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Marriage and HISPANIC Culture w/ Adriel and Magdiel Solís (+ a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT) Jan 26, 2021

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🎉 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Coming to an Amazon near you in February: FUNDAMENTOS Baraja de cartas 🎉 ♥ You guys! We can't tell you how excited we are for this project to come to fruition. So many of you have asked about the DYMC card decks being available in Spanish because you have a spouse, friends, or family members who don't know English, but would love this resource. This has been in the works for a long time and it will finally be ready to ship to you (2-Day Prime shipping on Amazon) in February. Listen to Adriel and Magdiel (who also served on the translation team) share their experience with the #DYMCdecks: ♥ “The FUNDAMENTOS deck has been such a blessing to us! Every Friday, we have date night and on our way to the place, we do the DYMC cards (but we usually only get through one card)! We spend all 30 minutes talking about ONE thing. Oftentimes, the one card gets us started talking about different topics that we really needed to talk about. ♥ In our culture, it’s not common for men to be very open. On top of that, even if the husband IS being open, sometimes we don’t even know where to start. It can be so frustrating to have the desire for your suppose to really understand how you’re feeling, but not know the words to start a deep conversation like that. ♥ The cards do a great job of breaking down the wall for men to be sensitive about your feelings. It just takes a little card from this deck that can provide an opportunity for you to express yourself and be vulnerable to your spouse. ♥ Sometimes my husband even wants to dig further and says, ‘Tell me more about this!’ These decks have been such a blessing to our marriage that now we even keep them in our car.” — Adriel Solís and Magdiel De Salas de Solís. ♥ Listen to this episode with our Dominican (+Puerto Rican, +Wisconsian 😅) friends as they share some powerful insights about their experience in a Hispanic culture and observing many other Hispanic cultures.

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3 BLENDED FAMILY Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage w/ Cynthia Eldridge, MA, LMFT Jan 19, 2021

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3 Blended Family Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage: Putting your children before your spouse Reactive instead of proactive communication Thinking you’re alone in the storm Cynthia shares practical solutions for each of these challenges in this episode. Listen in to become equipped as a blended family. You can contact Cynthia at: www.imaginemeefc.com IMCynthia@imaginemeefc.com (916) 272-0950 Cynthia recommended these resources: Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart by Gary Chapman and Ron Deal Black and Married with Kids Smart Stepfamilies - Ron Deal STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs and DONTs for Stepdads and Stepmoms Family Life Blended While these books are written to help children and teens understand their blended family, their messages are great for the entire family. Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four The Things About Leftovers Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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DISCONNECTION's Powerful INVITATION w/ George Faller, LMFT and 9/11 Firefighter Jan 12, 2021

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"But when you turn off your emotions to the people you love, all it does is create distance. Especially us, as men. We tend to turn off all emotion, even when we don’t need to. That used to be me, but it all changed after I found myself on Ground Zero as a firefighter during 9/11.⁠ ♥️⁠ The NYC fire department lost 343 firefighters. Being there on that day was like being on another planet. I saw so many people I knew just... vanish. But it was the months afterwards that were incredibly stressful.⁠ ♥️⁠ We firefighters don’t get a lot of help with learning to talk about stressful events. We learn to separate our work from our home and that’s about it. The problem was that my wife was stressed out too. She felt like she couldn’t talk to me because she didn’t want to make me feel worse. Then, I couldn’t talk to her because I didn’t want to bring work home. What do you think started happening to my marriage?⁠ ♥️⁠ There was no oxygen to give life to my marriage, so the distance crept in. So much of what I teach now is what I learned to do back then. It's called Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). I never thought I’d be traveling around the world talking about emotions. It’s all about flexibility. If we’re okay getting help to turn it off, we should all be okay getting help to turn it back on.” — George Faller, MS, LMFT You can reach George Faller at: www.georgefaller.com www.successandvulnerability.com - for therapists New York Center for EFT George recommended: Magnificent Sex by Peggy Kleinplatz Sacred Stress by George Faller Created for Connection by Sue Johnson Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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The Day I (Adam) almost Died and What I Learned From It Jan 05, 2021

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In this episode, Adam and Karissa reflect back on October 8, 2007 - a date that Adam was 10 minutes from death and called Karissa while stuck in the cab of an old truck at the bottom of a 40-ft ravine (while his lung filled up with blood). Listen in to hear the story and lessons learned. Hope you'll join us LIVE on 1/15/21 @ 5:30pm where we'll share a template for YOUR goal setting session and we'll share OUR 2021 goals. We'll also cover "How to Write a Marriage Mission Statement". Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com

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A New Year's Resolution for My SEX LIFE? Say What?! Dec 29, 2020

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Every year between 12/26 and 12/31, we sit down with intentionality and map out new habits for each area of our life and marriage - including our sex life! Hope you'll join us LIVE on 1/15/21 @ 5:30pm where we'll share a template for YOUR goal setting session and we'll share OUR 2021 goals. :) Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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Do these 5 THINGS to Stay CONNECTED This Week During Christmas Dec 22, 2020

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Don't get so caught up with the holiday hurry that you miss out on sweet moments with each other. Try these 5 things to stay connected with your lover this week! Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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QUANTITY vs. QUALITY: One Couple’s Journey to Ultimate Intimacy w/ Nick and Amy McKinlay Dec 15, 2020

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In this episode, we interview Nick and Amy McKinlay, the creators of the Christian marriage app, @ultimateintimacyapp. This couple figured out how to attain and maintain ultimate intimacy, so they created an app for it so that they could help many more couples on this journey! Hear their story about how they went from quantity sex to quality sex after having four children. You can reach Nick and Amy at: amy@ultimateintimacy.com Nick and Amy Recommended: Ultimate Intimacy App on Apple Ultimate Intimacy App on Google Play www.UtlimateIntimacy.com IG: @ultimateintimacyapp Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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4 LOVES: Storge. Philia. Eros. Agape. (Nerding out w/ Adam + Karissa) Dec 08, 2020

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4 LOVES Crewneck Sweaters available here. ♥️⁠ In English, we can love vegan tacos, our golden doodle, Christmas lights, Jeeps, our spouse, and God -- but we call it all "love". The Bible, however, uses FOUR different Greek concepts of love:⁠ ♥️⁠ 1. storge // affection love⁠ 2. philia // friendship love⁠ 3. eros // romantic love⁠ 4. agape // selfless love⁠ ♥️⁠ We dive into each of these on today's podcast, so get ready to nerd out with us for a bit. :)

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LOVE thy BODY w/ Nancy Pearcey, MA - Author, Apologist, and Speaker Dec 01, 2020

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In this interview, we interview Christian apologist Nancy Pearcey on her new book, Love Thy Body. Yes, the title is a little shocking to some, but it is, as she argues, the biblical point of view. The body is created by God and is good. Down through the centuries, as secularism has taken root, the reverence for the body as God's creation has been displaced. We explore these topics along with asking, "What, if any, non-biblical ideas about the body have infiltrated Christianity? What's the societal result of not loving your body?" Tune in for this fascinating conversation. You can reach Nancy at: www.nancypearcey.com Nancy Recommended: Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey Please Understand Me by David Keirsey 16Personalities.com Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman The New Rules of Marriage by Terry Real The Secrets of Happily Married Men by Scott Haltzman Soft Patriarchs by Bradford Wilcox The Emotionally Destructive Marriage by Leslie Vernick Necessary Endings by Dr. Henry Cloud Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix and Helen Hunt Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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Going to SCHOOL as a Married Couple w/ Curtis Hendryx, Esq. and Korena Hendryx, MA - Attorney and Science Teacher Nov 24, 2020

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"If you’re hesitant in moving forward with your relationship because it might take away from your degree, then you might need to take a step back and think about several other things going on in your relationship.⁠ ♥️ When you make the decision to get married while in school, you have to make it as a team. You need to have the mentality that says, ‘I’ll be there for you.’ or ‘I’ll go back to school with you.’⁠" - Curtis and Korena Hendryx ♥️⁠ Take it from a couple that obtained a bachelors, masters, teaching credential, law degree and passed the bar exam... all within 7 years of marriage.⁠ Even if you or your spouse don't plan on going to school but want to be successful as a couple, you don't want to miss this podcast episode! Resources recommended in the episode: Debt Free Degree by Anthony O’Neal Fear Setting by Tim Ferris Find Your Why by Simon Sinek The Disciplined Life by Richard Taylor The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg Sheet Music by Kevin Leman Men are From Mars. Women are from Venus by Dr. John Gray Jordan Peterson Podcast The Bible Project You can reach Curtis and Korena on IG: @chendryx + @korenahendryx Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month!

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