Relationship Radio: Marriage, Sex, Limerence & Avoiding Divorce

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! When Dr. Tennov introduced the concept in the 1970s, it was mostly rejected. We encounter marriage counselors who have never heard of it. But the research is solid. PhD's including anthropologists and biologists and more study it, even having brain scans that teach us much about it. It's called limerence. It is a state of being "madly in love'...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Maybe your marriage is wonderful. Maybe not. Either way, you're surrounded by friends or relatives whose marriages are in trouble. Most of our programs speak directly to those whose marriages need help. However, in this program, Dr. Joe Beam shares basic but valid knowledge with you so that when you encounter someone in marital distress, you can offer more t...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Maybe your marriage is wonderful. Maybe not. Either way, you're surrounded by friends or relatives whose marriages are in trouble. Most of our programs speak directly to those whose marriages need help. However, in this program, Dr. Joe Beam shares basic but valid knowledge with you so that when you encounter someone in marital distress, you can offer more t...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! We hear it often, "How can I forgive myself for what I've done?" In this program, you will find the answer. If you wonder if guilt a good thing or a bad thing, it's both. People who never feel guilt are scary. Think sociopaths or psychopaths.  People who feel overwhelming guilt are miserable. They can't function well in life. Sometimes a...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! We hear it often, "How can I forgive myself for what I've done?" In this program, you will find the answer. If you wonder if guilt a good thing or a bad thing, it's both. People who never feel guilt are scary. Think sociopaths or psychopaths.  People who feel overwhelming guilt are miserable. They can't function well in life. Sometimes a...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Usually more divorces are filed in January than any other month? Why? And...since we're asking...why does anyone file for divorce? In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains the underlying reason for wanting out of a marriage. He shares how various situations and circumstances generally all come back to this one reason.  By understanding the reason, the spouse w...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Usually more divorces are filed in January than any other month? Why? And...since we're asking...why does anyone file for divorce? In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam explains the underlying reason for wanting out of a marriage. He shares how various situations and circumstances generally all come back to this one reason.  By understanding the reason, the spouse w...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Great marriages have great sex. Not just sex. Not just good sex. Great sex! As Dr. Beam earned his PhD through the University of Sydney (rated one of the top 50 universities in the world), he concentrated his research on the correlations between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction. Many scholarly studies agree that they rise or fall together. Want a grea...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Great marriages have great sex. Not just sex. Not just good sex. Great sex! As Dr. Beam earned his PhD through the University of Sydney (rated one of the top 50 universities in the world), he concentrated his research on the correlations between sexual satisfaction and marital satisfaction. Many scholarly studies agree that they rise or fall together. Want a grea...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! As we end 2016 and move into 2017, it's time to look forward into what the future holds.  Just because things have been a certain way in the past does not mean that they have to be that way in the future.  In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam and CEO of Marriage Helper Kimberly Holmes will teach you how YOU can change your future, no matter what your past has been,...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! As we end 2016 and move into 2017, it's time to look forward into what the future holds.  Just because things have been a certain way in the past does not mean that they have to be that way in the future.  In this episode, Dr. Joe Beam and CEO of Marriage Helper Kimberly Holmes will teach you how YOU can change your future, no matter what your past has been,...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! What is a mid-life crisis? What age does a mid-life crisis happen? What are the signs and symptoms of a mid-life crisis? If your spouse is going through a big change in life, these are probably things that you have searched for answers. Do you think that your spouse is going through a mid-life crisis? What should you do? Can you keep your marriage from falling ap...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! What is a mid-life crisis? What age does a mid-life crisis happen? What are the signs and symptoms of a mid-life crisis? If your spouse is going through a big change in life, these are probably things that you have searched for answers. Do you think that your spouse is going through a mid-life crisis? What should you do? Can you keep your marriage from falling ap...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Married? Separated? Divorced? This podcast is ESSENTIAL for getting through the holidays without going crazy. Justin Prince, program director of What About Me (a site for children and parents experiencing divorce), joins us to reveal THREE KEY THINGS to do to avoid having a stressful, terrible holiday season filled with fighting, disagreements and hurt feelings....

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Married? Separated? Divorced? This podcast is ESSENTIAL for getting through the holidays without going crazy. Justin Prince, program director of What About Me (a site for children and parents experiencing divorce), joins us to reveal THREE KEY THINGS to do to avoid having a stressful, terrible holiday season filled with fighting, disagreements and hurt feelings....

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! There are a ton of "what ifs" that go through someone's mind when their spouse is in love with someone else. What if the affair doesn't end? What if the affair does end, but my spouse still doesn't come home? Can I trust again? Can we make it work? On this show, Kimberly Holmes, CEO of Marriage Helper will interview Richard and Petra. Ric...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! There are a ton of "what ifs" that go through someone's mind when their spouse is in love with someone else. What if the affair doesn't end? What if the affair does end, but my spouse still doesn't come home? Can I trust again? Can we make it work? On this show, Kimberly Holmes, CEO of Marriage Helper will interview Richard and Petra. Ric...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! When you love deeply, it hurts to lose that love. Whether the person you love dies, abandons you, cheats on you, turns on you, or continues to live in the same house but with no love shown, you will find yourself in the powerful grasp of grief. We see it with people whose spouses fall in love with another. We witness it in a straying spouse who decides to come ho...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! When you love deeply, it hurts to lose that love. Whether the person you love dies, abandons you, cheats on you, turns on you, or continues to live in the same house but with no love shown, you will find yourself in the powerful grasp of grief. We see it with people whose spouses fall in love with another. We witness it in a straying spouse who decides to come ho...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You know they're thinking it, even if they don't say it out loud. "What about me? Does anyone care about my hurt? My fear? My future?" You can help these kids. The first step is easy. Tell us your story if you lost a parent to divorce or death. We'll use it to help kids. How? To help parents realize the hurt. To inform those in positions...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You know they're thinking it, even if they don't say it out loud. "What about me? Does anyone care about my hurt? My fear? My future?" You can help these kids. The first step is easy. Tell us your story if you lost a parent to divorce or death. We'll use it to help kids. How? To help parents realize the hurt. To inform those in positions...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Can every troubled marriage be saved? We believe nearly all can. However, not all will.  Sometimes one spouse does all s/he can to save the marriage. They learn, put into practice the right things, make right the things they did wrong, demonstrate remarkable love, patience, and...forgiveness. Yet, the other mate doesn't respond. Maybe it's another perso...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! Can every troubled marriage be saved? We believe nearly all can. However, not all will.  Sometimes one spouse does all s/he can to save the marriage. They learn, put into practice the right things, make right the things they did wrong, demonstrate remarkable love, patience, and...forgiveness. Yet, the other mate doesn't respond. Maybe it's another perso...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You've heard about the Save My Marriage Course that Marriage Helper offers...but is it right for you? How does it really work? Listen to this for some great insight. We talk about how the course came to be, what kind of marital situations it works best for (and what situations it DOESN'T work for!), and how the course works. Hint: you get lifetime acces...

Enjoy the episode? Send us a text! You've heard about the Save My Marriage Course that Marriage Helper offers...but is it right for you? How does it really work? Listen to this for some great insight. We talk about how the course came to be, what kind of marital situations it works best for (and what situations it DOESN'T work for!), and how the course works. Hint: you get lifetime acces...