Marriage and Intimacy Tips for Christian Couples: Secrets of Happily Ever After

In today's episode, I'm sharing 3 ways you can make sure you have more pease and joy rather than stress and overwhelm this holiday season.   You can start by setting your intentions. Ask yourself how you really want to feel. Then planning with your spouse around traditions, budget and schedules ensures that you are both on the same page. Finally maintaining your regular routines and ryth...

In today's episode, I'm helping couples who feel too busy for their marriage. Most of the time when I ask couples if they are taking the time to date and connect intimately on a regular basis, they will say that they are too busy. People think that when the kids get older or they reach some level of success or financial milestone, then they will make time for their relationship.   The pr...

In today's episode, I'm sharing one of my most popular relationship tools that helps couples reduce the amount of arguing in their relationship significantly. I call this tool - Don't Jump in the Pool, because it conjures up an image that can be called upon when people in your life are having big emotions.   When someone close to you is feeling big emotions and you are in the crossh...

In this week's episode, I'm uncovering 3 different thought patterns that I like to call Stinking Thinking that are keeping you stuck and miserable. I hear people say these phrases all the time and without realizing it, they are secretly sabotaging any chance of being happy.   Once you start to recognize these thought patterns, you will have the power to change these sneaky sentences insi...

In this week's episode, I'm talking about some of the couples I've worked with who came to me feeling like friends without benefits before we started working together. I'm sharing their stories of how they learned frameworks to help them change from living like roommates to developing an intimate friendship.   You'll hear about Jon and Julie, Josh and Emily and Bill and Ma...

Today's episode is an interview with my friend, Dr. Kelly Casperson about her new book, You Are Not Broken.   We talk about common misconceptions about sexual intimacy and female anatomy and why it is so important to get to know yourself and your body and how you experience pleasure. No one, including your spouse is going to do this for you. Enjoy this straight talk no BS approach to improvin...

In this episode, I'm talking about physical intimacy, what it is and what it is not. I'm listing tons of ways to bring more physical touch and affection into your relationship and why that's even important. I leave you with a very simple assignment, that if completed will give you amazing results. Try it and let me know how it goes for you.   For all the details on the Secrets of Ha...

In this week's episode, I'm chatting with Dr. Kim Kimberling of Awesome Marriage about 3 Things that Matter in Every Marriage. Those 3 things are communication, finances and sex. Dr. Kim talks about the most important thing to remember when communicating with your spouse, how to communicate about tough topics like finances and sex and sex the way God intended it for married couples.   If...

This week's episode is all about Spiritual Intimacy and how you and your partner can work together to find the right combination of spirituality that helps you feel close and connected to each other and a higher power. I talk about the power of prayer and the importance of praying with and for your spouse. I share some insights I've gained from working with couples who are experiencing f...

In this episode of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast, I share tips on how you can increase recreational intimacy with your partner. Recreational intimacy refers to the bond that is created and strengthened by having fun with your partner. What hobbies or activities do you like to do together? Do you share any inside jokes? How do you make each other laugh? I share my own answers to these q...

Today I'm giving you tips to super-charge your emotional intimacy, which is the workhorse of all the intimacies. Emotional intimacy includes communication and how you connect with each other on a personal level. How well do you know your partner's inner world? I'm giving you the best ways to get to know them better on a deeper level.   I created a resource, which is 51 Questions You...

In this episode, I'm talking about the results of the Intimacy Level Quiz we launched a couple weeks ago. After thousands of you have taken the quiz, I was surprised and delighted at the results. I talk about each of the levels and give you two big tips for how to raise the intimacy in your marriage all by yourself. These suggestions are relationship gold.   If you haven't take this 3-mi...

I just couldn't hold it in any longer. This podcast is getting a facelift and a brand new name! Next week's episode will be published under the name: Secrets of Happily Ever After.   The cover art isn't changing much, but the name will be different. The content is new and improved and we're stepping everthing up a notch or 10 notches.   In this episode, I'm talking about h...

This is my first episode back after taking a break and spending some much needed quality time with my favorite humans on the planet. I give an update on my family and make some announcements about cool things that are coming soon.   My favorite announcement is that the Intimacy Level Quiz that I've been working on all summer is finally ready for you to take! Did you know that there are 4 leve...

In today's episode, I'm chatting with my friends, Greg and Rachel Denning of Extraordinary Family Life about expectations in marriage and love. We quickly come to the conclusion that husbands don't get hints. All joking aside, unrealistic expectations are the breeding ground for lots of unnecessary disappointment and resentment.   Our conversation covers how to start becoming aware...

In this week's episode, Eric MacDougall of the Evolved Marriage Podcast interviews me about how to create more intimacy even in the busyest seasons of life.   We discuss desire differences, how to approach conversations around intimacy with your spouse and my favorite equation for creating the relationship of your dreams... Curiosity + Vulnerablility = Creation   Join us for the 5-Day Seduce...

In this week's episode, I'm sharing 10 tips to ensure date night increases your intimate connection with your spouse. Weekly, non-negotiable date nights are one of the very BEST ways to keep your marriage thriving and healthy through every stage. Carving out at least 3 hours each week to connect, make memories and enjoy each other's company communicates your commitment and makes lif...

In this week's episode, Coach Troy Aberle shares with us the 6 human needs and how understanding them in ourselves and our partner allows us to get the results we really want out of life and marriage.   We discuss how to set goals taking our 6 human needs into consideration and how to establish high frequency habits in order to acheive our goals in every area, including health, wealth and rel...

Today I'm chatting with Couplepreneurs, Kyle and Ariel Tresch who are just as passionate as I am about helping entrepreneurs achieve success in their business as well as in their relationships. Kyle and Ariel Tresch are husband-and-wife digital marketing consultants, who have built a thriving relationship AND many thriving businesses over the last 10 years.   In this episode, we discuss How E...

I'm thrilled to bring you this interview with some of my favorite marriage mentors, Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo of One Extraordinary Marriage. They are the hosts of the #1 rated marriage podcast on Apple podcast and authors of several books, including the 6 Pillars of Intimacy.   On today's episode, we are discussing how to strengthen all 6 pillars of intimacy even during the busiest season...

While the holidays are supposed to be the happiest most magical time of the year, they can be stressful and cause strain to many couples. This doesn't have to be the case though. By putting certain safeguards into place, the business of the holidays can be used to strenthen your relationship as you prioritize the most important things.   In this week's episode, I'm sharing 3 ways to...

This week's episode is a conversation with my friend and colleague, Nate Bagley of Growth Marriage. Just in time for Thanksgiving, we are talking about gratitude and other great gifts we can give our spouse and our marriage.   We are also revealing a BIG project we have been working on. It’s something that will help make your relationships SO much better, and your life SO much easier, so you...

In this week's episode, I'm chatting with Seth and Melanie Studley of Anatomy of Marriage about how to stay intimately connected during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. The Studleys began their journey 11 years ago when Melanie gave Seth a black eye for lying and looking at pornography. That was when their search for raw, helpful and authentic marriage resources came to a dea...

In this week's episode, I'm sitting down with Ryan and Bethany Lee who are known for empowering couples to become financially free in 10 years or less through a principle based approach regardless of age, income or experience.   We talk about the meaning of true financial freedom, how teach your kids healthy financial habits and value-based practices. How do you address money disconnects...

It this week's episode, I'm chatting with Joshua and Ashlee Latimer of Honor and Fire about How to Create a Powerful Family Culture and Empower Your Kids to Win using family systems. Their number 1 passion is helping your entrepreneurial Family build wealth, become radically generous and engineer a Family culture that changes the world.   We talk about their 5 step framework for implemen...