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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Focus on the Family

If you’re married — or soon to be — you’ve got questions. What makes this relationship work? How do I fix it when it breaks? Where do I go when I need help? Host John Fuller and marriage experts Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley help answer those questions with practical, down-to-earth insights based on God’s design for…

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Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast

Rebuilding Trust in Marriage

Why Boundaries Make Your Marriage Stronger

Navigating Grief Together in Your Marriage

From Critic to Cheerleader: The Power of Encouraging Your Spouse

When You Feel Like Married Roommates: Overcoming Emotional Disconnection

Finding the Root of Your Anger and Worry

Beyond the Bruises: Naming the Abuse You Can't See

Plan for a Successful Marriage

If You're Teammates with Different Personalities

Staying a Team When Kids Come

Love that Fuels Decision Making

Jesus Can Restore a Broken Team

Creating Emotional Safety So You Can Work Together

What Makes a Marriage Happy

If a Spouse is Misusing Money

3 Tips for Better Conversations with Your Spouse

Facing Past Trauma

Finding Stability in a Tough Season

Your Spouse Isn’t a Mind-Reader

Indicators for Blended Family Success

Midlife Doesn’t Have to be a Crisis

When an Unfaithful Spouse Confesses

Learning to See the Positive

The Merge Moment

A Thoughtful Conversation Goes a Long Way

Focus on the Good Qualities

Be Slow to Speak

Learning to Work in Tandem

Overcoming Financial Feuding

Making Good Marital Choices

Building Boundaries With In-Laws

Navigating Inevitable Conflict

When You’re Not Getting Along with In-Laws

What Do You Appreciate About Your Mate?

4 Simple Things You Can Do

Building Trust & Friendship

What Every Woman Wants from a Man

The Male & Female Brains

Accepting When Your Mate Says "No"

When Kids Get in the Way

Dates Don’t Need to be Expensive

Your Spouse is Still Your Friend

P.L.A.N. for a Better Marriage

The Needs of Military Spouses

When Your Spouse Needs to Get Healthier

Staying Healthy in the Midlife

Vulnerability is Healthy

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Spouses

When the Perfect Storm Comes

3 Rs for a Deeper Relationship

Contract vs. a Covenant Mindset

Praying Through the Tougher Times

If You Aren’t Doing Well Spiritually

Keeping Attraction Alive

Are You Facing Spiritual Warfare?

Financial Unity Honors God

You’re Not Your Spouse’s Holy Spirit

Starting with Prayer

4 Big Decisions

Take Time to Talk

Don’t Settle for Control or Manipulation

Don’t Pretend, Move Forward

“What I’m Hearing You Say Is …”

3 Questions to Make Your Marriage Better

When a Wife Encourages Her Man

Laugh When Things Go Wrong

“What Happened to the Person I Married?”

Overcome Loneliness by Talking

Let Go of Control, Open Your Heart

When He Popped the Question

“Let’s Not Talk Now”

“I Won’t Spend a Dime, Greg”

Think Legacy, Not Just this Moment

Run to Love, Run from Porn

First Progress, Then Regress, Now What?

Eating Disorders & Mental Illness

When Falling in Love Becomes Intentional

Marriage Won’t Solve Discontentment

When You Walk Through a Mourning Season