Restore Yourself. Restore Your Marriage.

Do mental and emotional health ever feel heavy, or like it may be too difficult to address?

Believe it or not, there are some simple but effective things we can do that can really make a difference in how we feel.  Putting some of these activities into our week can really help us use healthy strategies instead of turning to damaging vices. 

Listen in and let your imagination flow as we discuss some of the broad categories of activities that can bring some relief and peace without a lot of preparation.  But pay close attention to the ones that make the biggest difference.

Remember when you first started dating your spouse?  Do you remember how fun it was to stay up late, just talking and getting to know each other better?

Couples often share a memory like this because they shared parts of themselves with another person on a deeper level.  They shared their experiences, their thoughts, the lessons they learned, and their feelings.  

This is Emotional Intimacy... and when we experience this, we will naturally want to share even more of ourselves with our special  someone.  But if you currently feel like you are longing to connect more on an a deeper emotional level before you connect on a sexual one, listen in on today's episode to learn about 3 easy ways to do just that.  At the end of the episode, I will share with you how to get a free download that will help you connect in 24 ways outside of the bedroom so you more easily connect inside the bedroom.

Have you ever felt like you were in a power struggle with your spouse?  We have probably all felt this way at one point or another.  This usually comes up when we face a situation where each spouse thinks they are right and then tries to control the other person to come over to their side.

Well, being controlled by another adult is not going to feel very good in a relationship where two people, each with their own authority to act for themselves, are meant to work together on things they see differently.

Listen in on today's episode to learn about some of the marriage traps of power struggles, the negative emotions that signal you're in one, and four strategies to deal with them.  Let leveled as you seek for more balance.

Have you ever wondered why your libido might be low?  For a lot of women, when they experience this, they start to think something might be wrong with them.  Some might even think that they are somehow broken.

What most couples don't fully realize is that a woman's mind is foundational to her libido and to her desire to be intimate.  So, you can imagine that anytime she has a negative thought go through her mind about herself, her husband, or even about the intimate experience itself, it will have an impact on her desire.

Listen in on today's episode where we offer hope to keep trying, motivation from the little moments of success, and a simple way to self-generate the most intense desire for intimacy ever.  Our thoughts are incredibly powerful!

We just celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary!  We went to Cabo San Lucas and were pleasantly surprised to overhear and participate in some awesome conversations.

While we were in the hot tub with dozens of complete strangers, we realized that one of the topics that was discussed the most was relationships and marriage in particular.  Of course, we were completely fascinated!

Listen in as we share three unique stories of couples and the marriage advice they were freely giving away to anyone that would listen and see if you think their advice would be beneficial.

Do you know the signs and codes that people send out when they are having suicidal thoughts?  If not, listen to last week's episode to learn them.  It is so valuable to know them in today's world while we are facing difficult times.

Today's episode is a companion to that, part two, where we are going to discuss how to respond to someone who is showing these signs.  The beauty of knowing how to respond is that you do not need to be a professional to intervene with love.

Listen in as we discuss the process of QPR.  It's a fast response that will help us know the three easy things we can do the help our loved ones get the proper help they need.  If we don't already know someone who has struggled with these types of dark thoughts, we most likely will in the future.  Make sure you know how to intervene.

Do you personally know the warning signs of someone who is thinking about suicide?  Can you name them or describe them?  If not, you are not alone.  But with suicide rates escalating to an all time high, it's time we learn more about it.

In today's episode, listen in as we go over some of the obvious sign as well as the not so obvious signs of suicide.  Many people who are struggling with this, will often speak in code, so as to avoid the fear of being rejected if they do start to talk openly about it.  We will discuss the main categories that these codes fall into.

This episode is part one of a two part series.  In part one, you will learn the warning signs and codes of someone who is considering suicide, and part two will discuss the three steps normal everyday people can use if they see the warning signs in someone they know.  Its time to increase our own confidence about this so we can act in love. 

Have you ever found that when something small and negative happens during the day  that it sometimes turns into something bigger than it needs to be?  This can have a major impact on how you feel and how you show up the rest of the day.

Often, when we are living without the skills, tools, or techniques we need to improve our life and our relationships, little insignificant things can easily set us off quite quickly, keeping us trapped in a cycle of negative interactions with one another.

But what if there was a simple way to release us from this type of relationship sabotage?  There is.  Listen in as I share a personal and relatable example of something small that went wrong, and the 5 fast tips that kept it from getting worse.  

What is your guilty pleasure?   Is it doing good in your life and serving you well or is it causing harm?  A quick road trip over the weekend gave me three awesome insights, reminding me that my particular guilty pleasure is doing me and my hubby quite a bit of good.

A lot of the time a guilty pleasure can lead to damaging habits.  But every now and then, we can find one that can actually do a lot of good.  This is for sure the case with a particular band that I listen to.

Listen in on today's episode to discover how one band who sings about sex, drugs, and rock and roll brings me closer to my husband.  So close in fact, that it leads to me feeling "in the mood" for intimacy.   What bands help you feel "in the mood?" 

Have you ever had negative sentences about sex running through your mind?  The intimate relationship is often the context in which marriage issues reveal themselves.  And when we have negative thoughts about sex, we will have negative feelings about sex... making it very difficult to have the desire for it.

So, what are we to do?  Listen in on this particular episode to discover three ways to modify the negative sentences in our mind.  These are easy to use and you can start using them right away.  These modifiers are ones that our brain enjoys and can easily get excited by... and may even light that little spark inside of us that creates a natural desire to be intimate.