Matters of the Heart - Relationship Classes for Singles & Married Couples

When a disagreement or conflict erupts in a relationship or marriage, there is a tendency for the voice of one or both partners to be raised and in some instances, there is an actual shouting down of one partner by the other. These behaviours are addressed in this podcast and ways to peacefully resolve troublesome issues between relationship and marriage partners are explored, which include workin...

This podcast takes a look at ways married couples can keep the spark alive in their marriage, such as taking care of their physical appearance and smelling nice. Slightly mature content. Resource on natural perfumes: Natural perfume for pregnancy – Natural Beauty with Baby

Food for thought: As a relationship or marriage partner, are you hiding information about yourself that your loved one really ought to know about, especially when that circumstance affects them? Credit : Image by Freepik

Food for thought: Sometimes you might a relationship or person so badly that you are willing to do anything including hiding the truth about yourself or certain aspects of your life, just so that you can have what you desperately want.... however, is hiding the truth about yourself worth it in the end? Credit: Image by Freepik Music: Bez - Zuciya Daya (Meaning: One Heart)

While it is laudable to be able to take good care of one's family as a wife and mother, part of what distinguishes you as a woman is also the ability to give balanced and wise counsel in matters relating to your husband and children’s lives. To find out more, please visit: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/06/06/wisdom-reflections-for-women...

This podcast takes a look at courteous behaviours to exhibit when going on a brunch/lunch/dinner date with a love interest such as: (i) taking a small gift along (in cases where the entire meal is paid for by a love interest), and (ii) asking about the food preferences of a love interest who comes from another culture/race (for people who in inter-racial relationships) prior to the brunch/lunch/di...

When going on a brunch/lunch/dinner date, especially for the first time, your comportment around food says a lot about you, and gives some tell tale signs about the kind of person you might be in a relationship. Please visit: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/may-reflections-dating-etiquettes/ to find out more. Credit: Image by Freepik

Wondering how to keep your relationship/marriage fresh and interesting? This podcast invites listeners to consider travel as a way to spice up their love lives and offers listeners a number of tips on planning for a mini-vacation for two either on the weekend or during the weekday. A useful resource for married couples and a wisdom nugget for singles. Resources: Global Travel Trends: These Are the...

Sometimes relationship partners enter into a relationship with either no ideas or misguided ideas about how to relate with their loved one. Drawing upon insights from Scripture, this podcast explores fundamental traits relationships need to be premised upon. These traits include honesty, genuine appreciation and kindness. Credit: Image by Freepik

A source of frustration in relationships is unmet expectations and this happens when partners make assumptions about their lover's knowledge of their needs and specific ways they wish to be loved. This podcast takes a look at the importance of communicating one's expectations clearly in a relationship and ways to initiate such a conversation. Credit: Image by freepik

God expects that in our dealings with our loved ones, we treat them kindly and fairly, and strive not to cause them pain. Food for thought: Showing kindness, acting justly and compassionately are not acts reserved for strangers alone, they are qualities relationship and marriage partners need as well in dealing with each other - when was the last time you treated your loved one kindly, fairly or r...

The journey to conception can be long and agonizing for some couples, which sometimes impacts negatively on their marriage. This podcast offers a word of encouragement to couples facing fertility struggles, and an insight on how to handle such struggles.

This podcast delves deeper into the concept of parenting in the digital age and provides insights into how parents can instill responsible online behaviours in their children, while also protecting them online. Additional resources: Internet Safety: Christian Solutions for Christian Parents (covenanteyes.com) Get Advice Archives - Webwise.ie Credit: Image by Freepik

Food for thought: Technology and the internet are fast becoming integral parts of our lives as human beings. Given this context, what is the best way to raise a child in the digital era? Resources for reading: How to keep your child safe online | UNICEF Parenting Generation Internet - Crystaline

Suspicion in a relationship is a recipe for the relationship's eventual failure as it causes mistrust and poor treatment of a relationship partner. To find out more about suspicion and its damaging effects, please visit: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/03/25/dealing-respectfully-with-your-loved-one-part-ii-relationship-killers-to-avoid-su...

Relationship partners sometimes predispose their relationship to failure by entering the relationship with biases. These biases may stem from past experiences, the experiences of others or hearsay. This podcast takes a look at the impact of biases on a relationship and offers insights into how to avoid sabotaging one's relationship on the basis of a bias.

There are times in the marriage relationship when spouses find themselves aggravated for no reason, and worse still do not seem to understand each other. On such occasions, what do marriage partners do? To find out more, please visit: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/march-reflections-when-your-relationship-goes-through-a-rough-patch-a-s...

This podcast provides further insights into ways to break negative relationship patterns in families and establish new ones. Further reading resources (for singles and married couples): https://www.eaglefamily.org/marriage-roles-complement-each-other/ https://joyfullifemagazine.com/ezer-kenegdo-created-to-be-his-helpmeet/

At the heart of several relationship troubles sometimes are negative behaviours or behavioural patterns which are inherited. This podcast takes an in-depth look into how negative behaviours are passed down as relationship legacies and offers insights into how such behavioural patterns can be dismantled.

This podcast invites listeners to take the time to reflect on the relationship legacy handed to them by their families and to pay attention to the relationship legacy they are passing on to their own children and wards. Credit: Image by Freepik

Sometimes the Valentine Season can be hard to celebrate for anyone not in a relationship. This podcast provides insights into the universal nature of love and how it can be celebrated, regardless of one's relationship status. Useful for both singles and married couples. Credit: Image by prostooleh on Freepik

This podcast offers practical tips and ideas on how to create a 'love basket' for a loved one. The items in the love basket could include gift cards for spa treatment or gym workout sessions, high quality chocolates, or ethnic clothing (e.g African print clothing, kaftans, kimonos, etc) Image Credit: Image by Freepik

Food for thought: When you and your loved one enter into a spat or disagreement, how do you handle the situation?

Sometimes in the heat of emotions in a relationship, there is the tendency for relationship partners to engage in certain behaviours to either prove their love for each other or assure themselves of the permanence of their relationship (e.g. make promises, enter into pacts or place a lover's name or initials as a tattoo on one's body). However not all relationships work out and sometimes l...

A relationship or marriage runs the risk of becoming dull and uninteresting when the partners in the relationship/marriage become complacent. This podcast takes a look at a possible way to avert this problem, which is by being intentional. Slightly mature content Image Credit: Image by jcomp on Freepik