144 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 143: You Should...
How do you feel when someone starts a sentence with “you should…” No one likes being told what to do. Some of that comes from our own aversion to being corrected, and some of that is when someone is talking to us as if they know more. This dynamic shows up in our marriage as well and we start sentences with “you should…” more often than we should! In this episode we share our struggle with “shoulding” each other and share healthier alternatives!
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Episode 142: 27 Lessons from 27 Years
We’re celebrating 27 years of marriage this week! In honor or our anniversary, (and our son’s upcoming wedding!) we’re sharing the 27 things we would tell our newly-wed selves!
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Episode 141: This Is What's Hurting Right Now
Have mental health struggles affected your marriage? When one spouse is struggling, both spouses are affected, often in different ways. After our conversation with Dr. Mork last week, we wanted to reflect on what she shared how it relates to what we have experienced in our marriage.
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Episode 140: This is a Symptom, It Isn't You (Interview w/ Dr. Melissa Mork)
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we wanted to talk to the mental health expert and our fellow podcaster, Dr. Melissa Mork. Dr. Mork is a clinical psychotherapist, speaker, author, and professor who speaks clearly to issues of mental health. In this interview, we tackled the hard questions that arise when one spouse is struggling with mental health issues.
Mental Health with Dr. Mork podcast
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Episode 139: Don't Tell Me How to Drive!
Does your spouse’s driving drive you crazy? Can you get through a road trip without feeling very frustrated? Many of our worst traits show up when we’re on the road and in stressful driving conditions. In this week’s episode, we share how we avoid driving each other crazy while driving!
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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.
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