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The Remarried Life 
​Podcast


​Hosted by Brian Mayer
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The Remarried Life Podcast is the weekly show will help you navigate the often complicated world of divorce, remarriage, and blended families.  The host Brian Mayer provides strategies, tips, advice on this challenging phase of life by interviewing experts and people like you to share their story of what works.  You will learn lots about communication, conflict resolution, trust, intimacy, parenting, and much more.   
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​Session 179: Top 10 Life Hacks for the Busy Blended Family (Mar 2, 2021)

​Session 178: The Power of a Relationship Building Workshop (Feb 23, 2021)

​Session 177: Parental Alienation and What to Do About It (Feb 16, 2021)

​Session 176: Keep It Simple - 4 Mantras for Love by Thich Nhat Hanh (Feb 9, 2021)

​Session 175: Take Your Blended Family from the "Hot Mess Express" to "Organization Station" (Feb 2, 2021)

​Session 174: Forgiveness with Relationship Coach Emily Hill (Jan 19, 2021)

​Session 173: What Do You Want to Do With The Rest of Your Life?  Find Out Like I Did! (Jan 12, 2021)

​Session 172: Using the Enneagram to Learn More About Yourself and Your Partner (Jan 5, 2021)

​Session 171: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family - Part 3:  Making and Recognizing Attempts (Dec 29, 2020)

​Session 170: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family - Part 2: Accepting Influence (Dec 22, 2020)

Session 169: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family - Part 1:  Living Your Values (Dec 15, 2020)

Session 168: Do Something Your Stepchild Remembers Forever (Dec 8, 2020)

​Session 167: His Needs - Respect (Dec 1, 2020)

​Session 166: Her Needs - Love (Nov 24, 2020)

Session 165: A Time for Healing? (Nov 17, 2020)

Session 164: Do You Support Each Other's Goals (Nov 10, 2020)

Session 163: Are You a Politically Mismatched Couple? (Oct 27, 2020)

Session 162: Stop Trying to Change What Goes On in the Other House (Oct 20, 2020)

Session 161: Remarriage and Mental Health (Oct 13, 2020)

​Session 160: Do The Opposite in Your Remarriage for One Week (Oct 6, 2020)

Session 159: Have You Fallen Out of Love or Is It Something Else? (Sept 29, 2020)

Session 158: Are You Only Staying in Your Marriage For Your Kids? (Sept 22, 2020)

Session 157: Can You Be Friends With Your Ex Spouse? (Sept 15, 2020)

Session 156: The Rashomon Effect on Your Remarriage  (Sept 8, 2020)

Session 155: COVID-19 Differences with your Ex-Spouse  (Sept 1, 2020)

Session 154: What is Emotional Infidelity?  (Aug 25, 2020)

Session 153: Put Your Oxygen Mask on First and Take Care of Yourself  (July 28, 2020)

Session 152: Teach Your Blended Family to Be Free by Judging Less (July 21, 2020)

Session 151: Remarriage Rehab: Part 3 - New Behaviors (July 14, 2020)

Session 150: Remarriage Rehab: Part 2 - Reducing Cognitive Distortions (July 7, 2020)

Session 149: Remarriage Rehab: Part 1 - Disconnecting From The Past (June 30, 2020)

Session 148: 3 Easy Steps to Making Big Blended Family Decisions (June 23, 2020)

Session 147: "I'm Done" - Thinking About Another Divorce? (June 16, 2020)

Session 146: We Need to Listen More (June 9, 2020)

Session 145: How to Stay Fully Present in Your Remarriage (June 2, 2020)

Session 144: Shared Parenting - 3 Guiding Principles (May 26, 2020)

Session 143: It's Okay To Be Different in a Blended Family (May 19, 2020)

Session 142: Stepparenting:  Perfection Not Needed (May 12, 2020)

Session 141: [ENCORE] Are Spiritual or Religious Differences Causing Problems in Your Remariage? (May 5, 2020)

Session 140: Creative Ideas to Help Kids With Social Distancing (Apr 28, 2020)

Session 139: Stay Connected in Your Blended Family (Apr 21, 2020)

Session 138: Transitions in Blended Families in Uncertain Times (Apr 14, 2020)

Session 137: Stepparenting is Hard! (Apr 7, 2020)

Session 136: The Benefits of Gratitude in Your Blended Family (Mar 31, 2020)

Session 135: Dealing With Anxiety When Direction is Unknown (Mar 24, 2020)

Session 134: 5 Ways to Help Bio and Step Kids Reduce Fear and Worry (Mar 17, 2020)

Session 133: Having the Tough Conversations in Your Remarriage (Mar 10, 2020)

Session 132: How to Get Your Relationship Out of the Dry Place (Mar 3, 2020)

Session 131: You Need These Three Types of Blended Family Couples in Your Life (Feb 25, 2020)

​Session 130: How to Change Your Mindset Toward Your Blended Family (Feb 18, 2020)

Session 129: Valentines Day Remarriage  Family Traditions (Feb 11, 2020)

Session 128: Do You Have Voices in Your Head When Arguing With Your Spouse? (Feb 4, 2020)

Session 127: How to Have the Best Family Meeting (Jan 28, 2020)

Session 126: Heap Burning Coals on Their Heads (Jan 21, 2020)

Session 125: When Your Ex-Spouse Parenting Style is Different (Jan 14, 2020)

Session 124: Reduce Screen Time in Your Stepfamily (Jan 7, 2020)

Session 123: Stop Making Assumptions about Your Partner (Dec 31, 2019)

​Session 122: Stepfamily Development Part 3 The Later Stage (Dec 24, 2019)

​Session 121: Stepfamily Development Part 2 The Middle Stage (Dec 17, 2019)

​Session 120: Stepfamily Development Part 1 The Early Stage (Dec 10, 2019)

​Session 119: [ENCORE] Boundaries in Relationships (Dec 3, 2019)

​Session 118:   [ENCORE] Food, Connections, and Blended Families  (Nov 26, 2019)

Session 117:   Stepfamilies and Finances with Ron Deal, Greg Pettys, and David Edwards (Nov 19, 2019)

Session 116:   Are You A Chaser or a Defender in Conflict? (Nov 12, 2019)

Session 115:   Giving Your Spouse The Benefit of the Doubt (Nov 5, 2019)

Session 114:   Supporting Each Other's Passions (Oct 29, 2019)

Session 113:   Affairs and Betrayals:  Part 3 – New Construction (Oct 22, 2019)

​Session 112:   Affairs and Betrayals:  Part 2 – Demolition Time (Oct 15, 2019)

​Session 111:  Affairs and Betrayals:  Part 1 – Stopping and Assessing (Oct 8, 2019)

​Session 110:  Focusing on the Positives in Your Spouse for 24 Hours (Oct 1, 2019)

​Session 109:  What to Do When Your Spouse Won't Come to Church (Sep 24, 2019)

​Session 108:  Learn How to Date Again (Sep 17, 2019)

Session 107:  3 Small Questions to Get Big Results in Your Relationship (Sep 10, 2019)

Session 106:  Learning Through The Mess of Life (Sep 3, 2019)

Session 105:  Emotion is Important in Your Remarriage (Aug 27, 2019)

Session 104: How to Deal With a High Conflict Bio Parent ​(Aug 20, 2019)

Session 103: Staying Mentally Healthy in Your Remarriage ​(Aug 13, 2019)

Session 102: Who's Fault is Your Divorce? ​(Aug 6, 2019)

Session 101: Married Again, But Still Grieving Divorce? ​(July 30, 2019)

Session 100: How to Make Your Marriage Work This Time ​(July 23, 2019)

Session 99: Stepfamily Styles - Which One are You? ​(July 16, 2019)

Session 98: It Might Be True, But Should You Say It? ​(July 9, 2019)

Session 97: Are You Contemplating Divorce Again? ​(July 2, 2019)

Session 96: How to Handle "Not Your Kids" ​(June 25, 2019)

Session 95: Did Your Parents Married Life Affect Your Married Life?   ​(June 18, 2019)

Session 94: Why is Blending So Hard and What to Do About It  ​(June 11, 2019)

Session 93: How to Reframe Your Mind Toward Your New Family  ​(June 4, 2019)

Session 92: Top 10 Parenting Episodes from The Remarried Life  ​(May 28, 2019)

Session 91: Be Different for 21 Days  ​(May 21, 2019)

Session 90: Signs You Are An Insecure Parent  ​(May 14, 2019)

Session 89: Who Comes First, Your Spouse or Your Kids?  ​(May 7, 2019)​

Session 88: Make Everyday Count in Your Blended Family  ​(Apr 30, 2019)​

Session 87: The Most Powerful Human Connectors  ​(Apr 23, 2019)​

Session 86: Encouragement With Second Chances  ​(Apr 16, 2019)​

Session 85: Making Remarriage Last With the 5 P’s  ​(Apr 9, 2019)​

Session 84: Are Money Differences Caused by Your Values ​(Apr 2, 2019)​

Session 83: The History of Divorce 26:03 ​(Mar 26, 2019)​

Session 82: 6 Things I am Embarrassed to Admit in My Remarriage - 22:51 ​(Mar 19, 2019)​

Session 81: Birth Order Changes in a Blended Family​ - 24:05 ​(Mar 12, 2019)​

Session 80: New Stepmom Tips​ - 23:59 ​(Mar 5, 2019)​

Session 79: The Impact of Divorce on Children​ - 24:54 ​(Feb 26, 2019)​

Session 78: The 5 Stages of Romantic Relationships​ - 21:47 ​(Feb 19, 2019)​

Session 77: How to Deal With Wanting to Give Up​ - 24:54 ​(Feb 12, 2019)​

Session 76: Are Religious or Spiritual Differences Causing Problems in Your Remarriage? - 24:31 
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(Feb 5,
 2019)​

Session 75: Is A Prenuptial Agreement a Good Idea for Remarriage - 21:26 (Jan 29, 2019)​

Session 74: Is Alcohol an Issue in Your Remarriage - 25:56 (Jan 22, 2019)​

Session 73: Let's Stop Comparing Our Blended Family to Others - 24:14 (Jan 15, 2019)​

Session 72: How Humor Can Help Your Remarriage - 21:36 (Jan 8, 2019)​

Session 71: Purposeful Relationships with the Whole Family - 21:45 (Jan 1, 2019)​

Session 70: Dropping Off and Picking Up The Kids - 20:39 (Dec 25, 2018)​

Session 69: Anger and Making Decisions About the Kids - 23:02 (Dec 18, 2018)​

Session 68: What the Bible Says About Divorce and Remarriage? - 26:57 (Dec 11, 2018)​

Session 67: Nothing is Working, Now What? - 20:48 (Dec 4, 2018)​

Session 66: New Traditions for Kids in a Blended Family - 20:56 (Nov 27, 2018)​

Session 65: Distressing Events During a Remarriage - 21:58 (Nov 20, 2018)​

Session 64: My Depression and My Divorce - 26:42 (Oct 23, 2018)​

Session 63: Food, Connections, and the Blended Family - 23:15 (Oct 16, 2018)​

Session 62:  Greetings and Goodbyes - 21:03 (Oct 9, 2018)​

Session 61:  10 Ways to Make Marriage Better the Second Time - 26:59 (Oct 2, 2018)​

Session 60:  Physical Fitness During Divorce and Remarriage - 25:05 (Sept 25, 2018)​

Session 59:  Community Support for Blended Families - 20:25 (Sept 18, 2018)​

Session 58:  Who Suffers More in a Divorce?  Men or Women? - 24:37 (Sept 11, 2018)​

Session 57:  Pivotal Moments in the Life of a Relationship - 25:20 (Sept 4, 2018)​

Session 56:  Projecting Past Hurts onto Your Partner - 21:36 (Aug 28, 2018)​

Session 55: Does Praying as a Couple Work? Length - 23:37  (Aug 21, 2018)​

Session 54: When Your Teen Doesn't Want to Live With You Anymore  (Aug 14, 2018)​

Session 53: 7 Reasons to Wait to Get Remarried  (Aug 7, 2018)​

Session 52: New Stepdad Tips  (July 31, 2018)​

Session 51: Am I Disagreeing or Being Negative?  (July 24, 2018)​

Session 50: The Remarriage of the Century - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle  (July 17, 2018)​

​Session 49: How The State of Your Marriage Can Impact Your Health  (July 10, 2018)​
Show Length - 20:57

​Session 48: What We Need to Be A Happy Couple  (July 3, 2018)​
Show Length - 24:38

​Session 47: Is Technology Bringing Us Closer Together or Driving Us Farther Apart  (June 26, 2018)​
Show Length - 24:26

​Session 46: What to Do When You Have Trouble With Your Significant Other's Family  (June 19, 2018)​
Show Length - 27:28

​Session 45: How Much Should You Communicate with Your Ex  (June 12, 2018)​
Show Length - 21:07

​Session 44:  Learn to Respect Each Other's Differences (June 5, 2018)​
Show Length - 21:17

Session 43: Remarriage When Your Spouse Has No Children (May 29, 2018)​
Show Length - 21:17

Session 42: Couples Mindfulness Exercise - Mindfulness Mini-Series Part 3 of 3 (May 22, 2018)​
Show Length - 27:25

Session 41: Individual Mindfulness Exercise - Mindfulness Mini-Series Part 2 of 3 (May 15, 2018)​
Show Length - 20:07

​Session 40: Intro to Mindfulness - Mindfulness for Remarriage Mini-Series Part 1 of 3 (May 8, 2018)​
Show Length - 22:48

​Session 39: 4 Stepfamily Myths to Stop Believing (May 1, 2018)​
Show Length - 21:36

Session 38: Parenting Through the Guilt of Divorce (Apr 24, 2018)​
Show Length - 20:33

Session 37: Sound Relationship Habits Part 3 of 3 - Conflict Management & Building Life's Dreams
​(Apr 17
, 2018)​
​Show Length - 26:43

Session 36: Sound Relationship Habits Part 2 of 3 - Building a Friendship (Apr 10, 2018)​
Show Length - 21:57

​Session 35: Sound Relationship Habits Part 1 of 3 - Intro and Building Love Maps (Apr 3, 2018)​
Show Length - 23:37

Session 34: Small Moments in Marriage Can Make Big Impacts (Mar 27, 2018)​
Show Length - 23:57

​Session 33: 4 Ways to Deal with Relationship Problems (Mar 20, 2018)​
Show Length - 22:33

Session 32: Learn How to Forgive (Mar 13, 2018)​
Show Length - 25:21

Session 31: Healthy Ways to Communicate With Your Ex-Spouse (Mar 6, 2018)​
Show Length - 25:58

​Session 30: The Six Levels of Communication (Feb 27, 2018)​
Show Length - 29:44

Session 29: The Five Types of Intimacy (Feb 20, 2018)​
Show Length - 28:40

​Session 28: How Do I Love Thee (Feb 13, 2018)​
Show Length - 28:19

​Session 27: Communicating Fairly in Marriage (Feb 6, 2018)​
Show Length - 29:35

​Session 26: 5 More Great (and Cheap) Rituals of Connection (Jan 30, 2018)​
Show Length - 28:04

Session 25: 25 Great (and Cheap) Rituals of Connection (Jan 23, 2018)​
Show Length - 31:09

​Session 24: Does My Stepchild Hate Me? (Jan 16, 2018)​
Show Length - 25:51

​Session 23: Freedom and Security in Relationships (Jan 9, 2018)​
​Show Length - 26:06

​Session 22: Role Reversal in Remarriage (Jan 2, 2018)​
Show Length - 28:43

Session 21: The Golden Ratio in Marriage (Dec 26, 2017)​
​Show Length - 23:58

​Session 20: Boundaries in Relationships (Dec 19, 2017)​
​Show Length - 27:56

​Session 19: Have You Healed from Your Previous Marriage? (Dec 12, 2017)​
​Show Length - 29:19

Session 18:  Pre Blended Family Counseling (Dec 5, 2017)​
Show Length - 29:26

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