The Redeemed Marriage Podcast

This week, we're answering a question we hear often: "What exactly do you offer, and where should I start?" Whether your marriage is in the middle of a crisis, you're rebuilding after betrayal, or you simply want to strengthen an already healthy relationship, we've tried to create resources that meet you wherever you are. In this episode, we walk through the Resource Menu currently available on ou...

This week in our Summer Shorts series, we're answering a listener question that took us back to one of the hardest seasons of our lives: What were some of the small things people did that made the biggest difference while we were walking through our marriage crisis? When everything around us felt cold and uncertain, God placed "redbirds" in our path—people who simply showed up. They didn't always...

In this week’s Summer Short, we tackle a question that comes up more often than people realize after infidelity: What do we do with the things that now carry painful memories? Wedding rings, anniversaries, favorite restaurants, vacation spots, and even everyday places can suddenly feel connected to some of the hardest moments in a marriage. We share our thoughts on whether couples should keep thei...

This week, we're continuing our Summer Shorts series by answering one of the questions we hear most often: Should we tell our children about marital struggles, broken trust, or even infidelity? We share our own experience of walking through those conversations with our boys after Heather's affair and how those discussions changed as they grew older. When they were young, we focused on what they ne...

This week, we tackle a listener question that sparked a really honest conversation in our own marriage: How do you pursue your spouse without making them feel like your pursuit is only about sex? We share openly about the different ways we experience pursuit, the challenges that can come with mismatched desires, and how easy it is to misread each other's intentions. What one spouse sees as connect...

This week we're celebrating a huge milestone—250 episodes of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast! To mark the occasion, we're answering a question about one of the most practical tools we've ever shared: the Heart Talk. What do you do when you're trying to open up, but your spouse gets defensive, starts explaining themselves, or turns the conversation back to their own feelings? In this episode, we talk...

This week in our Summer Shorts series, we’re answering a hard but honest question that so many couples wrestle with after betrayal: “Once a cheater, always a cheater?” We talk openly about the labels people place on you after failure and how easy it is to believe your worst moment will define the rest of your life. For us, this conversation isn’t just theoretical. We’ve lived through the judgment,...

This week’s episode is a special one for us. We just walked through one of the most meaningful weeks of our lives as we celebrated our son Luke’s wedding, and we are incredibly grateful for all of the prayers, encouragement, and kind messages so many of you have sent our family. During the wedding weekend, someone asked us about a part of the ceremony where Rusty talked about the difference betwee...

In this week’s Summer Shorts episode, we answer a powerful question from one of our listeners: what would Heather have done if the roles had been reversed and Rusty had been the one who was unfaithful? It leads to a really honest conversation about who Heather was spiritually fifteen years ago compared to who she is today, and the difference between simply knowing about God and truly depending on...

In this episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, we found ourselves feeling a little nostalgic. With our oldest son’s wedding just days away and a Chicago concert on the calendar, it got us thinking back to when we first started dating and how much things have changed since the 80s and 90s. We started remembering what dating used to look like—waiting by the phone for a call, long conversations on...

We are in one of those seasons where life feels full in every possible way. From weddings and college transitions to demanding work schedules and hosting a team full of athletes for the summer, it is a lot. And if we are honest, it can feel overwhelming at times. In this episode, we are pulling back the curtain and inviting you into the real life messiness of what we are navigating right now. Not...

We used to believe that if we prayed hard enough, stayed hopeful enough, and just waited long enough… our marriage would eventually get better. But what we’ve learned—both personally and walking with other couples—is that real change doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when you’re willing to step into it. In this episode, we talk about the tension so many couples feel: wanting something differe...

We open up about how that played out in our marriage—how selfishness drove decisions that caused real hurt, and how easy it would have been to stay stuck there. Heather shares honestly about what was going on beneath the surface, and Rusty talks about the temptation on the other side to hold onto pain, bitterness, and self-pity. What we’ve learned is that selfishness doesn’t just show up in big mo...

Resurrection is not just something we celebrate at Easter. It is something we can experience in our marriages. We know what it feels like to be stuck. We know what it feels like for things to seem lifeless, distant, or even beyond repair. But what we have learned is that what feels impossible to us is not impossible for God. If He can roll away a stone, He can move what feels stuck in your marriag...

Sometimes we look at our marriage and feel overwhelmed by everything that needs to change. The conversations. The habits. The distance. The hurt. And if we’re honest… it can feel like too much. But what if you didn’t have to fix everything today? In this episode, we share a simple shift that God has been pressing on our hearts lately: focus on the next 24 hours. Not forever. Not five years from no...

In working with couples, one of the things we hear over and over again is that communication is their biggest struggle. But when we slow that down and really look at it, it’s often not just about what’s being said—it’s about what’s not being said. In this episode, we’re talking about the conversations we tend to avoid. The ones that feel risky, uncomfortable, or easier to just keep to ourselves. W...

This week on the Redeemed Marriage podcast, we are coming to you from our retreat home in Atlanta after spending several powerful days with couples who traveled here from across the country. Weeks like this always remind us of something that so many marriages forget in the middle of the struggle: you are not the only couple fighting this battle. When a marriage gets hard, it is easy to feel isolat...

This week we’re sitting down to talk about something that can feel absolutely suffocating — shame and guilt. During a recent Q&A, someone asked how you move forward when it feels like you have a scarlet “A” for adultery spray-painted across your chest. And that question hit home. Even fifteen years after Heather’s confession, the enemy still tries to whisper lies. There are moments when the we...

In this episode, we’re talking about something that can make people uncomfortable pretty quickly: boundaries. Over the past few months, we’ve received a lot of questions about opposite-sex friendships, digital transparency, work relationships, and what healthy safeguards should actually look like in marriage. So we decided it was time to revisit why we believe in what some might call “extreme” bou...

This month, we’ve had the privilege of praying for marriages every single day — reading names, lifting up stories, and standing in the gap for couples who are hurting, hoping, and hanging on. And as we’ve done that, it’s stirred something deeper in us about what prayer in marriage really is… and what it isn’t. In this episode, we talk honestly about how easy it is to confuse worrying with praying....

After years of being asked for a way to share their story in a deeper way, Rusty and Heather Bryant are finally unveiling something that has been over six months in the making. In this milestone episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, they announce the official release of their video testimony—a powerful, professionally produced film created in partnership with WinShape Marriage. What began as a...

In this episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast, Rusty and Heather Bryant address one of the most common sources of frustration in marriage: unmet expectations. Using Valentine’s Day as a relatable framework, they explore how unspoken hopes and “mind-reading” often lead to disappointment rather than connection. Through a candid and humorous conversation, the Bryants attempt to guess each other’s...

In this deeply honest episode of The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather Bryant continue the conversation around healing after infidelity by turning the focus to a perspective that is often misunderstood and rarely discussed. Heather vulnerably shares what the spouse who caused the hurt needs in order for true restoration to take place—not as a way to excuse betrayal, but as a pathway tow...

In this episode of The Redeemed Marriage, Rusty and Heather step into one of the most critical—and often misunderstood—moments in the healing journey: the days immediately following confession. Speaking honestly from their own story, they address what the betrayed spouse is often carrying in shock and silence, and what the unfaithful spouse must understand if real healing is going to begin. Rather...

This week on The Redeemed Marriage Podcast, Rusty and Heather Bryant share what happens when prayer is no longer a routine—but the only place left to turn. In this episode, they reflect on seasons when answers were unclear, circumstances felt overwhelming, and prayer became an act of surrender rather than certainty. From facing a cancer diagnosis to witnessing God’s provision in unexpected ways, R...