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Let’s be real… many marriages today are fighting battles that didn’t start in the marriage — they started in childhood. In this powerful first installment of our two-part series, we unpack how unhealed childhood wounds silently shape adult relationships and create marital triggers that leave couples feeling misunderstood, frustrated, and disconnected.

This episode takes you on a compassionate but honest journey through the root causes of relational pain. We define what marital triggers truly are, how they form, and why so many husbands and wives unintentionally react to their spouse through the lens of past hurt. Abandonment, rejection, emotional neglect, chaos, harsh discipline, and early responsibility — these childhood experiences don’t disappear. They follow us into marriage unless we intentionally heal them.

With biblical insight, real-life examples, and practical tools, we guide listeners to recognize their own patterns and begin the inner work required for lasting change. Because your spouse can support your healing, but they cannot heal what they did not break. This episode is about understanding yourself, breaking generational cycles, and creating a marriage built on awareness, safety, and emotional maturity.

If you're ready to stop repeating yesterday’s wounds and start building a healthier tomorrow with your spouse, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are — and invite you to grow.

Don’t just talk about healing… be about healing.

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Let’s be real—some of y’all are out here dating a whole salesperson and calling it “getting to know them.” This week on Marriage Mondays with The Kings, we’re talking straight to the singles and the married folks who wish they’d paid closer attention before saying “I do.”

This episode digs into the polished, perfectly-packaged version of a person that shows up during dating—the one who talks a good game, sells a good dream, but disappears once the relationship gets real. The Kings break down how this “salesperson persona” can lead to disappointment, disconnection, and even the downfall of a marriage.

We’re answering two hard-hitting questions:

1. Why do people show up as the salesperson when they’re dating?
2. Would more marriages survive if folks led with honesty instead of a highlight reel?

If you’re tired of surface-level dating or you’re married and finally ready to admit you bought a product that wasn’t advertised correctly—this episode is for you.

Tune in, reflect, and share it with someone who needs the truth before they make the same mistake.

 Stop buying the pitch. Start paying attention to the person.

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Some wives haven’t gone quiet because they don’t care — they’ve gone quiet because they’re tired of talking and not being heard.

In this continuation of Marriage Mondays with The Kings, Kenya and ShanTrail King dig even deeper into the heart of what wives are truly longing for in marriage in 2025. Part II moves from awareness to action — helping husbands learn how to show up, speak love, and stay consistent when their wives need it most.

This episode challenges men to examine how they respond to emotional needs, communicate under pressure, and protect their wife’s peace — not with control, but with compassion. The Kings combine biblical truth, counseling insight, and real-life wisdom to help couples do the root work that leads to real healing.

💜 In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• Why some wives emotionally withdraw — and how to rebuild trust
• How husbands can respond with empathy instead of defensiveness
• The power of consistency, prayer, and emotional presence
• Root-work steps for husbands who want to love from a healed place
• Tools to strengthen communication and connection this week

📖 Focal Scripture: Ephesians 5:25 (NIV)

💬 Thought of the Week:

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Let’s be real — a lot of wives aren’t silent because they’re fine… they’re silent because they’re tired of saying the same thing and still feeling unheard.

In this raw and honest episode of Marriage Mondays with The Kings, Kenya and ShanTrail King unpack what wives in 2025 are truly longing for in marriage — not more stuff, but more emotional connection, healing, safety, and presence.

This conversation dives into the top 15 needs wives are expressing across counseling rooms, social media, and faith circles: husbands who are emotionally intelligent, healed from past trauma, and spiritually grounded enough to love with intention.

Whether you’re newly married, decades in, or trying to rebuild after distance, this episode offers practical insight and heart work that will help you understand your wife on a deeper level.

💜 In This Episode:

• What wives are really saying they need (even when they’ve stopped saying it)
• How a husband’s healing impacts the peace in his home
• Emotional intelligence: the missing piece in most marriages
• Tools to help husbands reconnect, communicate, and protect their wife’s peace
• Faith-based guidance for creating emotional and spiritual safety in marriage

💬 Quote of the Week:

📖 Focal Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7 — “Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives and treat them with respect…”

If you’re ready to stop guessing what your wife wants and start understanding what she needs, this episode is your starting point.
Tune in, take notes, and start doing the root work that leads to real connection, real peace, and real love.

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Many couples say they want a stronger marriage — but few are willing to do the real work to get there. 

In this follow-up episode, The Kings dive even deeper into what husbands are voicing in 2025—their need for respect, appreciation, peace, and emotional safety—while also reminding wives that this conversation is about partnership, not perfection.

This is for the grown folks who want to elevate in their marriage… for those who are done blaming and ready to take personal responsibility, make lasting changes, and build something unshakable. Whether your marriage is in a good place or you simply know it could be better, this episode will challenge, inspire, and equip you to love more intentionally.

Listen in to hear The Kings bring honesty, humor, and hope to the heart of marriage—helping couples everywhere move from surviving… to truly thriving together.

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Many wives believe that the longer they’re married, the better they know their husband. But in 2025, men are expressing something different—they still want to be known, respected, and understood.

In this week’s episode, The Kings dive deep into what husbands are truly voicing in today’s marriages. From needing respect, appreciation, emotional safety, and genuine partnership, to craving peace at home and not being compared to other men, this conversation goes beyond surface-level advice.

Join us as we explore how the needs of husbands have evolved over the years, what social media and modern research reveal about men in marriage today, and how wives can become more in tune with their husbands’ hearts. Whether your marriage feels strong or strained, this episode will give you real tools, relatable insight, and renewed hope for deeper connection.

💡 Focal Scripture: Ephesians 5:33 — “...and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

🎧 Tune in and be reminded that when love and respect work hand in hand, marriages thrive.

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In this eye-opening episode of Marriage Mondays with the Kings®, Kenya and ShanTrail dive deep into one of the most overlooked truths about marriage — not every couple is truly walking together. Some are thriving in partnership, while others are unknowingly living under dictatorship.

💭 Ask yourself:
Are we walking side by side as equals, or has one of us taken over the wheel while the other silently follows?

Join the Kings as they unpack what a Godly partnership really looks like — where love, respect, and teamwork rule — versus the control, imbalance, and unhappiness that define a dictatorship-style marriage. You’ll hear relatable, modern-day examples of both dynamics and gain practical, faith-based tools for restoring unity, peace, and purpose in your relationship.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

• What defines a partnership in marriage — and what doesn’t
• Signs your marriage may have slipped into a one-sided dictatorship
• How control destroys connection and joy
• Steps to move from domination to mutual devotion
• A powerful reminder that God’s design for marriage is never about control — it’s about covenant

📖 Focal Scripture:
Ephesians 5:21 – “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”

🎧 Tune in, reflect deeply, and be encouraged to rebuild your marriage as God intended — a true partnership rooted in love, respect, and unity.

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Marriage is either evolving or eroding — there’s no standing still. In this powerful episode of Marriage Mondays with the Kings®, we uncover why a growth mindset in marriage is essential for building a strong, lasting relationship. Couples who fail to grow together often drift apart, leaving their marriage stagnant, unhealthy, and vulnerable.

Through biblical wisdom, real-life examples, and practical marriage tools, we explore how husbands and wives can avoid becoming contaminants to one another and instead nurture a thriving partnership rooted in faith, love, and intentional growth.

✨ Key Takeaways You’ll Gain:

• Why spiritual growth and personal development are vital for every marriage.
• How stagnation slowly kills love, intimacy, and trust.
• Practical tools to grow together emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
• A scriptural foundation (John 15:2, Romans 12:2) for pursuing growth as a couple.

Whether you’ve been married for decades or are just starting your journey, this conversation will challenge and inspire you to water, prune, and cultivate your marriage so it produces lasting fruit.

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In today’s world, couples are facing more pressure than ever—financial hardships, job loss, political tension, and racial division threaten to pull families apart. But as believers, we are called to rise above the noise and build marriages that stand strong on Christ, not culture.

In this episode of Marriage Mondays with The Kings, we’re diving deep into how husbands and wives can:

 ✨ Stay united when the world feels divided.
 ✨ Overcome financial stress and job loss as a team.
 ✨ Protect their home atmosphere from negativity and outside influence.
 ✨ Strengthen family dynamics with prayer, intentional time, and biblical truth.
 ✨ Rekindle love and romance even in hard seasons.

📖 Focal Scripture: Matthew 7:24–25 reminds us to build our house on the Rock—so when the storms of life come, our marriage will not fall.

If you’ve been feeling the weight of today’s climate on your marriage or family, this conversation will give you biblical encouragement, practical tools, and renewed hope to keep pursuing one another and protecting your covenant.

💡 Thought of the Week: “The storms of life will always rage around us, but they don’t have to rage within our homes. Unity in marriage is built when we choose Christ as our foundation, and each other as our daily pursuit.”

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In a world full of comparisons and distractions, how can couples stay focused on each other? In this episode, Kenya & ShanTrail King share Biblical tools and real-life strategies to help you stop competing with the world, rediscover your spouse, and build a God-centered marriage that thrives under pressure.

Tune in and be encouraged to focus on what really matters—your covenant, your connection, and your calling together. 🙌🏾

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