Awesome Marriage Podcast

In this episode Caroline Harries joins Dr. Kim to talk about waiting and how God is good even in the waiting. They talk about infertility, support groups, and how infertility and waiting can affect your marriage.  Caroline is an author of a 60-day devotional 'In Due Time' as well as the founder of 'Moms in the Making' faith based infertility support groups. She shares her story and talks open and...

The holidays can highlight grief and loss in our life. It's a time that is centered around nostalgia, memories, and family. So it's no surprise that the holidays can bring up a lot of grief for people who have experienced loss.  In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about grief and how to support each other as a married couple as one or both of you grieve.  NOTEWORTHY QUOTES "During the holid...

The holidays are coming and that excites some of you but stresses others out. The holidays season, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas can put a lot of extras on our calendars and in our budgets. It can be a time where couples fight a lot or expectations aren't met. All of us want to have good holidays with our spouse and family, but often we don't prepare well so that we can execute that well. ...

What does it mean to be a husband and how can Christian men prepare well to become godly husbands? There are a lot of messages out there today about men and what it looks like to a husband, but what does God say about being a husband? How can modern men prepare to be Godly leaders in their home?  In this episode Colby Taylor joins Dr. Kim to talk about that. Colby is a Pastor at Life. Church and g...

What does it mean to be a wife? How can we prepare well to be good wives? In a world where the world "wife" is displayed so differently depending on where we are turning to, it can be really confusing. Christian women who are planning to get married have desires to be a godly wife. But most of us don't know how to prepare for that.  In this episode Amanda Taylor joins Dr. Kim to talk about prepari...

"Peace" and "wedding planning" may seem like 2 things that don't go together. But we want to help you keep the peace during your wedding planning process. This is part 2 of a conversation with Dr. Kim & Amanda Taylor talking about all things wedding planning and how to do this well with your relationship intact and healthy ready to start your new marriage.  Amanda is the owner of Embellished Weddi...

Weddings are a big deal and wedding planning can be extremely stressful. Tensions are high and family is involved and it seems like there are so many emotions and expectations that are swirling around. It's enough to make you go crazy! And maybe some of us do just that - go a little crazy. Well we want to avoid the crazy as much as we can and learn to keep the peace during wedding planning.  In th...

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina share a dozen secrets husbands don't tell their wives. We polled you guys on Instagram to get your real and honest answers and today we are sharing those secrets (anonymously). Some of these secrets might surprise you and I bet you'll relate to some if not all of them! Our hope is that shedding light on these secrets will deepen your connection and that you an...

Whether it's an out right secret we don't tell our husbands intentionally or it's something we'd really like our husbands to know but we aren't brave enough to say it or maybe we don't know quite how to say it - many wives keep things from their husbands.  In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina share a dozen secrets wives don't tell their husbands. We polled you guys on Instagram to get your real a...

Worry is something that can put a real strain on your marriage. It's hard when you are struggling with worry - it can rob your enjoyment at your job, in your marriage, your family life, and your day to day happiness. It's also hard to support a spouse who is constantly worried. It can make you feel like it's your fault and that your spouse isn't happy with you and your marriage because worry is pr...

Growing old together is the goal! If you want an awesome marriage, you want one that lasts the long haul! But growing old together comes with some unique challenges.  In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about those challenges and share practical tips on how to navigate them.  RESOURCES This month's resource at Awesome Marriage is ' Every Moment Scripture For Your Marriage.' This resource is a...

Men and women are different - by design. Many husbands struggle to understand their wives as women and many wives struggle to understand their husbands as men.  In this episode we take a practical look at some ways we can do a better job of understanding, balancing, and ultimately celebrating gender differences in marriage.  RESOURCES Check out Dr. Kim's YouVersion Bible Reading Plans for men here...

God tells us to set our minds on things above, to pray with His Kingdom in mind, and to live as though our world isn't our forever home - because it isn't. But it can be so easy to get sucked into the world we are in now and what's right in front of us.  In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about how to cultivate a kingdom marriage.  RESOURCES This month's resource at Awesome Marriage is ' Eve...

Marriage is hard and not always full of high peak moments that are fun. Marriage can and does feel laborious - maybe even full of drudgery. Maybe that's you today. Maybe you feel like marriage is just burdensome.  Or maybe today your marriage doesn't feel particularly hard, but it just feel mundane. Maybe you are lacking enjoyment in your marriage. In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk about ho...

So many people will warn you to "stick out" that first year of marriage because it's going to be rough. But is that true? Is the first year of marriage the hardest?  In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the first year of marriage and what they learned in their first year of their own marriages.  RESOURCES You can snag our Weekly Marriage Check Up Guide for free here!  Become a Marriage...

Do you struggle with jealousy in marriage? In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about the super awkward and hurtful "I saw you looking at them" issue in marriage. They share about how the enemy tries to steal your joy by telling you lies and how God can help you restore your joy. As well as give some practical advice for if this is a real actual issue in your marriage.  SPONSORS Thank you to...

In this episode Dr. Kim has his good friend Pastor Colby Taylor with him. Colby has been on the show before with his wife Amanda, and he was on a few weeks ago for our Mancasts (which you should go listen to if you haven't already!).  In this episode they discuss how to be a great husband even when you're really busy. This is a tension we hear all the time in the counseling room. "I want to be a g...

No one wants to be the couple that's always fighting in front of the kids. We've all heard stories of grown children not wanting to get married because all their parents ever did was fight. But I'm sure you've also heard stories of people whose parents "never" fought and how that set them up from some really unrealistic expectations in their own marriage.  So what's the balance? That's what Dr. Ki...

In Dr. Kim's counseling practice he sees 4 main fighting styles amongst married couples. In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina discuss those 4 fighting styles and how to say "no" to fighting and say "yes" to healthy conflict resolution.  SPONSORS Thank you to Honoring Intimates for sponsoring this podcast episode! Honoring Intimates is a safe place for believers to learn about marital sex and shop f...

Today is our LAST mancast of the week. Today Dr. Kim has, yet another, godly man sharing with you today.  Colby Taylor is back on the podcast for this mancast. Colby Taylor is the Host Team Pastor at Life. Church , husband to our good friend and owner of Embellished Weddings - Amanda, and father to 6 amazing kids.  In this episode Dr. Kim & Colby talk all about priorities.    SPONSORS Thank you to...

This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a "mancast" episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows are going to be a really awesome. So men - listen up! And ladies - don't tune out because you need to hear these too. In this episode Justin Khoe joins Dr. Kim. Justin is "THAT Christian Vlogger" on YouTube. He is a gr...

This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a "mancast" episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows will be helpful for men and women alike though so everyone tune in!  In today's mancast, Dylan Dodson joins Dr. Kim. Dylan is husband to Christina (our co-host!) who you are all super familiar with. He is also the Lead...

This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a "mancast" episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. In today's episode Christian Zamora joins Dr. Kim as they talk all about sex. Christian was on the podcast with Dr. Kim last month talking about how to be a godly husband.  SPONSORS Thank you to Honoring Intimates for sponsoring t...

This week on the podcast we are doing a MAN WEEK and having a "mancast" episode every day this week. In each episode Dr. Kim will be chatting with a different godly man. These shows are going to be a really awesome. So men - listen up! And ladies - don't tune out because you need to hear these too. For our very first mancast, Dr. Kim is honored to have Jim Burns with him. Jim is an author and spea...

Is it good to be assertive in marriage? Is it bad? How far is too far?  In this episode Dr. Kim & Christina talk all about assertiveness and it's place in marriage.   SPONSORS Thank you to Honoring Intimates for sponsoring this podcast episode! Honoring Intimates is a safe place for believers to learn about marital sex and shop for the highest quality lubricant, lotions, and lingerie items at reas...