Episodes
Marriage Benefits-We Don't Just Date For Fun
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Myrtle Alegado: Do you remember when you began to seriously consider getting married? On today’s episode, we’ll talk to newlyweds who will share the progression in their relationship, from meeting, to courtship, and finally to marriage.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INC Media Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years of marriage. I’m your host, Myrtle Alegado, and I’ve...
Published 07/28/22
Supporting Each Other in a Health Crisis
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Myrtle Alegado: A health or medical crisis can have a significant impact on any marriage, but perhaps even more-so for newlyweds. You're still finding your footing early on in your marriage, so how do you ensure you support each other enough to help each other get through this ordeal? We'll find out about Joel and Richelle’s experience in today's episode.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INC Media...
Published 07/14/22
Young Newlywed Entrepreneurs
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Myrtle Alegado: They say that compared to older generations, young people can be very optimistic. They're full of energy and often come up with fresh ideas because they aren't always set in their ways. What does this have to do with today's topic? Stay tuned and find out.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INC Media Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years of marriage. I'm your host,...
Published 07/07/22
Cross Border Love During a Pandemic
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Myrtle Alegado: With today's technology the world doesn't seem so large, and we can easily connect with friends and family. It has even made it easier to find a romantic love interest across borders, or even across the world, and stay in a long-distance relationship. We'll discuss more about this in our episode today.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INC Media Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate...
Published 06/16/22
Age Gaps In Marriage
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Myrtle Alegado: When you hear that someone you know is dating an older person, perhaps several years older. What goes through your mind? Do you form an opinion either way about their relationship because of a potential generational gap. Let's see how the discussion unfolds today with our newlyweds with an age gap.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INCMedia Audio that aims to help newlyweds navigate through the first years...
Published 06/09/22
Managing Time as a Married Couple
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Myrtle Alegado: With the many demands on our daily lives, newly married couples struggle in balancing their time between work, daily tasks, and other obligations. When we find ourselves very busy, is it still a reasonable goal to achieve work-life balance?
Today on the show, we’ll chat with a newlywed couple from Burlingame, California, to talk about how they make time for each other despite their busy schedules, while still...
Published 06/02/22
Myrtle Alegado: Someone catches your eye, his or her personality is attractive, you get along well, and you start falling for this person. You live in the same country, but there's actually a language barrier. Today, we'll meet Michael and Cindy, from Belgium, and they'll share what it was like in the beginning of their cross-cultural relationship and how they're doing now as newlyweds.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast brought to you by INC Media Audio that aims to help newlyweds...
Published 05/26/22
Sharing Common Interests as Newlyweds
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Myrtle Alegado: So you just got married and you’re basking in the giddiness of newlywed bliss. But have you thought about how to build that connection even more with your spouse?
In our last episode, we talked to a couple from Vista. Now let’s travel a few hours north on the I-5 and meet another California couple to discuss the importance of sharing common interests as newlyweds.
Welcome to Happy Life, a podcast...
Published 05/19/22
Parenting Children with Special Needs
Mariel Gutierrez: Hi everyone, you’re listening to the Faith and Family podcast, a Christian family community that aims to promote Christian values for every phase of your family life. I’m Mariel Gutierrez. This week, we have two moms, each with a son born with special needs.
Maribel Aquino: Hi, my name is Maribel Aquino from Pomona, California. I have a three-year-old son named Brennan.
Acelyne Parco Sagabaen: My name is Acelyne...
Published 05/12/22
Buying Your First House as Newlyweds
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Myrtle Alegado: Hi, Happy Life listeners. I'm pretty excited to have the discussion today with our newlywed couple. In my opinion, it's a topic that a lot of newlyweds, and married couples in general, want to know more about but are maybe hesitant to talk about. What is it, you ask? Well, today we'll chat about finances and whether buying a house as newlyweds is feasible.
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Published 05/12/22
Thirdy and Bianca, from London, share what their experience has been like adjusting to newlywed life and to the unexpected surprise of welcoming a baby in the first year of marriage.
Published 05/05/22
In Season 2 of the Happy Life podcast, we’ll continue having honest discussions with newlyweds and of course receive encouraging Bible-based advice to guide all the married couples.
Published 05/05/22
All of us want our marriages to be happy, fulfilled, and blessed. Christine and Marc, newlyweds from Australia, share how putting God first has benefitted their lives and their marriage.
Published 09/09/21
Life during the COVID-19 pandemic is full of adjustments and worry. Now, imagine being frontline essential workers and being newlyweds as well. We hear from Lou and Ray from Grand Rapids, Michigan, about how they handle all the stress and worries they face related to their jobs, so they can keep their marriage strong and happy.
Published 08/12/21
Sean and Vanessa, newlyweds from Victoria, Canada, share what it was like being newlyweds while also facing lockdown and having to quarantine during the COVID-19 global pandemic. We discuss things like daily routine changes to cabin fever, and how having faith can help give you hope.
Published 07/29/21
Planning a wedding is stressful enough without having to do so during a global pandemic. Newlyweds, Kara and Alvin, recall their challenging journey to their wedding day, and share how they were finally able to become husband and wife.
Published 07/15/21
How can modern technology and social media affect the way we communicate with our spouse? Let’s listen to how Janelle and Vic do their best stay emotionally, mentally, and spiritually connected together in this age of the smartphone.
Published 07/01/21
Martin and Erica have been married since 2019. As newlyweds they have experienced some disagreements, which is normal for all married couples. They openly share some of their experiences, and we hear some sound advice on how to resolve disagreements between husband and wife.
Published 06/17/21
Newlyweds make lots of decisions together during the first months and years of marriage. We’ll hear what the process was like for Patrick and Zandrhea, our newlyweds from Calgary, Canada, and also learn what helped them in their decision making along the way.
Published 06/03/21
Before Darnelh and Kim got married, they were in a long distance relationship. Was the topic of expectations something they discussed while they were dating, and how do they express their expectations of each other now that they’re married? More importantly what are God’s expectations of husband and wife?
Published 05/20/21
Communication in marriage is crucial. Our newlyweds, Kurt and Jannelle, have known each other for over a decade, but have been married for a couple of years now. Communication in their relationship has evolved over time, but they’re still learning along the way.
Published 04/29/21
Marriage advice and tips for the newlywed and engaged to be wed couples to get through the first months of marriage, since adjusting can be challenging.
Published 04/22/21
Tips for newlyweds to get through challenges they face in their 1st years of marriage. We ask the Bible for advice on how to have a happy marriage.
Myrtle Alegado (host): As newlyweds, your wedding day was probably one of the most important events in your life to date. So much goes into wedding-planning, and quite often, engaged couples get so focused on the quote/unquote “BIG DAY” that what comes afterwards, the real life , normal day-to-day adjustments, issues and concerns...
Published 04/06/21