Marriage Help Series: Are You Still in the Boat? Healing Cracks in Marriage (Part 1)

12/09/2025 20 min Temporada 3 Episodio 118
Marriage Help Series: Are You Still in the Boat? Healing Cracks in Marriage (Part 1)

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Have you ever felt like you and your spouse are no longer rowing in the same boat—like you’re drifting through life side by side but not truly together? In this first episode of my 3-part series, I share a powerful boat analogy that will help you see your marriage (or any close relationship) with fresh eyes.We’ll explore why cracks begin to show up in even the most committed relationships, how subconscious “lenses” from our past shape the way we see our partner, and why awareness is the very first step to healing. You’ll learn how to recognize the filters you bring into your marriage and how shifting them can create more connection, teamwork, and intimacy.Whether you feel like you’re in the same boat or rowing solo on a life raft, this episode will give you encouragement, clarity, and awareness to start paddling together again.✨ Don’t miss Part 2 next week, where we’ll go deeper into “manuals” we unknowingly create for our spouses and how they impact connection.In this 3-part series, we dive deep into the real challenges that can quietly erode even the strongest marriages—and how to rebuild connection with faith, courage, and love. Using the powerful “boat” analogy, Marci Owen, Advanced Certified Life Coach and host of the Courageous and Confident Christian Mom podcast, helps you see your marriage in a fresh light.Across these episodes, you’ll discover:Why cracks show up in marriage and how subconscious “lenses” from the past shape your connection.The invisible “manuals” we create for our spouses and how they impact intimacy.Three types of conversations that can either deepen or damage closeness.Whether you feel like you and your spouse are rowing together—or drifting apart—this series will guide you back to teamwork, trust, and love.Useful Resources:•Visit Marci's Website: https://marciowen.com •FREE Video Series: How to Overcome Negative Self Talk & Cultivate Self Love •Learn my 3 Secrets to Instantly Feel Better  (scroll down to bottom of website home page)JOIN me in Self Love YOUniversity: Click HERE•Sign up HERE for a free Clarity Call with Marci  Get on my Mailing List! Click HERE to get Marci's Minute weekly (mostly) email.Could you do me a favor? Please leave a review on your preferred podcast platform---it helps me reach more and more people. I'd also love to hear any insights or questions you have.  Connect with Advanced Certified Coach, Marci Owen •Email:  [email protected] You can also pay me a visit on Facebook or Instagram.  •Instagram Marci.OwenCoaching •Facebook Marci Owen coaching Episode Website

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