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Outlier's Edge Podcast with Niiamah Ashong
How To Bet On Yourself And Win | Joe Rode, David Chudyk, Gaynor Turner, Axel Meierhoefer, Liz Waweru | Ep 788
"You can't give what you don't have. We can't be in careers that we are not enjoying... and then we expect to give this wonderful service when you're not even enjoying what you're doing." Liz WaweruJoin Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Joe Rode, David Chudyk, Gaynor Turner, Axel Meierhoefer, Liz Waweru as they reveal how betting on yourself is safer than betting on corporations. Discover why doing things afraid and trusting your gut are the keys to entrepreneurial success.Welcome to the Outlier's Edge Podcast, hosted by Niiamah Ashong, Founder of Outlier's Edge and Sherpa of...
2025-07-16
42 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 123 - Marriage Tips with Liz Waweru
How can one go about making sure that they have a successful marriage??? Is there a "right time" to get married? These and more are discussed in a brief interview during the celebration of the World Marriage earlier in February this year. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2024-04-07
29 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 96 - "The Exit Clause" with Keva & Ciku Kanyottu
Is there such a thing as an "exit clause" when things get thick in marriage? Listen to today's episode as Keva & Ciku Kanyottu, a married couple of 17 years in marriage, share their story on this. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-12-25
42 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 95: Sex in Marriage; how important is it?
If you cannot talk about sex with your spouse, there is a high likelihood that being open about finances is also an issue. Learn about this and what else a couple needs to be deliberate on in their marriage..... and more in today's episode.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-12-18
35 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 94 - Sex before marriage, a bad idea?
Is it really such a bad idea to have sex before marriage???? Relationship Coach, Victor Salamba shares his insights on this question....Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-12-11
33 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 93: What about Me?
"What about me?" A lady asked this question at a recent bridal shower that I spoke.....so many women receive counsel on marriage yet do the men also get such counsel on how to treat their wives? Listen to today's podcast on this question and more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-12-04
09 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 92: Dad & Mum interview - Part 3 of 3
Is it about guess work? or how deliberate can one be in marriage? I learn my parent's approach in their own marriage in my last part of the conversation with them....as they also share how they met :-) Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-11-27
22 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 91: Dad & Mum interview - Part 2 of 3
What do you do with all those bottled up feelings about your spouse?.....mum & dad share the "about turn" that they experienced in their marriage when they learnt what to do....listen to learn this & more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-11-21
30 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 90: Dad & Mum interview - Part I
My parents openly share their journey over their last 50 years of marriage....Yeap! Half a century of marriage experience! Listen in to appreciate the wisdom gathered over the years.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-11-13
40 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 89: The Love Triangle: Observations by Dr Lucy Muturi: Part IV
True or False? As parents, children need to see you laughing together and enjoying each other's company. Children should be considered after your spouse, only then can they truly experience parental love....listen to find out the truth of the matter. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-11-06
24 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 88: The Love Triangle: Observations by Dr Lucy Muturi: Part III
Are you involving your children in your marital affairs by making them a confidant? Are you making your first born child a parent to their younger siblings? Listen to today's episode to understand the impact these kinds of actions have on the children. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-10-31
26 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 87: The Love Triangle: Observations by Dr Lucy Muturi: Part II
Parents are readily available to provide things, what of their presence? Listen to find out what young adults feel about this & how they frame their parents' relationship to each other as Dr Lucy Muturi shares her observations from her conversations with them.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-10-24
27 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 87: The Love Triangle: Observations by Dr Lucy Muturi: Part II
Parents are readily available to provide things, what of their presence? Listen to find out what young adults feel about this & how they frame their parents' relationship to each other as Dr Lucy Muturi shares her observations from her conversations with them.
2022-10-23
27 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 86: 'The Love Triangle': Observations by Psychologist Lucy Muturi: Part 1
Why is suicide on the rise among young people? I begin a conversation with Lucy Muturi, a psychologist who interacts with young adults and gives insights into how a couple's relationship and in turn with their children can influence their life positively or negatively.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-10-17
26 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 85 - A Teacher's tale: A 2 Part Series with Juliana Murage: Part 2
You reap what you sow: time invested in children has immense benefits....learn this and more from the last part of Juliana's interview on the effects of parents' relationship on their children. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-10-09
26 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 84 - A Teacher's tale: A 2 Part Series with Juliana Murage: Part I
Learn what you do ....and what you don't do as a married couple affects your children as related by Julianna Murage a teacher close to 30 years. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-10-02
33 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 83 - Marriage in current times: A conversation with Relationship Coach, Victor Salamba; Part 2 of 2
Every man marries a woman with the illusion that they'll be best friends....women value being a wife more than being a friend to their husband....listen to today's episode to learn more on the different perspectives of wives & husbands in marriage and what to do about it. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-09-25
46 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 82 - Marriage in current times: A conversation with Relationship Coach, Victor Salamba; Part 1 of 2
A man does things to win...A woman becomes more attractive to her husband as she respects him more....learn this and more in this 1st of my 2 part conversation with Relationship Coach, Victor Salamba on marriage in modern times. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-09-18
39 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 81: Living with a Mission: A 3 part series with Rosemary Kamau: Part 3
What happens if a wife earns more than her husband? In the last part of our conversation Rosemary shares some insights she learnt from a bank executive living this reality. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-09-11
34 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 80: Living with a Mission: A 3 part series with Rosemary Kamau: Part 2
Find out what being a stay at home mum really means, a parent's role in choice of spouse by their child and mental health from my conversation with Rosemary Kamau in part 2 of a 3 part series on living out her life mission.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-09-04
31 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 79: Living with a Mission: A 3 part series with Rosemary Kamau: Part 1
Can leading regular family life be one's life mission? Rosemary Kamau allows me into her life story of finding her own mission as we begin a 3 part series on "Living with a Mission".Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-08-29
33 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 78 - Age, choice of spouse....& all what if's..
What if I got married earlier, later? or what if my circumstances were different or what if I was married to someone else? This podcast is for you if you have been running through all the "what if" scenarios in your head about your marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-08-21
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 77 - Ten children....How Now?
In today's episode, Ciku a mother of 10 (in this day & age?!?!!?) shares what her and her husband have factored over the years with the children...ranging from discipline, finances, education, time....physical fatigue....being intentional and so much more!...Grab your favourite beverage and sit back and listen to Ciku's sincerity and openness. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-08-14
55 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 76: Married life is boring
Married life can be boring wouldn't you agree? Listen to today's episode to hear the perspective of a husband who contrasts marriage to his work life in the glitzy entertainment world. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-08-07
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 75: Children....How Many?
Is there an ideal number of children that a married couple should have? Listen to today's episode on this question raised by many couples before marriage and even when married.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-07-31
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 74 - Is it manly to pray?
Is prayer, considered to be more of a 'woman' thing? Today's episode shares the experience of a husband, also an entrepreneur, during the Covid pandemic, as he down sized and faced uncertainty.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-07-24
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 73 - The Power of Writing it Down
Is there any truth that writing things down is a powerful exercise? Today's episode recounts the story of a lady who found and read her husband's journal. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-07-17
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 72 - Are you trying to keep up?
Is the price of keeping up with appearances worth it? Listen to today's episode to hear the cost a husband paid in order to keep up with the hype. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-07-10
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 71 - Is your marriage temperature affecting your child?
Your child's behavior can be a direct result of your marriage status...learn this and more in today's episode.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-07-04
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 70 - To further studies away from the family OK?
Should one take up the opportunity when presented with the chance for further studies away from the family? Listen to today's episode to hear of a wife's experience when faced with such a decision. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-06-26
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 69 - Wedding Rings; a must all the time?
Are wedding rings really necessary to wear all the time??? Listen to today's episode to learn more and Barack Obama's experience on the same. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-06-19
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 68: Who has meddling rights to your marriage?
Who has "access" to your marriage when things aren't going well? In episode 19, the question raised is: "who are you walking with in your marriage?" ties in today's episode about having "meddlers" in your marriage. Click on the link to listen to find out more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-06-12
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 67: We value what we invest in
What will your marriage look like 5 years from today? Find out by listening to today's episode on determining the value of something by your investment in it.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-06-05
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 66: Part 5 of 5 Series: Marriage Coaching & Submission
What if your spouse doesn't believe in God? What then? Does it mean that submission which is Bibilical does not apply in your marriage? Click on the link to find out as we wrap up the conversation series with Catherine Nyiha, a Marriage Coach. Check out her site: www.tacoh.co.keWhatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-05-29
17 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 65: Part 4 of 5 Series: Marriage Coaching & Submission
If a woman chooses to retain her last name after getting married, does this mean that she is not submitting to her husband versus a woman who does? Find out what Catherine Nyiha, a certified marriage coach had to say about this in today's 2nd last episode of our 5 part series on submission and marriage coaching.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-05-22
08 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 64: Part 3 of 5 Series: Marriage Coaching & Submission
Does submission in marriage mean "a wife saying yes to everything to her husband?" Which school of thought is submission to be understood from , for it to be interpreted? Dare to find out this & more by clicking on the link in our continuing conversation with Catherine Nyiha: Marriage Coach, Wife & Mother, passionate on matters of the family. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-05-15
11 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 62: Part 1 of 5 Series: Marriage Coaching & Submission
How do we know if we need a Marriage Coach? Isn't talking to outsiders about our marriage a sign of trouble in our marriage? Listen to today's episode to answer this question as we begin a 5 part series on marriage coaching & submission with my guest speaker: Catherine Nyiha, a Certified Coach, Advocate of the High court of Kenya and passionate wife and mother on issues of family. Notes: www.tacoh.co.ke Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-05-09
15 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 63: Part 2 of 5 Series: Marriage Coaching & Submission
Is there a role that is inferior or superior to the other between a husband and wife? Let's find out this and more in today's episode as we have our second part of our conversation in this month's 5 part series with Catherine Nyiha on coaching and submission in marriage.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-05-08
20 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 61: I'm in Control.....Really?
It took an episode of a wife packing up her bags to figure out her "control status" in her marriage. Listen to today's episode to hear what she learnt. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-04-24
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 60: Is Being Sorry Enough?
"I'm sorry" does saying these words to your spouse.....or some form of them... mean that it's back to business as usual?... Listen to today's episode to learn if there is more to an apology.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-04-17
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 59: They've done it.....Again!!!
Being frustrated can be an understatement especially when your spouse repeatedly does the very thing that they said they will not do....even when you are both in agreement about this....so what then? Listen to today's episode to learn what you could do in such a situation. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-04-10
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 58: Celebration....A Habit?
Celebration...when was the last time you and your spouse had a celebration? Do you wait for things to be a "big deal" so that you can have a celebration? And if so, what really makes things worthwhile celebrating? Listen to today's episode to learn this and more....Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-04-03
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 57: Submission: Weakness?
Is submission weakness if it means giving in to your husband even when you are not in agreement? Which comes first? Submission or "favorable behaviour" by a husband to which a wife can then submit to? Listen to today's Fun & Away episode to hear this and more.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-03-27
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 56 – Dreaming....the possibilities
The possibilities are endless when we dream....do you dream as a couple? How often do you take the time to do so? Do you go on dates? on getaways? The dreaming getaway on our Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Fun-Away-Together-104127622021768) & instagram pages (https://www.instagram.com/funandawaytogether/): "Fun & Away Together" can be one such getaway. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-03-20
02 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 55 - See it, Say it
Do we need to wait to say good things about our spouse until we are writing them down in a tribute for their eulogy? Today's episode helps us know if this should be the case as I wrap up my conversation with Bramwell of Radio Waumini.TranslationKumbe - You Mean?Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-03-13
09 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 54 - Eye Candy.... Necessary? Part VI
Does a man have a "stop button" to being visual once he gets married? Are women accused of "letting go" after getting the guy? Listen to find out if this is the case and more in today's episode as we look to wrap up the conversation with Bramwel of Radion Waumini.TranslationsHiyo ni kazi mingi - That is a lot of workTwende - Let's goLeso - A wrapUnajiwachilia - You let go of yourselfNimemaliza kazi - I have finished the workUnaekelea mguu juu...
2022-03-06
10 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 53 - Do you have a Hierarchy of Love? Part V
As we end the month, we also draw closer to an end to the conversation between myself and Bramwel of Radio Waumini…what is your defined hierarchy of love in 2022 ? Listen to today’s episode to learn this and more.Translation:- Ugali na Sukuma: A local dish - Utaboeka: You will get bored - Chakula: Food- Kwani utashinda ukimfuata tu? Will you spend all your free time just following him? Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-02-27
14 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 52 - What are your myths on Marriage?: Part IV
Bad mouthing your spouse to someone when you have had a fight is OK...myth or not? What are your myths on marriage? And could it be influencing what you want for your marriage rather than having your own thoughts? Listen to today's episode to learn more in the continuing conversation between myself and Bramwel of Radio Waumini.Translations:- Tulianza na take out: We started with take out- Kwani kazi ya mfanyi kazi ni nini? What is the work of a house help?- Mbona mwanaume aende jikoni? Why should...
2022-02-20
14 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 51: Are you a Settler?
It's a Special Podcast Monday....it's Valentine's day!!!! Question is: are you still dating while married? What is your belief system on going out with your spouse? Listen to find out if you are a "settler" and more in today's episode. Translations:- Sisi tumetosheka, sasa nimpeleke mtu nje kwa nini? We are content, why take out my spouse for a date?- Amepata, ametosheka: He/she got someone, now they are content- Hiyo majani sasa, kwa hoteli wanatulipisha ngapi? How much is the hotel charging for their tea leaves?...
2022-02-13
12 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 50 – Children & Boundaries in Marriage - Part II
Children can be put at the center of our marriages, but should that really be the case? Do couples really get married with the intention to become unfaithful to their spouse along the way? How do such situations arise? Listen to today’s episode to learn more about these as was discussed between me, Liz and Radio host; Bramwel, recently, on a show on Radio Waumini.* *Translation: "Nyamaza" - Keep Quiet Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-02-06
08 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 49 - Marriage, A Life Sentence?
We end the month by beginning a new series covering topics from a radio interview that I did with Bramwel, a host on Radio Waumini, 88.3FM. Learn from today's episode and more if marriage is indeed a life sentence, "pingu ya maisha" as referred to by some. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-01-30
08 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 48 – Marriage Insurance, Part 4 of 4
Today we conclude the Marriage Insurance series as related by Fr Rocky in his book. Listen to the last part of the series to learn one of the rules that talks about the three words which when spoken everyday to your spouse can make a significant difference in your marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-01-23
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 47 – Marriage Insurance, Part 3 of 4
Ever wondered about having separate or joint bank accounts with your spouse? Listen to today’s episode to learn this and more. We shall look at rules 7 – 9 in the third part of the four part series of the Marriage Insurance: 12 Rules to Live by, a book written by Fr Rocky and recommended by one of the couples from a previous couple’s getaway. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-01-17
08 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 46 – Marriage Insurance, Part 2 of 4
Today we get into the second part of the four part series: Marriage Insurance: 12 Rules to Live by, a book written by Fr Rocky and recommended by a couple from a previous getaway. Key to note is not to despair if you haven't been living by any of the rules covered so far as there is always a chance to review and begin again in your marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-01-09
08 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 45 – Marriage Insurance, Part 1 of 4
Today we begin a 4 part series on "Marriage Insurance: 12 Rules to Live By" as covered in a book by Fr Rocky recommended by a couple who shared how reading has helped their marriage. Set the tone for your marriage in the year ahead by listening to today's first part of the series where 3 rules will be covered. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2022-01-03
07 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 45 – Marriage Insurance, Part 1 of 4
Today we begin a 4 part series on "Marriage Insurance: 12 Rules to Live By" as covered in a book by Fr Rocky recommended by a couple who shared how reading has helped their marriage. Set the tone for your marriage in the year ahead by listening to today's first part of the series where 3 rules will be covered.
2022-01-02
07 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 44 – Honey, Sugar.....or Not
Is it not harmless to refer to someone like your office colleague with pet names such as "sweetheart", "dearest"...and the like? Listen to today's last podcast episode of the year on what a wife who lost her husband this year to the Covid Pandemic says. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-12-26
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 43 - The Liverpool Way
Liverpool fans are as loyal as they come when it comes to team support, which aligns with the team slogan....I would know, my husband is a fan!...a journey never walked alone is significantly better than where one has gone it alone. In the past year, have you journeyed with someone in your marriage journey? Listen to today's episode to learn what role such a couple could play in your lives.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-12-20
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 42 - Stranger Vs Spouse Treatment
The idea of being married to a perfect human being is as likely as being married to an alien from outer space! Yet do we find ourselves to be more accommodating with strangers than with our own spouses when we have observed a flaw? Listen to today's episode where an office colleague with a perennial problem is the example of such a scenario. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-12-13
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 41 - "Perfect"....A word to let go off
Have you ever wondered or thought to yourself that it's just you having a tough time...far from perfect, while other couples are seeming to be enjoying their married life? A husband narrated his tale of washing nappies & making dinner as he studied for his bar exams.....how's that for "embracing a far from perfect scenario?"....click on the link below to hear this & more about dropping such vocabulary from the "marriage handbook"Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-12-05
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 40 – Blind dating your spouse
Do you love your married life?....not your spouse but the life that you share with your spouse? Would you consider going on a blind date with your spouse?....listen to today's episode on how a blind date could help you understand your spouse better like a wife who finally understood why they had a set of drums & piano in their home. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-11-28
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 39 – Are you an enabler or destroyer of Marriage?
Are you an enabler or destroyer of marriage? For example, if you have a position of authority at your work place, do the work-related decisions you make enable or destroy the marriages of those under your authority? Listen in today’s episode to hear what a wife would do when the bank she worked for, would organize for out of town trips for the department she worked in. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-11-21
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 38 - Loyalty to your spouse
So what's the big deal if you don't defend your spouse in public?....even those seemingly harmless jokes that bring them down in a playful manner can be harmful to their ego with you standing by watching....or even worse adding in! Listen to today's episode to find out what little children do in similar situations and that we could learn from. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-11-14
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 37 - Do you trust yourself?
Do you dismiss voicing your thoughts, reasoning that it's not that important after all? Do you feel comfortable enough with your spouse to voice your thoughts even what you would consider the most random? Listen in to this week's episode to understand what you could do to help make your marriage a comfortable space where you could just be you....yes ladies, without feeling the need to constantly have make up on! Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-11-07
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 36 - Are you entitled?
Is wanting a cake on your birthday an entitlement or an expectation of your spouse? How can you tell if it's more about your ego than your right? Listen to today's episode to find out what one wife did when she realized cake on her birthday was going to be a personal endeavor rather than an expectation of her spouse. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-10-31
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 35 - Nature abhors a vacuum
What do you do when you "kick out" a habit/practice in your marriage that you find is not beneficial to your marriage? Do you leave it at that? What could happen to the void that is created if it is not handled with intention? Today's episode gives an insight into this. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-10-24
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 34 – To have or not to have friends of the opposite sex
Is it OK to keep friends of the opposite sex after getting married? Or should one drop them or introduce them to your spouse so that they too become friends? Listen in on today's episode to get some insights on this sensitive issue. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-10-17
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 33 - Focusing on the good
Complaining about your spouse to someone else can lead you to crossing boundaries even if it is with people you consider close, as talked about in a previous episode. But what do you do when their so called flaws are driving you up the wall??? Listen to today's episode to give you an idea of what you could do! Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-10-08
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 32 - Do children make or break up a marriage?
Some couples have been heard to say that their fights begun when the children came along. It is becoming common for some couples to prefer not to have children while others would rather keep pets. Are children "bad" for marriage? Listen to today's episode to hear the effect a husband's actions had on his wife when she was having a particularly difficult pregnancy. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-10-03
07 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 31 - Last name change or not?
Is it a big deal when a lady does not use her husband's name after getting married? Does it affect her husband in any way? Does it mean that she isn't giving her all as talked about in a previous episode: All or nothing. Listen to today's episode to find out what a husband said in relation to this at a previous couple's getaway and more.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-09-26
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 30 - All or Nothing
Are you all in? Not half way, not almost there, not 95% there....ALL the way into your marriage? What if you're holding back and don't even know it?Listen to today's "Fun & Away Together" episode to find out some of the questions that can help you know your stand in your marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-09-19
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 29 - Preparation Vs Winging it
Winging it can sound like a better proposition than preparing for something because who wants to be tied down by all the cumbersome planning???? That's until you actually experience something whose outcome could have been better managed if you had prepared for it in advance. How does this relate to marriage? Find out in today's "Fun & Away Together" episode. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-09-12
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 28 – Meals & Connecting
Isn't it interesting how memories can be associated with food? A birthday celebration, a first date, a celebration meal after an achievement like a graduation and on & on....Do you use meal times as an opportunity to connect with your spouse? If timing is key, do you approach sensitive topics of discussion before, after or during a meal? Listen to today's episode of Fun & Away to learn this and more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-09-05
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 27- They've Changed
Is it realistic to expect you or your spouse to be the exact way each of you were when you got married? Do different life situations influence one to become someone else? How can you keep up with what is going on in your spouse's life so that they don't feel like a stranger in the long run? Listen to today's Fun & Away episode of how a couple with 6 children and both lawyers managed to do this in between their busy career & family schedules. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-08-29
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 26 – Boundaries in your home
It can be relatively easy to think about needing to have boundaries to protect your marriage with people outside of your home as was the case in Episode 4 on "How far is too far?" https://www.buzzsprout.com/1635340/9054209 What about creating boundaries with people living or interacting with you in your home in order to safeguard your marriage? Listen to today's "Fun & Away Together" podcast episode to learn this and more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-08-22
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 25 - Creating Our Family
Without being intentional on how you and your spouse would like things to run in your family, you may automatically each apply what you saw in your own individual families. This can lead to conflicts. Learn how "His family", "Her family", then needs to be replaced with "Our family".Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-08-15
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 24 - Role Play, Understanding your Role
Do you understand your role as a wife? As a husband? Does being a wife mean it's all about providing "domestic services" in the home? As a husband, if you loose your job, does that mean you have no say in your home? Why do husbands deserve the respect that is due to them? Listen to today's episode to learn this and more.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-08-02
07 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 23 - Comparison, The Thief of Joy
Comparison can be an innocent habit but unknowingly can rob us of our joy in our marital relationship when we feel our marriage versus other marriages; falls short. How can one avoid this? Listen to today's podcast to learn more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-07-30
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 22 - Strength vs Weakness
Does your spouse mirror a strength that you have? If not, how do you approach their weakness? Are you judgmental? Understanding that they are not you? How can you approach your spouse for the benefit of your marriage if the weakness is causing friction?Listen to today’s episode to learn more. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-07-21
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 21 – Kindness Vs Punishment
When your spouse offends you; do you punish them to “teach them a lesson”? Or do you choose kindness, that is forgiveness? Offence is the norm in marriage; the choice to forgive, not a feeling of forgiveness is therefore something to be intentional about. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-07-16
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 20 - A wish for your spouse
What do you wish for your spouse? Not just in the general terms of success, good health & happiness and the like which are great. However do you know their desires? Their hopes? Their fears? Knowing this could help you know what to really wish for your spouse according to their personal needs and in the process, how you can support them to achieve this. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-07-11
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 19 - Who do you know?
In networking it’s said that it’s not about “what you know” but rather “who you know”. If you were to look at your circles, who do you know and how are they influencing your marriage positively? Are they also a source of advice when faced with a marital issue? Be wary of this as it can determine the path your marriage will take.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-07-04
03 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 18 - Raising the Bar
There is a mistaken notion that marriage is the “end” yet not many realize that it is only the beginning. The stakes go up when one gets married because effort is required to maintain and even do more to keep up the fun and connection that was there during your dating days. Does it take effort? YES!!!!Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-06-27
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 17 – Mine vs Ours
After getting married, do we have a change of possession title from “mine” to “ours” in all things and in particular finances? Or is this one area where spouses should still be allowed to have “individual rights?”. Finances can be one area in marriage that the term “mine” can be the beginning of the marriage’s downfall.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-06-20
04 min
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Episode 16 – They made me do it
When we base our actions or feelings on those of others including our spouse, we set ourselves up for a miserable life…why? Because we have no control over what they do but we can control our own emotions and actions. Choose actions for the good of your marriage regardless of whether or not your spouse is as present as you are in the marriage…it could make all the difference in keeping the marriage afloat. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-06-13
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 15 – Setting the tone
Setting the tone for anything helps determine its course...how you set the tone for the beginning of your day matters on how your day will go....what about setting the tone on how you say goodbye to your spouse at the beginning of the day? Does your spouse look forward to seeing you later in the day or even talk to you during the day because of how you parted ways in the morning? A good bye routine can help show affection to your spouse who at times can be treated as an equal if not worse than s...
2021-06-05
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 14 – The Overflowing Cup
Do you consider yourself as someone who views situations with an 'overflow mentality' or do you barely just get by more often than not because you have a 'bare minimum' mentality'? Does this reflect in your relationships and especially in your marriage where you barely get by with needing what you need to do just to 'stay married?' Challenge yourself to give more than is required, even if you feel that "it's too much".....and then watch the effect it will have on you & your marriage.... Whatever you do t...
2021-05-31
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 13 – Understanding You
It is our human nature to be quick to identify what is right or wrong about others according to our view. Are we as quick to understand ourselves? Our strengths? Our weaknesses? Our personality type? If you were to introduce yourself to your spouse at a job interview by way of how your personality would complement theirs, would you be able to do so confidently? Understanding your personality type together with your spouse’s can help reduce the conflict between you. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-05-24
03 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 12 – Identifying your Compass
The uncertainty surrounding recent times during the pandemic has caused significant strain on individuals and their relationships….marriage has been no exception. Couples need to determine their compass in these situations as there are no straight forward answers or a clear path…..do you know your compass as a couple? Where does your hope lie? Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-05-17
03 min
Fun & Away Together
Staying Connected
Work is a great thing! It helps us meet the costs for our different obligations…we also get to make some great relationships with our colleagues and friends. If it takes more than its fair share of our time though, it can lead us to getting disconnected with our spouses…create a “checking in time” with your spouse to help you stay connected. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-05-10
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 10 - Dating as a Budget Item
Time may not always be the stumbling block to dating your spouse but rather the cost...being intentional by including dating as part of the other household expenses can help remove this block....the time apart that you spend together is just as important as any other expense incurred in the home....choose to make it a priority! Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-05-03
04 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 9 - Communication & Intimacy
How are intimacy and communication related? Can one exist without the other? Is one possible without the other? In this episode, communication is addressed as the underlying factor for couples to experience true intimacy between the two of them.Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-04-26
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 8 - Keeping Secrets
Secrets: “little” ones, big ones, remain just that – secrets. Rather than build up, they bring down a marriage little by little and eventually, there is complete breakdown. Consider if you have been keeping secrets and the reasons why and work on bringing them to light for the long term good of your marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-04-19
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 7 - Marriage Should Just Work
Marriage should just work, after all isn't it about two willing people getting into the union? But then isn't going for marriage counselling a bit "excess?" Isn't it just for those couples going through a crisis? Marriage takes work but exactly how much? And does the work ever stop? Listen to today's podcast to help determine this when it comes to working on your marriage....Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-04-09
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 6 - Extravagant Love
Extravagance is a term more often linked to a kind of lifestyle or spending habit that is a bit on the excessive side. It could hardly be used to refer to the kind of love expressed by a person for another. What if though this was actually the case? Would you consider your love for your spouse "extravagant?"Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-04-04
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 5 - What don't you Know?
Do you know what you don't know? In other words, "what don't you know about your spouse that you are striving to learn a bit more?" That could be to difficult to know....but how about beginning with what you do know as you work towards the unknown?Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-03-29
05 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 4 - How Far is too far?
We at times want to know which actions warrant a person to be in the "safe / danger zone". As views are relative, boundaries within a marriage help a couple determine what would offend their spouse or harm their marriage. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-03-22
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 3 - Common Ground
Do we have a common outlook in areas of our marriage that are important to both of us or do we hold individual positions and expect our spouse to understand our point of view? Family background, personal experiences – a variety of things influence our views; important is to agree with your spouse a common outlook so that you are on the same page. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-03-12
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 2 - Choices
Choices are made everyday of our lives, knowingly or unknowingly....the hard part comes in when we are not always happy about the outcome of a choice. Consequences like the day after night will definitely arise. What choices can we then make when it comes to marriage so that we are intentional about the outcomes we want? Find out what a couple of 6 children decided to do on intentionally spending frequent alone time together. Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-03-07
06 min
Fun & Away Together
Episode 1 - Keeping Score
How often do you keep score with your spouse and don't even know it? Is there an ideal score as to how engaged you can be to mirror your spouse's "good behavior" or lack of it for that matter in the marriage relationship?....find out in this episode of Fun & Away together on "Keeping Score". Whatever you do together....Keep it fun! @funandawaytogether - Facebook & Instagram
2021-02-25
04 min