Dear Young Married Couple

Marriage Counselors, Adam King, MA, and Karissa King, MA, talk with couples, pastors, and therapists about strengthening your marriage as a busy couple. From communication and finances to parenting, building trust, and cultivating godly desire and intimacy in the bedroom, this podcast equips you with tools to deepen your connection and create a thriving marriage.

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A Challenge to 'GOOD' Couples w/ Rev. Donny Willis
Are you a 'good' couple? In today's episode, Rev. Donny Willis issues a challenge to you and shares so many nuggets of wisdom to help you move from your comfortable place of 'good' to something so much BUTTER. (P.S. He's "The Butter Man" from the Macy's ...
64 min
227
Rebuilding SEXUAL INTIMACY After PORN (A+K on t...
Today we released a podcast episode that was originally aired on the "Husband Material Men" podcast, where CEO, Drew Boa, interviews us on rebuilding Sexual Intimacy after pornography use.   Some of Drew Boa's Resources: Redeemed Sexuality by Drew Boa (b...
34 min
228
Rebuilding EMOTIONAL INTIMACY After PORN (A+K o...
Today we released a podcast episode that was originally aired on the "Husband Material Men" podcast, where CEO, Drew Boa, interviews us on our 5 Steps To Take When Trust Has Been Broken. Here's a link to the free PDF with these steps.   Some of Drew Boa'...
64 min
229
Choosing GROWTH in CRISIS w/ Seth and Melanie S...
"We were in the hardest part of our marriage when Seth was in graduate school becoming a therapist, we had 1-year-old and I had just given birth to our second son two weeks before. Two kids in 15 months was already a lot. Then, Seth came up to me one day...
53 min
230
Going DEEPER at DATE NIGHT - 3 Fun Ideas
It's Friday, which means some of you are doing DATE NIGHT! Here are a few tips from us about going DEEPER at DATE NIGHT! We also share a few practical resources to help you get creative and find novelty in your date night and sex life: Use "DYMC" until 4...
17 min
231
God's PLAN for your MONEY w/ Hunter and Brookel...
"Don’t just pray for blessing. Pray for the capacity for blessing." - One of our favorite quotes from Hunter and Brookelyn during this power-packed episode. Hunter and Brookelyn are a kingdom-minded, successful, young married couple that we had the privi...
59 min
232
The Great SEX RESCUE w/ Sheila Gregoire and Reb...
Does your sex life need a rescue? Today, we have Sheila Wray Gregoire back on the podcast, author of The Good Girl's Guide to Great Sex. She is joined by her daughter and co-author of the The Great Sex Rescue, Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach, and they share ...
46 min
233
Taking RISKS Together as a Married Couple w/ Mi...
This episode was recorded from the Island of Roatan, Honduras. Missionaries Steven and Rachel Jones decided to follow the call of God and make the move from California to Roatan to become missionaries after just a few years of marriage. Listen in to hear...
66 min
234
DESIRE: Reflections from a Single Christian Wom...
“The biggest misstep that we've taken is that we’ve flattened this robust, multi-dimensional, layered, nuanced experience of our sexuality into a one-dimensional act of sex. We’ve flattened this experience into a set do's and don'ts.⁠ ♥️⁠ It’s much easie...
48 min
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3 DANGERS of Being Sexually Closed (The CHURCH,...
The issue of shame, not just about pornography, but shame around sexuality in general, is probably the #1 issue we see in our counseling office. Some are coming into counseling because of sexual issues or they’re coming in for other reasons and, as we di...
34 min
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The FORMULA for Falling in Love and STAYING in ...
In this episode, Kimberly Beam-Holmes, founder of PIES University and CEO of Marriage Helper, shares the 4-step formula for falling in love and staying in love: Attraction Acceptance Attachment Aspiration She also shares important aspects of attraction ...
50 min
237
What You Didn't Know about the FIVE LOVE LANGUA...
We can only hope that you will be as blessed as we were by this interview we had with the New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr. Chapman is best known for his book "The Five Love Languages", but many of you were curious about things th...
36 min
238
Marriage and HISPANIC Culture w/ Adriel and Mag...
🎉 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! Coming to an Amazon near you in February: FUNDAMENTOS Baraja de cartas 🎉♥You guys! We can't tell you how excited we are for this project to come to fruition. So many of you have asked about the DYMC card decks being available in Spani...
74 min
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3 BLENDED FAMILY Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Ma...
3 Blended Family Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage: Putting your children before your spouse Reactive instead of proactive communication Thinking you’re alone in the storm Cynthia shares practical solutions for each of these challenges in this episode...
56 min
240
DISCONNECTION's Powerful INVITATION w/ George F...
"But when you turn off your emotions to the people you love, all it does is create distance. Especially us, as men. We tend to turn off all emotion, even when we don’t need to. That used to be me, but it all changed after I found myself on Ground Zero as...
46 min
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The Day I (Adam) almost Died and What I Learned...
In this episode, Adam and Karissa reflect back on October 8, 2007 - a date that Adam was 10 minutes from death and called Karissa while stuck in the cab of an old truck at the bottom of a 40-ft ravine (while his lung filled up with blood). Listen in to h...
32 min
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A New Year's Resolution for My SEX LIFE? Say Wh...
Every year between 12/26 and 12/31, we sit down with intentionality and map out new habits for each area of our life and marriage - including our sex life! Hope you'll join us LIVE on 1/15/21 @ 5:30pm where we'll share a template for YOUR goal setting se...
22 min
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Do these 5 THINGS to Stay CONNECTED This Week D...
Don't get so caught up with the holiday hurry that you miss out on sweet moments with each other. Try these 5 things to stay connected with your lover this week!   Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyou...
15 min
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QUANTITY vs. QUALITY: One Couple’s Journey to U...
In this episode, we interview Nick and Amy McKinlay, the creators of the Christian marriage app, @ultimateintimacyapp. This couple figured out how to attain and maintain ultimate intimacy, so they created an app for it so that they could help many more c...
50 min
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4 LOVES: Storge. Philia. Eros. Agape. (Nerding ...
4 LOVES Crewneck Sweaters available here.  ♥️⁠ In English, we can love vegan tacos, our golden doodle, Christmas lights, Jeeps, our spouse, and God -- but we call it all "love". The Bible, however, uses FOUR different Greek concepts of love:⁠♥️⁠1. storge...
25 min
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LOVE thy BODY w/ Nancy Pearcey, MA - Author, Ap...
In this interview, we interview Christian apologist Nancy Pearcey on her new book, Love Thy Body. Yes, the title is a little shocking to some, but it is, as she argues, the biblical point of view. The body is created by God and is good. Down through the ...
71 min
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Going to SCHOOL as a Married Couple w/ Curtis H...
"If you’re hesitant in moving forward with your relationship because it might take away from your degree, then you might need to take a step back and think about several other things going on in your relationship.⁠ ♥️ When you make the decision to get ma...
53 min
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The GOOD GIRL'S Guide to Great SEX w/ Sheila Wr...
“My biggest piece of advice for the wedding night: Don’t aim for intercourse, aim for arousal.⁠♥️⁠Christian women experience sexual pain at twice the rate of the general population… so this is OUR problem. I think a large part of that is due to the rushi...
38 min
249
No FRIENDS? Listen to this ASK Episode w/ A+K
We all need connection and we aren't designed to get that solely from our spouse, hence the reason we got asked this question.♥️⁠In this episode, we share some easy-to-learn tips for gaining friends and keeping them. ♥️⁠ Here's the link to How to Win Fri...
17 min
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ASK A+K: "What if your spouse wasn't taught to ...
In today's episode, we featured another question from YOU! "How can a spouse learn to be more empathetic when they were not shown empathy growing up?" We have three answers for you, so listen in on this quick 10-minute episode! :)   Are you enjoying thes...
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