?

246

Every Couple Needs a Graffiti Tag

247

Sticky Notes Are The Best Love Notes

248

50 Romantic Text Messages to Send to Your Spouse

249

How To Create and Deliver a Legendary Wedding Speech

250

Marla Cilley Interview: The FlyLady Helped Our Home and Will Help Yours Too!

251

How to Rebuild Trust in Your Marriage

252

Healthy Marriage Without Good Role Models

253

How to Reduce Debt: Part 5

254

Budgeting for the Big Stuff (Part 4 of 5)

255

How To Create Your Family Budget (Part 3 of 4)

256

How To Negotiate A Budget (Part 2 of 4)

257

Why You Need To Budget (Part 1 of 4)

258

Couples That Play Together Stay Together

259

First Orgasm in Marriage: What Every Wife Needs to Know

260

Housework: Who Does the Cleaning Up in Your Marriage?

261

How to Disagree Without Sinking Your Love Boat

262

How to Court Your Wife: 10 Everyday Ways to Keep Your Marriage Alive

263

Four Reasons Why You Must Do Pre-Marital Coaching

264

3 Ways To Support Your Spouse When You Disagree

265

Marriage After Your First Child

266

It’s Not Always My Fault!

267

If I Need You, Does That Make Me Needy?

268

10 Tips for Closer Connection

269

Does Money Affect Your Marriage?

270

Touch Her Heart Before You Touch Her Body

271

Top 5 Predictors of Marital Success

272

Let It Go or Confront It?

273

Valentine’s Day. Love It or Hate It?

274

Distraction is Killing Your Marriage

275

Infidelity Starts Long Before The Affair

276

Four Critical Habits to Deepen Your Love

277

How Are You Enriching Your Marriage This Year?

278

Sleep Your Way To A Better Marriage – Shawn Stevenson Interview

279

Differences in Sexual Desire: A Checklist for Your Marriage

280

How Jesus Almost Grew Up With A Single Mom

281

How To Repair After A Fight

282

Ground Rules For A Good Fight

283

Why Fighting is Good For Your Marriage

284

3 Ways To Make Your Marriage Happier Today!

285

Womanspeak

286

Two Tips To Manage Your Defensiveness

287

Have You Tried The Miracle Question?

288

If You Really Loved Me, You Would…

289

Triangles — How Trigonometry Impacts Your Marriage!

290

Does Homeschooling Wreck Marriages?

291

Hug Your Way To A Better Marriage!

292

Speaking Well Of Your Spouse Affects Your Health?

293

Get Out! Real Ultimatums in Marriage!

294

Interview with Tyler Ward

295

3 Ways To Affair-Proof Your Marriage

296

Three Tips For Rocking Your Vacation

297

3 Types of Negativity That Will Ruin Your Marriage

298

Why Comparison Makes You A Miserable Spouse

299

How to Use Your Marriage for Stress Relief!

300

Listen to Understand

301

5-for-5! A Quick and Easy Way to Rock Your Marriage!

302

Is It Ever OK to Say, “If you do XYZ, I’m gonna divorce you?”

303

What’s the Point of Sex, Anyways?

304

Stop Hiding From Your Spouse! Fears of Intimacy (Part 3 of 3)

305

Stop Hiding From Your Spouse! Fears of Intimacy (Part 2 of 3)

306

Stop Hiding From Your Spouse! Fears of Intimacy (Part 1 of 3)

307

Eyes-Open Sex — Fully Engaged Intimacy

308

Six Dynamics That Influence In-Law Relationships, Part 2

309

Six Dynamics That Influence In-Law Relationships, Part 1

310

The Strongest Predictor of Divorce Is…

311

5 Reasons Why You Need to Tell Your Wife You Appreciate Her

312

Why Receiving Influence is a Skill Every Husband Needs to Learn

313

When Did You Divorce Your Husband and Marry the Kids?

314

Introduction to the OnlyYouForever Podcast and Your Hosts, Caleb & Verlynda Simonyi-Gindele