Healthy + Thriving Relationships

SERIES:   Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of G...

SERIES:   Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of G...

SERIES:   Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of G...

SERIES:   Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of G...

SERIES:   Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of G...

SERIES: Before There Was Sin… God desires for us to have abundant life. But what does abundant life look like? The best way to answer this is to go back to see what God’s original intention for humanity looked like. We pondered this Q: what good gifts of God do we see in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world? Sadly on this side of Eden, we experience a rejection or a twisting of God’s go...

SERIES:   Sex "Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me." That's right. Today we're discussing   4 Surprising Tips & Tricks that will enhance your sex life long-term. Did you catch that?   Long-term?     We don't want to give you any short term fixes here. No, we want to see you have a long lasting, satisfying sex life with your spouse.  So, click pl...

SERIES:   Sex "Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me." Ooooooh man, yes, we're going there. Ladies this one is for you, well mostly. Guy's we know you long to satisfy your woman and how disappointing it is if you seemly "can't." Today's topic: How in the heck do you get a woman to orgasm? Not only is not being able to reach orgasm for a woman incredibly frustrating, when we d...

SERIES:   Sex "Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me." Actually, let's talk about frequency - how do you get on the same page about this in marriage without fighting about it all the time? The problem is that men generally want more sex in marriage while women generally wish he wanted it less, right? This causes a lot of fights as well as hurt feelings. And it’s more than a s...

SERIES:  Sex "Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me." We all want to have good sex, right? But do you want to know what is perhaps one of the #1 barriers to getting in the way? Our past history!  So many of us haven’t processed our pasts. And our past influences our sex life more than we could imagine.  How you think about sex is an indication of your background. An...

SERIES:   Sex "Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me." We all want good sex. But the problem is that SO much misinformation is causing bad sex.  So where is this misinformation coming from? The usual culprit, current culture! We see the messages in movies & tv shows; we read them in books and listen to them in music. We even hear bad info through family, friends, or...

This idea of a man and woman being just friends is a controversial debate - everyone has their own stance. You either believe it can happen or it’s not possible.  But considering Tarah was "friend zoned" by Gordon for years, what do we think?    See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES:   RoMANces How to Romance Your Man. This series has been all about men and how to love them well. Because they really are more complicated than we give them credit for. Even if complicated is just another word for different. Men and Women are different and how we give and receive love will look different too.  And that's the same for the idea of loyalty. For most women when we th...

SERIES:   RoMANces How to Romance Your Man. That's right! This series is for all the men. Over the last 30 years or so, culture has told men that they aren't needed or wanted and they've been pushed to the side. We think this needs to be remedied. And one of the easiest ways - just like all things in relationships -   is to understand him. Let's talk about ego's.   Let's be honest,...

SERIES:   RoMANces How to Romance Your Man. That's right! This series is for all the men. Ladies, as women, do you ever long to spend more time together but feel like there is not enough time or do you ever feel like he doesn't open up? What we don't realize is that the solution to finding the time, feeling more connected, and even getting him to open up, might be simpler than we think (hurra...

SERIES:   RoMANces How to Romance Your Man. That's right! This series is for all the men.  Over the last 30 years or so, culture has told men that they aren't needed or wanted and they've been pushed to the side. We think this needs to be remedied. And one of the easiest ways - just like all things in relationships -   is to understand him. Ladies, we hold a lot of power in our word...

SERIES:   RoMANces How to Romance Your Man. That's right! This series is for all the men. Have you ever heard the phrase, "women brains are like a plate of spaghetti?" As women, we can be so complicated which makes men   seem   simple (their brains are like waffles right?). But this can and has become a problem. Could it be that we’re not taking the time to really understand our men...

SERIES: Life Myth's There are a lot of things we say that sound really good, so good in fact, that we've come to believe them! Can you hear every teenager in North America? Well, today it's not only teens making this statement, sadly it's adults too. We've all said it at some point or another - maybe multiple times! So what's the deal? Where did this idea come from and is it legit? Join Gordon and...

SERIES: Life Myth's There are a lot of things we say that sound really good, so good in fact, that we've come to believe them! In today's episode we'll discuss if our ultimate happiness is the most important, see where this idea comes from, and look over the actual studied results for people who divorce for this reason alone.   See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES:     Life Myth's There are a lot of things we say that sound really good, so good in fact, that we've come to believe them! But is the only way to get to know someone (especially someone of the opposite sex), to date them? Today we'll discuss why jumping into dating right away could be detrimental and shed some truth on the current dating scene. Also, our thoughts on the best way...

SERIES: Life Myth's There are a lot of things we say that sound really good, so good in fact, that we've come to believe them! But are we actually good? Today we'll talk about where this idea came from, why it's not helpful to us, how we can re-think this idea and embrace the truth of our humanity.   See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

MINI SERIES: Online Dating Online Dating used to be kind of weird, now it’s the norm. But our question is, is it working? We wonder, What are the results? Is the experience for Men and for Women, similar? And most importantly, is there a way to go about online dating that works better or should we burn it to the ground? In this mini-series, we’ll share interesting results that are being studied, o...

MINI SERIES: Online Dating Online Dating used to be kind of weird, now it’s the norm. But our question is, is it working? We wonder, What are the results? Is the experience for Men and for Women, similar? And most importantly, is there a way to go about online dating that works better or should we burn it to the ground? In this mini-series, we’ll share interesting results that are being studied, o...

SERIES: Dating Today Dating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. We struggle with transitioning into the final stage of “seriousness” - marriage. Maybe you're unsure about how to prepare for the transition from “m...

SERIES: Dating Today Dating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. Today's topic, moving in together, has an array of conflicting ideas.  Maybe you think waiting until marriage is "old-fashioned -- you have to...