86: Stuck Spouse? Here's How to Help!
Episode 86 of the Love How Deep Marriage Podcast podcast, hosted by Brian Mayer & Heather Mayer, titled "86: Stuck Spouse? Here's How to Help!" was published on June 4, 2025 and runs 5 minutes.
June 4, 2025 ·5m · Love How Deep Marriage Podcast
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Episode Description
Welcome Back to the Love How Deep Podcast. This is Episode 86.
Helping Your Stuck Spouse
Introduction
- Heather's opening question: Have you or your spouse ever felt overwhelmingly stuck?
- Relatability of feeling unable to move forward due to circumstances.
- Addressing the common frustration of wanting a stuck spouse to "just get over it."
- Highlighting the need for compassion and grace over irritation.
Heather's Personal Experience
- Sharing a recent personal experience of feeling stuck and distraught.
- Brian's supportive question: "What do you need from me?"
- Heather's inability to articulate her needs ("I just wanna curl up into a little ball and cry").
- The desire to withdraw and escape the situation.
Brian's Action and the Outcome
- Brian's proactive response: "You're getting outta this house. Let's go."
- Heather's initial resistance and lack of a destination.
- The simple act of leaving the house and going to a home store at the mall.
- Describing their shared experience in the store as akin to visiting a museum.
- The power of a change of scenery and shared focus on something neutral.
- Examples of their interactions and conversations that lifted Heather's mood (observing items, reminiscing).
- The positive impact of this outing on the rest of Heather's day.
The Encouragement and Challenge
- Heather's encouragement to listeners: If your spouse is stuck, get them out of the house.
- Anticipating potential resistance and suggesting a loving approach ("I'm doing this for you because I love you").
- Suggesting various simple activities: walks, visiting animal shelters, etc.
- The key is a change of environment to potentially brighten their mood.
Advice for the Stuck Spouse
- Direct address to listeners who might be feeling stuck.
- Encouragement to allow their spouse to help.
- Trusting their partner's initiative to provide a change of pace.
- Acknowledging the difficulty of moving forward when feeling stuck and the value of external help.
Conclusion and Call to Action
- Reiterating the challenge to actively help a stuck spouse.
- Reminder to subscribe to the Love How Deep YouTube channel and podcast.
- Mentioning their presence on Facebook and Instagram.
- Final encouraging words and sign-off.
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