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Dealing With Your Child’s Divorce

It’s hard to describe the pain of walking through your child’s divorce. Here are some ways to deal with the hurt and be a safe place and a firm foundation for them.

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Finding Restoration When Love is Gone (Part 2 of 2)

What do you do if your spouse says “I don’t love you anymore”? Dr. David Clarke offers guidance and hope as he discusses how you can navigate a marital crisis and help restore lost love. He explains why couples drift apart, what to do if your spouse is having an affair, how to practice tough …

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Finding Restoration When Love is Gone (Part 1 of 2)

What do you do if your spouse says “I don’t love you anymore”? Dr. David Clarke offers guidance and hope as he discusses how you can navigate a marital crisis and help restore lost love. He explains why couples drift apart, what to do if your spouse is having an affair, how to practice tough …

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Why and How to Pursue a Healing Separation

Focus on the Family is dedicated to bringing healing and restoration to couples who are struggling in their marriage. But God’s design for marriage never included abuse, violence or coercive control. Even emotional abuse can bruise or severely harm a person’s heart, mind and soul. If you are in an abusive relationship, go to a …

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Trusting God to Redeem Your Broken Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

Dave and Kirsten Samuel describe how God’s grace and healing helped saved their marriage which was nearly destroyed by his pornography addiction and her struggles with PTSD, anxiety, and suicidal depression. (Part 2 of 2)

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Trusting God to Redeem Your Broken Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

Dave and Kirsten Samuel describe how God’s grace and healing helped saved their marriage which was nearly destroyed by his pornography addiction and her struggles with PTSD, anxiety, and suicidal depression. (Part 1 of 2)

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Reclaiming Hope and Safety in a Destructive Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

Drawing from her years of work as a counselor and her own life experience, Leslie Vernick offers guidance and hope to women who are in need of finding safety and healing from an abusive marriage. (Part 2 of 2)

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Reclaiming Hope and Safety in a Destructive Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

Drawing from her years of work as a counselor and her own life experience, Leslie Vernick offers guidance and hope to women who are in need of finding safety and healing from an abusive marriage. (Part 1 of 2)

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Finding My Inner Handyman for My Wife

How many years does it take a husband to replace a light fixture for his wife?

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Restoring Trust After Pornography Addiction

Restoring trust in light of your spouse’s pornography addiction

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Giving Your Marriage a Second Chance (Part 2 of 2)

Speaker and author Juana Mikels shares the dramatic story of how she abandoned her marriage after three years, found faith in Jesus Christ and reconciled with her husband. (Part 2 of 2)

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Giving Your Marriage a Second Chance (Part 1 of 2)

Speaker and author Juana Mikels shares the dramatic story of how she abandoned her marriage after three years, found faith in Jesus Christ and reconciled with her husband. (Part 1 of 2)

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How to Help Someone in an Abusive Relationship

You may want to know how to help and support someone you love who’s in an abusive relationship. Here are several ways that can enable you to be there for them.

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Knowing Our Weaknesses, Finding God’s Strength

Trisha Davis explains how her tendency to be a rule-follower, and her husband’s tendency to be a rule-breaker, set them up for disaster when their marriage was tested. Hear how they found healing in Christ.

What To Do About Toxic Behavior in Marriage

If you’re in a chronically unhappy marriage, you may feel trapped and hopeless. But transformational options exist for those in a stressful marriage.

Overcoming the Obstacles of Infidelity (Part 2 of 2)

Overcoming the Obstacles of Infidelity (Part 2 of 2)

Bob and Audrey Meisner share the dramatic story of how their seemingly “perfect” marriage was nearly destroyed by an affair. They offer hope for marriages damaged by infidelity as they describe how God’s grace led them along the hard road to reconciliation and restored their marriage. (Part 2 of 2)

Overcoming the Obstacles of Infidelity (Part 1 of 2)

Overcoming the Obstacles of Infidelity (Part 1 of 2)

Bob and Audrey Meisner share the dramatic story of how their seemingly “perfect” marriage was nearly destroyed by an affair. They offer hope for marriages damaged by infidelity as they describe how God’s grace led them along the hard road to reconciliation and restored their marriage. (Part 1 of 2)

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Setting Boundaries to Create Safety: Healing an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

If emotional abuse is present in your relationship, setting boundaries is crucial. If you think your safety’s at stake, learn the steps to effectively set boundaries.

A Marriage Worth Saving?

Two wounded souls discover what it takes to restore a relationship in ruins

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Little Things That Spark Marriage Arguments

Determine to do whatever it takes to learn to resolve conflict when sparks start marriage arguments. Pursue peace in your marriage and you’ll be on the right path to creating a no-regrets marriage.