#2334 "The Smart Step-Dad"
#2333 Different Backgrounds In Marriage
#2331 Novel Marriages
#2329 The Sacred Marriage
#2327 Jumping The Marriage Hurdles
#2325 Bringing Spirituality Into Your Marriage
#2323 How To Make A Happy Marriage
#2319 The Biggest Mysteries Of The Opposite Sex
#2320 The Fatherhood Initiative
#2321 The Love Legacy
#2317 Making Beautiful Music Together
#2315 Money Vs. Marriage
#2313 The Most Likeable Guy In Music – Neil McCoy
#2312 The Best Marriage Dates
#2310 Love Isn't Supposed To Hurt
#2309 The Stranger Beside You
#2305 When Opposites Stop Attracting
#2135 Love and Respect
#2133 Beyond Anger
#2131 Pornography
#2129 Lack of Spirituality
#2126 More Intimacy
#2123 Finances/Unemployment
#2121 Forgiveness
#2116 Negative Communications
#2112 A Negative Past
#2108 Infidelity
#2104 Your Marriage Is Good Enough
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#2334 "The Smart Step-Dad"
Being a stepparent can be challenging. You're either the hero or the villain. Today, marriage and family therapist and founder of SmartStepFamilies.com Ron Deal is here to help stepparents succeed. We're going to discuss two of his books, The Smart Stepdad and The Smart Stepmom. -
#2333 Different Backgrounds In Marriage
On today's episode of Mad About Marriage, Mike and Gayle Tucker demonstrate how to fight fairly with your spouse. Our guests today are Martin and Ari Garcia, a couple that come from very different backgrounds with no role models of successful relationships to use for inspiration. Yet they are still going strong after 10 years of marriage. -
#2331 Novel Marriages
What if your marriage life was like a romance novel? What would it be like if you met your spouse on the street as a complete stranger? What if you lost your memory and this person was a brand-new person to you? Popular romance novelist Susan May Warren, author of The Shadow of Your Smile, is our guest on this episode of Mad About Marriage. She raises intriguing questions like that in her books and actually has many of the answers! -
#2329 The Sacred Marriage
On this episode of Mad About Marriage, author and professor Gary Thomas reveals what makes marriages healthiest. In his book Sacred Marriage, he focuses on the spiritual potential in a relationship. -
#2327 Jumping The Marriage Hurdles
Want to find a way to overcome the hurdles in your marriage? Our guests on this Mad About Marriage episode, Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo, have been helping couples make it to the next level through their ONE Extraordinary Marriage workshops. But what's really amazing is the kinds of obstacles they themselves have overcome. -
#2325 Bringing Spirituality Into Your Marriage
Creating a deeper spiritual connection with your spouse can have many benefits for your marriage, and we've invited Claudio and Pamela Consuegra, the directors of Family Ministries for the North American Division of Seventh Day Adventists, to share with us their thoughts on spiritual intimacy. Because when it comes down to spiritual intimacy, it’s really all about partnering with God. -
#2323 How To Make A Happy Marriage
On today's episode of Mad About Marriage, Jeff and Juli Strametz share their personal secrets to a happy marriage. -
#2319 The Biggest Mysteries Of The Opposite Sex
Dr. Terri Orbach, also known as “The Love Doctor,” is here to share why we don't understand the opposite sex. She’s also the author of the book 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great. -
#2320 The Fatherhood Initiative
Roland Warren, President of the National Fatherhood Initiative, has some wonderful resources for struggling dads. The National Fatherhood Initiative is a place to where men who want to be strong fathers can turn for help. Check out DoctorDad Workshops Program Kits: Handbooks, Programs, Program Kits, Power Hour -
#2321 The Love Legacy
What does it mean to have a love legacy? On this Mad About Marriage episode, Sheri Rose Shepherd, author of Your Heart's Desire, shows us how we can build a legacy for our children, regardless of whether we’re single, married or divorced. Even if your life was in ruins, you can rebuild for the next generation. -
#2317 Making Beautiful Music Together
Mike and Gayle Tucker sit down for an interview with Australian-born Nashville songwriter Jaime O’Neal, who has written hits for Reba, Martina McBride and Leann Rimes. Jaime’s husband, Rodney Good, joins the conversation to discuss some of the bigger issues in their lives. -
#2315 Money Vs. Marriage
Money is a big argument for many couples. Financial expert Greg Johnson, founder of New Era Financial Services, offers some advice on how to stop those arguments on this episode of Mad About Marriage. -
#2313 The Most Likeable Guy In Music – Neil McCoy
Neal McCoy is one of country music’s most beloved entertainers. This two-time Entertainer of the Year has consistently thrilled fans with his high energy performances that are celebrations of life, laughter and, of course, his hit songs. He’s with us today to talk about making fans happy and what makes him happy. -
#2312 The Best Marriage Dates
Today’s guests are David and Claudia Arp, founders of Marriage Alive International. They are also the authors of 10 Great Dates to Energize Your Marriage and share why it’s necessary to still date your spouse! -
#2310 Love Isn't Supposed To Hurt
CNN news anchor and award-winning television journalist Christi Paul joins hosts Mike and Gayle to talk about her personal story of a devastating abusive marriage. She shares this in her book, Love Isn’t Supposed to Hurt. -
#2309 The Stranger Beside You
Have you ever awakened and felt somehow there was a stranger lying beside you? Yes, the person who’s supposed to be your spouse. Our guests today on this Mad About Marriage episode, a husband-and-wife physician and therapist, Paul and Teri Reisser, have focused on that particular issue in their book, Your Spouse Isn’t the Person You Married. -
#2305 When Opposites Stop Attracting
They say opposites attract - but what happens if they stop? David and Teresa Ferguson, authors of Never Alone - Devotions for Couples, show how couples can overcome and look beyond their differences once the novelty of their attraction wears off. -
#2135 Love and Respect
Respect in marriage is key to fulfilling relationships and well-bred, considerate children. Dr. Emerson Eggerichs, author of Love and Respect and founder of the Institute by the same name, joins us on this special episode of Mad About Marriage. -
#2133 Beyond Anger
Whether it’s explosive or silent, anger has a way of eroding the love of a spouse and makes our children feel unsafe. On this Mad About Marriage episode, Steven Stosny, author of How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It, shares how we can defuse anger before it blows up the relationship. -
#2131 Pornography
Pornography is a complex problem that cannot be ignored in today’s network culture. On this Mad About Marriage episode, Rob Weiss, founder and executive director of the Sexual Recovery Institute and author of Untangling the Web: Sex, Porn and Fantasy Obsession in the Internet Age, gives us some much-needed insights. For more information: www.xxxchurch.com -
#2129 Lack of Spirituality
On this Mad About Marriage episode, we welcome Drs. John and Deborah Bauers, founders of Threefold Cord Ministries, a non-profit organization that helps couples experience the joy and excitement to be found in a godly marriage. -
#2126 More Intimacy
On this Mad About Marriage episode, Dr. Willie Oliver and Elaine Oliver discuss how sexual intimacy with your spouse can reduce your risk of heart disease and depression, and improve your overall fitness level. -
#2123 Finances/Unemployment
With today’s unemployment crisis, financial hardship can seriously affect a marriage. Author Willard F. Harley, Jr. and popular radio host Joyce Harley share ways to avoid a marital meltdown when a spouse is out of work. -
#2121 Forgiveness
On this Mad About Marriage episode, author Dr. Dan B. Allender and professor Tremper Longman share how forgiveness, or lack of it, can destroy a good relationship. -
#2116 Negative Communications
On this Mad About Marriage episode, Mike and Gayle Tucker discuss negative patterns of communication and how everyone occasionally suffers from this marital malady. -
#2112 A Negative Past
Often people will have a great deal of pain but have no clue as to the cause. The real culprit may be bad experiences they had before they were ever married. In this Mad About Marriage episode, Dr. Ken Canfield, director of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University in Malibu, offers hope to those with a negative past. -
#2108 Infidelity
In this Mad About Marriage episode, Dr. Willard Harley and Joyce Harley of Marriage Builders, an online ministry designed to help couples in need, help us understand infidelity and how to avoid it – and how to recover if this tragedy has already struck. -
#2104 Your Marriage Is Good Enough
More than half of the divorces in this country are good enough for survival if couples remember what they did when they were dating and do that again.