James Ott joins the program to discuss the Word of Wisdom.  James uses his expertise in addiction recovery to help us understand the issue from a clinical perspective.  He also walks through a brief history of the Word of Wisdom. Here is James’ bio in his own words as found on the Red Willow Counseling… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 076: Word of Wisdom Part 3 (James Ott)

On this episode, Kattie and Allan sit down with their 8 year old daughter Zara.  They discuss why she wants to be baptized, why she wants Allan to perform the baptism, and mostly gives one word answers….which is understandable for an 8 year old!   There are still spots left in our 6 week online… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 075: Zara Mount (Baptism Part 1)

Allan and Kattie talk in detail about their experience with the Word of Wisdom.  They cover their experience, share lessons learned, and discuss some of the tools that couples can use to negotiate the Word of Wisdom. Many of the tools shared come from our “Workshop on a Tightrope”, a 6-week online course taught by… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 074: Word of Wisdom (Part 2)

In this first of three episodes on the Word of Wisdom, Allan and Kattie are joined by Bret & Rachel Cooper, Ryan & Jessica Magnusson, and Astrid & Aaron Holland.  We explore how each of these four couples have handled the Word of Wisdom in their mixed faith marriage. Part 2 will be an in… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 073: Word of Wisdom (Part 1)

Chelsea and Danny Anderson tell their story as a mixed faith couple.  Chelsea shared a recent talk she gave in Sacrament meeting in its entirety.

Allan and Kattie introduce some songs submitted by listeners. Become a Premium Subscriber: Monthy:  $3 Yearly:  $25  $50  $100  $250Support the podcast by purchasing from Amazon HERE.

Join Kattie and Allan as they discuss how things have been for them during the quarantine.  They discuss General Conference, Easter, and have some words of wisdom for Mixed Faith Marriages during these stressful, lockdown days.

On a very special episode of Marriage on a Tightrope, Allan sits down with his mother Elaine.  They discuss Elaine’s upbringing, history with the church, and her experience with 4 of her children leaving the church in a span of 12 months.

Kattie and Allan join with Natasha Helfer Parker to provide a free mini class on Mixed Faith Marriage.  This also served as a final preview of our online 6 week mixed faith marriage course, Workshop on a Tightrope.  This was streamed live and contains questions and comments from live listeners. We hope everyone is doing… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 068: Free Mixed Faith Marriage Mini Class

Sometimes our episodes are more of an update about where we are at, as opposed to an episode with laid out advice.  This is one of those episodes.  Kattie discusses her anxiety going into conference and her decision to face Conference head on, instead of escaping on yet another Disney trip….not that that’s an option… Read More »Marriage on a Tightrope: 067: Facing Conference Head On