Relationship RealTalk

In this episode, Ashley and Cam tackle the powerful topic of Conflict Resolution. They dive deep into what it means to truly connect with your partner and break down common struggles like misunderstanding, unmet expectations, and emotional distance. Through honest conversations and relatable stories, Ashley and Cam highlight practical strategies for building stronger bonds, handling conflict with...

In this episode, the Briggs talk about the importance of forgiveness in their own lives and in their marriage. We hit on key topics that forgiveness affects like resentment, healing and toxic expectations. 

Joining us on Relationship Real Talk is Dr. Brad Wilcox, whose profound insights into the institution of marriage cut through the noise of an individualistic society. We're thrust into a discussion that uncovers the underpinnings of modern-day relationships and the cultural forces shaping them. Traversing the landscape of affluent living and its impacts, Dr. Wilcox brings to light the intertw...

Some of you may know a DTR as the conversation every couple must go through to understand where they stand with each other: define the relationship. Well at Live the Life, we know DTR as something else. It's the simplest tool that we use in every one of our programs: the Daily Temperature Reading. As Ashley and Cameron break down this skill they will also teach the importance of each aspect....

It's National Marriage Week, so of course we're going to talk about L O V E! But what is it? If you go by Webster's definition it leaves a lot to be desired. In this episode, the Briggs take the 5 Love Languages test and discuss what love means to them, how Love Languages change and how we can learn to love our spouse in a way that will meet their needs and bring us closer.

In this Episode Ashley, and her husband, Cameron, discuss their first 8 months of marriage; the ups, the downs, the good, the bad and the ugly. They talk about subjects such as the myth of "the one", standards for dating, the mental load, what dating apps have done to the culture, the biggest surprises and challenges in their first year. 

"Drifting apart is slow. It's like going down a lazy river... and then before you know it you're at the waterfall thinking 'How did I get here"?  This week we speak with Lisa May, our Regional Director in South Florida. She speaks about the importance of couples staying connected even when raising children, how to choose emotional vulnerability to create bonding and the di...

In this episode Alphonso sits down with Tank and Sarah Ackerman from Live The Life's Tallahassee Office to talk about parenting with different personalities. Tank and Sarah open up about how they met and share their experience parenting 4 kids with 4 of the different personality identities from Smalley & Trent personality test. Parenting is hard work, but the Ackermans explain how importa...

This is a little bit of a throwback but in this episode Alphonso and Ashley attended the National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education Annual Summit in Utah with some of our Live The Life Family from around Florida! Joining us we have Logan Kelly (North West Florida Office), Angie & Jimmy Cash, Doug Stephens(Tallahassee Office), and we get a surprise visit from Lisa May(South Fl...

On this episode, Richard, Ashley and Alphonso, interview Babu John from India, who talks about his work over India. His work consists of rescuing people from prostitution, helping orphans from living on the street (including adopting over 20 of them himself), sharing the gospel in a Christian hostile country and so much more! But how does he do all of this and keep his family as a priority. Listen...

In this episode, Ashley and Alphonso go over some of their biggest lessons learned from 2022 as well as what they wanna do differently in 2023. If you are wondering what you can do in 2023 to have your best year yet and challenge yourself this year we encourage you to give this episode a listen. 

Coach Mike Norvell takes being a leader incredibly seriously. He understands that it's not just about how a player performs on the field, but also how they live off the field. Coach Norvell understands that his leadership doesn't end on the field, he also needs to be a present and involved leader in his home.  He brought our Adventures in Marriage program to his coaching staff to invest...

Today we interview Pastor CalCope and his wife Aliss about their ministry, their story and their sweet beginnings. They have dedicated their life and ministry to showing others that love can last forever… after all. Check out their podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-13-premarital-coaching-testimony-with-carlos-and-sandra/id1631695947?i=1000581106547

You may know him as the rooftop Pastor, but Pastor Corey Brooks is so much more than that. This episode talks about rest, forgiveness, how he got started, haters, and even how music affects his work. Pastor  Brooks who has spent countless days on a rooftop advocating for his community is truly an amazing man and a captivating speaker. One of my favorite quotes from this episode that I believe capt...

Today's families look a little different than they did 20 years ago. We have families coming together after a remarriage, children getting fostered or adopted and many other unique scenarios that make family dynamics a little more difficult. In today's episode, we interview Ron Deal, who is a leading expert on blended families. He has spent the last 15 years creating and providing resour...

"Does anybody stay together anymore"? This was one question asked by a teen in 1991 that sparked Joneen Mackenzie to write her world-renowned curriculum; REAL Essentials. She saw a need to re-think how we teach sex education and make it more about relationship education. By making her lessons fun and interactive she has started a movement that is impacting the next generation. Learn more...

On this episode Ashley and Alphonso decided to have a little fun! They found an article with over 80  Relationship questions/debate points and picked a handul of questions to get each others viewpoints. Go through these questions with your partner and let us know how you did! We hope you get a little more insight on your relationship opinions and how you feel about relationships of past and presen...

In a recent AARP article (we know, we know) a concept called "Grey Divorce" has been called an epidemic . But what is that? Grey Divorce is a marriage that ends after decades of marriage, usually after children have grown up and left the house. These couples have lost touch and, with the absence of their children, feel like they have nothing holding them together. BUT there is always hop...

Where do we draw the line between defending our partner and causing harm to another in their defense. In this podcast Ashley and Alphonso tackle this question that was raised by the "incident" between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars. While it is very important to defend your spouse and be a united front, we talk about healthy ways to do that rather than resorting to violence. We...

On this week's episode Ashley and Alphonso open up about their experiences with Post Traumatic Relationship Syndrome (PTRS) as well as what research has to say about it. PTRS is an anxiety disorder that occurs subsequent to the experience of physical, sexual or severe emotional abuse in the context of an emotionally intimate relationship.  A lot of people have experienced relationship trauma...

May is Mental Health Awareness month and in honor of this we want to talk to all of our listeners about how to check in on friends who may struggle with mental health disorders, as well as checking in on ourselves. Mental Health is something that everyone needs to take care of, but not everyone knows how to. In this episode we talk about some different questions you can ask to check in on people y...

On a previous episode we brought Bill Harper on to discuss manhood and to talk about his mens bootcamp Return to Glory. We brought Bill back this week after some of the men at Live the Life experienced the bootcamp and all it had to offer.  Alphonso sits down with the fellas and they share some of their emotional and spiritual journeys they experienced at the bootcamp. Even though there were very...

"Why not prepare for where you're going rather than just deal with the convenience of where you're at?" Today we talk with Pastor Wayne Lanier about pre-marital education and how culture tells us to do what is convenient over what is smart. Pastor Wayne has been working at  Celebration Jacksonville with premarital couples for over a decade. We discuss questions like: why is goi...

When we first talked about pornography it was more from a broad research stand point. This episode Alphonso and Ashley sit down with some of the Live the Life staff members to have a honest conversation about porn and how it is used and viewed today.  Alphonso pulls topics and details from the article " Is porn harmful? The evidence the myths and the unknowns" by Jessica Brown and the gr...

This week we have a part two to episode 26 "No One Wants to Talk About, Everyone Goes Through: Loss". Last time we talked about the purpose and benefits of utilizing hospice as a service to help caregivers with the stress and management of caring for a loved one. On this part of the episode  Big Bend Hospice invited Nancy Sanguiliano and Pat Goodwin two volunteers to share some personal...