Doug reads a letter by Alice Von Hildebrand from her book: By Love Refined. In this letter, Alice shares the importance of emotional safety and protecting your spouse in marriage. Doug unpacks 4 behaviors that erode trust and 3 behaviors that nurture trust in marriage. Listener questions and comments: · How can I balance being […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug shares instances ranging from premarital sex to marital infidelity and asks listeners to call in and share the advice they would give in these situations. Callers weigh in, and Doug gives his advice on how to better communicate in marriage and unpacks the power of forgiveness and regular confession. Resources: Marriage Unhindered https://www.marriageunhindered.com/ Happy […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug unpacks 3 common mistakes couples make when they are arguing: you think your spouse is the one who needs to change; you protest louder than your spouse; one person checks out and shuts down. Doug discusses ways to avoid these mistakes and what to do if you are victim to these mistakes. Resources: Marriage […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug answers listener emails and discusses unconditional love and if it’s achievable, checked out husbands, dealing with grief, and how to get help when you need it. Plus, the Friday rant. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

What is reverence and how does it apply to your marriage? Doug reads another letter from Alice Von Hildebrand where she discusses the need to have reverence for your spouse. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Greg Schutte joins Doug to continue their conversation on the Building a Eucharistic marriage course, a 7-part video series, which connects 7 areas for therapeutically strengthening your marriage with 7 areas of deepening your relationship with Christ through the Eucharist. Doug and Greg discuss the importance of listening to the heart of your spouse and […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug discusses 15 Clear signs your spouse loves you unconditionally. He speaks of the agape love in marriage and how it ties into how your spouse prioritizes your needs ahead of their needs. He shares that external pressures should not impact your bond in marriage and that forgiveness is the key to unconditional love in […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Want to improve your marriage this year? What are some good resolutions you can make? Doug discusses a set of resolutions to help grow your marriage as well as how to continue them further into the year. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Monica Hinderer joins Doug to discuss excessive criticism in children and the problems that it can cause in the future. Plus, how to help your child build up their confidence and push them to be their best. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Catholic therapist Greg Schutte joins Doug to discuss the link between the sacraments of matrimony, and the Eucharist – the source and summit of our Faith. Eucharistic Marriage: https://www.eucharisticmarriage.org/ Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug is joined by Monica Hinderer to continue their discussion about the damage criticism does to children: They share how damaging negative self-talk can be in raising children and the value of positive affirmation to combat the negativity. Doug and Monica tackle listener questions and comments on the following: · Doug goes to the mailbag […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Pete and Carol Tomaselli join Doug to share their experience of healing through Retrouvaille, a marriage help program for struggling couples. They share the origins of Retrouvaille, and discuss the life changing conversions couples have through the Sacraments on Retrouvaille weekends. Resource mentioned: Retrouvaille Website: https://helpourmarriage.org/ Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSPodcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more