



Advice for dealing with grumpy teenagers
Monica Hinderer joins Doug to discuss tips for dealing with a grumpy teenager. Listener questions and comments: Clara - How do you handle balancing your emotions and venting while dealing with teens? (22:38) Sarah - You both are super helpful. How do we speak to teens about helping around the h…

Responsibility for a good marriage
Whose responsibility is it that you are in a good marriage? Doug continues to share common phrases that can help each spouse take responsibility in strengthening their marriage. Listener questions and comments: Michelle - My husband is in recovery for drug and alcohol addiction right now, and h…

ChatGPT Marriage Therapy?
Have you ever used ChatGPT to gain a deeper understanding of your spouse? Have you used AI to help you understand your spouse's emotions? Today, Doug discusses the harm ChatGPT is doing to marriages. Listener questions and comments: John - My friend used ChatGPT to do therapy, but he kept it fr…

Faulty Assumptions of a Super Marriage
Dr. Christine Bacon joins Doug to discuss her book, The Super Couple. PLUS: 6 faulty assumptions of a super marriage. Listener questions and comments: Kimberly - My husband was in a substance abuse program, and I didn't know about it. I found out the hard way. How can I support him from a spous…

Why do we fight?
Dr. Alexandra Marcotte joins Doug to discuss why couples fight and how to rebuild trust. Listener questions and comments: Julia - How can you regain trust after it’s been lost? I lied to my future husband to help a friend, and I lost his trust. (11:21) Kathy - I am a graduate of DMU, and I can’…

Reducing anxiety during the holidays
The holiday season is here, and with it comes stress and anxiety. Today on Marriage Unhindered, Dr. Johann D’Souza joins Doug to discuss the concept of Optimal Work and how it can reduce anxiety in your life. Listener questions and comments: Deedee - If you lack prudence, do you end up with dep…

Self-giving Love
Doug explores the Knights of Columbus booklet, God’s Plan for Love and Marriage. Listener questions and comments: Liz - I am in a marriage where my husband is not a Christian and he sees my faith as exclusive and a wedge. How do I address this? I have been married for 26 years. (21:06) Bobby - …

Growing Through Trauma
Joe Sikorra joins Doug to discuss his book Defying Gravity. They also discuss post traumatic growth, sharing how we can heal through finding purpose and meaning in suffering and trusting in God’s will for us. Listener questions and comments: Deedee - Is there such a thing as one type of sufferi…

Advice for dealing with grumpy teenagers
Monica Hinderer joins Doug to discuss tips for dealing with a grumpy teenager. Listener questions and comments: Clara - How do you handle balancing your emotions and venting while dealing with teens? (22:24) Sarah - You both are super helpful. How do we speak to teens about helping around the h…

Raising Blue-Collar Kids
Conor Gallagher joins Doug to discuss his book: Raising Blue-Collar Kids in a White-Collar World. Listener questions and comments: Ilene - What do you have to say about kids who are great in public, getting tons of praise but at home are really bad. (18:14) Paul - My mom always said 'offer it u…