The Power of Presence | Episode 264

Unexpected news, traumatic events, and unfortunate but common stressors in life—such as a fender bender or learning that you’ve lost your job—can hit us in unexpected ways. While we may not be able to verbalize exactly how we feel in the moment, having a family...

How to Start Your Personal Healing Journey: 5 Simple First Steps

Have you ever felt that spark go out of life? Like you’re stuck in that dreary, black-and-white part of a TV infomercial, waiting for the happy music and bright colors to kick in… only they never come? Whether it’s from busyness, stress, or just living life on...

How to Make Connections in a New Group | Episode 262

This is a special episode with just me (Jill)! For this one, I’m opening up about a topic that is very close to my heart. I wanted to share it this time of year because the end of August is when school starts back up, and as such, many groups such as Bible...

How to Speak Life to Your Husband with Ann Wilson | Episode 261

Our words have the power to encourage and inspire others. They also have the power to put down, shame, and discourage. In this conversation, we are looking at the power of our words. Joining me for this discussion is someone who has personal experience with the impact...

What Does It Mean to “Hold Space” For Someone? | Episode 260

“What does it mean to hold space for someone?” A listener recently sent us this question—and it’s such a good one. Simply put, holding space means being emotionally and physically present with someone’s feelings—without judging, making it about you, trying to fix it,...

5 Ways to Help Another Couple in Their Marriage | #MarriageMonday

Marriage is hard work!  As we like to say, we’ve been married for 42 years—32 of them happily. Throughout that time, we’ve been through quite a few highs and lows, each and every one of which taught us something. One of the reasons we started coaching other...

The Neurodivergent Marriage with Shawna Meek | Episode 259

We all know marriage isn’t easy. Bringing together two people with different life experiences, opinions, and family backgrounds takes a whole lot of intentionality, grace, and growth. When neurological differences enter this complex equation, you need an additional...

Finding Joy in Distractions with Peg Arnold | Episode 258

We live in a world full of distractions. Technology is always with us, pulling our focus away from the present with notifications that ping at all hours of the day and night. On top of that, many of us deal with internal distractions like insecurity, the desire for...