Dear Young Married Couple

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You're Not Just Tired--You're In A Transition Aug 05, 2025

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🤷🏻‍♂️ Ever felt a little off during a big win in life? Like getting married, having a baby, moving to a new city, or even switching careers/churches? You tell yourself you’re crazy & ungrateful, when really, you’re likely grieving. And that’s okay!

Let’s crack open a powerful, often overlooked truth: joy and grief often walk hand-in-hand through life’s biggest transitions.

If you've ever thought, "Why am I sad about something good?" or "Shouldn’t I be over this by now?" this is for you. Learn how to spot hidden grief, understand what it’s doing to your relationships (especially your marriage), and discover how to walk through it well instead of just pushing through it.

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Our Morning and Evening Routines - And Why You Should Do It Too Jul 29, 2025

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⏱️ Ready to stop letting your day run you and start showing up with PURPOSE? Join A+K as they pull back the curtain on their own morning and evening routines to help you reclaim control of your mindset, your marriage, and your mood. ☕🛌

What if your sleep, hydration, and even the light in your room are shaping your attitude more than you think? Are you living by design or default?

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Why High-Achieving Couples Can Feel Lonely at Home w/ Adam Lane Smith Jul 22, 2025

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😵‍💫 Ever wonder why your marriage just feels… off? Maybe the spark is fading, or one of you is crushing it at work but totally disconnecting at home. Let’s hear Adam Lane Smith drop the real reason behind emotional burnout, sexual disconnection, and the silent divide that so many high-achieving couples face. Spoiler: we’re not just gonna tell you to communicate better. This is about brain chemistry.

You’ll walk away understanding the two bonding hormones that build true intimacy, why vasopressin might be your missing link, and how to actually rebuild trust and connection. Are you leading together or just living parallel lives?

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Distinct by Design: Recovering the Roles of Husband and Wife Jul 15, 2025

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🤔 What exactly is your role in marriage, and how do you know if you're doing it well? This episode gets real about the quiet pressure so many women feel to “figure it out” while men often inherit a direct mission from the start.

Let’s unpack why the lack of a job description for wives isn’t a curse, but a calling. Are you just getting by, or are you multiplying love, preserving goodness, and discerning strength? What does success in your role even look like? This isn’t your average gender roles convo.

This one’s for the wives asking, “Am I doing a good job?” and the husbands who want to lead with more than just provision.

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PARENTING When You’re Tired and TRIGGERED Jul 08, 2025

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🫠 Ever feel like your fuse is shorter than your toddler’s attention span? You’re not alone. In this episode, we’re digging into the moments when parenting feels more like surviving, and we’re giving you a 4-step framework to parent with clarity, compassion, and actual peace (even when you’re exhausted).

What if your response to your toddler’s tantrum was an opportunity for connection? If you've ever yelled, snapped, or shut down, this episode is your grace-filled reset.

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Previous episode on Parenting the Strong-Willed Child

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How to Speak LIFE to Your Husband When All You Want to do is YELL at Him w/ Ann & Dave Wilson Jul 01, 2025

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💬 Could your words be quietly undoing the very prayers you're praying over your marriage? In this raw and deeply practical episode, Adam sits down with Dave and Ann Wilson, chaplains, church leaders, authors, and real-life marriage mentors, to unpack how criticism, even when well-intended, can crush connection.

What happens when a wife realizes her “helpful feedback” feels more like booing from the stands? And what shifts when her husband finally admits, “I don't feel liked”?

If you’ve ever wondered why your encouragement seems to fall flat or how to reignite intimacy without compromising honesty, this conversation will open your eyes and your heart. Are you building your spouse up… or slowly tearing them down? Do you believe your words carry the power to transform your home?

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Can Jesus and Therapy Coexist? A Loving Response to Misunderstandings in the Church Jun 24, 2025

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💬 What if counseling wasn’t a sign of weak faith… but of holy courage?

In this powerful episode, Adam and Karissa share a deeply personal story that sparked a much-needed conversation: Can Christians trust Jesus and go to therapy? Is medicine unbiblical—or could it be part of the miracle? They unpack the dangerous theology that tells believers to "just pray harder" and reveal the truth about how therapy, when done well, can actually mirror the compassion of Christ. 💛

You’ll walk away challenged and comforted. Could your view of mental health be shaped more by fear than by faith? What if God’s healing isn’t just instant—but intentional, slow, and sacred?

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Unfiltered Q&A: Real Couples, Raw Questions, Honest Answers Jun 17, 2025

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Ever feel like you're the only one wrestling with hard questions in marriage? 😥 You’re not. In this raw and unfiltered Q&A from our most recent EROS Marriage Weekend in Columbus, we dive into the stuff that usually stays in the shadows—awkward sex talks with teens, grief masked as irritability, emotional shutdowns, and why initiating intimacy can feel impossible after trauma.

What if naming the hard stuff is the first step toward healing it? Could learning a new emotional language change the way you connect? Tune in for real questions from real couples—and honest answers we all need to hear.

Resources:

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Why GOOD Men Keep Watching Porn – and How to BREAK FREE Jun 10, 2025

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🎯 What if the greatest threat to your marriage wasn’t another person… but a habit hidden in plain sight? Hear Adam pull back the curtain on a devastating epidemic affecting 7 out of 10 Christian men—pornography. It’s not just a “struggle,” it’s a brain-altering, soul-crushing addiction that thrives in secrecy.

So why can’t good men with strong willpower just stop? And how do they actually start to heal? This episode dives into the real reasons men get stuck—and how they can finally get free.

Curious about the science behind porn addiction? Wondering what true healing looks like? Don’t miss the conversation—and don’t go it alone.

If you (or someone you love) are one of the men currently fighting this battle, we have a life-altering opportunity for you: Adam is leading a 6-week Porn Recovery Group starting June 18th, meeting Wednesdays from 11am–12:30pm PST (through July 23rd). This focus group of 6-10 men is designed to give you practical tools that will help you not only find recovery—but stay in recovery. Heal the past. Win the present. Build a future that addiction can’t survive in.

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Mental Load Is Emotional Foreplay (and Most Men Miss It) w/ Dr. Morgan Cutlip Jun 03, 2025

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Ever feel like you’re doing everything and thinking about everything—and no one even notices? 👀💬 Or maybe you're the husband who’s wondering, “Why isn’t my help enough?”

In this eye-opening conversation with psychologist and author Dr. Morgan Cutlip, we unpack the invisible weight that’s quietly crushing connection in so many marriages. Discover why the mental load isn’t just about chores—and how sharing it could be the secret to deeper intimacy and better sex.

Could the way you're managing the everyday be pulling you apart? What would it look like to finally feel like you're on the same team again?

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Previous Episodes w/ Dr. Cutlip

Our Beef with SELF CARE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-young-married-couple/id1494555036?i=1000626057962

The Sex Standoff

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