“I’m a combat veteran with PTSD and other mental health illnesses. Episodes 1-30 helped me with my thinking tremendously. It helps me sort out all the clutter in my head and heart and how to take the next step forward, especially when I don’t know what to or know how to do it. I am realizing much of the marital distress I go through is from habitual toxic thoughts. I have a long ways to go, but there is much helpful information here.
I’ve been listening for over 2 years now. Some of the episodes on sex specific topics totally push back on my beliefs. Is truth independent from belief or not?
Some of the episodes I try to digest with an open mind, but they feel so foreign to me. The episode on “sex before marriage as a teen and young adult” are difficult ones for me to process, but I am trying - “do what aligns with your integrity” what does that mean? Isn’t that just another way to say, “use your best judge and do what feels right?”
I gave 4 stars because I feel like Amanda is a bit “pro divorce,” like hey if it’s not working out, go get a better marriage. I struggle with this concept because life is hard, marriage is hard, sex is tricky, and it takes relentless forgiveness, service, charity, mercy, empathy, sacrifice and other gospel principles to make a marriage work. And there will be ups and downs that can span years. Life is in constant flux, but many of these episodes can help you guide your marriage through it all.
In short, many episodes are very helpful, and some episodes totally push back on my beliefs and understandings (maybe not bad, but definitely whoaaa…!), and a few episodes I don’t fully agree with, but I am ok to hear other people’s views on them and at least try to process them.”
al-dogg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/06/24