Ep. 135: A Marriage Chat with Shaun

About this episode

Abbie and her husband Shaun discuss how to maintain connection in marriage during stressful times.

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People in this episode

Host: Abbie Halberstadt

Guest: Shaun

Topics covered

• marriage
• parenting
• stress management
• communication
• family dynamics

Keywords

• marriage
• parenting
• stress
• communication
• family

Sponsors

Tighten Your Tinkler, Voetberg Music Academy, Summit Ministries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TakingCaraBabies, The Peaceful Sleeper

Books & works: Matthew 6:33, James 3:1, Ephesians 5:22-6:4, 1 Peter 3:1, Deuteronomy 6:7

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