Not Knowing vs. Not Doing

Not Knowing vs. Not Doing

From The Save The Marriage Podcast by Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

April 1, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 595

About this episode

This episode explores the underlying reasons why individuals feel stuck in a marriage crisis and challenges the assumption that more information or willpower is the solution.

You know something is wrong. You might even know, in some general sense, what needs to change. But you're still stuck. Maybe you've tried things. Maybe you've researched, listened, read. Maybe you've had the conversations, made the gestures, given it time. And yet... here you are. There's a reason for that. And it's not what most people assume. Most people in a marriage crisis think they're stuck because of one thing: they either don't have the right information, or they can't seem to act on what they know. Pick one. Figure out which one is your problem. Fix it. Except it's almost never that simple. And treating it that simple is part of why the stuck feeling persists. In this episode of the Save The Marriage Podcast, I'm digging into the real reason most people can't move forward — and why the answer isn't more information, and it isn't just willpower either. There's something underneath the stuck feeling that nobody talks about. And until you name it, you'll keep doing what you've been doing. Which, as you've probably noticed, isn't working. Listen below. (Or find the Save The Marriage Podcast on your favorite podcast app — search "Save The Marriage.") RELATED RESOURCES: Save…

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Host: Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D.

Topics covered

  • marriage crisis
  • stuck feeling
  • personal growth
  • information vs action
  • emotional barriers

Keywords

  • marriage
  • crisis
  • stuck
  • information
  • willpower
  • change
  • emotional barriers

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