Jeanne and I have just come off of one of the most challenging weeks in our marriage in recent years. A week long vacation missing romance. How did we get to that point !? The anguish I felt as the week went on and I found myself at the end of each day feeling so alone, but how ? We made some memories of a lifetime out there in paradise, things that were so full of awe, gratitude and joy. Due to a few missteps by Jeanne and I in the beginning of our trip things unraveled and caused a wedge betwe...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 290
Neglect, anger, resentment, sadness and pain aren’t the words one might use to describe a week long dream vacation in Hawaii. We’ve always promised you as our audience we would be as transparent as possible. This weeks episode will only further solidify that commitment. Fresh off this weeks vacation in Hawaii we cover that painful details of a trip to paradise and everything that went wrong as it jeopardized the intimacy within our 24 plus year relationship. A wonderful week filled with wonderfu...
Apr 29, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 289
Do you feel like you just can’t take one more thing going wrong ? You are not alone. From early signs of feeling pressure to What the bleep! What else can go wrong !?! We are here to help you. Our journey often presents opportunities to learn and grow. If you aren’t facing challenges you’re in a season of harvest or you aren’t trying hard enough to grow. Yeah, I said it. Where do you turn ? Who can help? Who will give practical examples and allow you the platform to ask questions and learn? I kn...
Apr 22, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 288
Welcome back to another episode of MVSM! I have a story to tell about my fear and failure in my weight loss journey, truth be told we all have a story to tell. What's yours? I know I know life is...Good, every little thing is going to be alright (at least that's the outside version) right? Ever heard the saying " FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION"? I call BS! Failure is always an option and it takes on multiple faces, shapes, and versions ( especially when we make excuses and quit the wrong things becaus...
Apr 15, 2024•47 min•Season 5Ep. 287
It has been a challenge lately. How are we working through these challenges? In this episode of Man vs marriage we talk about Jeannes road to recovery, our struggle with no physical intimacy during this time, managing family dynamics and challenges with communication. While these things aren't new in any relationship without the proper intention your relationship can face some setbacks. With 15 plus years in the marriage improvement journey how successful are we when the times get tough? Your re...
Apr 08, 2024•52 min•Season 5Ep. 286
How does parenting a child with autism affect a marriage ? How does having a child with autism affect a parents life ? Help with parenting and autism. This episode is very vulnerable. Jeanne and I open our hearts about the beauty and the beast known in our life as Autism. There is not a perfectly articulated collection of feel good words for this show, I want to allow it to speak for itself.
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 285
You may not know how much you mean to those around you AND this podcast ! Your experience your victory your struggle and your journey are critical to encourage others in your life. Your story of overcoming may be the only hope others may have , does that put pressure on you ? If you say yes , that’s a good thing with the right perspective. Allow the pressure to become a privilege and rise to the moment. It’s ok to struggle , it’s ok to take a knee and it also ok to hit the gas and overcome ! We ...
Mar 31, 2024•11 min•Season 5Ep. 284
Marriage, I am sure you like every treasure hunter on the planet had a plan...a map…a guide to get it right ! However life doesn’t just stand by and allow your plans to all come true. Nope. Life challenges those plans (AS IT SHOULD) I mean how real is a commitment If there’s never a need for a choice right ? What do you do when your reality doesn’t line up with your goal ? Correct ! You take a step back and evaluate where you are , what got you there , and what is needed to get this show back on...
Mar 19, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 283
Let's talk about parenting for a minute.
Mar 11, 2024•57 min•Season 5Ep. 282
Are you happy? Are you living a fulfilled life? Why are you here? Might read like a big question, I am not talking about the meaning of life...(well maybe I am-ish....). Why are you here at this podcast? Did the question in the subject speak to you? From the impoverished to the billionaire the aforementioned question is considered by us all. Are you a starter stopper mastro of the ole procrasto? This weeks episode is one to share wide and broad. This episode answer the question above as well as ...
Mar 04, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 281
What happens when your relationship changes even if it is for the better? Success is intentional however, it can make you lazy.
Feb 26, 2024•41 min•Season 5Ep. 280
How can we approach tough conversations? Join us for this open discussion as we give you top shelf strategies on having tough conversations. It’s an art form. Warning ! Don’t try this at home UNTIL you consume this episode alone and with your spouse or significant other. Tough conversations require rules of engagement (another excellent episode in our catalog !). This is great for awareness taking action how ever requires nuance in order to achieve a productive direction. Take this amazing oppor...
Feb 19, 2024•42 min•Season 5Ep. 279
Can't you read my mind already?!? Is this you? Come on wife! You have known me for 5 years don't you know what I want without me having to tell you? I think we have all been there. As Shrek would say there are layers to this donkey ha! Yes there are a variety of expectations. They come in many forms and many types of fashion. Some will help and develop you some can seemingly destroy you. How does one know the difference you ask? That is why we have this discussion today, I Quincy Moran will like...
Feb 12, 2024•43 min•Season 5Ep. 278
Welcome back to ANOTHER episode of Man vs Marriage! For our longtime listeners you know better than most, I am rarely at a loss for words. That is something I can no longer say when challenged with a question from Matthew McConaughey's book Green lights, if you haven't read it check it out right here : https://greenlights.com/ The work book he has STUMPED me, I was truly at a loss for words, it taught me a valuable lesson. Its important as you begin to have a launch point and a frame of mind tha...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 277
Welcome back to another episode of Man vs Marriage! You cant always get what you want...You cant always get what you want.... But you can get what you need. Ever heard that song? It's an American classic, Jeanne and I believe you cant get what you wanting or needing something isn't enough, you need a map! We have things we want and need, they aren't going to get themselves done. How, with the busyness of life can we get these things done? We have a large family, we have disabled adult children, ...
Jan 29, 2024•50 min•Season 5Ep. 276
Join us for this listener email edition of the podcast! In this episode of Man vs Marriage we take a look at listener email in regards to Triggers and communication in marriage. I will give my personal take on triggers and how they can affect a marriage. Healthy communication is crucial for a meaningful relationship, how can we face situations and hard conversations in order to reconcile ? In this episode we will give you our opinion as well as strategies that can help work through these types o...
Jan 22, 2024•46 min•Season 5Ep. 275
You've identified your needs as an individual Great! Now how can you take that framework and ensure your needs are met as a marriage? I Quincy Moran had NO idea... Don't you love when a question comes to you and you have no answer....Yes of course you don't. Never fear your fearless and faithful servant Quincy Moran to the rescue... Or is it to my own rescue? Meh either way the rescue is in motion! Now that you have this sweet ride let me teach you how do drive ! What are the primary drivers you...
Jan 15, 2024•43 min•Season 5Ep. 274
In this episode of Man vs Marriage Jeanne and I have an open discussion as we discover what our current needs are we are proud to share this part of our journey with you all. This is raw and unrehearsed, it gives you a framework for how you and your spouse can have this discovery about your needs. Coach Rita taught us about the love tank, we take that illustration and expand it into our needs discussion as we open up the playbook for your benefit. This is primarily dedicate to mine and Jeanne’s ...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 273
What do you need ? Do you even know? it’s recently become a difficult question for me to answer. Ive spent a substantial snout of time rolling forward In order accomplish my goals, life career and health. We all know life always affords us opportunities to grow and a mirror to view that very progress. In those times we grow and change we can loose sight of what our needs are as we are living and serving others. It’s incredibly important to take time and reflect, knowing what your needs are will ...
Jan 01, 2024•34 min•Season 5Ep. 272
Check out this weeks show! So you want to be the best you, You want to take your marriage from ok to good, good to great, Great to AMAZING? How do you let your spouse know you are in the motion to grow?
Dec 25, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 271
Anybody a fan of the Righteous brothers? How about Top Gun? ( Both movies are SOOOO good!) What do these two famous battalions of talent have in common? That's right! The famed song about that loving feeling! How can we revitalize that loving feeling in our relationships? You guessed it, Communication AND THEN...Connection! These two are hand in glove, peanut butter and jelly, Steak and butter, all that AND a bag of chips!( I am sure you get the point by now...) In recent months Jeanne and I hav...
Dec 18, 2023•45 min•Season 5Ep. 270
Welcome back to another episode of Man vs Marriage! My mother always taught me life was hills and valleys, It's like the ocean in a sense now that i think about it the waves roll in not matter how large they are, and they always roll out. Life is full of seasons, sometimes winter lasts a bit longer than expected. It is during those time of change or extended seasons that gaining a new perspective can and WILL be game changer in your life! Have you even noticed gaining clarity on your challenges ...
Dec 16, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 269
It's time for another episode of Man vs Marriage! This weeks show is a listener email episode! Props to one of our new listeners as he takes us inside some of his current struggles. When we decide to get married, there is some type of picture we paint in our minds of what this relationship and its future is gong to look like! What happens, when that picture and reality don't line up? Do we deal and just move along or do we assess the situation and challenge ourself to grow? What's your story? em...
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 268
Over the past 5 years, we have provided you with life changing stories and tools that give you the means to redefine your path in this life. Be a better ( insert your desire here ). The crazy part is it took over 10 years to get myself on a path in order to produce the goods to give you these stories and tools, it didn't happen over night! In the same respect although these tools are constructed in a 1 hour message they often take months and years in order to develop as a part of your lifestyle....
Nov 27, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 267
Guy talk provided an interesting conversation not long ago. I wouldn't say I live under a rock any any means I can say however, I am not hype on the latest lingo haha! I am not the guru for recent music and some of the culture has passed me by some of which is speeding down the road on the wrong side of the lines anyway. Todays story struck me quite hilariously and i wanted to share this little gem with you all, on the inside there is a question for you as well! Reporting live from vacation in I...
Nov 21, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 266
What do you notice about your relationship? Jeanne and I have noticed that life is living us, we aren't living life. We identified this during the course of recording the podcast and I knew right away that we ceded ground once taken in victory to some of our biggest foes: being busy and complacency. Once you have lost connection, how do you devise a plan and execute it in order to recapture territory and maintain steady pressure against complacency? How do you approach this topic? What would a r...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 265
Welcome back to another episode of Man Vs Marriage the podcast! Today we proudly engage our audience with another episode of LISTENER EMAIL! The struggle is real Y'all! Jeanne and I are certainly NO stranger to the difficulties and pitfalls that can be created in marriage. In todays episode we read an email from a Jack that has made some mistakes in his relationship, those mistakes and misunderstandings led to a 9 year period of hard feelings, disconnect, and painful emotional struggle. I am dee...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 265
The finally of this 2 part series Who decides when we have sex. For many couples this question looms in the back of your mind ( both men and women ). In this 2nd unscripted installment we follow up on episode one and what it looks like after listening to ourselves and our differing points of view. Interestingly enough we both had the idea that the other decides. What is your story? Have you had this discussion? Is there certainty or uncertainty in this area of your life littered with unmet expec...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 5Ep. 264
Husbands and Wife's I have a question! Have you ever asked yourself the question; Who decides when we have sex? In this episode I propose the question to Jeanne in an open unrehearsed discussion! Here is a bit of a teaser, WE DONT AGREE on who decides! While that probably comes to a shock to absolutely NO ONE :) It was important for me to let you hear us work through the challenges in a live and unedited discussion. I will have you know, it is not pretty, BUT not all things necessary are pretty ...
Oct 23, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 263
Is your marriage suffering due to mistrust? How can that be overcome? What does a way forward look like? After episode 1 our Jack answered some outstanding questions Jeanne and I had. This Great feedback from our Jack in his quest to overcome mistrust in his relationship truly helped bring context to some of the missing questions Jeanne and I had to help him! If you haven't listened to Ep 1 check this out : https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5bb66728-b06f-4836-b40a-5f10389d1dd6 During this epis...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 262
