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In doing my inner child work, I realized that from about age 8 I took this message: Be perfect or be rejected. By God, by family, by church, by friends. Sure, you could repent and make things right… But you were always one sin or misstep away from being rejected. It’s not a fun way to live. As I’ve come to know God better, I believe he is unfairly generous with us. He’s looking for us to come to H...

Are you jealous of how your wife treats your kids? If so, there’s probably a younger you that needs some love and attention. Most of us don’t know how to take care of the younger us. Here’s a simple tool: Lay on the ground Picture the younger you Talk to him and see what he needs That’s it! Do that for a few minutes each day and see what happens. I be you’ll be a better husband and father. To hear...

Today is a bittersweet email and podcast. I’ve decided to take a break from podcasting as well. Inside of myself, I just feel like my body, mind, heart and spirit are calling me to a rest period. I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to all of you email subscribers, podcast listeners, YouTube subscribers… A HUGE thank you to my clients who I have learned so much from, to everyone who has been willin...

Conflicts are going to happen in a marriage. It’s what you do after that will either make your marriage stronger… Or weaker. Try these steps: -Share the pain. What happened that hurt you? -Listen to her pain. What hurt her? -Help each other -Ask for a “we’re OK” signal. This lets you know that you can keep moving forward, stronger. Hear a clear example of this in today’s episode. Watch on YouTube...

Are you often angry at your wife, kids or others? Do the things they do just make you so upset, you find yourself stewing on how they should change? Well, it may be that you, like me, are running from pain by turning to anger. And, pushing away the people you want close to you. Instead, build up your ability to feel and tend to emotional pain… Then stand strong in yourself to find solutions that w...

The Grounded Leadership program opens this week! If you’re looking to… -Strengthen your relationship with God -Become more grounded in your thoughts and emotions -Improve your relationship with your wife and kids -Set and achieve big goals -Create a legacy for your children and generations to follow… Come join us in Grounded Leadership. We’ll do daily work together to feel stronger and more ground...

It can be easy to lose your New Year’s resolutions. In fact, up to 45% of people give up by the end of January, and 94% give up at some point through the year. Why is that and how do we maintain focus? Step 1 - Choose just one goal Step 2 - Choose a plan to meet it Step 3 - Visualize daily to make the pain worth the gain Step 4 - Figure out what you can and can’t control, focus on what you can Ste...

Do you feel the need to achieve? What happens if you fail? How will others feel about you? How will you feel about yourself? How do you talk to yourself when you do fail? How well can you identify your own needs? How well can you meet those needs? How well can you ask other people to help you meet those needs? If you’re not too happy with your answers to these questions… Learn how to build a solid...

Get healthier. Get wealthier. Have better relationships. These are the most common New Year’s resolutions. Most people think they just need the right plan to reach these goals. The right diet. The right budget. The right communication tools. But here’s the thing. Right plans fail when you can’t tend to your emotions. When you can’t resist the treat. When you can’t stick to your budget. When you lo...

2026 is right around the corner and there are BIG updates to my business! For 2026, we’ll be changing our name to Strong Men In God. Tag line: Live Longer, Stronger and Happier. We’ll be talking about: -Body - How to increase energy, vitality, and wealth -Mind - Continued talk about managing our thoughts and growing our minds -Heart - Continued discussions about relationships with God, ourselves,...

You provide financially for your family. But do you provide emotionally? Are you an emotionally safe place for your wife? Does she feel like you are on her team? Can she feel your devotion to her? Are you a model of emotional strength and safety to your kids? Can you soothe yourself through difficult emotions, and help your children do the same? If you’re like most men, the answer to this is no. A...

Maybe your marriage isn’t where you want it.  Your wife isn’t connecting with you physically or emotionally… Or maybe you’re facing separation or divorce. Maybe your kids are driving you crazy with their disrespect, ignoring or other issues. Or, maybe there are other things that are just crap right now. Well, it could very well be that this is just the manure time. The stinky, gross time that is r...

Sometimes the best you can do is just show up. And that's part of being a grounded leader. That's what today is about.  Showing up and putting the podcast up because I committed to myself and to my listeners to do it. So, if you're feeling like the most you can do is just show up... Know that at the end of the day, showing up matters. Dr. Mike P.S. Get the 7 Day Email Series: How To...

Do you have a hard time staying consistent in your relationship goals? Do you keep losing your temper? Do you keep shutting down when your wife has a complaint against you? Do you try to fix those things, and make some progress for a while… Only to slip back into the same old patterns? Well, there’s a reason for that. And a solution. Learn how to make your changes really stick… To create a better...

What is God like? How does He respond when you do what’s “right?” How does He respond when you do what’s “wrong?” How does God feel about achievement? The answers to these questions shape a large amount of your relationship with God. They will also shape how you feel towards God, how you feel like God feels towards you, and therefore how much time you will WANT to spend with God. If you’re like me...

Is your wife saying she doesn’t feel safe with you? Are your kids staying away from you in certain situations? Do your wife and kids shy away from sharing their emotions with you? If so, there’s a lack of emotional safety in your family relationships. And, if you want loving relationships with your kids… And an intimate relationship with your wife… You need to create emotional safety. Learn how in...

What do you do when your kid is scared? Tell him not to be scared? What do you do when you’re mad? Yell at the person? Tell yourself you shouldn’t feel that way? The problem with this kind of response is that it doesn’t let the emotion move through and out of you. Emotion means to move out. Step 1 in tending to emotions is to acknowledge it’s there, and that it has a good reason to be there. Do th...

What do you want out of life? Six pack abs? Millions of dollars? A life full of loving relationships? Anything worthwhile also has a cost. Are you willing to pay the price to have those things? Learn how to evaluate that cost… And how to create a community of people to help you keep going when you feel like it’s not worth it… In today’s episode. Listen on the Strong Men Strong Marriages Podcast. ...

Do you have to do things? Work? Be a good dad? Be a good husband? Do your kids have to do things? Get their jobs done? Go to school? Does your wife have to do things? Give you attention, appreciation, affection and sex? Here’s the thing. When we think we and others HAVE TO do things… It creates BURDEN. And, most people don’t want to be in a relationship that feels like a burden. Instead, what do y...

I know. We talk about how you shouldn’t really need these things from your wife. But, we all want them. And, there’re nothing wrong with wanting them. After a tough therapy session this week, God helped me understand how taking care of a wife actually works. So that she freely gives attention, affection, appreciation and sex to her husband. Learn what it is in today’s episode. Listen on the Strong...

What is your main goal as a husband? What is your main goal as a father? Not what are your many goals, but what is your MAIN goal? If you haven’t really defined this, you’re probably optimizing for something unconscious. And, that’s probably based on your own upbringing. So, if you’re not quite getting the results you want as a husband and father… It’s time to be more conscious of what you are opt...

I had a tougher day today. Wishing that my wife would give me more attention, appreciation, affection and sex. Feeling like I couldn’t be happy until she did. Then, God reminded me: Who is in charge of your happiness? If I can only be happy if the people around me are acting certain ways… I’m giving my power over to them. Does that mean I just wait patiently forever and not get anything I want? No...

When it comes to asking for what you want in marriage, men make some common mistakes: -Not asking at all -Asking in a passive aggressive way -Pouting -Asking in a demanding way All of these are unattractive and unlikely to get what you want. There is, however, a “goldilocks zone” that will give you the BEST chance of getting what you want in marriage. Whether it’s attention, appreciation, affectio...

THANK YOU for your prayers to help me find freedom in relationships. I had some MAJOR breakthroughs this week that have me feeling better than I EVER have in my marriage and as a father. This one I think you should listen to vs giving you the highlights here. Watch on YouTube here. Dr. Mike P.S. Get the 7 Day Email Series: How To Be More Attractive To Your Wife at StrongMen.io

This week I need a break. So, the podcast is just reminding me and you to rest when we need to. Dr. Mike P.S. Get the 7 Day Email Series: How To Be More Attractive To Your Wife at StrongMen.io