Many individuals frequently mistake passion for love, but in reality, love is a deliberate decision, while passion emerges from a profound connection. Understanding this distinction holds great significance because people often abandon their love when the initial intense passion diminishes. However, it's essential to recognize that passion can be revitalized by actively nurturing and strengthening the bond between partners. In Episode 27, Jason and Lauren delve into several practical tools that empower couples to cultivate their connection and reignite the flames of passion within their relationship.

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Marriages and families are in trouble, statistics tell us, and infidelity is a part of the problem! 15% of women and 25% of men engage in extramarital affairs, and those number increase by 20% if you include emotional affairs according the the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy in 2015. Why in the world does this happen? What are the issues that couples face, the lies that people tend to believe that contribute to infidelity, and is it really possible to repair a marriage after an affair? Jason and Lauren discuss this at length in episode 26. 

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How in the world are parents supposed to navigate the taboo subject of sexuality with their kids in a way that steers them clear of the messages of perversion, shame, guilt and fear that culture and media promote so freely? One thing we know for sure is that “the talk” about the birds and the bees cannot be your only tool! Creating a culture inside your home where connection is available, curiosity is welcomed, and communication is expected is the best way to set the stage for age-appropriate conversations with your kids where you get to be the chief educator and guide for them in their sexual development. Episode 25 unpacks this topic and introduces listeners to a few resources that the Vallottons highly recommend on this subject of parenting sexuality.

Resources:
Parent Well: Raising Your Kids in a Hyper-sexualized Culture

God's Design for Sex Series by Dr. Stanton Jones

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In this episode, Jason and Lauren  answer several questions sent in by the audience! Topics range from dating to marriage, and in between. Enjoy!

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In episode 23, Jason and Lauren interview Lauren’s parents about their side of the story regarding Lauren dating and marrying a divorced guy with children! Married for 41 years, The Acsell’s have long been a model of love and devotion for Jason and Lauren, and how they navigated the hard transition of Lauren moving across the country and marrying into a ready-made family are admirable, to say the least. In this episode are keys for keeping relational connection strong with adult children, tips for navigating things with potential in-laws, and mission-critical components to blending families in a way that feels safe for everyone invloved! They also share about the gift of 41 years of marriage and how to hold on through better or worse, as long as you both shall live!

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The KYLO Show is a podcast hosted by Danny Silk and Brittney Serpell. They discuss "the principles and practices of keeping your love on and how to build, protect, and pass on healthy families from one generation to the next."

Danny and Brittney interviewed Jason and Lauren about their journey of dating well in the midst of their less-than-fairytale circumstances! Enjoy!

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In Part 2 of A Plan for Pain, Jason and Lauren talk specifically about how most of us don't really know how to walk through a process of forgiveness. People tend to be so afraid of pain that we avoid the very process that leads to true and lasting freedom! Firstly, we have to change the way we see pain. The truth is that every painful thought is a GIFT because mourning leads to comfort. The typical response to pain is to stuff it down or ignore it. However, without the process of mourning, you rob yourself of comfort. Matthew 5:4 says, “blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” The real gold in this episode is in the 6 steps for processing pain as well as some tips for how to process in a healthy way.

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This is the first in a series of two episodes addressing the idea that every person experiences pain in life, whether relational hurt, trauma, disappointment or hardship. No one is immune to life’s punches! In this episode, Jason and Lauren talk about the fact that pain has a voice that says, “fix me now!” And if we don’t learn to proactively navigate through the pain, we get stuck ignoring, stuffing, or coping with it in some way, never truly healing, because time is not a healer but rather a revealed. In next week’s episode, the conversation will continue as the Vallottons dive deeper, explaining the role that forgiveness plays in working through relational pain as well as giving listeners a 6-step plan for thoroughly processing pain in a way that leads to true freedom.

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In episode 19, Jason and Lauren address making a decision to start a family and how to navigate this huge season shift in a way that protects your marriage connection and adds to the relational health and thriving of your family. Ultimately, having kids is the absolute greatest blessing, but according to the Vallottons, if you have the luxury of proactively addressing certain things with your spouse before welcoming little ones into the picture, you should!

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In this episode, Jason and Lauren share one tip for success in blended families; build strong bonds of connection! Emotional connection is critical for the health of every family, but blended families don't have the luxury of enjoying the "from birth" chemical bonds that play a huge role in attachment and connection that biological parents have with their children. That said, there are many things that people can do intentionally to forge new bonds in a blended family context, which actually enables you to become a new family unit where trust, safety, respect and love can show up. Jason and Lauren unpack these suggestions and tools in episode 18.

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