Marriage intensives: What are they? Do they work? Are they worth the money? Can a marriage intensive change an abuser? I get these questions often, and I asked the same questions myself. In fact, I believed in marriage intensives so fully that I spent $7,500 just for a man to take pictures of my angry face and talk about his own practice and family for one-third of the time. (Need context? Me too, girl. Go listen to the episode!)

Let’s discuss whether a marriage intensive is helpful when dealing with an abusive husband, whether it helped my marriage personally, and then some things you can do without spending $7,500 to “save” your marriage. I’ve got a list. A very fun list. 

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why God doesn’t just change our abusive husbands. 
• How doing your own healing work and having your own back is going to level-up your life. 
• My own experience with marriage intensives. 
• Finally, the answer to the age-old question: “Do marriage intensives work?” and why I believe they do or don’t in certain situations. 
• A list of ten ways to save your marriage that I found off of google, and why these strategies don’t work when you’re dealing with an abuser. 
• My personal, fun list of ten ways to “save” your marriage when dealing with an abuser. (You’ll just be a shell of yourself after following this list for the rest of your life. No biggie.)

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