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· 57 min· Episode 170

Making Your Spouse Your Best Friend

Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage

About this episode

Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley emphasize that a strong marriage rests on friendship! Author and speaker, Becky Harling discusses how a past breast cancer diagnosis reshaped her priorities toward intentional friendships. She highlights bringing fun and adventure back, expressing gratitude, avoiding complacency, practicing wise vulnerability, and setting boundaries to prevent over-functioning or controlling behavior, including tighter safeguards around opposite-sex friendships. Greg and Erin also encourage reminiscing and flirting. In a listener question, they advise a husband navigating his wife’s perimenopause to stay curious and educate himself.

 

Friend-Wise: Practical Ideas for Richer Relationships

 

Marriage Assessment

 

Understanding Menopause

 

Hope Restored

 

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