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Your childhood home shapes far more of your adult relationships than you realize. In this episode, Jim, Teresa, and Ellie break down the classic nature vs. nurture debate and explore how emotional expression, conflict styles, affection, and communication patterns are learned — or not learned — in our families of origin. You’ll learn how to recognize inherited relationship habits, how to stop repeating unhealthy cycles, and how faith and intentionality can help you rewrite what love looks like in your marriage. Whether you grew up in chaos or calm, this episode will help you build something healthier.

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We’re wrapping up 2025 with gratitude, reflection, and a quick update for our MWJT family. As we prepare for an incredible new year, we’re taking a short holiday break to rest, reset, and build something even stronger for 2026.

We’ll be back in February with a fresh structure, deeper conversations, and episodes designed to support your relationships, your growth, and your walk of faith. 

During the break, enjoy some of our favorite moments from past episodes and explore the 600+ videos already on our YouTube channel. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and thank you for being part of this family. We'll see you soon!

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The holidays shine bright — but for many couples, this season brings stress, pressure, and emotional overwhelm. In Part 2 of our holiday mental health series, we break down the five biggest triggers for couples: family expectations, financial strain, unrealistic comparisons, grief, and disrupted routines.

Jim, Teresa, and Ellie share real stories, practical strategies, and a faith-centered approach to navigating anxiety and depression together. Whether you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, or trying to support a struggling spouse, this episode offers clarity, comfort, and tools for a more peaceful holiday season.

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The holidays can be a time of joy, but for many, they’re also filled with pressure, grief, and loneliness. In this heartfelt conversation, Jim, Teresa & Ellie open up about depression and anxiety during the holidays and how couples and families can find peace, balance, and hope.

They explore how to:

• Recognize the signs of seasonal depression and burnout
• Cope with grief, stress, and unmet expectations
• Support your spouse or family through emotional struggles
• Keep faith and connection at the center of the season

This episode offers practical mental health advice, real stories, and spiritual wisdom to remind you: you are not alone — and you can find joy again, even in difficult seasons. This is Part 1. Make sure to come back next week for Part 2!

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Holidays bring joy — but they also bring pressure, expectations, and complicated family dynamics. In this episode, Jim, Teresa, and their daughter Elizabeth talk through navigating traditions, balancing time between families, setting healthy boundaries, handling difficult relatives, and protecting your marriage during the most emotionally intense season of the year. Learn how to create peace, honor your spouse, and build your own Christ-centered family culture.

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Gratitude is more than saying “thank you.” It’s a daily practice that transforms relationships, deepens trust, and builds emotional intimacy. In this episode of Marriage with Jim & Teresa, the Adams family talks about how appreciation changes communication, restores joy, and strengthens love. Discover the difference between gratitude and appreciation, learn the “Love Bank” principle, and hear 7 practical ways to show gratitude in your relationship starting today.

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Forgiveness is one of the hardest things to practice especially when you’ve been deeply hurt. In this episode of Marriage with Jim & Teresa, we talk about what forgiveness really means, why it’s not the same as forgetting, and how letting go of resentment leads to freedom, healing, and peace. Jim and Teresa share personal experiences, biblical truth, and practical steps to help you move from bitterness to restoration—whether it’s forgiving your spouse, yourself, or someone from your past.

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We all wear masks. But when pretending becomes a pattern, it kills trust. In this episode, Jim, Teresa and special guest Ellie Mariyo unpack how emotional masks form, why people fake peace instead of facing pain, and how couples can rebuild real connection through honesty, vulnerability, and grace.

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Is your relationship toxic or just difficult?
In this episode, Jim and Teresa are joined by their daughter Ellie for an honest, funny, and eye-opening conversation about the difference between healthy conflict and harmful patterns.

Together, they unpack:

• The difference between disagreements and emotional abuse
• Red flags vs. relationship growth opportunities
• Control disguised as “protection”
• Why discernment and patience matter in dating
• How to build relationships rooted in trust, not fear

With 44 years of marriage, therapy and coaching expertise, and one candid family discussion, this episode helps you spot toxic behavior, understand emotional safety, and protect your peace.

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Why do we fear love and sometimes run from the very thing we crave most? In this episode, Jim and Teresa unpack the two kinds of commitment fears:

• The fear of losing love, which leads to people-pleasing, over-functioning, or clinging.
• The fear of keeping love, which leads to avoidance, withdrawal, or self-sabotage.

With honesty, humor, and 44 years of marriage wisdom, they discuss how these fears form from past wounds and how to find security, vulnerability, and faith-based freedom in your relationships.

This episode will help you recognize emotional patterns, communicate with courage, and take practical steps toward deeper connection and lasting love.

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