Have you thought about the impact your motherhood has had on you and your children? Have you ever looked at the parallels between you and the Blessed Mother? Doug unpacks the beauty of motherhood as the Church celebrates the Queenship of Mary. PLUS: A praise of mothers. Listener questions and comments: Sebastian – My wife […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/f8c7f744-d27c-4b80-8092-b341017e7dcc/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Are some emotions bad? What should you do if your child’s emotions are out of control? Monica Hinderer joins Doug sharing the devastating impact of invalidating your child’s emotions. They unpack 6 types of emotional invalidation and share how to validate your child’s emotions. Listener questions and comments: Sue – I have a 27-year-old son […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/0a957da8-887f-4b6d-b34c-b340017eb7d3/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

How do you overcome a broken heart? What do you do when your husband is in denial? How do you help adult children who aren’t pulling their weight? Should you make your children play sports? Why is there a decline in intimacy in my marriage? Doug answers these questions and more. Listener questions and comments: […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/53380112-626a-4098-bdf7-b33f018624a6/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Are you in need of marital conversion? Today on Marriage Unhindered, Doug shares steps in a religious conversion and applies them to marriage. PLUS: Doug shares advice for handling in laws who are too involved in your marriage. Listener questions and comments: Jeff – Are we looking to convert or for conversion? My wife and […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/e326986d-98d9-41bd-a7bd-b33e01815778/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Greg Schutte joins Doug discussinghis Building a Eucharistic Marriage course, built off of a therapeutic model for change, which connects 7 areas for therapeutically strengthening our marriage with 7 areas of deepening our relationship with Christ through the Eucharist. Listener questions and comments: Rose – I recently found some bad texts on my husband’s phone. […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/d244ebe8-aebb-42f6-92de-b33d0184bec4/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

What can Mary’s Assumption into heaven teach us about marriage? Doug shares how sacramental marriage is a preparation for perfect union with God in heaven which Our Lady now enjoys. PLUS: A celebration of everything that is good about marriage. Listener questions and comments: Ray – Let’s say you have a spouse and you were […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/3e7233fc-21e8-43c7-be4e-b33a0180b487/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Doug unpacks the dangers of screens and the impact of smart phones on child development. He shares a study that reveals the extent of smartphones’ damage on brains, responsibility and self-control. Doug also gives tips for putting together a family mission statement on how phones and other screens should be used in the home. Listener […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/087aa065-3489-4c8d-89d1-b339017e2e40/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Anastasia Northrop joins Doug to discuss the importance of preparing for marriage while you are single. They share the importance of prayer and living in the present moment while being open to the vocation of marriage. Listener questions and comments: Cathy – After on and off online dating, I finally found the one. (36:46) Andrew […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/f88f25f8-b2a0-4a8d-b30e-b337017f2677/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Fr. Joe Hinderer joins Doug sharing highlights from his recent ordination to the priesthood. Doug also shares advice for those who are married to an emotionally challenged spouse. Listener questions and comments: John – I have been married for 30 years. My wife and I are at emotional odds. (39:27) Linda – What do I […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/8f161a3a-5ce2-4003-81c2-b33601809920/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Dr. Mario Sacasa joins Doug to share tips for how to date well. They discuss the proper age for children to start dating, and how to instill virtue in your children so they can exercise the virtue when the time comes for them to date. Listener questions and comments: Mary – I have a 17-year-old […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/6a3f7842-dcd6-4380-a0de-b3320148e253/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Doug continues exploring what we can learn from mentally strong people by focusing on how their mindset and habits can transform the way we respond to hardship, especially in marriage and family relationships. Listener questions and comments: Maria – My daughter cut me off almost four years ago. What should I do? (11:00) Resources: Monica […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/1e822b98-0e08-4b6c-83d4-b33201843d1a/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more

Doug reflects on what we can learn from mentally strong people and how their habits can strengthen our marriages. He also responds to listeners facing deep family struggles, from broken communication with adult children to navigating separation and betrayal in marriage. Listener questions and comments: Juan – My daughter got married 5 years ago and […]https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/134e18ca-7af8-403f-a7eb-ad7f01861f48/032085b4-f742-4d50-a40b-b0f1010b35e9/5477711a-e7e7-4fea-8043-b332000f51df/audio.mp3Podcast: Play ... Read more