The Marriage Fit Podcast

Today we explain why we were absent last week. Our eldest daughter got married and we wanted to recap that. Then, Monday was Memorial Day and we spent a good part of the day doing something with friends we had never done before and that was going on a winery tour. Then we discuss some of the challenges with our youngest moving back home and how it relates with the youngest child syndrome. This led us to talk about being involved in...

On this week's episode, we examine stress and how it factors into our lives and how to mitigate it in terms of having an adult child move back into the home or with the wedding of one of our children. We breakdown the difference of setting rules with a younger child versus the returning adult child. We also talk about how important it is for the kids to have the wedding they want and not what we would suggest. We also talk a little...

This episode, coming out just on the backside of Mother's Day weekend, focuses a lot on the qualities and facts about being a mom. From being extraordinary multitaskers, to shaping brain development in their children to economic powerhouses and emotional anchors, moms are amazing! Mom's really are the glue that holds families together. They are a driver of success, they are a model of emotional resilience and they all too often sac...

Today we look at how having a homestead can be a drain on a lot of your time. There is so much to do and you are always learning new things about the growing and making things. However, we need to make sure we are still taking time to nurture ourselves and our spousal relationships. So, we look at how to create micro-dates with each other along with shared tasks and creating an environment of mutual support.

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On this week's episode, hosts Alan and Susan open witih a response to a question from a listerner on suggestions for nutritious snacks while on-the-go. Susan then recounts a crazy toe injury that had her doing her best John McClane from Die Hard. The main topic of the show centers around a recent activity that Susan and Alan did, which they call a brain dump. Susasn decribed a sense of anxiety over having so many things on her mind...

This week we are so excited to open with making cheese for the first time. It turned out so well, we are both looking forward to making more. We also just finished the Easter weekend and took a moment to reflect on the meaning and how it relates to the circle of life. We then spent a lot of time discussing the division of labor we have for not just our homestead, but also our home. It's important to be honest with each other and sh...

Today we open with our latest adventure in homesteading -- milking our goats. We also spend time discussing how one of our daughter's and her husband really needed our help to save for a house. While we initially thought we would be sharing our home for six months, it quickly turned into 16 months, but we were happy to do what we could to make their dream of home ownershp become a reality. Part of our show is sharing our own experi...

Hosts Alan and Susan have been gone from the show for a little over a year. They never intended for it to be that long. Today's show helps explain where they have been and what's been happening?

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Today's show starts with the topic of the passing of Susan's father. Ken Ulrich spent the summer of 202...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan give some advice to our younger selves. The old saying is youth is wasted on the young. By the time you've lived long enough to figure things out, your energy is faded. But, Alan and Susan have learned, you can always make changes in your life, no matter how far along you are. Many times it's fear or worry that prevents us from succeeding or trying new things. Sometimes it's regret or a sense o...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan wanted to take an introspective look at themselves as they approach the mid-point of the season. Before they get into that, they first take a moment to explain their hit-or-miss absence with the show in the last few weeks. They have really been enjoying time with Susan's dad, but also concerned about getting him on the mend. They know time can rush by, and they want to take advantage of the tim...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan discuss making memories, focusing a lot on making those memories with your kids. We were on the road and recording on a cell phone, so the quality of the episode is lower than usualy, but hopefully it will not be a distraction. At the open, Alan and Susan discuss taking a weekend trip and how those jaunts are part of their own memory making. This led to the discussion of Susan's recent birthday...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan refer to this episode as sharing a word about exes and how they can affect the peace and stability of your new marriage. Each of them takes a moment to look back at how life after re-marriage was affected by the presence of their respective exes. Alan reminds the audience about the book, Love Your Children More Than You Hate Your Ex, by previous guest, Dr. Larry Waldman. That title is the best ...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan come to terms with the realization that sometimes life gets in the way. Over the past two months, many of their weekly routines have been interrupted. Everyone has a different threshold for feeling overwhelmed. Susan admits her nature requires order around her and when things turn chaotic, it can have an immediate affect on her. Alan admits that while he can roll with changes more easily, it ca...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan are joined by counselor, Dr. Larry Waldman, who works with families, blended families and children. Being in a blended family themselves, a lot of the discussion Alan and Susan bring up focuses on Dr. Waldman's work with counseling divorced people who are getting into a new relationship. The discussion moves through finances, parenting and determining how much to involve your children. Dr. Wald...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan are joined by licensed family therapist, sex therapist and clinical psychologist, Dr. Viviana Coles. Before bringing Dr. Coles' into the conversation, Susan describes her return from a salt room. She has been suffering from significant sinus pressure and knew the salt room could help. After describing the room and the session, it's time to talk about sexual intimacy.

Dr. Viviana Coles can be se...

Hosts Alan and Susan start off discussing their impromptu vacation to Daytona Beach. With both having their own businesses, budgeting for a vacation also means taking into account lost income. This immediately leads to a discussion over finances.

Many couples and marriages end over financial disagreements and debt. Alan and Susan take the audience through some of their own trials and tribulations related to finances. They hope you ...

In this episode, hosts Alan and Susan interview licensed therapist, Scott Bonk, M.S., LMFT, about seeking help when your relationship needs it. There is nothing wrong with asking for help. The episode starts with a brief overview of Scott's background and his nearly three decades of being a counselor. Alan and Susan discuss the concept of having some individual passions as well as shared ones. As the conversation evolves, the trio ...

In today's episode, hosts Alan and Susan answer a listener's question, who wants to know how they got together? The irony of the recording is it falls directly on their wedding anniversary. The story starts with both of them having forgotten it was their anniversary. Again! This is not the first first time Alan and Susan have let the date slip. To understand how that happens, they begin by setting the clock back many years.

Both ho...