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Episode 12: “When Love is Angry: A Memoir from the Other Side of Mental Illness”

Have you ever encountered an obstacle in your marriage that you thought you could not overcome? Have you ever been forced to spiritually surrender a situation to God so a brighter future could materialize? Have you ever considered that being right was causing you to be unkind in your relationships? In a dynamic, transparent, and courageous conversation, Ruth and Maurice Griffin open up about their marriage and faith journey that led them to write a book, “When Love is Angry: A Memoir from the Other Side of Mental Illness” about their coping with Ruth’s mental illness and their faith leading them to heal their marriage. Come listen to Maurice and Ruth, both entrepreneurs with four grown children, and how they transformed themselves, their marriage, and their lives. They share encouragement for how “listening for the details” in a relationship can pull you out of a rut, resentment, and damaging patterns that can linger for years. After getting to the point of not even talking, they co-authored a book about their journey that ultimately redefined their next steps in their faith and put their marriage back together at a higher level which they both admit they never thought was possible. Check out this down-to-earth, real conversation about facing mental illness, focusing on God as the source of healing and letting go of having to fix or control your circumstances or spouse. Their book, “When Love is Angry: A Memoir from the Other Side of Mental Illness” is available here [https://www.amazon.com/When-Love-Angry-Memoir-Illness/dp/195481822X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GJD3UD2ATEC4&keywords=when+love+is+angry+ruth+griffin&qid=1652494270&sprefix=when+love+is+angry%2Caps%2C311&sr=8-1]. Find out more about Maurices’ homemade barbeque sauce here. [https://jenasbbq.com/shop/] Ruh heads a full-service vanity press that offers publishing, graphic design, and writing services. Find out how Ruth lifts up new authors with her publishing services here [https://ruthegriffin.com/]. She also is a cohost of Authors Up, a streaming radio show that provides a platform for new, established, and aspiring authors. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support]

Episode 11: The Three Rules of Marriage

What if you could transform your marriage with three simple rules? What if your relationship is easier to transform than you think? What is one of these rules that could change your life? Easy to remember but challenging to implement, Bill Carmody shares his insight and training in mental fitness and personal discipline in our podcast interview offering hope and practical tips for the most important relationship in your life. He breaks down how you can reframe your current frustrations and even perceived failures to increase joy and mastery. An entrepreneur married for twenty years, Bill and his wife, Elena, celebrated their 20th anniversary and wrote a book as their gift to the world. As parents of two teenage boys, they know the importance of keeping passion and romance in their marriage. They attribute their two decades of deeply loving each other to the daily practices outlined in The Three Rules of Marriage. Download the first two chapters of their book for free here [https://www.threerulesofmarriage.com/two-free-chapters] and you will access their articles upcoming workshops and other amazing resources on resolving resentment, owning your own growth, and using appreciation as a superpower.  For more about Bill and Elena’s workbook and other offerings go to www.threerulesofmarriage.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support]

Episode 10: Your Marriage Your Response-ability

Do you believe that you have the power to improve your marriage? Cody Butler is the founder of "The Better Marriage" and the creator of the "Marriage Recovery Program" and is teaching couples how to repair, restore, and rebuild intimacy, communication, and love in their marriage. He's also the author #1 Best Selling Author of “Cut The B.S - A No-Nonsense Guide To Happiness” [https://www.amazon.com/Cut-B-S-Nonsense-Guide-Happiness/dp/B095JPFRT6].  Cody has been featured on Fox, ABC, and NBC and has worked with over 2000 people to date. In this no-nonsense, real talk episode, Cody shares his empowering and inspiring of his personal rock bottom early in marriage and how he battled addiction, took back his choices, and renewed his life and marriage in the process. Come hear how hope is always possible and how even the most broken marriage or circumstances can turn around. For more information on Cody and how he's helping couples get the skills needed to succeed, check out his website:https://www.bettermarriage.com.au/ [https://www.bettermarriage.com.au/]for more details and resources. Help support our ministry donate at:  https://bit.ly/boundlesslove_donation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support]

Episode 9: Love Is with Kim Sorrelle, Author

Kim began journaling real-life feelings and happenings after receiving a breast cancer diagnosis. Four months later, Steve, her husband, and the love of her life received a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Six weeks later, Kim held him as he took his last breath. Do you ask what is love–in your life, your marriage, in your relationships with your children and family members? Kim continued writing through all of it and beyond. Inspired to explore the world and test her own boundaries,  Kim devoted a year to finding love's true meaning. Her book, Love Is, A Year-Long Experiment Living Out 1 Corinthians 13 Love, chronicles her sometimes funny, scary, and enlightening journey that led to life-changing discoveries found mostly on the streets of Haiti. Join Christina and Javier for this wonderfully engaging conversation about the limitless possibilities love gives us in our everyday lives through patience, kindness, compassion, and forgiveness. Learn about how love is accessible to us, occupies much less energy than anger or hate, and really is living out God’s word in simple ways. As believers, our mission is to love and Kim shows us how to do just that. What is love in your life look like? Are you ready to love more? Bio: Christina and Javier Llerena hit bottom in their marriage over ten years ago and leveraged their faith to dodge divorce. They wrote a testimonial book entitled, "Boundless Love: Healing Your Marriage Before It Begins" to help others find strength in God when they cannot find it in themselves. Founders of Boundless Love Ministry, Javier and Christina are speakers, podcasters, and authors spreading their story of hope to inspire others and have ministered marriage preparation retreats for over 15 years to over 1,000 couples. Boundless  LoveGiveaways: Snag our free Action Guide: "9 Spiritual Principles for a Lasting Marriage" at https://boundlesslove.us/actionguideDonate to Boundless Love Help support our ministry donate at: https://bit.ly/boundlesslove_donation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support]

Episode 8: Empathy Vs. Enabling

How do we take care of ourselves and our spouses during the holidays? So much of walking through this season which can trigger past trauma requires faith. We cannot always see what we desire or wish for in others, in our relationships, in ourselves but we pray and hope for better. We lean on faith when we remember the reason for the season: our relationship with Jesus Christ. It is vital to cultivate empathy in our marriages. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. To walk in their shoes and so healthy marriages require this capacity, ability to love others in a parallel form.  Yet boundaries get blurred and lines can get crossed easily, over time and over years. Or even from the start of the relationship. The holidays can be a challenge to negotiate family time, traditions, and expectations. To understand our partners’ needs and uphold our own. How can we better discern what is giving out of empathy versus giving up out of enabling? We are precious children of God. We deserve the best as does our partner but our job is to remember that our faith will lead us to the right holiday path no matter our circumstances. Come join Christina Llerena, co-author of Boundless Love: Healing Marriage Before It Begins talk about the distinction between empathy and enabling in your marriage especially as it may come up during Boundless  LoveGiveaways: Donate to Boundless Love at: https://bit.ly/boundlesslove_donations Snag our free Action Guide: "9 Spiritual Principles for a Lasting Marriage" at https://boundlesslove.us/actionguide --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support [https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/boundlesslove/support]