EXPEDITION MARRIAGE: Healing Your Marriage After Chronic Illness
When chronic illness enters a marriage, it doesn’t just affect one person—it touches everything.
When chronic illness enters a marriage, it doesn’t just affect one person—it touches everything.
Does your relationship ever feel like it swings from intense connection to deep frustration—and then back again? If so, you may be married to a Vacillator.
Does your spouse always say “yes,” avoid conflict, or seem overly focused on making everyone else happy—even at their own expense? You may be married to a Pleaser.
Do you ever feel like you’re talking to a wall? Or maybe like you’re carrying all the emotional weight in your marriage? If so, you might be married to an Avoider.
Do you find yourself trying to “fix” your spouse, control the outcome of your marriage, or manage every detail so nothing goes wrong?
Emotions in marriage aren’t the enemy—they’re God-given tools meant to stir your heart toward action, deeper intimacy, and meaningful connection.
Whether you’re dreaming big, building hard, questioning what’s next, or leaving a legacy, this episode will help you embrace your season with grace, faith, and intentionality.
Are you concerned with what they would think if they only knew the truth about your life? In this episode, we’re going to share with you why according to scripture you just might have that all wrong.
When it comes to parenting, most couples focus on discipline strategies, school choices, and managing behavior. But what if one of your most powerful parenting tools isn’t a strategy at all—but your marriage itself?
In this episode, we’re having an honest, “tell it like it is” conversation on the topic of nagging and complaining. And we’re going to be talking to your wife… AND you, husband! Join us if you want the truth, some understanding, validation, and perhaps a little Holy Spirit conviction.
Find out the good, the bad, and all the in-between stuff that we had no idea we would be facing in marriage, nor any idea how God was going to use it. Our story just might offer you the hope and encouragement you need.
Ever feel like you and your spouse are constantly missing each other emotionally?
In this episode, we unpack the biblical command to leave and cleave (Genesis 2:24) and explore how it goes far beyond the honeymoon stage.
Whether you’re facing hardship right now or just want to prepare for whatever comes your way, this episode will give you biblical insight and practical steps to storm-proof your marriage.
Just like a 10-gallon bucket can only hold so much water, our hearts can only hold so many emotions before they spill over—and that overflow shows up in our marriages.
In this episode, Chris and Jamie explore what it really means to orient your life and marriage around Christ, not just in name, but in everyday action.
This episode is for the one carrying the weight, wondering if anything is ever going to change. We want you to know: you are not alone, and your faithfulness matters.
In this episode, we’re talking about what to do when your patience runs out and how to restore wonder, faith, and trust in God’s timing.
Maybe something small set you off, or a simple disagreement left you feeling anxious, shut down, or angry—and you didn’t know why. Chances are, your implicit memory was doing the talking.
If you’re tired of repeating the same arguments, feeling stuck in old habits, or just wondering how to truly grow together as a couple—this episode is for you.
Have you ever said something in the heat of the moment that you immediately regretted? You’re not alone—and you’re not without hope.
Have you ever found yourself feeling angry, anxious, or just plain discouraged in your marriage—and then wondered what it really means? In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at those tough emotions that show up in marriage and what they’re actually trying to tell you.
You’ll walk away with greater self-awareness and biblical insight on how to stop playing games—and start building trust and connection.
In today’s episode, we’re exploring how the enemy uses everyday distractions, especially our phones, to silence what’s most important.
Join us on this episode where we’re giving you a solid heads up on what to look out for so you can avoid and deal with all the things that will consistently keep you from your goal of having that thriving marriage.
When life gets overwhelming—whether it’s from busyness, health struggles, or a hard season—it’s easy to let your marriage quietly slip to the back burner. In today’s episode, we’re talking about why putting first things first matters more than ever when you’re under pressure.
Have you ever wondered why you or your spouse is so hair triggered or easily overwhelmed? This episode has the potential to be a huge marriage game changer.
Focusing on your problems will anchor you down in the past and therefore make moving forward much more difficult. Tune in today and see what new thing we’ll be offering to help you stay purpose-focused in your marriage.
In today’s episode, Jamie shares her own story of chronic pain and what our relationship dynamic looks like as we navigate this in our own marriage. We also talk about all the ways pain can affect your relationship and the special needs that these relationships have while we help you navigate the chronic pain journey too.
What do you do when you feel disconnected in your marriage? How do you even know if disconnection is what’s even happening? In today’s episode, we will be answering both questions. Tune in and find out how significant dealing with disconnection in your marriage can be.
Do you find it tough to be wrong, or even tougher to allow your spouse to be wrong without correcting them? We used to struggle with this too. Well, we’re here to tell you that there is a better way; a way where instead of being pinned up against one another, you’re actually getting a win for your marriage!
Are you wanting to get some help but have a husband who refuses to? Before you get upset or angry with them, give this episode a listen as Chris and Jamie shine some light on where their “no” might actually be coming from.
Do you know the difference between what normal problems are versus what real, we need help, problems are? In this episode, we’re getting real and honest as we share 8 signs that your marriage may need some professional help. Trust us when we say that this is information you truly want.
Are you or your spouse facing a hard time? Has life just been rough for one or both of you lately? If so, you’ll want to tune in for this episode. We’re sharing some encouragement and some practical tips on how to show up in times of need for one another.r spouse or if it sounds like you, today’s episode on avoiding in marriage is for you!
Does your spouse constantly walk away or shut down communication with you? Do they struggle or rarely share how they feel, except for anger? Maybe you find yourself struggling to believe that they even care about you anymore. If any of this sounds like your spouse or if it sounds like you, today’s episode on avoiding in marriage is for you!
Do you have adult children, or are you dreading the day when they become adults and fly out of the nest? Well, today’s episode is for you. Your job as mom and dad is not over, so don’t worry about that, BUT, it will look different than it has for the last 18 years.
We need friends in our lives. God designed us for community and for relationships. When He says we’re better together, we need to believe Him. But what if it’s hard and we don’t think we need friends or have no idea how to make them?
Do you ever find yourself pursuing the happiness of your spouse at the expense of your own well-being or your own desires? Join us and find out what the roots of that people-pleasing may be and what to do about it. You both deserve a voice in your marriage!
Is your marriage in a funk? Have you lost the friendship that you once had? Let today’s episode be just the encouragement you need to rekindle that long-lost friendship. It’s vital to the longevity of your marriage and on this episode, we’re letting you know why and giving you some tips on how to get it back!
In today’s part 2 conversation, we’re tackling some bad advice around the topic of sex and pornography, and you’ll likely not believe some of the stats we’re sharing. We even share some hard truths about bad advice that can come from the church. Have a listen today as we try to set the record straight on these tough topics.
Have you ever gotten horrible marriage advice? What about advice that you thought sounded good but turned out it really wasn’t? In today’s episode, we’re shedding some light on some of what we believe to be some bad advice that won’t help your marriage. In fact, we’re so passionate about you hearing the truth about your marriage that we made this a 2-part series.
Is conflict something you tend to run from? Does the mere thought of someone, especially your spouse, being upset with you almost throw you into a panic? If this is you, or your spouse, we’ve got you covered on today’s episode! Join us as we shed some light and some hope on the reasons that might be fueling your disdain for conflict.
What is God able to do when you grow up in a dysfunctional, abusive home? Suffer pain and despair so bad that there is not one, but 2 suicide attempts? End up a high school dropout and living with a physically, emotionally, and verbally abusive boyfriend? Become a pregnant teenager in a marriage filled with adultery and domestic violence?
What are you striving for in this New Year? How confident are you that it’s the right thing for your marriage and family? Goals are great to have, BUT, if they’re not the right ones, what’s the point? Join us today as we talk about the value of striving for something really important—an emotionally healthy home.
Are you ready to have a great New Year? Or maybe you just don’t want a repeat of this past year? However you’re feeling about the year ahead, it’s important to have a focus, especially for your marriage. But there’s no need to be overwhelmed by setting big goals or making big changes. In today’s episode, we’re keeping it really simple and giving you a quick practical plan you can put into effect immediately.
Do you ever feel like your marriage and your family are not your own, but instead just an extension of one or both sets of your parents? Are they calling the shots for your holiday plans, your schedules, and maybe even how you’re raising your kids? Maybe they just really struggle with accepting a no, so you’ve just found it was easier to go along to get along.
In this episode, we’re here to help you keep your focus and have an intentional Christmas this year. Join us as we share some of the biggest stressors and dish out some practical tips on how to get rid of them so you can have a Christ-filled Christmas!
How much do you hate it when your husband is late for everything? How about when your wife’s makeup takes over the entire bathroom counter? Do these things drive you just a little nutso? Well, today’s episode is for you! We’re having a chat about what we can do about those flaws that drive us nuts in one another. The answer might surprise you!
Today we’re completing our two-part series on helping your spouse with anxiety. If you missed part one, be sure to go back and listen to it first. In today’s episode, you can hear more of our personal story and get some great, practical tips on how to help your spouse start the journey of overcoming anxiety.
This is part one of a two-part series that will be sure to make you feel more equipped in helping your spouse move forward in a battle with anxiety. If you suffer from anxiety yourself, be sure to share this with your spouse so you can learn how to tackle it together. Anxiety is a real battle, but there is hope! We personally know that to be true!
In this episode we’re talking about being intentional in your marriage—because you do get to have a good amount of say in what your marriage will look like in those golden, or close to golden years. We’re talking about the law of sowing and reaping. Join us for this hope-filled episode!
Are you in a season of dealing with change? Maybe you’ve sent a child to kindergarten or college, or you’ve recently suffered a loss of a loved one, a job, or just your sense of normal. The reality is change is inevitable and we all must learn to deal with it somehow.
Are you too tired for date night? Does going to bed as soon as the kids go to bed sound more delightful than heading out for a night on the town? We get it as we’ve been there, done that. That’s why in this episode we’re helping you understand the importance of date night and how you can make it easier to do with young kids at home.
Check out this BONUS episode that includes an invaluable resource for affair recovery. We are FOR your marriage and FOR reconciliation, but very specific things need to happen in order for healing. Forgiveness is one thing, but reconciliation is another.
Is your marriage at a midlife crossroads? Tune in to this episode, where we dive into 5 essential questions every couple should ask to strengthen their relationship.
Dr. Baker shares practical advice on how to recognize when your boundaries are being crossed and how to strengthen your nervous system to confidently enforce them.
While we are fully aware that women have affairs too, today’s topic has a much-needed message for the wives of husbands who cheat. Listen in and you will find that it’s a message for the wife who feels she needs to be a godly wife, forgive, hold strong to her vows and simply turn the other cheek.
Dr. Baker explains the science behind these responses and offers practical strategies to calm and restore the nervous system, helping you move from survival mode to a place of peace.
Dr. Baker shares her expertise on how understanding and managing our nervous systems can transform the way we connect with our spouses, handle conflict, and build a stronger, more resilient relationship.
It’s the husband’s turn! If you caught episode 31, What Wives really Want, well then, this episode is giving the husbands a voice! We’re having a chat today about what’s important to men.
In today’s episode, Chris and Jamie have a candid chat about the lens of success and failure that men often look at life through. We’re giving the wives a peek into the hearts and minds of many husbands who carry the burden and desire of being able to fix everything and be seen as successful.
In light of the upcoming divorce of Bill & Melinda Gates, we just had to talk about this subject, the trend of the gray divorce.
Tune in today to hear what it is that women truly desire and check and see if you relate as a wife, or if as a husband it sounds like you need to check in with your wife to see how you’re doing!
Today’s episode is the final one in the Ready, Set, Grow series. We’re talking off the cuff about our own 27-year journey of growing old together. We hope you join us today as we share the flaws we each had to overcome, and what it took for us to get to a place where growing old together led us to deeper love and connection.
Join us for part 4 in the 5 part Ready, Set, Grow series where we’re talking about the impacts that come from the home you’ve been raised in.
Today’s episode is part 3 in the Ready, Set, Grow series. We’re talking all about the seeds that fall from your marriage into the lives of your children. Those seeds can be healthy and filled with love, conflict resolution, kindness, and good communication, or they can be unhealthy ones filled with criticism, strife, impatience, or mediocrity.
God wants you to have more than a mediocre marriage. He wants you to break free from mediocrity because it does not represent who He is or how He loves His bride, the church.
Is your home emotionally healthy? Would you know how to identify it if it wasn’t?
Whether it’s a new job, moving to a new city, starting a family, or any other life transition, change is inevitable. But how we handle these changes can make all the difference in our marriages.
Join us for part 2 of the Ready, Set, Grow 5 part series as we discuss how to deal with change. We’re going to help you learn the best ways to handle change so you can not only just go through it, but also grow through it.
Not all marriage counselors start out in healthy marriages, especially when they started before they were counselors and when they were far from God. On this episode, we’re sharing the good, the bad, and the downright ugly of our marriage story hoping along the way you’ll see the goodness of God and the hope of healing.
We’re kicking off a new 5 part spring series called “Ready, Set, Grow”, and today we’re talking about the powerful impact husbands have in the home and why they just might need to grow out of and move away from their passive ways.
In today’s episode, we’re going to be sharing what you all said your best advice was. You’ll get to hear our thoughts and see if you’ve been applying any of this wisdom in your own marriage. Come join us!
Who doesn’t love America’s favorite DIY couple Chip & Joanna Gaines? Not only are they creators of some spectacular before and afters, but they’re also well-loved for their awe-inspiring relationship.
Spring has almost sprung and we don’t know about you, but that makes us want to clean! It’s a season of making all things new, and we want that to include your marriage. Join us on this episode as we help you know what the steps are to spring clean your marriage with the same intention you open your windows and clean your house!
Are you feeling STRESSED OUT? Well, if you’re undergoing some extra stress, that means your marriage is too. And today, we’re going to talk about all that stress and shed some light on the potential damage it can cause you and your marriage if left unmanaged.
Join us today for the final episode in the 4 part series on How to L.O.V.E. Your Way through Conflict. In today’s episode, we’re talking about evaluating the interests of both you and your spouse so you can achieve a win/win in your marriage.
Today’s episode is part 3 in our 4 part series on How to L.O.V.E. your Way Through Conflict. We’re talking about how devaluing your spouse can be one of the quickest ways to derail a conversation and turn it into conflict. When you learn how to value your spouse it’s much easier to stay engaged and come to a resolution.
This episode is part 2 of the “How to L.O.V.E. your Way through Conflict” 4 part series. Today we’re talking about really honing in on what’s going on with your spouse by the way they react or respond to you or what you’ve said or done.
This episode is the first of our L.O.V.E. series where we break down love in an acronym to help you be able to LOVE your way through conflict. In this episode, we’ll be sharing the value and the impact of what it means to truly listen to one another in your marriage.
Have you ever been disappointed as a couple? Is your marriage going how you expected it to go? Have you endured a job loss or a health crisis, or are you dealing with something that you never thought you’d have to? You don’t have to let the disappointments of life derail your marriage.
Did you know that your mindset can powerfully influence the health of your marriage? It can be the deciding factor in whether your marriage grows stagnant or flourishes.
Join us on the podcast today as we share the truth about married sex and all the reasons to be having it. We’re also including some pretty astounding stats on porn that you need to hear!
Join us for our final episode of the Communication Killers & their Kryptonite as we discuss the deeper problems with Expectations and Assumptions, and help you navigate your way out of them.
Part 2 of Communication Killers and Their Kryptonite Series – Words are powerful, but they’re certainly not everything when it comes to communication. In today’s episode, we want to be sure you know how to get the biggest bang for your buck when it comes to communicating with your spouse.
Have you ever wondered how important learning your spouse’s love language is? In this episode, we’re sharing about the good and the potential not-so-good of the Five Love Languages if they’re misused.
Listen in today to learn several more valid reasons why you should get your eyes off your spouse and onto yourself if you want to see a change in your marriage.
Some seasons of marriage can be emotionally exhausting, but this exhaustion should never become the norm. Your marriage is designed to add value to your life, not to constantly take from it.
Join us for Part 1 of the 3-part “Communication Killers & Their Kryptonite” series as we talk about 3 dead ends to communication. But don’t worry, we won’t leave you hanging, we’ve got the kryptonite to help take away their power and get your communication skills up to speed!
In this episode, we’re bringing our most popular Instagram posts to you. We’re going unscripted to talk about what resonated most with couples and take them one step further.
In this episode, we’re bringing our most popular Instagram posts to you. We’re going unscripted to talk about what resonated most with couples and take them one step further.
In this episode, we took some of the most common deathbed regrets and discussed how to avoid having them in your marriage. If you want a life and a marriage without regrets, listen to part 2 of this series.
When you get to the end of your life, will you be able to say that you have no regrets when it comes to your marriage?
In today’s episode, we’re talking about the importance of remembering—remembering the past year as a couple, remembering the struggles, the fun and most importantly remembering God’s faithfulness through it all.
Are you grateful for your spouse? They don’t always make it easy, do they? But did you know there’s a lot of science behind what gratitude does to your brain and mental health? There are also big impacts it can make on your marriage.
In this episode, we’re sharing the differences between peace-making and peace-faking. Don’t miss this episode if you have a strong drive for peace!
Are you an empty nest mom or an adult daughter trying to make everyone happy this Christmas?
Weekends are meant for relaxation and rejuvenation, yet you may be finding yourself entangled in arguments, ruining your precious time off.
Today’s show is the first part of a two-part series on Gratefulness. And oh, what a time we live in for living with an attitude of gratitude. If you can pull off walking in gratefulness during this season, you will surely be recognized as someone who is set apart!
In this thought-provoking episode, we dive into the art of apologizing, discussing the balance between making amends and unintentionally undermining the sincerity of the apology.