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Rewrite Your MarriageLoralee Decides to Stay — Part 2 of 2Last episode, Loralee described her life and contemplated whether she would leave her marriage. This time she talks with Bruce about the changes they each made to repair their relationship. Why did she choose the hard work of repair over the hard work of divorce? Loralee explains how: She would love to have a "sex fast" She learns to trust Bruce Her trials opened her heart to change Here is the Sex for Saints podcast Bruce and Loralee mentioned (Amanda Louder interviews Mike Peterson) https://amandalouder.com/podcast/174/ RewriteYourMarriage.com2024-03-2124 minRewrite Your MarriageA Story of Thorns or RosesWhen we are in a bad mood, our brains will distort our stories to match. This can create an unrealistic view of our situation, our families and spouses, and our whole lives. How can we keep a positive balance? RewriteYourMarriage.com2024-03-2117 minRewrite Your MarriageLoralee: Why Is Marriage So Hard? Part 1 of 2To understand great connection and profound love in marriage, we have to get through the rough, lonely patches.Loralee recounts some difficult times of her marriage: moving, job loss, parenting, disappointment, and the death of her mother. There were many times when she tried to get Bruce to understand her and see her. She explains that even though she experienced great trials in her marriage, she held on to the hope that things could get better.Next time, Bruce and Loralee talk about apologies, change, growth, healing, and joy—even when challenges continue.2024-02-2026 minRewrite Your MarriageI Listen to My Body - with Danicia Christensen pt 2Loralee and Bruce North interview Danicia Christensen, founder of DANSAAccepting our bodies—even listening to our bodies—is crucial to a happy, healthy life. In this part of our interview, Danicia reflects on her own journey. Her advice:Women: heal; listen to your body; let pleasure be a part of your life. Let your husband help.Men: Your greatest happiness comes from helping your wife feel good.Plus, Danicia tells us about the impact Rewrite Your Marriage has had on her!Learn more about Danicia: https://www.faceb...2024-02-0620 minRewrite Your MarriageDanicia's Husband Makes Dinner Now! Interview Pt. 1Loralee and Bruce North interview Danicia Christensen, founder of DANSAAccepting our bodies—even listening to our bodies—is crucial to a happy, healthy life. Danicia tells Bruce and Loralee her story of meeting her husband David, how they have learned to support each other, and even finding peace in their physical differences. Also, Danicia explains how learning to connect with our bodies through music and movement can better connect us to the Spirit of God.Learn more about Danicia: https://www.facebook.com/danicia.christensenhttps://www.instagram.com/songs_and_souls_danic...2024-02-0118 minRewrite Your MarriageMisbehaving & DishwashersHave you ever looked at your spouse and wondered what they were thinking to do something you just couldn't figure out? Was your spouse acting either rude or just plain crazy? Bruce and Loralee use the mundane task of loading the dishwasher to illustrate the stories we create to fill in the gaps in our understanding of each other, and how we can come closer together.Interested in more? Take a look at rewriteyourmarriage.com2024-01-2316 minRewrite Your MarriageBuh-Bye Bait & Switch!Do you ever feel like your spouse pulled a Bait & Switch?We define Bait & Switch and describe how we generate stories to explain behavior. Rewriting the stories (reframing) helps us to see the distortion we sometimes create ourselves. Want to learn more? Check out rewriteyourmarriage.com2024-01-1617 minRewrite Your MarriageDating Saves Marriages & SexEasy marriage hack = DATING!Bruce & Loralee discuss a February 2023 report from the Wheatley Institute and the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. The numbers are even better than the report they read on PR News for the podcast! Here are the benefits of a twice-monthly date night:Happier marital relationship83% of wives and 84% of husbands who had regular date nights were very happy in their marriages, compared to 68% of wives and 70% of husbands who did not have regular date nights.More stable marriageWives and husbands in the frequent date ni...2024-01-0918 minRewrite Your MarriageWho Are Bruce and Loralee?Some new listeners asked for us to give a little more background! Get to know Bruce and Loralee a little better.You can learn more about us and our online course at RewriteYourMarriage.com2023-12-2913 minRewrite Your MarriageForgiveness"We need to change for the better every day. We also need to forgive each other every day, because you're going to do things that annoy me." —LoraleeWe hear about this one a lot, don't we? "Forgiveness?" What does that even look like in a real marriage? Bruce and Loralee discuss this important ingredient of kindness.Learn more about our online course at RewriteYourMarriage.com2023-12-2322 minRewrite Your MarriageGifts of ApplesauceWhich is better: brownies or applesauce? When is a gift a gift? Does a gift do more for the giver or the receiver? How can a difficult conversation with your spouse be a "gift?"Bruce and Loralee discuss how they look at tough conversations.For more information about their online course, go to RewriteYourMarriage.com2023-12-2226 minRewrite Your MarriageMen vs WomenSure, there are some obvious physical differences between men and women. What about in how we think and behave? Bruce and Loralee discuss Single Focus (men) and Diffuse Awareness (women).This is a sample from our Rewrite Your Mariage Online course. Learn more at rewriteyourmarriage.com2023-12-2218 min