Apple & Jeric Defante
Langga Speaks Podcast
'Langga' [lang.gâ.] means 'Beloved' in Ilonggo/Hiligaynon, one of the gazillion Filipino dialects. Raising a family as Filipino expats in Dubai is not as simple as it may seem. Join show hosts, Apple and Jeric Defante, for downright honest conversations and full-packed laugh marathons as they share about family, faith and everything in between!
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Aug 25, 2024
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Episodes
LSP 129: SHE SPEAKS: Facing My Inner Monsters 27.08.2022 40:56
Send a text WHAT ARE YOUR INNER MONSTERS? This episode is from the JEWELS 2021 Conference session given by Apple. In this one she shares about her journey with Overthinking, Anxieties, Worries, and All The Things That Steal Genuine Happiness. -------------------------------------------------- Pray Every Day with Hallow, the #1 Catholic App in the World. Get Hallow Plus FREE for 3 months & with...
LSP 128: Help Me Learn To Read My Heart 20.08.2022 32:16
Send a text In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about DISCERNMENT . Discernment involves all the experiences of our lives — how God has called and formed us. A healthy discernment puts our gifts into focus and, equally important, cuts away what is not necessary. We’re going to give some helpful tips to get started and we’re taking notes from Joe Paprocki on this episode. ----------------------...
LSP 127: More Prayer Tips For Couples 13.08.2022 48:14
Send a text HOW CAN WE PRAY DEEPER TOGETHER? Continuing from episode 125, we share more tips from Fr. Michael Denk, last time we did VOCAL prayer tips this time we’ll touch base on meditative forms and contemplative ones. In this episode, we share more tips on how we can journey with prayer as one of the major anchors to make our relationships thrive. ----------------------------------------------...
LSP 126: Best Version of You 06.08.2022 31:22
Send a text DO YOU GIVE THE BEST VERSION OF YOU? It's so easy to give our best in the initial stages of a relationship. In reality, when a relationship is headed towards marriage or more so in one, we sometimes find ourselves giving less than our best to our Langga. In this episode, we tackle the 5 steps on how we can give the best version of ourselves so that our journey in life thrives. ———...
LSP 125: Pray Together, Stay Together 30.07.2022 46:54
Send a text Do you PRAY TOGETHER? We’ve come across a blog by Fr. Michael Denk about the importance of prayer in a couples journey towards intimacy. He said that when we pray, we share our deepest longings and deepest part of our lives to God, so when you pray as a couple, you share the deepest part of yourselves to each other and to God. So join us as we discuss the 11 tips on praying TOGETHER f...
LSP 124: Handling Money Together 23.07.2022 36:02
Send a text PERA MO O PERA NIYO? Money is a hot-button topic in marriage and one of the most common things married couples fight about. In this episode we talk about how you can handle money together. It's easy to just put these topic under the rug just to avoid the commotion, but the early you handle this, the better off your relationship can unfold. Every peso/dirham/dollar counts, more so...
LSP 123: Deciding Together 16.07.2022 42:23
Send a text DO YOU DECIDE TOGETHER? We make decisions everyday - small, minor, major but these things get shifted as well when you get married. It’s not as simple as making a decision when you were still single or even if you’re single, making a MAJOR DECISION is not a walk in the park kind of thing. In this episode, some tips to help you and your Langga work together to make strong decisions, pe...
LSP 122: Langga, Please Listen 09.07.2022 33:03
Send a text DO YOU LISTEN? Every interaction and conversation begins with the openness to listen. To listen is to see the beauty and worth in another and is an opportunity to go outside of ourselves. In this episode, we wanna share some tips on how we can LISTEN BETTER to our Langga. A common theme in marital conflict is the idea that one or both spouses don’t feel heard. ————————————————————————...
LSP 121: Let's Play Langga 02.07.2022 34:03
Send a text ARE YOU PLAYFUL? In this episode we talked about a virtue that we need to consider more seriously - PLAY. We mentioned before how important it is for me to have SHARED ACTIVITY. But the activity that makes it stick would be an activity that we both can have FUN with. Humor serves a couple by providing the space to lighten up the relationship so that not all things being communicated is...
LSP 120: How to Feel Rich in Love & Life 25.06.2022 42:41
Send a text DO YOU FEEL RICH? The question here isn’t, “are we rich?" "Do you feel rich?" is a much better question because it turns out to have almost nothing to do with the monies in your bank account. In this we share the tools that we can practice so we can feel richer as we journey in love and in life. ———————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by simply sending us a v...
LSP 119: Agree To Disagree? 18.06.2022 35:38
Send a text IS IT OK TO FIGHT? A lot of us are not comfortable with the idea of disagreeing, lalo na if you’re talking about being in a Christian Marriage. Many people are crippled with this idea to the point of being scrupulous about it. In this episode, we tackle on how a "good fight" can actually strengthen the journey of a couple. ———————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by s...
LSP 118: Choosing Careers or Us? 11.06.2022 40:18
Send a text HAVE YOU EVER FELT THAT LIFE WAS NOT FAIR? In the ever-changing seasons of life, we may find ourselves in situations where we might have to choose make compromises in our personal career growths. But why do we need to even choose? Why can't life just be fair? How do we talk about these challenges as a couple? ———————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by simply sending us a...
LSP 117: Things We Knew Before We Said "I DO" 04.06.2022 43:02
Send a text DO YOU KNOW WHAT "I DO" ENTAILS? Even though marriage is sacred in every way, it’s never easy and in the marriage journey you’ll never have all the answers. Given that, one of the things na that helped us all these years was knowing the realities of what we’re getting into at the beginning of our journey as a married couple. It's easy to fall in love but it’s so hard to...
LSP116: Speaking Your Langga's Spiritual Language 28.05.2022 42:07
Send a text WHEN DO YOU FEEL CLOSEST TO GOD? There are many valid ways for finding spiritual fulfillment. Hindi naman ito one size fits all. Magkakaiba tayo ng way on how we can relate to God. When we fail to understand and appreciate each other’s spiritual language, it becomes one of the biggest barriers to spiritual intimacy in couples. In this episode, we tackle the different pathways on how on...
LSP 115: Empowering Affirmations for Your Langga 21.05.2022 39:37
Send a text DO YOU SPEAK LIFE TO YOUR LOVED ONES? Regular affirmation is a great way for you and your Langga to stay close and connected. But of course, as with all things na worthy, it needs consistent effort to bear fruit. In this episode, we talked about affirmations that can help your journey with your loved ones thrive than survive. The quality of your relationship and your journey whether as...
LSP 114: Finding Jesus in the Desert 15.05.2022 15:36
Send a text ARE YOU AWAY FROM HOME? In this episode, we share our story of being OFWs and on how we can find Jesus wherever we are planted. There are moments in our lives where we seem to feel and think that Jesus is far away. We hope that through this episode, we may once again bring you about His promise that He is with you always, to the end of the age (Mt 28:20) ———————————————————————— ❤️ S...
LSP 112: Nurturing Your Langga's Heart 30.04.2022 34:37
Send a text IS YOUR HEART HARDENED? In this episode, we talk about how we can nurture the heart of one another and on how we can avoid the hardening of hearts. They say that a h ardened heart is the kiss of death to any relationship. Join us as we discuss on the things that we can do to make sure our love is flowing towards a joy-filled relationship. ———————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Missio...
LSP 111: Gift of the Gap 23.04.2022 42:29
Send a text ARE YOU EASILY TRIGGERED? In this age of instant reactions whether via a text message, email or social, it's so tempting to just express what we feel at the moment. In this episode we discuss of the GIFT OF THE GAP can help us become better in our relationships and more so on the choices we make in life. ——————————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by simply sending us a vir...
LSP 110: Resurrected Life 16.04.2022 26:52
Send a text BLESSED EASTER SUNDAY! How important is Easter in our faith? So what happens in this so called Easter Season that we're in today? In this episode, we share some reflections and insights on how do we go about this "Resurrected Life" that comes with Jesus coming back to life. ——————————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by simply sending us a virtual coffee at ☕ htt...
LSP 108: 8 Habits of Healthy Couples 02.04.2022 41:03
Send a text What does it take to be a HEALTHY COUPLE? We wanna clear out some confusion in defining what are the qualities of healthy couples vs unhealthy couples. Sometimes, we confuse what we see on social media as what is true only to find out that it's not what it seems. We share these habits by Catholic Author Gregory Popcak and hopefully we can together build these habits, one day at a...
LSP 107: Comebacks To Come-ons 26.03.2022 40:44
Send a text How do you answer those come-ons? In a world pushing to normalize sex to be just a form of pleasure, come-ons have become more common than before. In this episode, we share the some of the standard responses one can say when faced with these gestures or remarks that are intended to attract someone sexually. ——————————————————————————— ❤️ Support Our Mission by simply sending us a virt...
LSP 106: Settling Or Just Being Realistic? 19.03.2022 50:03
Send a text REALISTIC KA BA? It’s so hard to determine or discern kung yung taong mahal mo, yung Langga mo is the realistic match sayo or isa lang siyang sign na you’ve settled for second best. Today we discuss this topic and we’re sharing these ideas from Dating & Relationship Expert, Anita Chlipala. She said that there are 10 Key areas that we can look into to determine if we're making...
LSP 105: The Rewards of Waiting 12.03.2022 39:05
Send a text ARE YOU TIRED OF WAITING? We were, but it became one of the best things that up until now continuously blesses our marriage. It's important to know about the emotional dangers of premature sex, but it's equally important to be able to identify the blessings of saving sex for a truly committed love relationship aka MARRIAGE. Join us as we continue on the insights of Dr. Thomas...
LSP 104: The Neglected Heart: Sex and the Human Heart 05.03.2022 55:06
Send a text Do you feel NEGLECTED? While society pushes to freely talk about sex which has its advantages, a lot fails to address that the destructive emotional consequences of temporary sexual relationships are very real. In this episode, we share discuss the emotional dangers of premature sexual relations and on how one can prevent the heart from being damaged to a point of no return. ——————————...
LSP 103: True Love Character Test 26.02.2022 36:10
Send a text How are you and your Langga's CHARACTER? In this episode, we discuss Dr. Thomas Lickona's "True Love Character Test" which helps a young person ask, "Is this really someone I want to be with?" Through this test we aim to help someone longing for a lifelong love, avoid and prevent a troublesome married life from happening. We hope and pray that this test wi...
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