Lifegiver- Military Marriage & Leadership
If you allow it, the military career will take more than it gives. It can challenge the strongest military marriage and seduce military leaders into believing their career is more important than WHO they become. The Lifegiver podcast began as a way to encourage, inspire, and bring hope to leaders and military couples when they feel burned out and they’ve lost their way. For almost 20 years, I have served the military and veteran population as a counselor, speaker, author, and subject matter expert on military culture. Lifegiver offers discussions and interviews on personal and leadership development and ways to breathe life into your military marriage and home. Real stories, expert interviews, and honest conversation. A Lifegiver is someone who gives more than they consume, a person who breathes life into others. Listen in and become a better leader, spouse, parent, and friend simply by breathing life into yourself first. Corie has focused her career for the last 20 years as a clinical consultant specializing in marriage, the military culture, special forces, and leadership development. Corie has traveled to Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf to visit troops and report on deployment conditions with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and has taught service families across the globe, including Japan. In addition to providing subject matter expertise, Corie consults organizations and institutions on building trust, creating impactful programming, and working within a multi-generational team. Her advocacy has included being a part of Second Lady Karen Pence’s Military Spouse’s Employment Working Group and contributing to the passing of a Congressional Bill for licensure portability.
Episodes
Dr. Mike is back to talk about his new book Secrets of Sex & Marriage that he co-wrote with marriage research expert Shaunti Feldhan.
Dr. Michael Sytsma is a licensed professional counselor, certified sex therapist, ordained minister, professor, and national speaker. With a pastoral heart, a gift in teaching, and a passion for helping couples grow in marriage, Dr. Systma uses his skills to teach couples important truths about mar...
Shaunti Feldhan joins Lifegiver to talk about her new book Secrets of Sex & Marriage that she co-wrote with intimacy expert Dr. Mike Sytsma.
Shaunti Feldhahn is a bestselling author, social researcher, speaker, and podcaster. A graduate of Harvard University and a former Wall Street analyst, Shaunti now uses her analytical skill to uncover those little things that can make big differences in lives and relationships, both at home a...
On the Season 8 opener, we are talking all about how to recognize if we are managing our relationships to our own personal detriment. You may think you are helping, but what if you are only hurting yourself by walking on eggshells and not being fully honest or congruent with yourself? We’re diving in quickly on this season opener!
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Stay Tuned! Fantastic topics and interviews are coming your way in 2023. Subscribe and share with other military families and leaders you know. As always, I appreciate reviews on your podcast platform of choice. It's a great way to spread the word! If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities for this season, email corie@corieweathers.com
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Matt joins me again for another episode where we talk about the impact of Family Readiness on marriage. For decades, the military has told families that their support makes the mission successful. Unfortunately, families are getting tired and are wondering at what cost. In this episode, Matt and I have an honest conve...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
We often hear from couples that the service lifestyle has made my spouse "cold, calculated, and harsh." While this may be a nature versus nurture debate, the service lifestyle can definitely train a person to see the world differently. In this episode, Corie and Matt talk about how this doesn't have to create more ...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Betrayal is, unfortunately, more common than you think- especially in the service culture. In this episode, I share with you the strategy I use to help couples work through affair recovery. There are three phases and couples will certainly stall if not fail to recover their marriage if they miss important steps thro...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Listen in to my premiere interview with actor, Emmy nominated director, and producer Sarah Drew as she talks about life after Grey's Anatomy, marriage, and her newest movie Indivisible that hits theaters Oct 26th. Indivisible is based on real life Army Chaplain Couple Darren & Heather Turner.
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
I received feedback that some of you would like faith-based content AND hearing from Matt- so this episode is the both of us giving a talk at our old stomping grounds where we first met- Gardner-Webb University. The sound on this one is a bit different because it was recorded in a different place and format, but I ho...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Dr. Les Parrot joins me for an episode that is all about how couples can use a tool like the Better Love Assessment to get a healthy snapshot or check up on their marriage. Dr. Parrott is a globally sought-after marriage psychologist along with his wife, Leslie Parrott also a marriage therapist. Together, they have w...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Episode 2, Season 4
What happens when a veteran, a military spouse, and a first responder spouse sit down and talk about life together?
I often get asked, do we really have that much in common? Why would I have a podcast where I address the needs of both military and first responders? Because we have a whole lot ...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
Listen in to the Season 4 FINALE with a big question that likely everyone has asked... "Who is really in Charge?" Is it man? Is it God? When does God get in involved? Why doesn't he? Perhaps you are waiting on orders to your next assignment (like we are) and wondering if the people involved are listening to Go...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
In this episode, we are talking about the importance of Timing and Tact with our emotions and words. Whether you are in conflict with you spouse, in a leadership position, or even a public advocate. Especially military spouses feel at times like their voice is limited and that any complaints can come across as bein...
Season 7 might be over, but we are bringing back the Top 10 most listened-to episodes in Lifegiver Podcast History!
In this episode from Season 4, I'll talk about the results of a spouse survey I created that went viral. Almost 750 spouses told me how they are REALLY doing and it turns out...
We have lots to talk about.I wasn't surprised that we are struggling as a community. Many of you aren't doing well and you aren't talking a...
Leaving this lifestyle can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. For many couples, crossing the finish line can bring conflict as you and your spouse bring different expectations to the transition . In this episode, Corie sits down with Jeff & Lori Hawkins who share how they navigated major decisions about where to live, what to value, and what to do next. Listen as they pass down wisdom they learned from their mentors, how they kee...
Community. We’ve all been hurt by it, longed for it, and struggled in it. In a world that touts itself as connected more than ever, how do we reconcile the ache within us for physical presence and the need to be seen? Sit down and lean in as Corie walks Sarah through a very candid conversation about the need and the pain of community.
In 2017 Ken Grubbs was shot on duty responding to a call at an apartment complex. In this episode, Sarah sits down with Ken and Wende Grubbs as they share their journey of walking through a situation many hope to never face. Listen in and be encouraged by the perspective they found along the way and how one of the most difficult incidents in their life would also end up being the catalyst for deeper communication and intimacy in th...
In this episode, Corie sits down with Special Ops couple Mark and Caroline as they share their journey through the hardships and pain unique to a service marriage. Listen in as they recount how they were able to hold each other's experiences while also working through their own personal struggles. Be inspired as they tell of the deep joy and intimacy that only sufferi...
What defines a hard choice? While the hard choices in our life may seem subjective to others, the decisions we make reflect what we value. Corie and Sarah explore the process of weighing the costs of the hard choices in our life including the difficulties of the service lifestyle.
Song credits: "By Your Side" written by Justin Prins
Corie's Go To for Hard Choices: Giant Whiteboard
How do we get to a place where we are living on purpose, for a purpose? Corie sits down with her aunt and mentor, June, to discuss the journey of learning to accept things for what they are, become better for it, and help someone else through it. Listen in as they expound on what it means to realize that you simply cannot manage situations and others into place.
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