The Family Podcast
Join Tracy and Bryan Dwyer every week to talk about marriage and parenting and everything that makes for a healthier family. Find resources to continue the conversation with your family, group, or mentor at pursueGOD.org/family.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 52
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Boundaries with the In-Laws
Today we’re talking about setting boundaries with the in-laws. Most of us love our families and feel most comfortable with our own. When we visit our spouse’s family, we realize how different our upb…
The 10 Laws of Boundaries
Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend are well-known authors and psychologists who have written extensively about boundaries and personal growth. They have outlined ten laws of boundaries to help ind…
How to Set Healthy Boundaries
Boundaries play a vital role in our lives, defining the limits of our identity and creating a sense of ownership. In this episode we explore the significance of boundaries as discussed in the book "B…
Mormon Stories: The Return Missionary Who Became a Youth Pastor - Unveiling Mormonism
Today Jason and Lacie Doman share their story. At 19, Jason went to London to tell people about Mormonism. After he came home, he struggled to maintain his LDS faith. Until one day he attended a Chri…
Managing a Relationship with a Vulnerable Narcissist
In today's episode Bryan and Tracy discuss "vulnerable narcissism" - a sense of superiority and inflated self importance in order to hide deep wounds of inferiority and fear of rejection. Like an add…
Helping Your Kids Deal with Weird Sexual Thoughts
Join Bryan and Tracy in this frank conversation about dealing with weird sexual thoughts, a topic covered in the student section of pursueGOD.org (click here for student topic). While it may be uncom…
Parenting Principle #3: Affirm Your Kids
Every kid – even the most challenging ones – need and deserve affirmation.
The Power of Words
- Think about things people have said to you-both positive and negative things. How did those words impact y…
Parenting Principle #2: Discipline With Love
There’s an ancient parenting paradox: those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Proverbs 13:24
Proverbs 13:24 says “Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those…
Parenting Principle #1 - Put God First in Your Family
If you want to lead your kids to the promised land, follow the timeless advice of Moses to parents and grandparents. The first principle is simple: put God first.
- Standing at the edge of the promised …
Healthy Couples Keep Talking
Show Notes
Love and trust are great, but without the practical skill of good communication, your marriage might not go the distance.
Healthy Couples Fight Right
Healthy couples keep talking, even when i…
Here's How to Earn Trust in Your Marriage
If you want a life-long marriage, trust is essential. It's not something that can be freely given, but must be earned every day. Learn how forgiveness and hard work can help build and restore trust i…
Love Is a Choice, Not Just a Feeling
The first pillar for a healthy, lifelong marriage is to choose love. If you're working from a faulty definition of love, your marriage won’t go the distance.
Stats on Marriage and Divorce:
- In 2022, exp…