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Feel like your spouse is physically present but emotionally checked out—especially after long days, travel, or career demands? Matt and Sarah Hammitt (Sanctus Real) get brutally honest about emotional absence and the tension that builds when one partner carries the load alone. Matt and Sarah offer practical ideas to help true love survive conflict, defensiveness, and absence--for a love that goes the distance.

Show Notes and Resources
Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith by Matt Hammitt
Marriage After Dark: the podcast where a real couple answers the questions you’re too embarrassed to ask. Get it at FamilyLife.com/MarriageAfterDark
Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com.
See resources from our past podcasts.
Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app!
Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify.
Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Feel like your spouse is physically present but emotionally checked out&mdash;especially after long days, travel, or career demands? Matt and Sarah Hammitt (Sanctus Real) get brutally honest about emotional absence and the tension that builds when one partner carries the load alone. Matt and Sarah offer practical ideas to help true love survive conflict, defensiveness, and absence--for a love that goes the distance.
Show Notes and Resources
<ul>
<li><a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product/lead-me/">Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith</a> by Matt Hammitt</li>
<li>Marriage After Dark: the podcast where a real couple answers the questions you&rsquo;re too embarrassed to ask. Get it at FamilyLife.com/MarriageAfterDark</li>
</ul>
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<li>Find resources from this podcast at <a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/radio-resources/">shop.familylife.com</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://shop.familylife.com/product-category/past-radio-resources/">See resources from our past podcasts.</a></li>
<li>Find more content and resources on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/app/">FamilyLife's app</a>!</li>
<li>Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/familylife-today/id212174303">Apple Podcast</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm?si=d6dfa8d2415f4750">Spotify</a>.</li>
<li>Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the <a href="https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/">FamilyLife Podcast Network</a></li>
</ul>

FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.

FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Today is an award-winning podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most. Hosted by Dave and Ann Wilson, new episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday.

FamilyLife Today is an award-winning podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most. Hosted by Dave and Ann Wilson, new episodes air every Tuesday and Thursday.

On FamilyLife Today, Dave and Ann Wilson host Sarah and Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real. They get brutally honest about emotional absence, the tension of carrying the load alone, and practical ways to rebuild true connection through conflict, defensiveness, and distance.