We all feel discouraged sometimes. But what about when our spouse feels beaten down or weary? On this episode, we share some practical ways you can encourage your discouraged spouse.

4 Ideas for Encouraging Your Discouraged Spouse
Speak your spouse’s love language
Become a “megaphone” of encouragement
Be patient with your spouse
See the “hero” in your spouse

Us Time Challenge

Ask your spouse what most encourages them when they’re discouraged.

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)

We all feel discouraged sometimes. But what about when our spouse feels beaten down or weary? On this episode, we share some practical ways you can encourage your discouraged spouse.
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4 Ideas for Encouraging Your Discouraged Spouse
<ol>
<li>Speak your spouse’s love language</li>
<li>Become a “megaphone” of encouragement</li>
<li>Be patient with your spouse</li>
<li>See the “hero” in your spouse</li>
</ol>
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Us Time Challenge
 Ask your spouse what most encourages them when they’re discouraged.
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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>
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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>

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 Encourage Your Discouraged Spouse

As couples, we can look for insight into how to improve our marriages in a variety of places. In this episode, we’re turning to the modern musical. We share some timeless relationship insights we can take away from three of them.

Us Time Challenge

Have a date night and watch or listen to one of these musicals and talk through some of the insights we’ve shared.

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)

As couples, we can look for insight into how to improve our marriages in a variety of places. In this episode, we’re turning to the modern musical. We share some timeless relationship insights we can take away from three of them.
Us Time Challenge
Have a date night and watch or listen to one of these musicals and talk through some of the insights we’ve shared.
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>

Timeless Relationship Insights from Modern Musicals

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>

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