Stop Calling Yourself Your FAILURES

About this episode

Brad and Bill Rieser discuss how self-perception impacts marriage and the importance of identity in building a healthy relationship.

What if the biggest thing holding your marriage back… is how you see yourself? In this episode, Brad sits down with Bill Rieser to unpack a foundational truth most couples miss: you can’t build a healthy marriage with a broken identity. Bill shares his redemption story from addiction, infidelity, and nearly getting a divorce… to a complete transformation through Jesus. But the turning point wasn’t behavior modification...it was identity. This conversation dives deep into how: • We label ou...

People in this episode

Host: Brad Rhoads

Guest: Bill Rieser

Topics covered

• marriage
• identity
• redemption
• addiction
• infidelity
• transformation

Keywords

• marriage
• identity
• redemption
• addiction
• infidelity
• transformation
• self-perception

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