When it gets hard what is your first thought, run and not deal with the issue, or stay and put in the work to see your relationship grow. Welcome back to the Two Equals One Podcast! We are excited to be back with the conversation topic of Don't Get Married Until____. If you're married, single, or engaged, don't tune out; this is for you. We are jumping right in today with Don't Get Married Until You Have More Grit Than Quit. LETS GO!

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We are excited to be back with Don't Get Married Until____.  One of the hardest things to understand as a human is our emotions.. now think about adding another human to the process! Today, we are asking the question, is your EQ more important than your GQ. LETS GO!

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Thanks for joining us for a journey through our story and learning how we found purpose in our pain.

In this episode of the Two Equals One Podcast, we're talking about the question we get asked most - What do I do when my spouse is addicted to something?

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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"Being weak is where the power of Christ is perfected in us."

In this episode of the Two Equals One Podcast, we're talking about how we opened up about our story and the healing that came from sharing it with the world.

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"In your weakness, my strength is perfected."

"Often in church, people are taught to live this life that feels unrealistic."

"Our children are seeing we don't have to abuse each other with our behavior."

"If you're not working on your recovery, you are working on your relapse."

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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"The definition of recovery is to return something to its natural form or strength"

We've hit rock bottom, now we are on the road to recovery.

In this episode of the Two Equals One Podcast, we're talking about how we began to rebuild after going back to square one in our marriage. How did we begin our recovery journey through sobriety and addictions and why starting family meetings were a major turning point in our healing journey.

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"I didn't try to make excuses about things, we just decided to feel as a family."

"There are a lot of people walking around forgiven but not healed."

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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"I thought to myself, she doesn't love us anymore..."

It was supposed to be the dream vacation, instead it was rock bottom for our marriage.

In this episode of the Two Equals One Podcast, we've hit rock bottom. The trip to Hawaii was supposed to be the bow on top of us hitting the reset button. We had done all the work and were ready to be into a new chapter of our marriage until it all went downhill.

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"I thought that I could moderate my drinking."

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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"You mean you're going to say this out loud?"

Are there things in your life that you feel like you cannot say? That the consequences your words would carry for being honest are too great?

In this episode of the Two Equals One Podcast, Jimmy is telling his story. As a pastor who from the outside was winning in every category, inside he was empty and hurting, unsure if he could really be honest about what was going on. If you are winning at the wrong things, then you are losing at the right things.

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"People who were honest got in ministry trouble."

"I didn't like me, but I wanted everyone else to like me."

"I could preach to thousands but couldn't talk to the four that lived in my house."

"My medicating became success."

"I had a need to be needed."

"I have to love our marriage right where it is"

"No one is a man of God until their family can say it."

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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The Shame overshadowed and masked reality.

On episode two Irene is telling her story. As we move toward Hawaii, and rock bottom, we learn about things that Irene brought into the marriage from childhood.

**This episode includes references to alcohol and sexual abuse.

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Welcome to episode two of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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Are you being honest in your marriage? What is the reality of how you are really doing? In episode 1 of the Two Equals One Podcast we are jumping right in as we get to know Jimmy and Irene and the backstory of what put them on the brink of divorce, all while struggling with addictions and pride. It gets real quick and we're not holding anything back on this episode!

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Welcome to episode one of the Two Equals One Podcast with Jimmy and Irene Rollins! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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Coming September 6th, 2022!! Join us for a cinematic journey with Jimmy & Irene Rollins, as they tell their story of addiction, pain, and secrets, and how they found "Purpose in the Prison." The balancing act of family, marriage, and ministry came to a screeching halt when their public ministry life and private family life became too much for two broken individuals to manage. At that point, they had a choice to make: quit or face the problem head-on. This is a story of hope and freedom.

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