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It‘s not enough to have your marriage survive. We want your marriage to thrive! Bringing unique perspectives from counseling individuals and couples in the church, the law, and the military, Bryon and Jennifer Harvey bring a wealth of experience and perspective to Operation: Thriving Marriage.
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
Ep 34 - Divorce is an Option
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Divorce is not desirable. It is definitely not what we want for your marriage, but the reality is that divorce is an option. When pretending that divorce is not an option it prevents us from dealing with the issues that lead to divorce. We can’t prevent divorce by saying it’s not an option. We can only prevent divorce by dealing with the issues that lead to divorce.
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Ep 33 - The Signs of a Thriving Marriage
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
A thriving marriage is not something you arrive at but rather a journey you’re on. This episode discusses some of the signs you will see when a marriage is thriving.
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Ep 32 - Managing Difference in Parenting
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Becoming parents is not the purpose of marriage. Parenting, however, can lead to conflicts in marriage when you, as a couple, don’t agree on how to handle things. It’s important to manage the Unexpectations around parenting. If you don’t it will keep your marriage from thriving.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Ep 31 - Who Completes You?
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Does your spouse complete you? Is that the biblical vision for marriage?
Well, the answer is no. The one who completes us is God not our spouse. A thriving marriage is not a couple completing each other. A thriving marriage is two people complete in Christ growing in holiness together. Your marriage will thrive when you look to God to complete you and your spouse to be your partner in growing to be more fit for the kingdom of God.
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Ep 30 - Normal Marital Hatred?
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
According to an article in the Washington Post by Terrence Real there is a normal amount of marital hatred. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/09/23/marriage-relationships-conflict/
Is that true? Is there a normal amount of hatred in marriage? Well, Jesus calls us to love our enemies. If that’s true then even more so then we should love our spouses. Hate does not have a place in Christianity at all much less, in marriage. Yet, in marriage we will not always be happy. There will be times when we aren’t happy in marriage but that should not lead us to hate our spouses.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Ep 29 - When Support isn’t Supportive
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Marriage exists to help to people become more fit to fulfill the purpose that God has for them. One of the ways we do that is by supporting each other. To be effective at this we need to match the right support to the need. Support can be emotional, tangible, or informational. Each one is necessary at different times to make a marriage thrive.
You can find the article Jen references in this episode at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shared-existence/202209/how-common-misunderstanding-leads-so-many-couples-conflict
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Ep 28 - Weathering the Storms
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Marriages go through natural phases of development. In this episode, Bryon and Jen apply Bruce Tuckman’s theory of group development to our marriages and use his observations to help us navigate the storms we all face in marriage.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Ep 27 - Home for the Holidays!?
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Holidays can be very stressful for a marriage. The Unexpectations (unmet expectations that are unvoiced, unshared, or unreasonable) that crop up during the holidays can create significant conflicts in a marriage. In this episode, Bryon and Jen talk about navigating the conflicts that often occur during the stressful holiday season.
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Ep 26 - What Does the Bible Say About Gender Roles
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
In this episode Bryon and Jen discuss the theology of gender and what the Bible says about gender roles in marriage.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Ep 25 - Love is a Choice
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
What do you do if you find someone other than your spouse attractive? Is it okay to find someone other than your spouse attractive?
There are attractive people out there. Seeing attractive people is unavoidable. You can control what you think about and how you look at attractive people.
Three things can help you deal with feelings of attraction:
- Choose to love your spouse.
- Take every thought captive. Control what you think about.
- Accentuate the positive aspects of your spouse