Doug answers numerous questions from emailers ranging from non practicing son coming home with his family;how to live with an alcoholic spouse and fatherly relationship compared to God the father relationship 3:45-How to handle a son who got married outside the Church and wants to bring his family home for a visit 12:14-How to live […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Adam Lane Smith joins Doug as they talk about exploring how to form secure attachment bonds with your spouse, children and friends. Ben–My biggest challenge is coming to my wife and she turns things on me. I don’t want things to blow up but they always do. How do I prevent that? (26:09) Gene-My wife […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

What do you do when your future father-in-law is getting in between you and your fiancé? Should you talk to your daughter about concerns you have with her 11-year-old? Should you be concerned that your daughter is dating a single dad? Doug goes to the mail bag. Listener questions and comments: Brenda – I am […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Doug shares tips for surviving the 4thof July picnic with family while avoiding arguments. Listener questions and comments: Doug – At the family functions there is an emphasis on the drinking during the 4th. I can’t drink because my dad is an alcoholic so I want to know what I should do. (29:27) Jane – […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Are you a victim of a no-fault divorce? Today, Mary Bowan joins Doug to discuss her efforts to overturn the no-fault divorce law in Texas. Listener questions and comments: Patrick – I went through a no-fault divorce and my wife threatened to say ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ which just means she is mean to me. […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Should you change your name after a divorce? What do you do when your wife has a chronic, incurable illness, and most of the responsibilities at home fall on you and your children? How do you cope when your wife feels guilty and worries about the burden placed on you? Do struggles with pornography make […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Relationship coach Rose Sweet joins Doug to discuss the foundations of good marriages. Listener questions and comments: Denise – My boyfriend’s best friend is a concern to me. He wants me to meet her and her husband. I feel weird about it. (9:38) Shirley – My daughter is ‘Christian’ but has a second marriage. The […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

You be the therapist as Doug shares the stories of two couples—one celebrating 30 years of marriage and the other just beginning their journey as newlyweds. Listener questions and comments: Joe – My wife has decided to leave the Church and had a sterilization without my consent. What do I do? (5:02) Mary – Comment […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Does self-love harm a marriage? Do you struggle with the idea or think that marriage is all about selfless service? Today, Doug looks at self-love in marriage through the lens of Luke 10:27 and Matthew 5:44. Listener questions and comments: Anne – I agree with you and I would add that respect for yourself is […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Catherine DiNuzzo joins Doug to discuss anxiety from a Catholic perspective. They define good vs bad anxiety, the problem of guilt and how to manage anxiety as a Catholic. Listener questions and comments: Jasmine – How do I fight my mind that triggers anxiety even if I’m doing okay? (10:19) Rose – I get anxiety […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

Did you have doubts before you got married? Did you worry that divorce was a possibility? Today, Doug shares another case study of an impossible marriage that was redeemed. Listener question and comments: Jenny – I am struggling in my marriage with my husband’s anger issues and his unwillingness to work. (13:05) Joe – Comment: […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more

In honor of Father’s Day, Doug pays tribute to the women who made us fathers. Listener questions and comments: Christine – I had the most optimistic father of all time. He used to say ‘when you come from nothing, you appreciate everything’. (23:28) Constantine – My mother was not supposed to make it in childbirth […]Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: ... Read more