Mindful Marriage and Family Podcast with Jake and Tamara Fackrell

Dr. Tamara Fackrell and Jake Fackrell
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Coming September 18, 2025! Dr. Tamara Fackrell and her husband, Jake Fackrell, bring a rare and powerful perspective to love, marriage, and family. Tamara is a nationally recognized divorce attorney who has guided over 4,000 couples through the end of their marriages, and she holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Studies. She’s seen firsthand the patterns that destroy relationships—and the research-backed principles that keep them strong. Jake is a successful business leader with an MBA whose company ranks among the fastest-growing businesses in the nation. Together, they combine professional expertise, research insights, and personal experience from decades of marriage to share practical, actionable advice for couples who want to do it right. From uncovering the small habits that make or break relationships to sharing wisdom gleaned from those who didn’t get it right, the Fackrells offer real-world guidance with warmth, honesty, and humor. Whether you’re newly married, navigating the ups and downs of family life, or seeking to reignite connection, this podcast delivers powerful tools and bite-sized lessons you can use right away.

  1. 5D AGO

    Episode 18: Our Best Parenting Advice for Raising Confident, Responsible Kids

    Send a text In this episode, we explore powerful principles for creating a strong, united family culture. Instead of parenting through control or constant persuasion, we discuss how shifting to a “family team” mindset can build trust, responsibility, and long-term cooperation in the home. We talk about how children thrive when they feel like they are part of something bigger than themselves. When families operate as a team, every member understands that their actions impact the whole group, which naturally builds unity, belonging, and accountability. You will also learn why giving children choices within clear boundaries can be more effective than simply demanding behavior. Empowering kids to solve problems and make decisions helps them develop confidence, independence, and ownership of their actions. Another key theme in this episode is the power of time. The greatest gift parents can give their children is presence. We discuss the importance of one-on-one time with kids, meaningful family time, investing in your spouse, and even taking time for yourself so you can lead your family well. We also dive into the role of values and spiritual development in shaping strong families. Children learn far more from what parents model than what they say. Living values daily through love, service, and example leaves a lasting impact. Strong families are not built through perfection. They are built through teamwork, communication, consistent structure, and loving leadership. This episode will give you practical tools and a fresh perspective on how to build a home where every member feels valued, trusted, and connected.

    30 min

  2. FEB 26

    Episode 17: From Disconnected to Reconnected: Improving Marriage with Intentional Changes

    Send a text This episode explores how struggling marriages can begin to heal through small, intentional changes that rebuild trust and emotional safety. When relationships feel tense, distant, or stuck in negative patterns, improvement does not come from winning arguments — it comes from creating understanding, offering sincere apologies, and learning to communicate in ways that invite connection instead of defensiveness. We discuss practical shifts like taking ownership without excuses, reflecting your spouse’s feelings so they feel heard, and replacing pressure with emotional safety. These simple but powerful habits can soften conflict, rebuild closeness, and restore a sense of partnership. A struggling marriage does not mean a failed marriage. Healing begins when couples stop fighting each other and start working together to rebuild connection.

    25 min

  3. FEB 20

    Episode 16: The Marriage Emotion Compass

    Send a text Every marriage faces emotional moments — frustration, anger, hurt, stress, sadness, loneliness, and misunderstanding. But what if those emotions weren’t obstacles to connection, but invitations to understand each other more deeply? This podcast helps couples strengthen their relationship by learning how to regulate emotions using the Emotion Wheel. Instead of reacting in anger, shutting down, or escalating conflict, you’ll learn to recognize what you’re truly feeling and respond in ways that build safety, trust, and connection. Each episode explores practical tools couples can use to navigate emotional moments together: • Naming the emotion to reduce reactivity and defensiveness  • Understanding emotion families (primary, secondary, and deeper feelings)  • Identifying what is really underneath conflict  • Recognizing the balancing or opposite emotion that restores connection  • Choosing actions that create safety, empathy, and emotional closeness When couples learn to understand their emotional patterns, arguments become conversations, defensiveness becomes empathy, and distance becomes connection. Whether you’re navigating conflict, rebuilding trust, or simply wanting to deepen emotional intimacy, this podcast offers practical guidance to help you regulate emotions, communicate more clearly, and build a marriage rooted in understanding and love.

    34 min

  4. FEB 12

    Episode 15: Be a Marriage Ambassador: Fight For It. Save It. Cherish it. Teach It.

    Send a text In this powerful episode, we talk about what it truly means to become a Marriage Ambassador. Marriage is not something you casually maintain. It is something you fight for. You protect it. You save it. You cherish it. You try everything before you let it slip away. We believe in fighting for your marriage with courage, humility, and commitment. But it doesn’t stop there. Once you build something strong, healthy, and loving — don’t hide it. A thriving marriage is not meant to be kept quiet. It’s meant to inspire. It’s meant to teach. It’s meant to lift other couples who may be struggling or simply don’t know what healthy looks like. In this episode, we challenge you to:  • Fight for your marriage when it’s hard  • Learn and master the fundamentals of connection, communication, and commitment  • Be bold enough to model what healthy love looks like  • Teach others the principles that changed your relationship Your marriage can be a lighthouse. Your story can give hope. Your habits can influence the next generation. You’ve got this. And someone else might need what you’ve learned.

    27 min

  5. FEB 6

    Episode 14: You Make My Heart BURST! Systemizing True Love and How to Enhance It

    Send a text In this episode, we share 15 practical ways to create “Heart Burst” moments in your marriage — the moments that make you feel deeply connected, loved, and alive together. We walk couples through a simple but powerful exercise: looking back over the past year and identifying the patterns that brought the most joy, connection, laughter, intimacy, and meaning. Instead of leaving your relationship growth to chance, we show you how to intentionally repeat and recycle the things that worked — and build them into the year ahead. A thriving marriage doesn’t happen by accident. It takes planning. It takes spontaneity. It takes reflection. And it takes two people willing to be mindful. If you want a marriage that feels intentional instead of reactive — this episode will give you the framework to build it.

    30 min

  6. JAN 29

    Episode 13: The Game Changers: The Ten Minute Miracle and More!

    Send a text Marriage doesn’t change in grand gestures. It changes in small, intentional moments. Happify Your Marriage is where connection becomes a daily practice and small habits create real relationship miracles. Each idea gives you practical tools, guided journaling moments, and the signature Ten Minute Miracle — a simple, powerful way to reconnect even when life feels busy, heavy, or disconnected. Backed by the longest study on happiness from Harvard, we know one truth: strong relationships are the greatest predictor of a happy life. This podcast episode helps you build that kind of marriage — one small moment at a time. Because love doesn’t need more time. It needs more intention.

    23 min

  7. 12/04/2025

    Episode 12: Eight Ways to a Joyful Marriage

    Send a text Dr. Tamara Fackrell and Jake Fackrell dive into the 8 essentials for creating joy in marriage. Love isn’t a one-time promise—it’s a daily decision. Small things matter, and small gestures done consistently can transform your relationship. Communicate with curiosity. Choose not to take offense, even when something feels offensive, and protect your connection with a healthy neutral zone. Keep the romance alive, stay intentional, and step into this upcoming season with a plan for joy. This is the conclusion of Season 1! Join us on January 29, 2026 for 12 more episode in Season 2!

    30 min

  8. 11/27/2025

    Episode 11: The Aim Game: Learning Your Spouse's Love Bullseyes

    Send a text Dr. Tamara Fackrell and her husband Jake break down one of the biggest insights from years of working with couples: Most people in struggling marriages are trying—but they’re aiming at the wrong targets. In this episode, they introduce The Bullseye Marriage Board, a simple system that helps couples figure out:     •    What actually matters to your spouse     •    What actions hit the bullseye     •    What things you’re doing that don’t even land on the board Tamara shares how many people in divorce court weren’t failing from lack of effort—they were just working hard at the wrong things. Jake and Tamara teach you how to: ✔️ Develop your personal Bullseye Board Identify the specific actions, habits, gestures, and experiences that make your spouse feel most loved. ✔️ Take a “Vacation From Your Problems” A mindset reset: step back, breathe, and create space for connection and clarity. ✔️ Flood Your Marriage With Fun Why fun matters more than you realize—and how a playful marriage becomes a resilient marriage. ✔️ Communicate What You Actually Like How to clearly express what hits your bullseye and ask your spouse for what works. By the end of the episode, listeners will have a practical tool to stop wasting effort and start aiming with precision—so marriage becomes easier, happier, and more deeply connected.

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Coming September 18, 2025! Dr. Tamara Fackrell and her husband, Jake Fackrell, bring a rare and powerful perspective to love, marriage, and family. Tamara is a nationally recognized divorce attorney who has guided over 4,000 couples through the end of their marriages, and she holds a PhD in Marriage and Family Studies. She’s seen firsthand the patterns that destroy relationships—and the research-backed principles that keep them strong. Jake is a successful business leader with an MBA whose company ranks among the fastest-growing businesses in the nation. Together, they combine professional expertise, research insights, and personal experience from decades of marriage to share practical, actionable advice for couples who want to do it right. From uncovering the small habits that make or break relationships to sharing wisdom gleaned from those who didn’t get it right, the Fackrells offer real-world guidance with warmth, honesty, and humor. Whether you’re newly married, navigating the ups and downs of family life, or seeking to reignite connection, this podcast delivers powerful tools and bite-sized lessons you can use right away.

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