What your Marriage Needs is Gentleness - Here's How. Gentleness or being gentle with each other can be a game changer in strengthening your marriage. But do you know how to cultivate gentleness?

In this episode of the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show, Coach Kelly DuPée explores the essential role of gentleness in marriage. Drawing on faith-based principles from the Bible, particularly the fruit of the Holy Spirit, Kelly explains how gentleness can transform your relationship. He offers practical tips such as growing closer to Jesus, listening to understand, responding gently, prioritizing your spouse, and the importance of apologizing. Join Kelly in learning how to bring more gentleness into your life and strengthen your marriage.

00:00 Introduction and Importance of Gentleness

00:39 Understanding Gentleness in Marriage

01:14 Biblical Perspective on Gentleness

03:03 Practical Ways to Cultivate Gentleness

07:13 Encouragement and Final Thoughts

07:31 Engage and Connect

For a free digital copy of Kelly's book, Turn it Up! - how to have the lifelong marriage that you really want, go to www.turnitup.coach/75

What your Marriage Needs is Faithfulness! Listen and learn how to cultivate faithfulness in your marriage.

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In this episode of the 'Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show,' Coach Kelly DuPée explores the importance of faithfulness in marital relationships. He discusses the broad definition of faithfulness beyond just avoiding infidelity, emphasizing trustworthiness, commitment, and reliability.

The episode examines the biblical principle of the Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23 and includes practical tips such as investing time, open communication, emotional support, and forgiveness. Coach Kelly encourages listeners to deepen their relationship with Jesus to naturally cultivate faithfulness in their marriage.

00:00 Introduction and Defining Faithfulness

01:17 Biblical Perspective on Faithfulness

02:17 Trustworthiness and Commitment in Marriage

03:34 Betrayal and Its Forms

05:05 Cultivating Faithfulness in Marriage

05:56 Practical Steps to Build Faithfulness

08:29 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

08:52 Call to Action and Farewell

What your Marriage Needs is Goodness.

In this episode of the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show, Coach Kelly DuPée explores the importance of 'goodness' in strengthening marital relationships.

Looking at Galatians 5:22-23, Coach Kelly outlines how goodness, a fruit of the Spirit, can transform your marriage through integrity, honesty, and acts of kindness. He emphasizes growing closer to Jesus and practical steps to enhance goodness in daily life.

The episode also addresses handling situations where your spouse may not reciprocate goodness and offers actionable advice for maintaining a loving, supportive relationship grounded in faith.

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

00:32 Understanding Goodness in Marriage

01:59 The Importance of Integrity

02:28 Honesty in Marriage

03:16 Doing Good Deeds

04:00 Growing Closer to Jesus

04:23 Admitting Our Limitations

04:58 Practical Steps to Show Goodness

06:05 Handling Mistakes and Apologies

06:53 Encouragement to Keep Doing Good

08:11 Conclusion and Call to Action

Here's the link to the recording on how to apologize using the Four R's: https://youtu.be/kDM6971AhVg

To get a free digital copy of Kelly's book, go to www.turnitup.coach/75

What your marriage needs is kindness. Here's what it is and how to cultivate it in your life and marriage.

In this episode of the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show, Coach Kelly DuPée, a pastor, police chaplain, and Christian marriage coach, delves into the importance of kindness in marriages, describing it as a critical and essential element. Citing Galatians 5:20-23, Kelly identifies kindness as a fruit of the Spirit and offers practical advice on how to cultivate it within a marriage. Methods include growing closer to Jesus Christ, actively choosing to be kind through actions such as expressing gratitude, listening to understand, and giving generously of one's time, talents, and treasures. Kelly emphasizes the significance of supporting one's spouse during difficult times, publicly praising them, and continuing to show kindness even if it's not reciprocated. The episode also touches on the power of forgiveness and asking for forgiveness as expressions of kindness. Additionally, Kelly offers a free digital copy of his book, 'Turn it up. How to have the lifelong marriage that you really want,' as a resource for listeners wishing to strengthen their marriages further.

00:00 Welcome to Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show

00:30 Introducing Kindness in Marriage

01:48 Exploring Kindness with Personal Stories

02:18 How to Cultivate More Kindness in Your Marriage

03:20 Expressing Kindness Through Actions

08:04 The Power of Forgiveness and Kindness

09:03 Closing Thoughts and Resources

To get a free digital copy of Kelly's book, Turn it Up! - how to have the lifelong marriage that you really want, just go to www.turnitup.coach/75

What your Marriage Needs is Patience. Have you ever wondered if having more patience would help strengthen your marriage?

In this episode of the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show, Coach Kelly DuPée, a pastor, police chaplain, Christian marriage coach, and author, explores the critical role of patience in strengthening marriages.

Highlighting patience as a fruit of the Spirit detailed in Galatians 5:22-23, the episode delves into understanding patience, its importance in relationships, and practical suggestions for cultivating it in marriage. Kelly provides insights on patience, its necessity for enduring difficult circumstances without annoyance, and its role in emotional intelligence and perseverance.

The episode offers several tips for developing patience, including growing closer to Jesus, self-awareness of triggers, setting realistic expectations, rejoicing in trials, having faith, understanding and empathizing with one's spouse, and choosing patience in challenging situations.

Finally, Kelly encourages celebrating small victories in patience and offers a free digital copy of his book to help listeners achieve a lifelong, flourishing marriage.

00:00 Welcome to Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show

00:39 The Importance of Patience in Marriage

01:49 Understanding Patience: A Deep Dive

04:03 Practical Tips for Cultivating Patience

08:30 Closing Thoughts and Resources

To get a free digital copy of Kelly's book Turn it Up! - how to have the lifelong marriage that you really want, just go to www.turnitup.coach/75

What your marriage needs is peace.

This episode of the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show, hosted by Coach Kelly DuPée, delves into the transformative power of peace as a fruit of the spirit, found in Galatians 5:22. It underscores the significance of peace as essential for emotional safety, effective communication, greater intimacy, and spiritual harmony.

Coach Kelly provides faith-based tools and seven practical suggestions for cultivating peace, such as improving communication, forgiveness, praying together, and dealing with anxieties by leaning into one's faith. The aim is to strengthen marriages by encouraging couples to practice peace daily, thereby enhancing their relationship and providing a positive example for their children. Viewers are encouraged to take tangible steps towards integrating these tips into their marriage.

00:00 Welcome to Turn It Up: Marriage Tips & Tools Show

00:26 Exploring Peace in Marriage: A Biblical Perspective

00:58 Meet Coach Kelly DuPée: Your Guide to a Peaceful Marriage

01:54 Why Peace is Essential for a Healthy Marriage

03:14 Overcoming Barriers to Peace in Your Marriage

03:52 Seven Steps to Cultivate Peace in Your Marriage

09:31 Taking Action: Apply These Tips for a Peaceful Marriage

09:45 Closing Thoughts and Resources

10:26 Enhancing Your Transcript with Visuals

To get a free digital copy of Kelly's book, Turn it Up!- how to have the lifelong marriage that you really want, go to www.turnitup.coach/75

What your marriage needs is joy!

In this episode of the 'Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show,' Coach Kelly Dupee, a pastor, police chaplain, professional marriage coach, and author, explores the essence of joy in Christian marriages and differentiates it from happiness.

Highlighting joy as a fruit of the Holy Spirit, Coach Kelly emphasizes that true joy is enduring and comes from within, anchored in God's love.

Through a practical JOY acronym - Jesus, Others, and You - he provides actionable advice on how to cultivate joy in marriage by growing closer to Jesus, serving and appreciating your spouse, resolving conflicts with grace, creating joyful experiences together, and acknowledging one's own needs politely.

He also adds that joy in marriage not only strengthens the union but also serves as a witness of God's love to others. The episode ends with encouragement to seek the complete joy of the Holy Spirit for a fulfilling and resilient marriage.

00:00 Welcome to the Joyful Marriage Journey

01:01 Introducing Coach Kelly Dupee and the Series Focus

01:37 Defining Joy in Marriage

02:25 Cultivating Joy: The J.O.Y. Acronym Explained

05:33 Creating Joyful Experiences and Maintaining Politeness

07:15 The Transformative Power of Joy in Marriage

08:47 Concluding Thoughts and Invitation to Engage

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What your marriage needs is - Love! Here's how to have more of it in your relationship.

In this episode of the 'Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show,' Coach Kelly discusses the importance of going beyond human love to enrich marriages through the fruit of the Spirit, as mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23.

He highlights the limitations of human love and proposes that God's perfect love, characterized by attributes such as joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, can profoundly impact and strengthen marriages.

Coach Kelly outlines five essential aspects for nurturing the fruit of the Spirit in one's life, including being planted in good soil by loving God with a surrendered heart, gaining nutrition through prayer and Bible reading, seeking support from church communities, maintaining faith that God will produce the fruit in their lives, and taking actionable steps to showcase love.

He also advises on practicing the five love languages to demonstrate love effectively.

Ending with an invitation to his book 'Turn It Up,' Coach Kelly aims to provide listeners with practical insights for achieving a lifelong, fulfilling marriage.

00:00 Introduction: The Challenge of Showing Love

00:35 The Need for Divine Love in Marriage

00:50 Exploring the Fruit of the Spirit

03:37 Practical Steps to Cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit

07:21 Applying Love in Marriage Through Actions and Love Languages

09:21 Conclusion and Invitation to Further Resources

Here's the link to get a free digital copy of Turn it Up! - how to have the lifelong marriage that you want: www.turnitup.coach/75

Don't "should" on yourself. We all struggle with putting a should on ourselves when we fail. Instead of putting a should on yourself, this recording will give you several tips so that you can stop this destructive cycle and start becoming the spouse you want to be.

In this episode of the 'Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show,' Coach Kelly discusses the common issue of self-criticism in marriage, specifically the tendency to focus on what we should have done better, known as 'shoulding' on ourselves.

He emphasizes the negative impact this can have on personal well-being and marital relationships, distinguishing between shame and guilt, and advocating for a shift from self-blame to constructive action. Kelly provides practical advice for overcoming self-criticism, including listening to self-talk, setting realistic expectations, seeking forgiveness from God, apologizing, forgiving oneself, making a plan for change, and seeking help from others. He encourages listeners to learn from mistakes and to strive for growth in their marriage, promoting a message of grace, compassion, and continuous improvement.

00:00 Welcome to the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show

00:51 Understanding the Harm of 'Shoulding' on Yourself

01:10 Introducing Coach Kelly and the Focus of Today's Episode

02:05 The Difference Between Shame and Guilt

04:07 Practical Steps to Overcome 'Shoulding' on Yourself

07:24 Making a Plan for Positive Change in Your Marriage

10:25 Conclusion and Invitation to Strengthen Your Marriage

Here's the link for the Four R's of an Apology recording: https://youtu.be/kDM6971AhVg

To get a Free Digital Copy of Turn it Up! - how to have the lifelong marriage that you really want, go to https://turnitup.coach/75

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Here are some tips for daily check ins with your husband/wife.

If you want to have a great marriage, a daily check in conversation is a must. But you can maximize the effectiveness of these daily check ins by following a few simple suggestions.

In this episode of the 'Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show', host Kelly, a marriage coach, discusses the significance of daily check-ins in strengthening marital relationships. Kelly emphasizes the importance of asking open-ended questions, sharing feelings, and listening to understand as key strategies to make these check-ins more effective.

Tips include transforming closed questions into invitations for deeper conversation, practicing empathy, and engaging in active listening. The episode also highlights the importance of creating a safe space for open communication to build intimacy and understanding. The overarching message is that intentional daily interactions can significantly enhance the connection and understanding between spouses.

00:00 Welcome to the Turn It Up Marriage Tips and Tools Show

00:39 The Importance of Daily Check-Ins

02:03 Effective Communication Tips: Open-Ended Questions

03:18 Deepening Connection Through Sharing Feelings

06:04 Mastering the Art of Listening

09:46 Applying These Tips Beyond Your Marriage

10:32 Closing Thoughts and Resources

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