262: Hope Restored: The Marriage Intensive That Changed Everything

24/04/2025 19 min Temporada 3 Episodio 37
262: Hope Restored: The Marriage Intensive That Changed Everything

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What really happens when your marriage hits a breaking point—and you decide to fight for it?In this raw, solo episode of Scared Confident, Tiffany Sauder offers a candid look inside the season when her marriage with J.R. hit a wall—and what they did to rebuild trust, hope, and connection.As questions poured in from listeners curious about their experience with marriage counseling, Tiffany recorded this episode as a heartfelt resource. She walks through their decision to attend a marriage intensive at Hope Restored, what the experience was like, and what happened in the months (and years) that followed.From logistics and cost to the emotional weight of confronting deep-rooted patterns, Tiffany doesn’t hold back. This episode is a powerful reflection on doing the hard work of staying together—and rediscovering each other—when things get really tough.Key Takeaways:Why traditional weekly therapy didn’t work—and how a multi-day intensive jumpstarted real healingThe unexpected power of shared vocabulary and “fast-forwarded” progress in reconnecting as partnersWhy staying emotionally aligned after counseling may look different for each person—and why that’s okayTimestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:02) Why we chose marriage counseling(01:37) Common questions about our experience(02:06) Initial struggles with traditional counseling(05:09) Discovering Hope Restored(05:55) The intensive therapy experience(08:54) Post-intensive support and adjustments(10:44) Personal reflections and insights(16:03) Key learnings and tools(18:38) Encouragement and desire to helpExplore Hope Restored: https://hoperestored.focusonthefamily.com/