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#71 - Marriage Phase ULTIMATE: The Ultimate Phase

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/03/09

The ultimate phase of marriage. Listen for more. Youtube: Marriage is the Best - YouTube 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription,

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35:14

#70 - Marriage and Stress

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/03/02

Peter talks about marriage stress and how to manage it! Coping, caring, emotional and physical intimacy, all the things needed in order to move through and protect your marriage from stress! 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr

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35:01

#69 - Marriage and Codependency

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/02/23

Peter talks about wanting to update the tone and direction of the pod. Codependence is a bummer of a relationship system. Peter talks about his and Becca's history with codependency, why codependency doesn't work, and the first step for getting out of it. 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and

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32:12

#68 - Marriage Phase X: Disruption

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/02/16

Peter discusses the disruptive phase that children create in a marriage, how it impacts the different stages, how children are different than the disruption that they cause, and things to consider when it comes to managing disruptions in marriage. 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion

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23:19

#67 - I Hate Valentines Day

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/02/09

Peter does not really like or enjoy Valentines Day. Find out why and how to fix your Valentines Day tradition! Enjoy! This is the end. 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust,

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33:22

#66 - Marriage and POLITICS!

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/02/02

TRIGGER WARNING! Peter talks about marriage and politics. Establishing dialogue, connecting with your partner, rhythms of connection, foundational values and vehement disagreements are covered! Check it out!101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and

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56:39

#65 - Josiah: Cross Cultural Marriage

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/01/26

Josiah and Peter sit down to talk about early marriage phases, values, conflict, and the impact of culture on marriage. 101 Questions to Ask Before You're Married, Norman Wright Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The

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35:20

#64 - Marriage Phase 3: Teamwork

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/01/19

It is time for Phase 3! We discuss what happens when couples move out of disillusionment and into the next phase of their lives. Enjoy! Join the giveaway! One more week! Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love

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26:23

#63 - Year in Review MITB 2025

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/01/12

Marriage is the Best Year in Review!!! We talk numbers, we talk downloads, we talk about the year, we thank you for listening! We are doing a giveaway legal description will be at the bottom of the show notes. Enjoy! Marriage is the BEST!Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim

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29:11

#62 - Disillusionment: Tasks, Pitfalls, Intimacy, Rhythm

Marriage is the Best ·

2026/01/05

What do we do during the second phase of marriage in order to move through healthy and set up the future successfully? Disillusionment: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be. Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr

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29:03

#61 - Marriage Phase 2: Disillusionment

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/12/29

Disillusionment: a feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be. Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain

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45:39

#60 - Honeymoon: Pitfalls, Sex, Affairs, Priorities

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/12/22

Peter discusses the pitfalls and priorities of the honeymoon phase, the dangers of sexual contact in this phase, the engagement of values, what to do and what to avoid. Enjoy!Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The

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30:16

#59 - Stage 1: The Honeymoon Stage

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/12/15

Peter discusses the initial stage of relationships the goods, the bads, and the ugly. Enjoy!Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Leave a 5* review and help us destroy the Gottman's

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41:16

#58 - Marriage and Development Part 1

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/12/08

Peter jumps back into marital development as the topic of the day and explores the idea of what development is and why understanding development equips us to grow in our marriages with hope and not get discouraged in the process. Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love

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27:01

#57 - So Your Relationship is Fading

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/12/01

Peter discusses the natural state of the marriage relationship as one that fades. Walking through an analogy for marriage that includes lines that never touch and are oriented ever so slightly away from one another. Without a system for reinforcing and drawing the marriage together it will naturally and inevitably fade. Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari

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32:03

#56 - Marriage and Managing Defensiveness

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/11/24

Peter discusses the role that defensiveness plays in marriages, sustainability, and development. Enjoy! Brene Brown: Anything she has ever done. The Soul of Shame, Curt Thomson The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Leave a 5* review and help us destroy the

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45:00

#55 - The 7 Stages of Marriage

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/11/17

Peter explores The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita DeMaria and Sari Harrar. In their book the authors explore the seven stages of marriage across the lifespan including: The Passion Stage, The Realization Stage, The Rebellion Stage, The Cooperation Stage, The Reunion Stage, The Explosion Stage, and The Completion Stage. Thanks for checking out the pod! The 7 Stages of Marriage: Laughter, Intimacy, and Passion Today, Tomorrow, Forever by Rita

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23:14

#54 - Emotional Ownership

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/11/10

Taking ownership of our emotions and not taking ownership for our partners is one of the many principles that make marriage work. Peter discusses the differences between taking influence from your partner and taking responsibility for their emotions. Enjoy! Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Leave a 5* review and help us destroy the Gottman's podcast. X account:

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34:27

#53 - What's Next?

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/11/03

So, you know and understand the Sustainable System Model for Marriage (SSMM). Peter discusses what he normally finds once couples and individuals understand the model and how to manage through. Enjoy!Mr. Universe, Jim Gaffigan Atomic Habits, James Clear Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Leave a 5* review and help us destroy the Gottman's podcast. X account: @marriagebestpod Email: marriageisthebest@yahoo.com Leave us a

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34:25

#52 - The Sustainable System Model for Marriage (SSMM)

Marriage is the Best ·

2025/10/27

The culmination of one year of podcasting. The system developed to help you sustain your marriage throughout time no matter what. Thank you to Becca for her support and love in this long arduous process. Trust, Henry Cloud The Love Prescription, Gottman Hooked: The Brain Science on How Casual Sex Affects Humans Leave a 5* review and help us destroy the Gottman's podcast. X account: @marriagebestpod Email: marriageisthebest@yahoo.com Leave us a voicemail: 612-361-9615 Gottman TED

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