Did you know that you and your spouse are a couple of influence? It’s true! Even if you don’t have a platform, television show, or a large online following, you are daily influencing — for better or for worse — how those around you think about marriage. Today, we share three ways you can use your influence for good.

3 Ways to Be Positive Influencers
Be real
Choose grace
Laugh together

Us Time Challenge

Think about a couple you know who influences you to see marriage in a positive light. What is it about what they do, say, and live that makes you view marriage well? How can you practice some of the same things in your relationship?

Team Us Resources
Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage
FREE Team Us Study Guide

Links Mentioned in This Episode
Ted’s master’s thesis on laughter 

Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
Website
Instagram 
Facebook

Did you know that you and your spouse are a couple of influence? It’s true! Even if you don’t have a platform, television show, or a large online following, you are daily influencing — for better or for worse — how those around you think about marriage. Today, we share three ways you can use your influence for good.
3 Ways to Be Positive Influencers
<ol>
<li>Be real</li>
<li>Choose grace</li>
<li>Laugh together</li>
</ol>
Us Time Challenge
Think about a couple you know who influences you to see marriage in a positive light. What is it about what they do, say, and live that makes you view marriage well? How can you practice some of the same things in your relationship?
Team Us Resources
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/">Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/">FREE Team Us Study Guide </a></li>
</ul>
Links Mentioned in This Episode
<ul>
<li><a href="https://heavenlaughs.com/">Ted’s master’s thesis on laughter </a></li>
</ul>
Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ashleighslater.com/">Website</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/">Instagram </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor">Facebook</a></li>
</ul>

The best marriages have a teamwork mentality. Spouses serve each other, support each other, and celebrate each other. They tackle life together, and when one slips, the other gives grace. Husbands and wives can be vulnerable with each other because they know they rise and fall as one.

Do you want a marriage like this? On each episode of the Team Us Podcast, married couple Ted and Ashleigh Slater come alongside you and your spouse as friends and mentors. They talk openly, honestly, and humorously about the betters and the worsts of their marriage, sharing how grace, commitment, cooperation, and lots of laughter have kept them united over the years.

Whether you’re newly married and desire to build a strong foundation, or you’ve been married longer and your relationship needs a little TLC, you’ll gain practical, realistic ideas for strengthening your Team Us.

The best marriages have a teamwork mentality. Spouses serve each other, support each other, and celebrate each other. They tackle life together, and when one slips, the other gives grace. Husbands and wives can be vulnerable with each other because they know they rise and fall as one. Do you want a marriage like this? On each episode of the Team Us Podcast, married couple Ted and Ashleigh Slater come alongside you and your spouse as friends and mentors. They talk openly, honestly, and humorously about the betters and the worsts of their marriage, sharing how grace, commitment, cooperation, and lots of laughter have kept them united over the years. Whether you’re newly married and desire to build a strong foundation, or you’ve been married longer and your relationship needs a little TLC, you’ll gain practical, realistic ideas for strengthening your Team Us.

The best marriages have a teamwork mentality. Spouses serve each other, support each other, and celebrate each other. They tackle life together, and when one slips, the other gives grace. Husbands and wives can be vulnerable with each other because...

Team Us

The best marriages have a teamwork mentality. Spouses serve each other, support each other, and celebrate each other. They tackle life together, and when one slips, the other gives grace. Husbands and wives can be vulnerable with each other because they know they rise and fall as one. Do you want a marriage like this? On each episode of the Team Us Podcast, married couple Ted and Ashleigh Slater come alongside you and your spouse as friends and mentors. They talk openly, honestly, and humorously about the betters and the worsts of their marriage, sharing how grace, commitment, cooperation, and lots of laughter have kept them united over the years. Whether you’re newly married and desire to build a strong foundation, or you’ve been married longer and your relationship needs a little TLC, you’ll gain practical, realistic ideas for strengthening your Team Us.

How to Be a Couple of Influence

When it comes to the joy and the stress of the holidays, how do you and your spouse approach it? As a united team? Or do turkeys, tinsel, and extended family get-togethers tend to turn you against each other? If you aren’t sure how to face the holidays together, we share five ways you can navigate the season hand-in-hand rather than back-to-back.

5 Ways to Face the Holiday Together
Set expectations together.
Spend dedicated time together.
Serve others together.
Dream together.
Face conflict together.

Us Time Challenge

Set expectations together for your holiday season. Determine what you want this holiday season to be like and then come up with some plans to accomplish that.

Team Us Resources
Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/)
FREE Team Us Study Guide (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/)  

Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
Website (https://ashleighslater.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor)

When it comes to the joy and the stress of the holidays, how do you and your spouse approach it? As a united team? Or do turkeys, tinsel, and extended family get-togethers tend to turn you against each other? If you aren’t sure how to face the holidays together, we share five ways you can navigate the season hand-in-hand rather than back-to-back.
5 Ways to Face the Holiday Together
<ol>
<li>Set expectations together.</li>
<li>Spend dedicated time together.</li>
<li>Serve others together.</li>
<li>Dream together.</li>
<li>Face conflict together.</li>
</ol>
Us Time Challenge
Set expectations together for your holiday season. Determine what you want this holiday season to be like and then come up with some plans to accomplish that.
Team Us Resources
<ul>
<li>Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/</a>)</li>
<li>FREE Team Us Study Guide (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/</a>)  </li>
</ul>
Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
<ul>
<li>Website (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/">https://ashleighslater.com/</a>)</li>
<li>Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/</a>)</li>
<li>Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor">https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor</a>)</li>
</ul>

5 Ways to Face the Holidays Together

When you go out as a couple, do you and your spouse engage the people God puts in your path? Or are you so focused on yourselves that you miss out on impacting others and allowing others to affect you? Today, we share three reasons to engage others as a couple.

3 Reasons to Engage Others as a Couple
Engaging others as a couple can push us out of our comfort zone, which is where we grow the most.
Engaging others allows us to help others feel seen and valued.
Engaging others pushes us to surrender our plans to God’s plans.

Us Time Challenge

Look for opportunities to engage others the next time you’re out as a couple.

Team Us Resources
Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/)
FREE Team Us Study Guide (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/)  

Links Mentioned in This Episode
“The Powerful Benefits of Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone” by Stephanie Cornwell at RealSimple.com (https://www.realsimple.com/how-to-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone-7559829)
“Is Zeus Dead Yet? A Guide to Having Better Conversations” by Kate Gatson at RabbitRoom.com (https://www.rabbitroom.com/post/is-zeus-dead-yet-a-guide-to-having-better-conversations )
“Life’s Interruptions Are Divine Opportunities” by Trevin Wax at DesiringGod.com (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/lifes-interruptions-are-divine-opportunities/)

Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
Website (https://ashleighslater.com/)
 Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor)

When you go out as a couple, do you and your spouse engage the people God puts in your path? Or are you so focused on yourselves that you miss out on impacting others and allowing others to affect you? Today, we share three reasons to engage others as a couple.
3 Reasons to Engage Others as a Couple
<ol>
<li>Engaging others as a couple can push us out of our comfort zone, which is where we grow the most.</li>
<li>Engaging others allows us to help others feel seen and valued.</li>
<li>Engaging others pushes us to surrender our plans to God’s plans.</li>
</ol>
Us Time Challenge
Look for opportunities to engage others the next time you’re out as a couple.
Team Us Resources
<ul>
<li>Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/</a>)</li>
<li>FREE Team Us Study Guide (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/</a>)  </li>
</ul>
Links Mentioned in This Episode
<ul>
<li>“The Powerful Benefits of Stepping Outside of Your Comfort Zone” by Stephanie Cornwell at RealSimple.com (<a href="https://www.realsimple.com/how-to-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone-7559829">https://www.realsimple.com/how-to-get-out-of-your-comfort-zone-7559829</a>)</li>
<li>“Is Zeus Dead Yet? A Guide to Having Better Conversations” by Kate Gatson at RabbitRoom.com (<a href="https://www.rabbitroom.com/post/is-zeus-dead-yet-a-guide-to-having-better-conversations">https://www.rabbitroom.com/post/is-zeus-dead-yet-a-guide-to-having-better-conversations</a> )</li>
<li>“Life’s Interruptions Are Divine Opportunities” by Trevin Wax at DesiringGod.com (<a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/lifes-interruptions-are-divine-opportunities/">https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/lifes-interruptions-are-divine-opportunities/</a>)</li>
</ul>
Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
<ul>
<li>Website (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/">https://ashleighslater.com/</a>)</li>
<li> Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/</a>)</li>
<li>Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor">https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor</a>)</li>
</ul>

From NPCs to Real Players  (Why Engaging with Others as a Couple Matters)

What’s the secret to a strong marriage? Listen in as we talk about the importance of consistent follow through in three specific areas.

Us Time Challenge

Pick one idea from each of the areas to put into practice this week.

Team Us Resources
Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/)
FREE Team Us Study Guide (https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/)  

Links Mentioned in This Episode
“Beating the Carnies: The Secrets to Winning 5 Popular State Fair Games,” Brett and Kate McCay, The Art of Manliness (https://www.artofmanliness.com/living/games-tricks/how-to-win-state-fair-games/)
“The Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio,” Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, Harvard Business Review (https://hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism)

Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
Website (https://ashleighslater.com/)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor)

What’s the secret to a strong marriage? Listen in as we talk about the importance of consistent follow through in three specific areas.
Us Time Challenge
Pick one idea from each of the areas to put into practice this week.
Team Us Resources
<ul>
<li>Team Us: The Unifying Power of Grace, Commitment, and Cooperation in Marriage (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/</a>)</li>
<li>FREE Team Us Study Guide (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/">https://ashleighslater.com/team-us/free-team-us-study-guide/</a>)  </li>
</ul>
Links Mentioned in This Episode
<ul>
<li>“Beating the Carnies: The Secrets to Winning 5 Popular State Fair Games,” Brett and Kate McCay, The Art of Manliness (<a href="https://www.artofmanliness.com/living/games-tricks/how-to-win-state-fair-games/">https://www.artofmanliness.com/living/games-tricks/how-to-win-state-fair-games/</a>)</li>
<li>“The Ideal Praise-to-Criticism Ratio,” Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman, Harvard Business Review (<a href="https://hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism">https://hbr.org/2013/03/the-ideal-praise-to-criticism</a>)</li>
</ul>
Connect with Ted and Ashleigh
<ul>
<li>Website (<a href="https://ashleighslater.com/">https://ashleighslater.com/</a>)</li>
<li>Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/teamuspodcast/</a>)</li>
<li>Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor">https://www.facebook.com/ashleighslaterauthor</a>)</li>
</ul>

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