A Better Us

A Better Us

The popular “A Better Us” TV show now has a podcast! Hosted by Ron & Ann Mainse, the weekly episodes will bring you some of the world’s top relationship experts with short, topical, Bible-based marriage insights. Each teaching is followed by a fun and frank discussion with couples who are doing their best to become “A Better Us.” The conversations are engaging, humorous, and practical... and you're sure to come away with some helpful nuggets for your marriage relationship! Visit abetterus.tv for more.

Episodes

April 25, 2022 18 mins

Neil & Sharol Josephson, directors of Family Life Canada, share how the thoughts you have about your spouse impacts your marriage and how our minds can become a battleground. Our “kitchen couples” provide further thoughts on the topic from their own personal experience. 

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Psychologist Dr. Mike explains the dangers of co-dependency in marriage and the freedom that comes when we establish and hold healthy boundaries. As always, the teaching is followed by the A Better Us “kitchen couples” who bring their own perspectives on the topic. 

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April 11, 2022 18 mins

Continuing our topic from last episode, Dr Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, teaches us The 5 Languages of Apology. Discover how to apologize to your spouse in their “language”…a way that best conveys sincerity to them. Again, this topic sparks some great follow-up conversation with our “kitchen couples.” 

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April 4, 2022 18 mins

Dr Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, teaches us 5 NEW languages… The 5 Languages of Apology. Discover how to apologize to your spouse in their “language”…a way that best conveys sincerity to them. This topic sparks some great follow-up conversation with our “kitchen couples.” 

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March 28, 2022 19 mins

Known for their best-selling book Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti, relationship experts Bill & Pam Farrel highlight the value and power of the words we use with our spouse. Then Ron & Ann and the “kitchen couples” share their own personal thoughts on the topic in their usual lively discussion.

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March 21, 2022 17 mins

Family Life Canada directors, Neil and Sharol Josephson, help spouses understand and appreciate our differences. They say that every couple is incompatible in some ways… but successful couples have learned to be “happily incompatible.” And the A Better Us “kitchen couples” bring their own perspectives on this interesting topic.

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March 14, 2022 16 mins

Dr. Gary Chapman, author of The 5 Love Languages, helps us learn how to share with your spouse the things that bug you...but in a positive way that might actually get the result you want. And our A Better Us “kitchen couples” have some fun with that topic!

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On this episode, Jimmy Evans, founder of "XO Marriage" explains how the very first book of the Bible provides 3 simple secrets to a successful marriage… principles that lay the foundation for doing marriage God’s way. And the A Better Us “kitchen couples” weigh in with their own perspectives.

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February 28, 2022 21 mins

Dr. Grant Mullen, a Mental Health Physician, opens our eyes to the dangerous ways our marriage can be affected by our emotional baggage, and he shares how our mind is a constant battleground. as usual, our “kitchen couples” weigh in on the topic with their own insights and personal stories.

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February 21, 2022 20 mins

Clinical psychologist Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle highlights the power of appreciation in marriage, and how it can change the atmosphere of your home. Then Ron & Ann and the “kitchen couples” bring their own personal touches to the topic in their usual lively discussion. 

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February 14, 2022 19 mins

Author of the best-selling classic book The 5 Love Languages, Dr. Gary Chapman, describes the “Four Seasons of Marriage” and how a couple can spend more time in the “Spring” and “Summer.” Ron & Ann and the “kitchen couples” delve deeper into these “seasons” and include their own personal journeys. (from ABU-307)

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February 14, 2022 17 mins

Ron & Ann intro Psychologist Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle as he shares about an all-too-common negative habit in marriage during a conflict…defensiveness…and how we can learn to avoid it. And the A Better Us “kitchen couples” bring their own perspectives on this hot topic! (from ABU-108) 

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February 14, 2022 16 mins

This episode features popular authors Bill & Pam Farrel as they unpack the basics behind their best-selling book Men are Like Waffles, Women are Like Spaghetti. Ron & Ann and the “kitchen couples” also cook up some great conversation on the topic. (from ABU-109)

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January 25, 2022 2 mins

The popular “A Better Us” TV show now has a podcast! Hosted by Ron & Ann Mainse, check out this short Podcast trailer to hear more about what this podcast will be like and follow now wherever you get podcasts! Our first episodes will be coming soon! For more info check out abetterus.tv

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