Relationship Radio: Marriage, Sex, Limerence & Avoiding Divorce

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Let's talk about emotional affairs. Where do they come from? How do they happen? What stages does a person go through when they're having an emotional affair? Typically, an emotional affair will begin with somebody who's not looking for one. Understand that an emotional affair has to involve a deeper, emotional connection with another person. The o...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Do you know the difference between a physical affair and an emotional affair? Typically people refer to an emotional affair with no physical interaction between the two people, or if some physical interaction; it's not regular sex. In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains the differences between physical affairs, emotional affairs, and limerence. You'll l...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! In this week's episode, Gemma from the Marriage Helper leadership team, interviews Shane, a recent workshop graduate. Shane shares his story of fighting for his marriage by using Marriage Helper resources while his wife stood her ground on wanting a divorce. This is a beautiful story of Shane using the PIES of attraction to work on himself and his relationsh...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Did you cheat on your spouse, get caught, and now you don't know what to do? Your mistake doesn't have to last a lifetime and it doesn't have to define you. No matter how you feel right now, this isn't how you will feel forever. Consider all the years you've put into this marriage. Look at all that you have invested into it. Look at who y...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! What do you do if your spouse says they don't love you anymore? We know it hurts, but it's not time to panic. We can teach you a way to bring love back to life. We call it the LovePath. Over decades, we have worked with so many couples where that very statement was made and these couples are now very much in love. Love can be built. Love can also be reb...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You're in marriage counseling with your spouse, but maybe it's not going exactly as you expected.  Maybe it seems to be making things worse instead of better. I believe that there are great things that can come from marriage counseling. Still, the number one thing that people need to understand is that marriage and family therapists; licensed profession...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! If you’re married to a self centered spouse, you may be wondering if it’s possible for them to change.  Listen to this episode of Relationship Radio  where CEO of Marriage Helper, Kimberly Beam Holmes, shares the answer society has been searching for: Can a narcissist change? If you're struggling in your marriage, don’t wait. Get our FREE resource: The 7 Ste...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! This video was created in response to our episode: “Married But In Love With Someone Else?”  Listeners commented on the first video wondering if Dr. Beam would have different views on marriage if his lover hadn’t left him and they ended up together.  In this Relationship Radio episode, Dr. Beam explains what really happened once his lover left, how his feelings c...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Is your marriage in trouble? We know how difficult it is: the pain, helplessness, and hurt all seem overwhelming. We not only know this pain, we UNDERSTAND it. We've had the privilege of helping thousands figure a way past this marital mess (and to find a path to being in love with each other again!) YES - even those who said they were not in love with their...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Does your spouse say, “You aren’t fulfilling me sexually.” Or, “If you really loved me, you would want to make love with me.” If so, you probably have a reason why you are refusing sex. Are you refusing sex because you aren’t interested in doing what they want to do sexually- or you aren’t interested in having it as often as they would like?  Whatever the reason...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Choosing between lover or spouse – You have a decision to make. It may be that somebody has told you that you’re really not in love with this other person; that it’s a fantasy, that it’s infatuation, or that it will go away.  You're trying to make a choice between whether to leave to be with your lover, or stay with your spouse. In other words, you’re marrie...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! There are some MAJOR misconceptions about what attraction is and why it matters. Often, attraction is seen as a physical connection or draw to someone...but it’s actually so much more than that. With the thousands of couples we’ve worked with, our principle about attraction helped them transform themselves AND their marriage. What is the principle? We have to fir...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! So you’ve heard of this word called “limerence.” (It sounds like some kind of disease, doesn’t it!) Maybe somebody told you, “You’re not in love. What you’re feeling is limerence . ” And you’re thinking… “What’s the difference between love and limerence?”  I'm here to help. In this Quick Tips episode of Relationship Radio, Dr. Joe Beam, explains the differen...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! It is one of the most painful things you can experience.  You probably think, “What happened to love...to trust?” You may feel anger, even rage. You may be questioning who you thought you married. You may even question yourself. Every day at Marriage Helper, we work with people in these EXACT situations. (And we’ve been doing so for over 20 years.) We understand...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You probably never meant for it to happen. It’s not as if you went looking for a lover. However, once you fell in love with someone else other than your spouse, things got rather intense. It may be difficult for you to know exactly how you got into this situation. But no matter how you got here, there are 4 options you have moving forward. Listen to this Quick Ti...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! When you and your spouse are separated, it's hard to know what to do, what to say, how to act, and when to act. Don't worry, though! We are going to give you 5 key things to do when you are in a marriage separation that will help you starting NOW. Tune into this 14 minute Quick Tips Relationship Radio episode to learn how to save your marriage while sep...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Has your spouse had an affair and you want to get back at them? Can we be frank with you?  You can’t “get back” at your spouse for having an affair… Whatever you may try to “get back” at them, it can never really satisfy your hurt and pain. Revenge doesn’t work and it can make things much WORSE. So what CAN you do? Is there anything that actually works? YES. List...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! This well-known saying is used a lot in reference to relationships, but is it actually true or helpful in any way? In this Quick Tips Relationship Radio episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains why this saying does NOT reflect true love, and what you should do to save the marriage if you truly love your spouse. If you're struggling in your marriage, don’t wait. Get ou...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! The first season of Relationship Radio has come to an end. In this episode, we share highlights from our most popular episodes including lessons about limerence, reconciliation, sexless marriages, how to save a failing marriage, and more. Learn research based principles that you can implement immediately to start growing or saving your marriage. What we teach wil...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Is your spouse madly in love with someone else? If so, you may be asking yourself, "Does this mean my marriage is over?" The short answer is: No! In the last 25 years, we've worked with thousands of couples who have a spouse in "limerence." Through years of research and experience, we know that limerence is considered to be a kind of love...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! In this episode of Relationship Radio, Dr. Joe Beam talks to a couple who have overcome a controlling relationship and build a stronger marriage than ever before. At some point, you learn that no marriage is ever perfect. Vanessa believed that marriage would be like a fairy tale, and when she and Ryan got married, it would be happily ever after and all their prob...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! If your spouse has left you and you’ve been working on becoming the best version of yourself, you may wonder, “What can I do to show my spouse that I have changed?” “How do I get them to see I’ve changed and come back home?” You want to change the trajectory of where your marriage is headed and bring your spouse back. But here’s the thing: Marriage difficulties t...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Has your spouse had an affair? Do you feel like all hope for saving your marriage is lost? Jordan also felt like his marriage was over after he found out his wife, Priscilla, was having an affair. After years of sweeping marriage problems under the rug, Jordan and Priscilla found themselves at a point of crisis. Listen to this episode to learn how Jordan and Pris...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Do you feel sexually rejected by your spouse? Maybe you've been feeling unhappy with your sex life for a long-period of time, or maybe you've just started feeling rejected... Your spouse seems uninterested in having sex and you don't know why. Here's the thing... Men and women are different when it comes to sex. But THIS is true for both spous...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Are you feeling stuck in your marriage? Do you feel like you cannot overcome the struggles that started the day you said "I Do"? In today's episode of Relationship Radio, Dr. Joe Beam interviews Karson and Ashley, a couple who overcame years of communication obstacles as well as an affair. If you're feeling like there is no hope for your marri...