This week Melody's on vacation, so I brought in a very special guest co-host, my husband, Jay. We're tackling something every couple faces no matter how long you've been married: communication breakdown.

We get honest about our own marriage, including seasons when we'd go days without really talking. Jay shares why so many men shut down after work and what a wife can do besides assume "he's mad at me," and I talk about learning not to take everything personally (and why being offended is a choice).

We dig into the trap of uncommunicated expectations, the difference between listening and jumping to solutions, and a simple practice that changed everything for us: setting aside one night a week to sit down, put the phones away, and just listen.

Whether you've been married two years or twenty, or you're walking through a marriage crisis right now, this conversation is for you.

📖 Mentioned in this episode: The Bait of Satan by John Bevere

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