

Attachment Needs That Strengthen Marriage
Doug unpacks the 5 attachment needs every married person has. PLUS: The Friday rant! Listener questions and comments: Liza - My daughter is 28, lives at home and will never help me with any chores. Her father won’t make her help and she ignores me. (37:36) Resources: 5 attachment needs …

Mistakes That Push Kids Away
Monica Hinderer joins Doug to discuss ways parents lose their children without realizing it. Listener questions and comments: Lucy - I have an 18-year-old and 20-year-old and I caught them drinking. What do I do? (8:44) Monica - My children have cut me off because of a divorce. They are influen…

Impact of Attachment Styles (Part 2)
Doug continues his discussion on childhood attachment wounds and how they can negatively impact your marriage. Today, he looks at anxious and disorganized attachment strategies. Listener questions and comments: John - My wife doesn't like talking about difficult topics and she just wants me to …

Impact of Attachment Styles
Doug begins Part 1 of looking into childhood attachment wounds and how they can negatively impact your marriage. Listener questions and comments: Natalie - How can I create a secure attachment style in friendship? (38:29) Julia - What is advice for a couple when one of them has problems and the…

Intimacy and Eternity
Deacon Patrick Conley joins Doug to discuss his faith journey that led him to the Deaconate. Doug also goes to the mailbag. What can a couple do if the husband is no longer physically able to fulfill his role in the bedroom? Listener questions and comments: Joan – Congratulations to Deacon P…

Prioritizing Your Spouse
Doug continues his discussion on how cognitive distortions harm marriages. He also shares how to not resent a husband for spending too much time at work. Plus: The Friday rant! Listener questions and comments: Michael - My wife’s therapist confirmed that my wife’s feelings were reality even whe…

Money Management in Marriage
Have you and your spouse ever disagreed about money? Today, Doug is joined by Kevin Smith to discuss practical money management strategies. Kevin shares tips for creating and sticking to a budget, and explains the difference between good debt and bad debt—and how understanding that distinction can …

Faith Begins at Home
Fr. Carter Griffin joins Doug to discuss his book Forming Families, Forming Saints. Together, they explore how human and spiritual formation help cultivate virtue and shape families into communities of faith, fostering the growth of future saints. Listener questions and comments: Len - I just b…

Order Within Family Chaos
Mike and Alicia Hernon from the Messy Family Project join Doug discussing how to handle the chaos of family life. Listener questions and comments: Cindy - My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year and we are talking about money. My concern is that he isn’t 100% open to support me. Shoul…

Cognitive Distortions in Marriage
Doug discusses how cognitive distortions can harm marriage. Listener questions and comments: Teresa - I have been married for 36 years and after living with this for so long we had to get different living situations. (19:24) 11 Cognitive distortions Filtering Discounting the positive Over gene…