The Jar Podcast | Marriage Counseling, Healthy Communication, Conflict Resolution, Rebuild Trust

I stared at the boxes on the form and suddenly didn't know which one to choose: single? married? Why wasn't there one for getting-divorced-but-it's-not-final-yet-and-this-is-awkward-and-I-want-to-cry?? Have you been there, too? 

Or maybe you haven't, but you sure have cried yourself to sleep a time or two (or ten) because of how lonely you feel in your marriage or how small you feel when he doesn't see what you do. 

As someone who learned the hard way, take it from me: your marital status *does*not*define*you! Can you hear me clapping to those words? Only the One who created you gets to determine your value and worth, acceptance and significance. 

Listen in to today's episode to hear more about this *TRUTH*!

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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Alarm goes off. You drag yourself to the bathroom to brush your teeth as you begin mentally replaying the past week, month...make that months. Nothing ever changes, and you sigh as you get your day started, just waiting for "that argument" to come up again or for the remorse and self-criticism that comes immediately after losing your cool with your kids...again. Your brain feels like it's heavy, and your thoughts feel like they're spiraling. 

**Stop**

Linda, stop. Let me put my arm around you and tell you first of all? I get it. Secondly? Listen in for THREE hacks that help me get my mind right and refocused on what really matters so I can extend grace, forgive easily, respond instead of react, and ultimately be more Christlike...and you can, too!

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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Has your husband or significant other ever called you out on something and your thought might be “Ok, maybe I shouldn’t have done or said that but...he just doesn’t understand me!”

Do you have friends in your life that enable your negative thoughts toward him with phrases like “gotta look out for number one!”

Have you ever lain in bed at night and wondered if you’d made a mistake?

Or have you ever watched a romantic comedy that leads you think “love shouldn’t be this hard; it should come naturally”?

Me too.

Today I’m going to define and break down the number one thing keeping you from a happy marriage, and it might come as a surprise. I’m going to give you some examples of the damage and destruction this can bring to your relationships, and then I’ll be bringing in a BIBLICAL solution that will help you shift your mindset and prepare you for progress and success in your marriage or relationship!

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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No Christian wife wants to admit that she nags and she DEFINITELY doesn't want to hear her husband say she is. But are you?  Our words are so powerful, and the Bible talks so much about the power of the tongue, the damage your words can do, and the value in using wisdom with our words.  What if your words were indicators of the state of your heart? What if what you say was a symptom of sin you may be harboring inside?  Tune in to hear some hard truth but also the HOPE we have in the fact that we are able to change! 

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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Stop scrolling and listen, Linda. Lean in close...

What you want is change in your relationship or marriage, but there are three things you might be doing that in fact lead to your own discontentment, lack of fulfillment, and missed opportunities! 

Tune in so you don't continue to make these common mistakes and learn how to USE discontentment to your advantage! 

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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Curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor. Sitting in the back row at church and leaving the second service is over. Declining an invitation to lunch with a friend. Not answering calls. Self-sabotaging with food. Shame can show in many different forms, some more obvious than others. When we feel shame, we are essentially wearing our circumstance or sin as our identity, and it's time to SHAKE. IT. OFF. Sister!

Tune in for two tips that helped me recover from shame and keep it at bay! 

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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What do you do while you're sitting in a waiting room, waiting for a diagnosis? How do you walk through a separation in your marriage, unsure of the final outcome? What about job insecurity, singleness, or infertility? I don't have answers to your questions, but I can tell you that there is a way to wait "well," and by that I don't mean perfectly. Tune in to today's episode to hear some biblical examples of both those who waited on the Lord WELL and those who did not. 

Loads of Love,

Lydia

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