Couple Goals

Theres a reason that sexual wellness is such a big challenge in so many relationships - and it's not what you might think. Psychosexual therapist Kate Moyle joined us to talk about why communication skills are such a key part of building intimacy in marriage, how we need to broaden our understanding of sexual health and wellbeing and how any couple can start to grow their intimacy together. Kate i...

JB and Chloe Gill have lived their whole relationship in the public eye. They met whilst filming X Factor in 2008 when JB was performing with boyband JLS and Chloe was a professional dancer. There was an instant connection, but building a relationship together wasn't easy. As they both toured all over the world, performing and working in the music industry, it was anything but straightforward. Loo...

How do you make your relationship work when your brains are wired differently? What impact does neurodivergence have on a marriage? Is it always going to be challenging, or are there benefits to building a life with someone who is completely opposite to you? These (among many others) are questions Sophie and Pete Killingley have navigated over the last 21 years. Illustrator Sophie has ADHD, whilst...

Porn use is often kept secret in relationships. Overwhelmingly - 84% of the time - when porn use is revealed it's discovered by a partner. The disconnection it causes and the feelings of guilt and shame don't make it easy to talk about. The fallout from problematic porn use, secrecy and betrayal can be devastating on relationships. Couple Goals exists to support and uplift coup...

Relationship coaching is what David and Sarah Abell do best! They run 'The Relationships Academy' where they support couples who feel overwhelmed or in crisis, as well as couples who want to continue to strengthen their connection. As a couple who coach other couples, they bring a nuanced perspective as our first expert couple on the pod! They provide insight from their own relationship alongside...

Is is possible to give everything to your career and your marriage at the same time? Is 'busy' a bad word? What does it look like to be truly vulnerable with someone else? How can you live a big life but include everyone around you? How can you process long-term illness and its impact together? We covered all this and more with powerhouse couple Dan and Charlie Blythe. Dan is the Global Youth Dir...

Jo Hargreaves is The Faith-Filled Therapist. She's built a huge online following with her insightful content on neuroscience, mental health, therapy and how the brain works. She joins Luke and LJ to talk about how we can use an understanding of our body and brain to get to a place of health and healing for our relationships. They covered a lot! From vagus nerve stimulation and the parasympathetic...

Jordan and Kezia Lawrence-Graham are a force of nature. Between them they have half a dozen different careers spanning business ownership, healthcare, leadership and content creation and are still finding time to build a family and advocate for people to invest in real relationships. Behind everything is the strength of their own relationship and the way that they champion one another in everythin...

Dai and Cath Woolridge are fun to be around. Filling the studio with laughter, this super creative couple are poets, speakers, artists and hosts who have built a reputation for living life to the full and not taking themselves too seriously. But as they reveal in this episode, their marriage has been marked by a 17 year long journey with infertility that has challenged them and their marriage like...

What does hosting a relationships podcast do to your marriage? Would it become couples therapy, showing you all the issues you hadn't dealt with? Or does it bring you closer together as you talk with inspiring couples who share their stories of overcoming struggles and building strong relationships. In a special bonus episode to celebrate the conclusion of the first ever season of Couple Goals, we...

Every couple will go through tough spots in their relationship, and we know how challenging and difficult that can be. IIn a culture that increasingly favours ease and comfort, many people feel like divorce is the only way forward, but what if there was another option? Divorce and Relationships Coach Claire Auchmuty has years of experience working with couples in crisis, and she believes there's a...

Andy and Dana Masters were never supposed to work. When they met in L.A. 17 years ago, this singer-songwriter from South Carolina and trainee minister from rural Co. Down, Northern Ireland, didn't get on well – with Andy's jokes not quite landing with Dana. But humour not translating across cultures was just one of the obstacles to overcome. When they started dating, they quickly realised they wer...

With decades of experience walking alongside couples through every season of life, Philip Jinadu brings the wisdom (and the vibes!) in our second ever expert episode. He offers insight on conflict, communication and the hard-fought lessons learnt from his own marriage - which experienced its fair share of ups and downs as he and his wife dealt with the pressures of life that they were ill-equipped...

What do you do when life throws you a massive curveball? Mark and Cathy Madavan know all about it. When they came back from their honeymoon Mark was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition which would eventually make him fully blind. That was over 30 years ago and he now has almost no vision left. He hasn't seen his wife or his daughters' faces for more than a decade. What does a relationship...

Everyone knows John and Jade Reynolds are hilarious. With well over a million followers on socials, we've had a front row view as they banter their way through daily life as an interabled couple with two young kids. We hear what life is like for them behind the social media profiles. From navigating the day-to-day realities of relationship challenges, to the pressures of life in the public eye, AD...

Katharine Hill is a renowned author, speaker and broadcaster with expertise in the field of relationships and family life. As a director of Care for the Family and a former family lawyer, she has spent decades working alongside couples to help them strengthen their connection and overcome barriers to relationship success. In the first Expert Episode of the series, we also hear from our listeners -...

Rob and Di Parsons have had an incredible journey together. From humble origins in a tiny one room office in 1988, their family support charity Care for the Family has gone on to speak to over 1 million people and has helped families across the UK for decades. But their story hasn't been one of unbroken positivity. Behind the successes of Rob's early legal career and the founding of the charity, t...

John Bostock was a phenomenon at 16 - to this day he's still Crystal Palace and Spurs' youngest ever player. But his career led him on a different path than he might have expected, taking him across the world to play in Canada, Belgium, Turkey and France, as well as throughout the English football pyramid. But in the midst of all this upheaval, his marriage to his wife Sia remained the one constan...

Season 1 of Couple Goals coming soon. Featuring real couples and real conversations, we're asking how do relationships survive and thrive when the hard times come? First episodes dropping in October. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.