Marriage Unmasked

By Adam and Cara NitzSociety & Culture Relationships

Marriage Unmasked episodes

August 11 How to Reignite the Spark in a Marriage That's Hurting
What if you love each other, but you don’t feel it anymore?
Does it seem like the attraction has faded, affection feels forced, or the spark that used to be there naturally now seems impossible to find?
Yes, you’re still committed to your marriage, but over time, hurt, resentment, disconnection, disappointment, or simply years of life together have changed the way you see each other.
In this episode, we’re taking a deeper look at what may be happening underneath the lack of attraction and connection. Often, the missing spark isn’t the problem, it’s the symptom of something that has been building beneath the surface. Even if your marriage feels disconnected today doesn’t mean it's doomed to stay that way. There is a way forward and you can have hope for reconnection, healing, desire, and intimacy again.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Check out Return to Us, an intimate marriage retreat on a small private island in Belize, June 10-15, 2027.
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

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31 min
August 04 You Don't Need Another Date Night, You Need This First

Date night, question cards, couple’s games…they can help your marriage, but they can’t bring true transformation. Deeper, lasting intimacy grows through honest conversations, emotional safety, and the courage to address what’s happening beneath the surface.
What helps you get that kind of connection? How do you create space, margin, and safety to have the deeper healing and connection that your marriage really needs? In today’s episode we dive into all of that and offer you an opportunity you’re not going to want to miss.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Check out Return to Us, an intimate marriage retreat on a small private island in Belize, June 10-15, 2027.
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Get Cara's free communication master class for wives.
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity
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23 min
July 28 Don't Change For Your Spouse
So many spouses try to change out of fear. They fear conflict, rejection, disappointment, or losing the relationship. Fear might change your behavior for a little while, but it won't truly transform your heart or your marriage. In the end behavior modification will leave you resentful, frustrated and lost.
There's a huge difference between changing for your spouse and growing naturally as the man or woman God made you to be.
True transformation has a different motivation and will invite more freedom, peace, and intimacy into your marriage.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Get Cara's free communication master class for wives.
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Get access to Adam's Master This Moment audio coaching library
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

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22 min
July 21 Best of Marriage Unmasked: When You Don't Like Your Spouse
What do you do when you realize you just don’t like your spouse right now?
You still love them. You’re still committed. It's just that what they say and do rubs you the wrong way. You feel disconnected, irritated, maybe even repulsed. You’ve prayed, you’ve tried to fix it, or ignore it, but the feeling lingers.
Every marriage experiences times and even seasons where the dislike settles in. This episode will give you some insight into what's going on under the surface and how to heal and reconnect again.
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Free Leadership Self-Assessment and Guide for Men.
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership.
Get Cara's free communication master class for wives.
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives
Ready for more connection and healing in your marriage? Start our Healing Your Marriage Course

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24 min
July 14 How to Get Off the Dysfunctional Marriage Rollercoaster
You're up. You're down. You're good. You're not. Marriage can seem like a never-ending roller coaster of dysfunction that keeps you dizzy and sick.
One minute you're connected, the next you're not. One of you criticizes. The other withdraws. One pursues harder. The other shuts down even more. Eventually, you’re both exhausted, misunderstood, and wondering why you keep ending up in the exact same place.
In this episode we talk through why these patterns become so automatic, what’s really happening underneath the reactions and how to interrupt the cycle.
It doesn’t have to stay this way. You can learn to step off the roller coaster and begin creating a marriage with more peace, connection, and emotional safety.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Get Cara's free communication master class for wives.
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Get access to Adam's Master This Moment audio coaching library
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

Send us Fan Mail
28 min
July 07 True or False: You Can Pray Away Trauma
Can prayer heal trauma? Absolutely. But maybe not in the way you’ve been told.
In this episode, we talk through what trauma is, what happens inside your brain and nervous system when you’ve been wounded, and why so many well-meaning Christians can stay stuck despite praying faithfully for years.
If you’ve ever wondered why you keep reacting the same way, why certain triggers seem impossible to overcome, or whether healing is truly possible, this episode is just what you need.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Join Cara's Free workshop: Healing From the Inside Out
Get access to Adam's Master This Moment audio coaching library
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

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30 min
June 30 How Hormones Impacted Our Marriage Disconnection
What if some of the conflict in your marriage isn’t just about communication?
What if the emotional distance, irritability, defensiveness, or lack of connection isn’t simply a relationship problem?
In this episode, we’re talking about how hormones can influence the way husbands and wives think, feel, respond, and relate to one another and how easily we can mistake physical struggles for personal ones. This isn’t about making excuses or blaming hormones, but replacing assumptions with understanding, responding with greater compassion, and prioritizing care for both your physical health and your marriage. This conversation might just help you make sense of dynamics that have never quite added up.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Join Cara's Free workshop: Healing From the Inside Out
Get access to Adam's Master This Moment audio coaching library
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

Send us Fan Mail
32 min
June 23 4 Reasons Your Spouse Gets So Defensive
It’s crazy-making when you’re trying to have a conversation with your spouse and they instantly put their walls up. You bring up a concern, ask a question, or try to address an issue and you’re met with excuses, blame, anger, or shutdown. Why does that happen?
In this episode, we talk through four reasons defensiveness shows up in marriage and what may be happening under the surface. We also discuss how to have conversations that result in understanding and connection instead of escalating into painful arguments.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Get Cara's free communication master class for wives.
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Get access to Adam's Master This Moment audio coaching library
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in couples or individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

Send us Fan Mail
29 min
June 16 20 Lessons We've Learned From 20 Years of Marriage
Today is our 20th Anniversary! Twenty years of marriage has taught us a lot.
In this episode of Marriage Unmasked, we’re sharing 20 of the biggest lessons we’ve learned along the way. Things we wish we had understood earlier. Things that changed the way we communicate, handle conflict, pursue healing, and love each other.
Whether you’re struggling right now or simply want to build a stronger marriage, these are lessons written in the real-life experiences of two people who spent years struggling before finding the healing we needed.
We hope our story helps you find hope, healing and wisdom for your own marriage. Let us know which one resonated with you the most.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives.
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership
Also free inside Refined or available separately is Adam's Master This Moment private podcast. Real-time strength for men navigating hard moments in marriage.
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

Send us Fan Mail
32 min
June 09 Our Story Part 2: How We Healed 15 Years of Marriage Pain
Last week, we shared the first part of our story and the pain and struggles we experienced in our marriage. But that’s not where the story ends.
In this episode, we’re sharing what happened next and the inner healing journey God led us through that began changing not just our marriage, but each of us individually. We talk about what helped us move from surviving to reconnecting, rebuilding trust, finding hope again, and creating a marriage that feels very different from the one we once had.
Marriages can change, old wounds can heal, it’s possible to experience deeper connection than you have today. We hope our story encourages you and inspires you in your own journey of healing.
Need some help? We're here for you:
Grab free marriage resources: thewayforlove.com
Join Cara's Restored membership for wives (Until June 12, 2026 Use code 1FREEMO to get the first month free)
Join Refined Adam's online men's membership (Until June 12, 2026 Use code 1FREEMO to get the first month free)
Also free inside Refined or available separately is Adam's Master This Moment private podcast. Real-time strength for men navigating hard moments in marriage.
Get the Marriage Check-in Journal: stay connected intentionally all year long and have regular, important conversations that build your relationship every week.
Interested in individual coaching? Click here.

Connect with us on Instagram:
@cara.nitz
@faith.full.masculinity

Send us Fan Mail
34 min

About Marriage Unmasked

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Marriage can be really tough, especially when it feels like you are struggling alone.

Welcome to the Marriage Unmasked Podcast where certified marriage and life coaches, Adam and Cara Nitz,…