Making Marriage Easier

Have you ever wished your marriage was just … easier? No retreating to corners, feeling like roommates, or feeling like your relationship orbits around your kids’ lives?  

We cover all this ground and more on the I Wish You Could Hear This podcast with Arlene Pellicane this week. The author of Making Marriage Easier, Arlene brings Biblical wisdom, humor, and practical steps to this week’s episode.  

You’ll want to listen in as Arlene offers ideas on how to: 

• Take doable, everyday steps that will make your marriage easier 

• Find strategies that will help you and your spouse avoid becoming like roommates 

• View your kids as important, but not all-important 

• Set guardrails around dinnertime, date nights, and social media use 

There was so much gold in this week’s podcast, but for now, I’ll share a profound and practical idea Arlene offered about what to do in those seasons when you’re maybe not feeling so great about your spouse. Pray for them when they leave. That’s it. For one week, every time they walk out the door, say a simple prayer for them. 

Then, in week two, pray with them before they leave. It can be something like: God as my spouse goes out today, give him (or her) favor, protect him, and sing over him, amen. As Arlene says, “It took you like 10 seconds, but now that spouse feels loved and hugged and sent out with these good words,” Arlene says. 

So practical, right? 

Be sure to listen to this podcast episode—and share with the married couples in your life. Arlene was speaking our language for sure. Small steps. Big impact! 

Episode 11 details:  Making Marriage Easier with Arlene Pellicane 

Release Date: June 3, 2025     

Duration: Episode 11: 43 minutes   

Summary: In this engaging conversation, Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn are joined by Arlene Pellicane, author of Making Marriage Easier. Arelene shares insights on how to prioritize marriage, avoid the roommate syndrome, and implement small, practical actions to strengthen relationships. The podcast also explores the profound effects of social media on relationships, emphasizing the need for intentionality in how we engage with technology.  

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Book: Making Marriage Easier  

The Happy Home Podcast 

Important questions from this week’s podcast: 

• What’s it like to be married to me?  

• When was the last time we had fun together? 

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Practical help for Real Life      

Our new podcast, I Wish You Could Hear This  is live now with episode 11! Listen, follow, and share with your friends on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms.      

 On I Wish You Could Hear This, Jeff and I offer proven steps to help you thrive in your life, faith and relationships. In other words, we’ll offer the practical help you’ve grown accustomed to right here in this blog space.       

You’ll take away specific steps that will help you today.      

If you are interested in having Shaunti bring research-based strategies, practical wisdom and biblical principles to your next event, please contact Nicole Owens at [email protected].  

      

You’ll hear not only from us but from fellow authors and friends (so you hear the good behind-the-scenes stuff!), marriage and relationship experts, everyday people, ministry leaders, and other researchers. (We promise to keep that last one fun and fascinating, not boring!)    

If you are interested in having Shaunti bring research-based strategies, practical wisdom and biblical principles to your next event, please contact Nicole Owens at [email protected].

On our podcast, I Wish You Could Hear This, Jeff and I offer proven steps to help you thrive in your life, faith and relationships. In other words, we’ll offer the practical help you’ve grown accustomed to right here in this blog space.  You’ll take away specific steps that help you today. Listen, follow, and share with your friends on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms.

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