Relationship Helpers

Protect your children from pedophiles. Today guest, family therapist Tracy Lamperti has done extensive work with sexual abuse victims. She explains the grooming process that pedophiles use and how prevent it. She provides questions to ask caretakers and facilities where your children interacts.

Growing up with a parent who is lost in addiction causes you to view the world in a different way. Today's guest Kimberly Dewberry discusses how her worldview was skewed in her childhood and the ways that it affected her adult life. Kimberly gives helpful advice on how to overcome unhealthy, codependent habits.

Save yourself the cost of a divorce lawyer and have these discussions now with your spouse to be! Vincent and Laura discuss important questions that you must ask your fiancé. Even if you are already married these questions will benefit your marriage.

Considering adoption? You would like to explore it, but you have some reservations. In this episode, Naomi Quick gives level-headed advice on the decision to adopt and the adoption process.

Sometimes new dads get lost in the excitement of a new baby. Sometimes they feel left out. In today's episode, Vincent and Laura discuss four things wives can say to connect with their husbands.

Learn how to leave a spiritual legacy from Elisa "Lisa" Pulliam. Lisa shares her story of coming to Christ from a non-church home. She gives practical advice on Bible study and spiritual discipline.

Nate Danser of Pure Life Ministries offers advice for those struggling with sexual sin. Nate shares his experience of recovering from this addiction. He gives encouraging tips for men and their wives in similar situations.

After doing extensive planning for a natural child birth, Laura and Vincent describe their experience with a C-section to promote April's National Cesarean Awareness Month which is sponsored by The International Cesarean Awareness Network. Their mission is "to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC)." 

A blended family is when a couple forms and bring children from their previous families together. This undeniably brings in stress for the couple, as roles are questioned - do you replace the children's other mother or father? How do you best treat everyone equally? Willie and Rachel Scott, founders of Better Than Blended, answer these questions and share their secrets to a thriving family.

Abuse in relationships come in many different forms: sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. Sometimes it is difficult for a victim to recognize the abuse. They may have coped by rationalizing it away. In this episode, Laura and Vincent define abuse so that victims may acknowledge it and begin to heal.

Ever avoid being in your own company? A struggle with being single can push you into unhealthy relationships as a way to fight the fear of being alone. Today's guest is Christy Johnson, a former 'Love Junkie' who constantly sought love through others and not through God and herself. She's a speaker, author, and life coach. Her mission is to support women and feed their soul health. She provides hope and tips to healthy singlehood.

Sadly, sexual abuse is rampant. One in four women and one in six men are affected by sexual abuse. In today's episode, Paula Mosher Wallace shares her own experience with childhood sexual abuse, how it affected her adult life and how she has healed from it. You will find many resources in the podcast and show notes.

Our guest today, Holly Ashley, is a domestic violence victim advocate. She describes the signs of domestic abuse and how to get help which include a danger assessment and safety plan. She advocates the need to follow the biblical principles of a loving marriage, and the need to trust God.

The church is the place we go to strengthen our bond with God, even more so when in moments of need. We hear from today's guest, Athena Dean Holtz, on how she got wrapped into a church cult for over 12 years, and how she got out of it.

Have you ever felt like you didn't matter after Valentine's Day? Your spouse remembered and did do something, but it was not what you really wanted. Or your spouse didn't do anything at all, but you didn't mention your disappointment or you shrugged it off. In this episode, we talk about mistakes we make that lead to disappointments and how to fix them.