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

There is a difference between preparing for a wedding and preparing for marriage. One is an event, the other lasts for a lifetime. This podcast takes a look at issues singles need to consider when thinking of marriage: i) Emotional maturity 2) Spiritual responsibility 3) Financial responsibility 4) Sex

This podcast provides practical insights to married individuals from dysfunctional family backgrounds on how to prevent the recurrence of the experiences they went through as children in their own lives as adults. These insights include (i) Letting go of negative behavioural patterns they were exposed to as children and embracing a new beginning of learning new behaviours (ii)Asking God for the wi...

One of the most distressing things to happen to an individual is to grow up witnessing strife in the home. This podcast takes a look at how to break free from a dysfunctional past and prevent a recurrence of toxic behaviour's in one's life. 

Everyone has something unique about them, just as God who created every human being is unique. Therefore trying to run your relationship from the standpoint of gender stereotypes is to rob oneself of the opportunity to get to know one’s spouse or relationship partner better and meet their real needs. This podcast takes a look at the concept of ‘relationship intelligence’ and how it can be applied...

Teenagers tend to be self-conscious about their looks and changing bodies once they hit adolescence. One way parents can help their teen children develop healthy body images of themselves is to navigate them through the terrain of puberty and body changes. This podcast takes a look at how parents can initiate conversations with their teen children on body changes and mentor them through the proces...

Easter is a season where we remember the greatest act of reconciliation brokered between God and man by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. In this period of reconciliation, this podcast offers a word to hurting singles and married partners who put in their best into their relationships but get the short end of the stick.  A word of encouragement is also offered to the one who seeks to mend fences...

When singles decide to have sex in their relationship and a pregnancy occurs, some of the responses to such a development include abortion of the pregnancy or abandonment of the relationship and the relationship partner. In the first part of the Parenting series ' Raising your child as a single parent' , this podcast takes a look at one of the causes of single parenthood and offers singles insight...

The podcast takes a further look at changing narratives related to gender identities and how to handle the gender conversation with your child. Insights are also provided into how to handle situations where your child's biological sex and psychological make-up do not match (e.g a female interested in male-related activities or exhibiting masculine behaviour and vice versa)  Further reading: h...

Being a parent does not involve having children alone, it also involves raising them with some intentionality. This podcast takes a look at practical ways to raise children in the 21st century namely: grounding them in the basics of gender identity, having healthy and respectful views of themselves and the opposite sex as well as learning to have faith in themselves.      

This podcast examines more practical ways of keeping the spark alive in your marriage. These include role reversals in the home to prevent burnout and quick conflict resolution between spouses. Visit the following link for more insights: https://mattersoftheheartrelationshipclassesforsinglesmarriedcouples.wordpress.com/2022/03/20/keeping-the-spark-alive-in-your-marriage-continued/

Recognizing that the marriage relationship goes through seasons and knowing what to do in each season is one way of keeping the spark alive in marriage. Building in times and moments of rest in the relationship also prevents married couples from burning out and this podcast takes a practical look at how married couples can build in times of rest into their daily routines and love lives. Very matur...

Just as life on earth is governed by seasons, every marriage passes through seasons and it is important to recognize the season your marriage per time - whether it's spring time, summer, the fall or winter. Each season serves its own purpose in marriage and part of keeping the spark alive in your marriage is recognizing that your marriage will go through seasons. This podcast takes a look at the '...

A key area of concern for many individuals is their body shape with some willing to go under the knife in order to fit in with societal descriptions of what is 'beautiful' and be accepted by current or prospective partners. This podcast takes a look at 3 main body types that most people fall under: ectomorphs, endomorphs and mesomorphs along with the peculiarities associated with each body type an...

Casual sex is quite common nowadays - from friends with benefits arrangements, to hook ups, the list is endless. Casual sex is however an aberration of God's intended purpose for sex and this podcast takes a look at the concept of casual sex and its implications for individuals.

Valentine's Day is here again and with it comes an avalanche of gifts to help express one's emotions: flowers, chocolates, jewelry, intimate briefs, perfume and so much more. But beyond relying on gifts to do the talking, you can also speak your partner's love language to communicate how much you value them. This podcast provides practical examples of how to celebrate your partner in a unique and...

The Lovers' Conversation continues in this podcast with a check on the Love Barometer on how well relationship partners treat each other in the area of being polite, selfless, non-irritable and forgiving towards each another. You can tune in to a Live edition of Matters of the Heart on Mixlr on Sunday 13th February to share your heart burdens and concerns: http://mixlr.com/ruby-fm/events/matters-o...

A relationship can be likened to a garden - when properly taken care of, it can yield great beauty and delight to its owners. This podcast helps singles and married couples take a realistic assessment of their relationship in a fun, healthy way using 'The Love Barometer' so that they can can become better lovers

Satan is engaged in a full-blown war with God over the earth and it is a contention over territory. The earth rightfully belongs to God as the Creator (Psalm 24:1) and man has been appointed as God's viceroy to rule in His stead on earth. The execution of that task requires team effort which is why human beings were created in pairs from the beginning- male and female. When a man and woman come to...

Marriages are contracted on a regular basis but the speed with which they are contracted is also the same speed with which they are dissolved. This episode adopts a spiritual lens premised upon the Word of God to explain the purpose of marriage which is three-fold: (1) To provide human companionship (2) To further God's agenda to populate the earth and to know Him (3) To serve as a visual illustra...

In this podcast, more practical steps are provided to help navigate the online dating scene. These steps include (i)The need for discernment (ii) Clearly defining what you're looking for and finding the dating app(s) which meet that goal (iii) Creating an interesting profile (iv) Being security -conscious

Picking a prospective partner online can be a daunting task, even with the help of dating apps and algorithms. In an age where the lines between fiction and reality are constantly being blurred, this podcast takes a look at practical ways to navigate the dating scene online.

The internet and social media are an integral part of our lives now - people want to talk, chat, entertain others and everyone wants their voice and opinions heard. There is a flurry of information and content everywhere and this is the world in which today's children are growing up: they are exposed to content and creating content themselves. Today's episode takes a look at how to raise children...

The marriage relationship can come under a lot of strain from internal sources (e.g. the marriage partners), external sources or both. While common sources of marital tension include sexual intimacy, finances, rival lovers or excessive interference from extended family members, these are not the only sources of marital tension. Parenting styles can also cause a face-off between marriage partners....

What do you do when you've given your very best but your relationship still crashes? How do you pick yourself up again after a heartbreak? These questions are what this podcast seeks to provide practical answers to. 

Recognizing and respecting boundaries make for harmonious relationships between marriage partners and their spouse's family. Conflicts however arise when these boundaries are disrespected. This podcast examines possible ways in which family and marital tensions arise when boundaries guarding the marriage relationship are ignored.