Melissa Perez and her husband, Mark, are presenters for marriage retreats under the auspices of a ministry, Adventures in Marriage, which pairs with Live the Life, an educational outreach that focuses on helping cultivate healthy relationships. Societies rise and fall with the family. When marriages are not strong, neither is society. But life is messy, and our stories complicate things. We bring baggage into marriage as fallen human beings. Today, Melissa will be with us to share her story and offer hope on how to turn a good marriage into an excellent one or help a failing marriage find new life.

SHOW NOTES:

• Live the Life organization for healthy relationships: https://www.livethelife.org/

• Adventures in Marriage retreats: https://www.livethelife.org/adventuresinmarriage

• John Paul II Healing Center: https://jpiihealingcenter.org/

• Four animals personality test: https://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/4-animals-personality-test/

• Undone Women's Retreat in Fargo, North Dakota (Nov. 20-22, 2025): https://jpiihealingcenter.org/event/undone-womens-retreat-2025-fargo-nd/