Real Relationship Talk

It's Faith Friday and also the three-year anniversary of Real Relationship Talk! Our faith focus is from Nehemiah 8:10, which reminds us about the power of joy and celebration. Nehemiah 8:10: And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!”The enemy would have us focused on the trauma, pain, and hardships so we will be zapped of our strength. This is his tactic to steal our joy - OUR STRENGTH! Praise God as you wait on your answer and remember, let the joy of the Lord be your strength!Join me for this conversation and learn how joy and celebration can impact your life.  Some questions to ponder:  How can I celebrate and cultivate joy in my relationships? How can I guard against the enemy’s tactic to steal my joy and strength in my relationships? I'd love to hear your faith find from today's episode. After you listen to the episode, share your faith find (or takeaway) as a review on the podcast, or feel free to message me on Instagram.   To stay updated with show notes, helpful articles, and more relationship tips, visit https://realrelationshiptalk.com.  We'd love for you to rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast as your support enables us to continue delivering valuable relationship content to people across the world!  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your copy of our latest devotional "Love Is"!Learn more about all I do at https://danache.com. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Forgiveness is foundational for a healthy marriage and relationship. On this episode, we will capture how to identify unforgiveness and model responsibility to others. Our guest, marriage therapist, Beth Hunter, also shares with us her amazing process of forgiving in four steps. Join us as we unpack the insights and practical strategies in this enlightening conversation.   LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:    Get your Love Is Devotional here!   Interested in group coaching for married women? Learn about Thrive Wives today! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today's faith focus from Scripture is from Hebrews 4:16. We are discussing grace and mercy. How are they similar? How do they differ? Most importantly we need both from God and in our relationships. Join me for this conversation and learn how to apply the gift of grace and mercy in your life.  Hebrews 4:16: Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.  Some questions to ponder:  How does God show me grace? Where have I experienced his mercy lately? How am I showing grace and mercy in my relationships? I'd love to hear your faith find from today's episode. After you listen to the episode, share your faith find (or takeaway) as a review on the podcast, or feel free to message me on Instagram https://instagram.com/mrsdanache.   To stay updated with show notes, helpful articles, and more relationship tips, visit https://realrelationshiptalk.com.  We'd love for you to rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast as your support enables us to continue delivering valuable relationship content to people across the world!    Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

This episode is really simple. No matter our parenting skills, our kids will sometimes make choices that break our hearts and cause them pain. How do you keep your love on in instances like this? Today, I'm giving four practical steps to love your kids through their bad choices.1. It's not about you.2. It's not about them. 3. It's not about the choice. 4. It's not the end of the story.Listen all the way through and be sure to share this helpful resource with another parent who might be struggling as their kids are making some not-so-great choices.  LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:   Episode 157: When You Disagree on How to Discipline the Kids  Episode 159: How Putting Your Kids First Harms Your Marriage Get Your "Love Is"…Devotional Today! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Faith Fridays: How to Hear God's Voice Today’s faith focus from scripture comes from John 10:27. Here are 5 ways to hear the voice of God. Hi friends. We’re back for another Faith Friday today. I will be talking about a topic that so many people whether you are new to your faith deep in your faith or not yet in your faith want to know about and it’s how to hear from God. John 10:27 says, "My sheep, hear my voice. I know them and they follow me." If you want to hear God's voice, you must . . . Be his Be quiet Be a reader of his word Be expectant  Be discerning of other voices Share your faith find from this episode in a review wherever you listen to this podcast! Get our latest devotional "Love Is"!   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

How Putting Your Kids First Harms Your Marriage (Marriage & Family Series) Put your kids first? Nope! Listen to learn what happens when you elevate your children & their activities to where only your spouse belongs.  If you have children, if you have ever struggled with finding the balance between taking care of your children and nurturing your marriage, well, then friend, this conversation is for you. If you’re Christian, you’ve likely heard of that J-O-Y acronym. Jesus. Others. You. So many of us were raised with this whole idea that you always come last. Everybody is first. You're always last. When you get married, your spouse is first. But then when you have kids, (we don't say this, but we do this), we end up putting our kids even before our spouse. So in many families, this is how it looks. Your kids are first. Your spouse might come in there second. Friends, neighbors, responsibilities, jobs. Third, if you have a relationship with the Lord. He's probably third or fourth in there, somewhere in the mix. And then you are, like, on the bottom, bottom, bottom of the totem pole. And somehow that's supposed to make us feel like we're great mothers or we're great parents. That is so lopsided, and it's so destructive to you, and it’s also destructive to your family.  Find the full show notes at https://realrelationshiptalk.com/episode159.    Links Mentioned in this Episode:  Episode 157: When You Disagree on How to Discipline the Kids  Take my Free “How Connected a Partner Are You” Quiz  Episode 155: Why Your Kids Need You to Get a Room  7 Lessons Your Marriage is Teaching Your Kids  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Can you imagine how weird it would be to see a leg hobbling down the street on its own or a hand floating through the air unattached? #StrangerThingsBut isn't that exactly what happens when Christians "detach" from the church, because of offense, apathy, or just plain ol' boredom? Today's faith focus is from Ephesians 4:16: He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love (NLT).Some questions to ponder:1. If He (God) makes the whole body fit together perfectly, what does that say of someone who is detached from the body?2. What "special work" are you doing in the Body?3. How are you helping others in the Church (the Body) to grow?   I'd love to hear your faith find from today's episode. After you listen to the episode, share your faith find (your takeaway) with me here OR in your Instagram or Facebook stories and tag me @mrsdanache (Instagram) or @therealrelationshiptalk (Facebook), and I'll repost you!   To stay updated with show notes, helpful articles, and more relationship tips, visit https://realrelationshiptalk.com.    We’d love for you to rate, review, and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast as your support enables us to continue delivering valuable relationship content to people around the world! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

When You Disagree on How to Discipline the Kids (Marriage & Family Series) When parenting your children, disagreements don't have to come between you and your spouse. So what do you do when you and your spouse disagree on how to discipline the kids? Shaun and I have had many disagreements concerning our kids. It can tear your marriage apart when you disagree on discipline. I want us to focus on this topic because our goal is to share a little bit about our story, our failures, and some things that we figured out along the way, in the hopes that you will also be able to learn how to navigate forward. Spoiler alert: it is possible to agree on your outcomes, even if not necessarily on your tactics. Most of us want our kids to thrive, and to be healthy, whole, loving, responsible people. So, join Shaun and me in this conversation. We're shedding some light and some wisdom on how to come to a truce when your parenting styles are misaligned. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Learn more about Thrive Wives, our group coaching program How Connected a Partner Are You? Take the free quiz to find out! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Today's faith focus is from Romans 8:18. There are 4 different types of suffering: suffering that we bring on ourselves (think of the Israelites/Jews in the Bible); suffering that others bring on us (think of Joseph); suffering related to spiritual warfare (think of Job); and suffering for a greater purpose (think of Jesus).  Regardless of the type of suffering you're enduring, you can survive and endure when you focus on what lies ahead . . . the "greater glory," as Paul puts it. Remember, your best days are yet ahead. You can make it through this suffering season and fulfill God's plan for your life.  Learn more about Dana Che, marriage and relationship coaching, or how to invite her to speak at your event at https://danache.com.  To stay updated with show notes, helpful articles, and relationship tips, visit https://realrelationshiptalk.com.  Enjoying the show? Give it a 5-star rating, review, and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast!  Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Why Your Kids Need You to "Get a Room" (Marriage & Family Series) Today we are going to get into some sex talk. This episode is going to be hot.  It's going to be a bit spicy and steamy. We're talking about sex and why your kids need to see appropriate sexual affection.. How many of you have heard your kids say “Get a room!”? Shaun and I have this goal, if you will, to make our children uncomfortable and remind them that before you ever arrived on the scene, we had a very vibrant, beautiful sex life.  Many parents get so anxious and nervous about "the sex talk," but I want to tell you that if you're practicing healthy sexual affection in front of your children, then having that sex talk is going to be that much easier because you're already really laying the foundation.  Your children need to know that you all not only love each other but that you like and enjoy each other. Displaying appropriate sexual affection in front of your kids helps them feel secure and counteracts the damaging over-sexualized messaging from the media.  LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE   Learn more about Thrive Wives, our group coaching program How Connected a Partner Are You? Take the free quiz to find out!   Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.