Building Legacy Marriages

Today's episode discusses how the mind, will, and emotions need to be managed in order to stop dishonesty. I decided to go with this discussion due to the need for "heart change" when there is a need for remorse and repentance. I want people to know what they CAN control, so they are not wasting their energy on fighting something they can't do anything about. In this episode you will learn the difference between the human spirit, heart, soul, mind, will, and emotions. You will also learn how they relate to helping you renew your mind. This discussion will finally help explain the process to renewing the mind so you understand your brokenness and will seek to change. Thus remorse and repentance are part of the process. Keep working on yourself so you can rebuild your marriage! God Bless!

As you continue to work on the process you created, knowing your weaknesses and strengths will help you create a plan. Your goal is to stop being dishonest. You need tools (strengths) and you need to know what keeps you from moving forward (weaknesses). Let's talk about what weaknesses and strengths are, how you can learn about yours, why it is important to know them, and some other important points that can help you use this information to stop lying and hurting your loved ones. Stay focused on the goal: Beating Dishonesty!

A process for stopping behavior or building new behavior can be very important to make progress toward your goals. This is also very true for dealing with dishonest behavior. If you are lying to your spouse and having trouble stopping this type of behavior, then you probably need to sit down and work through a process to change your actions. The process I lay out here is not in order, but can be used as a template to find what works for you. Dishonesty is disastrous to relationships and needs to change. Take what you can from this session and start trying to figure out your process to have better reactions and stop fibbing and start telling the truth.

Today's podcast is the start of a series about dishonesty in relationships and marriage. I have several blog posts on my website brandoncoussenslmft.com that talk about how dishonesty affects marriage and what to do. I want to deepen your understanding of dishonesty. What is it? What is it not? What examples help us understand how hurtful it is? We'll discuss some biblical examples. Finally, we will end it with encouragement. I encourage you to know your enemy! God Bless!

Building Legacy Marriages Podcast is not just another marriage or relationship podcast. Hi, I am Brandon Coussens. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist. I designed the podcast to be a place where you can come and get real, honest, down-to-earth talk about all things relationships. As a Christian with a huge heart for people, especially couples, I want you to have a place where you hear about real struggles in a very real life and learn ways to cope with the ups and downs of life. I especially want to infuse the conversation with Biblical principles and words of wisdom from the one who knows us best, God. 

The podcast will start with a season or series about dishonesty in marriage. My audience from my blogs on dishonesty deserves to hear more about how they can deal with this very real struggle. However, this issue will overlap and intersect with other areas that relate to improving relationships. As the podcast builds, a diversity of marriage topics, guests, and discussions relating to relationships, Christianity, and our world will be introduced. 

I also like the research side of life. I will attempt to provide real research and mesh it with what the Bible says. I believe the Bible is God's Word, and I want to apply it to what research and information are coming out to determine if what we are seeing is true. My goal is to help all couples find the truth, the truth about relationships, the truth about love, and the truth about life together. 

Thank you in advance for taking the time to listen to this podcast. If you have a topic you want me to cover, please email me. Bless you for your participation!