139 episodes
Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast Joe and Tara Buchanan
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Welcome to the Behind Our Smiles Podcast! We’re your hosts, Joe & Tara Buchanan. We were married in 1997, we have four amazing children, and we want to share with you the real-life behind our smiles... The things we still struggle with, the things we finally have victory over, and the truth from God’s Word that we know will always carry us. Join us for some candid conversations as we look for ways to pursue a connection with God and each other and find joy even in the struggle.
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Episode 138: Make It Right with Christ First (Interview with Shawn & Jayneen Scheffler)
This week we are talking to our new friends Shawn and Jayneen, and theirs is a unique and powerful story. How does a marriage survive when one spouse is self-destructing? After their marriage was almost completely destroyed by infidelity and a five-year separation, God redeemed not just their marriage, but healed them as individuals. Hear all the skills and wisdom they learned on their journey from brokenness to wholeness.
Shawn & Jayneen's Needs Posters
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Episode 137: How Do I Support You As A Mother? (ICYMI #85)
Ladies, do you want to receive a Mother’s Day gift from your husband? Even though we are not their mothers, we do need their encouragement! In this episode, we talk about one of the best gifts you can give the mother of you children: unwavering dedication to your family. We share 6 principles that Joe has practiced in supporting Tara as a mother.
M- Model Respect
O- Offer Resources
T- Talk about the kids
H- How can I help?
E- Encourage her
R- Radical Involvement
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Episode 136: Let's Cuddle
Do you like to cuddle with your spouse? Cuddling isn’t just for babies and puppies! Taking time each day to hold each other and enjoy that physical closeness is great for our physical and mental health! In this episode we share about why we love cuddling and how it has benefitted our marriage!
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Episode 135: I'm Not Talking To You! (The Four Horsemen Part 4)
This is our final week in our series on the Gottmans’ Four Horsemen. Our final horseman is stonewalling, which is when one person withdraws and refuses to engage in a conversation. When is stonewalling harmful and when is it helpful? How do we handle conflict when we are flooded with uncomfortable emotions? In this episode we share our experience with stonewalling and how we keep it from hurting our connection.
Gotmman's Four Horseman: Stonewalling
More about Stonewalling from the Cleveland Clinic
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Episode 134: You're So Stupid! (The Four Horsemen Part 3)
We are in third week of our series on the Gottman’s Four Horsemen. One of the most dangerous of all the horsemen is contempt, which John Gottman calls the “sulfuric acid for love”. Contempt begins when simmering negative thoughts about our spouse grow into a belief that our spouse is inferior to us and is insignificant. In this episode we share about the dangers of contempt and how it can creep into our marriage.
The Gotmman Institute: Contempt
Contempt in Marriage: Greg Smalley
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Episode 133: You're So Defensive! (The Four Horsemen Part 2)
This is our second episode in our series on Gottman’s 4 horseman as we tackle to the topic of defensiveness. When the horse of defensiveness is running wild in our marriage, we go into self-protection mode and refuse to take responsibility for our behavior. In this episode we’re sharing our struggle with defensiveness and some of the ways to combat it.
Gottmans' Four Horsemen: Defensiveness
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