Episode 68 - Managing Engagement Stress: Building a Stronger Marriage Before the Wedding with Dr. Laurel Mellin
The Wedding Chaplain Podcast
Engagement is a joyful season, but it can also become one of the most stressful seasons a couple will face together. Between wedding decisions, family expectations, budget conversations, guest lists, schedules, and the pressure of preparing for a life-changing commitment, many couples discover that stress can affect the way they communicate, make decisions, and stay connected. In this episode of The Wedding Chaplain Podcast, David Anderson talks with Dr. Laurel Mellin, a health psychologist, founder of Emotional Brain Training, associate clinical professor at the University of California, San...
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Episode 67 - Communication: An Interview with Dr. Laura Sicola
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In this episode of The Wedding Chaplain Podcast, David Anderson talks with Dr. Laura Sicola about one of the most important foundations of a healthy marriage: communication. Laura is the author of Dr. Sicola is a leadership communication and influence coach, author of Speaking to Influence: Mastering Your Leadership Voice, host of the podcast , and a TEDx speaker whose talk is titled has been viewed millions of times. In addition to her work with leaders, executives, and organizations, Dr. Sicola and her husband also lead communication workshops for engaged and married couples in churches...
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Episode 66 - Why So Many Relationships Fail Before They Begin: How to Build a Relationship That Lasts
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In Part Two of David Anderson’s conversation with Dr. Freda, the focus shifts from finding love to sustaining it. David shares practical wisdom from years of marriage ministry and explains why healthy relationships require intentional communication, ongoing dating, shared purpose, and emotional honesty. The conversation explores second marriages, healing after divorce, relationship expectations, and the habits couples need to maintain a connection after the wedding day is over. David also explains his “Four Rules for Dating” and why many couples stop pursuing...
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Episode 65 - Why So Many Relationships Fail Before They Begin: Love, Timing, and the Truth About Relationships Before Marriage
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In this episode of The Wedding Chaplain Podcast, David Anderson joins Dr. Freda for a deep and honest conversation about dating, marriage, divorce, and emotional maturity. Together, they explore why so many people rush into relationships before truly understanding themselves and how culture, family history, and unresolved wounds shape the way we love. David shares his own personal story of marrying young, navigating divorce, and what he learned after years of working with more than 1,800 couples preparing for marriage. The discussion dives into why age, time, emotional...
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Episode 64 - Five Questions Engaged Couples Need to Wrestle With: An Interview with Kyle Colavitti
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Our guest today is Kyle Colavitti. Kyle started out as an actress/writer/director, but once she had kids, she wanted to be home with them and to use her own words and experiences to help people. She and her husband have been married for 22 years, and they have two teenage boys. She likes to say she is a world-class hopeful romantic and to talk to couples about marriage being a marathon… not a sprint. Through her talks and work with couples, she has developed five key questions you have to say yes to before you get married. 1. Do I want to have this man’s baby? OR Do I want my DNA...
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Episode 63 - Creating a Blockbuster Love Story: The Purpose
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Every great movie follows a familiar arc: a beginning that draws us in, tension that tests the characters, and a purpose that gives the story meaning. Marriage works the same way. In this three-part series, David invites engaged and married couples to step back and view their relationships as love stories still being written. Drawing from a recent marriage retreat, these conversations explore the opening scenes of marriage and why intentional dating keeps the story alive, how conflict functions as a necessary turning point rather than a failure, and why the wedding is only the first...
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Episode 62 - Creating a Blockbuster Love Story: Conflict and Crisis
The Wedding Chaplain Podcast
Every great movie follows a familiar arc: a beginning that draws us in, tension that tests the characters, and a purpose that gives the story meaning. Marriage works the same way. In this three-part series, David invites engaged and married couples to step back and view their relationships as love stories still being written. Drawing from a recent marriage retreat, these conversations explore the opening scenes of marriage and why intentional dating keeps the story alive, how conflict functions as a necessary turning point rather than a failure, and why the wedding is only the first...
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Episode 61 - Creating a Blockbuster Love Story: The Script and the Question
The Wedding Chaplain Podcast
Every great movie follows a familiar arc: a beginning that draws us in, tension that tests the characters, and a purpose that gives the story meaning. Marriage works the same way. In this three-part series, David invites engaged and married couples to step back and view their relationships as love stories still being written. Drawing from a recent marriage retreat, these conversations explore the opening scenes of marriage and why intentional dating keeps the story alive, how conflict functions as a necessary turning point rather than a failure, and why the wedding is only the first...
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Episode 60 - From Genesis to the Last Dance. A Conversation with Daniel Krikorian.
The Wedding Chaplain Podcast
Today’s episode is a little different. Instead of me doing the interviewing, I am the one being interviewed. This conversation comes from an episode of another podcast hosted by Daniel Krikorian, the founder of , and I am grateful he allowed me to share the interview with you here. In this wide-ranging conversation, we talk about the difference between simply officiating an event and serving as a real minister, and why that distinction matters more than most couples realize. I also introduce the idea of “the cave,” that season right after the wedding, when many couples instinctively...
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Episode 59 - The Habit of Dating- An Interview With Jay and Laura Laffoon
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Jay & Laura Laffoon are "marriage edu-tainers" – a mix of education and entertainment. They have been happily married for over 35 years, and their mission is to help busy couples stay happily married for life. In our discussion, Jay and Laura briefly introduce themselves and their work. They tell us the difference between a marriage coach and a marriage counselor. I have them tell me about their annual We drill down into their book, , and discuss why dating is so important. Finally, they share their best advice for couples getting married in the next few months. All of Jay and Laura’s...
info_outlineJudith Kaluzny Show Notes
A Divorce lawyer may be a strange guest for the Wedding Chaplain Podcast. However, my guest today has some valuable insights. She knows how the divorce “industry” works. And yes, it is a business. The legal system thrives when a couple goes through a lengthy divorce. Judith helps people avoid that. But she also wants people to know the legal ramifications of divorce. Divorce is not just a break-up; you need to understand the legal side of marriage. Do you, as an engaged couple, know what it means to get married according to the laws in your state?
Judith is a mother of seven children who practiced family law for 43 years. After 10 years of litigated divorces, she learned about mediation. She soon gave up going to court and started helping couples with family problems and guiding them mostly through the dissolution of marriage, which they call divorce in California. Just before the COVID pandemic hit, she devoted herself to writing.
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www.safeandsanedivorceproject.com
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