Author: Thomas Engesser

Parenting strategies for divorced parents

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Monica Hinderer joins Doug to share positive parenting strategies for parents who are divorced. They unpack statistics related to divorce, the negative effects of divorce on children, and share the importance of showing your children unconditional love. Listener questions and comments: Sue – I have experience raising kids through a divorce. I tried to co-parent […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/f8523250-b0eb-4b14-ab38-b29f0182629a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

What makes a good marriage?

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares what to do when your spouse has become just a roommate, and what a wife should do when there is an incident of physical abuse. Doug also gives advice to a man who has discovered his fiancé is using contraception. Listener questions and comments: Vicki – There’s a single mom who’s been asking […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/c7c74f1f-3a4b-47be-b99f-b29e0181425f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Case study on a wife keeping marriage vows after husband left

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares a story of a wife who honors her marriage vows even after husband left (5:00) Off-air caller shares story about how there is life after a bad marriage where the husband was leading a double life and that she survived because of her faith and Catholic mother (36:00) Doug shares a story about […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/8be129bd-b598-4f85-9c52-b29c01887aaf/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Tattoos and Privacy

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares an email from a listener who is struggling in her marriage due to lies about past partners. Doug shares the importance of forgiveness, confession and therapy to help heal the marriage. Doug unpacks two case studies on tattoosand privacy, asking for the listeners to call in and give their advice on what to […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/6039ee12-77a0-460a-b434-b29d0182051f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Dating Tips For Those Who Have Discerned a Vocation to Marriage

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares a story of a single lady looking for a match (4:00) Doug talks about a love depression (11:00) Websites and apps have become mirrors (14:00) What to do while in dating world (20:00) Doug’s rant about dating from a listener email (44:00) Listener Comments: Claudia- I didnt get married until 36 and thought […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/cea98d61-a9c2-442b-89e1-b29a000ab14b/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Criticism of Children and Social Anxiety 

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Interesting Statistics about Anxiety in Children (5:00) Differences between social anxiety and introverts (10:00) Positive aspects of anxiety (26:00) Doug’s Favorite Definition of Anxiety (40:00) Healthy Anxiety Management (43:30) Listener Question: Where is the line when you could speak up against your parents? (17:00) Tony-What if one of the parents made mistakes and is no […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/fd680117-4db5-4917-a139-b299000a6e1f/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

How to use your Lenten mortifications to improve your mrriage

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares prayer Ideas for Lent that you could do as a couple (5:20) Fasting ideas as a couple (12:50) Mortifications during Lent as a couple(20:00) Things you could do extra during Lent as a couple (35:05) Doug shares a letter from a couple that doesn’t communicate that much. (40:50) Listener Calls- Joe-Are you a […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/0697bafe-f519-4c63-b37f-b298001907e7/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

What God Has Joined Together

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Our guest Fr. Robert Altier discusses on what God has joined together. God chooses your spouse for you and brings the couple together. And the importance of prayer for the vocation for the person who you’ll be married to. Fr. Robert Altier explains what a sacramental marriage and where and where you can’t get married. […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/eca8686f-8551-4182-a54c-b297001b21d5/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

What’s wrong with perfectionism?

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Are you a perfectionist? Are you married to a perfectionist? Is perfectionism ruining your marriage? Doug shares how perfectionism can harm marriages. He unpacks what perfectionism is and shares what perfectionism can lead to in marriage including: disappointment and frustration, pressure on others, criticism, stress and anxiety, difficulty to forgive, and focusing on the negative. […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/711f9b0f-ceb5-46d4-9ed9-b29600054079/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Hostile and hostile detached couples

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
How do you and your spouse handle conflict? Doug continues his discussion on the 5 different types of couples. He shares the difference in divorce rates between hostile and hostile detached couples and how establishing trust and respect are a major factor in this. Doug unpacks an email from a woman who has a special […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/ff2d230c-6f59-45fe-a8b0-b29300081504/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Identifying your child’s love language

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Monica Hinderer joins Doug discussing how to identify and use your child’s primary love language to raise a great person. They discuss the 5 love languages: words of affirmation, physical touch, quality time, acts of service, and gifts. Doug shares how children who feel safe and secure are less likely to develop depression and it […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/3b6a93a0-704c-4818-9be6-b29200054761/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

The 5 types of couples

Marriage Unhindered, Podcasts
Doug shares the couple’s quiz and unpacks 5 types of couples: conflict avoiders, validators, volatile, hostile, and hostile detached. Which one are you? Listener questions and comments: Tony – I’ve been married for 36 years. I feel like I fit in all 5 categories. Michael – I have a friend whose spouse is unfaithful. What […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/207e2e08-88d5-4713-8c54-b2910005962a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more