Episodes

  • 017: Gina Sorrells – Wife & Mama of little ones

    017: Gina Sorrells – Wife & Mama of little ones
    May 25 2021

    Wife & Mama with two little ones – a 5 year old and a 1 year old trying to be intentional in her marriage. See how she does it!
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    55 mins
  • 016: Self-Assessment Tools

    016: Self-Assessment Tools
    Apr 28 2020

    https://intentionalmarriages.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMEp16FINAL1.mp3

    Comment below if you plan to take one of these tests?

    Resources mentioned in the Podcast:

    YouTube Video

    Self-Assessment Tools

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    9 mins
  • 015: Crisis Relationship Tools for Your Marriage Interviewed by Sandy Viteri

    015: Crisis Relationship Tools for Your Marriage Interviewed by Sandy Viteri
    Apr 14 2020

    Instagram Live Conversation with Sandy Viteri of Viteri Vibes Marketing!

     

    https://intentionalmarriages.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMEp15FINAL1.mp3

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    Resources mentioned in the Podcast: Click Here!

    Learn more about Viteri Vibes Marketing!

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    44 mins
  • 014: Marriage Manual for Newlyweds

    014: Marriage Manual for Newlyweds
    Mar 23 2020

    ep 1 marriage manual for newlyweds (insider tips!)

     

    https://intentionalmarriages.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMEp14FINAL.mp3

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    Comment below if you wished you had been this prepared before you got married!

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    10 mins
  • 013: Why Our Daughter is Ready for Marriage!

    013: Why Our Daughter is Ready for Marriage!
    Mar 17 2020

     

    Chandler & Jamen

     

    https://intentionalmarriages.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMEp13FINAL.mp3

    Conversation between Dad (Russ) and “Second” Mom (Danielle)

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    17 mins
  • 012: Check-In or You May Check-Out

    012: Check-In or You May Check-Out
    Jan 28 2020

    Narrated by Danielle West

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    Click here —> Check-In or You May Check Out

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    Love learning from our community!

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    5 mins
  • 011: Russ West

    011: Russ West
    Jan 21 2020

     

    Who is Russ West? Russ West is an amazing husband, devoted father of two, favorite son, tallest brother and wrestling uncle. He never meets a stranger and loves to learn about people’s stories. If you ask him what’s important to him besides his walk with Christ, he would tell you it is to help others both personally and professionally. Life Verse:

    Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. ~ Proverbs 3:5-6

    Two Takeaways:

    Family of Origin

    Have you thought about the impact of your family of origin on your relationships/marriage? Normalizing is copying the same behavior your parents modeled. Or you could be repulsed by your parent’s behavior and do the opposite. It’s important to know which behavior you are modeling.

    Ask your spouse, “What is it like to be on the other side of me?” (question credit: Pastor Jeff Henderson)

    Proactive counseling has created so much compassion in our marriage.

    Intentionality

    “It only takes a pulse to fall in love but it takes a plan to stay in love.” ~ Andy Stanley ~ What’s your plan on staying in love?

    Weekly Check-In – Read here for a detailed description by Russ West

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    9 mins
  • 010: Rebecca Summer

    010: Rebecca Summer
    Jan 14 2020

    Who is Rebecca Summer? Rebecca Summer works hard to balance her roles as Wife, New Mom, and Executive Assistant. She enjoys spending her time with her family, getting creative in the kitchen, dabbling in graphic design, and continuing to learn how to be a strong, educated woman as a model for her young daughter. Life Verse: Inspired by how Jesus loved others in both His life and death, Rebecca keeps that in mind as she tries to follow these three principles each day: Be Intentional – Love Everyone – Give Grace Four Takeaways:

    Compromise

    Becca shared that she and her husband Michael learned to compromise earlier on in their relationship when it came to their social calendar. Michael loves spending time at home watching movies but Becca would always fall asleep on the couch. They wanted to be intentional about their date nights and decided to go to the theater as a way to compromise. Learning to meet your partner’s needs happens over time and with a lot of communication. Compromise does not mean you have to make sacrifices as much as it means you are willing to find a middle ground together.

    Communicative differences

    Linguistics expert Deborah Tannen notes that everyone has a unique communication style. When we enter into relationships, those communication styles will inevitably clash. Becca shared that it took her and Michael years to figure out their communicative differences. When it came to making decisions, Becca just needs top-level facts whereas Michael likes to know all the details surrounding the topic and needs to know the why. She learned to make time to communicate the details for Michael and developed compassion for him instead of frustration.

    You can’t make everyone happy

    Becca learned that she had tendencies to be a people pleaser.  She believed she was making Michael happy by being concerned about his Mother’s happiness. Though her intentions were pure, in the end, she was left unhappy and exhausted. Psychologist Jay Earley says people-pleasers are prone to anger when their behavior causes them to lose sight of their own needs We can become so caught up in our partner’s life that we neglect our own well being It is a wonderful thing to be selfless and concerns about meeting the needs of others; however, it’s important to find balance and make the happiness of your marriage the priority.

    Adoption

    https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/2394-gods-got-this-a-guide-for-considering-adoption
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    1 hr and 20 mins