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The Preserving Families Podcast is a resource for families to equip themselves with tools to strengthen their relationships in these tumultuous times.

Dr. Mark & Janie Ogletree


    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES

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    The Preserving Families Podcast is an incredibly insightful and uplifting podcast that I cannot recommend enough. Each week, hosts Mark and Janie Ogaltree offer invaluable wisdom and tools for improving ourselves and our families. The topics covered are relatable and applicable to a wide audience, making this podcast a valuable resource for anyone seeking personal growth and stronger family dynamics.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the diverse range of ideas and tools shared by the hosts and their guests. Each episode brings fresh perspectives and practical advice that can be easily implemented in our daily lives. Whether it's tips for better communication, strategies for strengthening marriages, or guidance on parenting, there is always something in each episode that resonates deeply with listeners. Moreover, the conversations unfold in a conversational manner, making it feel like you're having a chat with friends rather than just listening to a podcast.

    Another standout feature of The Preserving Families Podcast is how it addresses topics that are relevant to people at various stages of life. From newlyweds to mid-life adults to grandparents, there is something for everyone in this podcast. The Olgtrees understand the different challenges faced by individuals in different stages of life and provide insights tailored to each stage. This inclusivity makes the podcast accessible to a wide audience, ensuring that everyone can benefit from their words of wisdom.

    While there are no significant drawbacks to this podcast, some listeners might wish for more variety in terms of guest speakers. While the Olgtrees themselves share valuable insights, incorporating different perspectives from experts or individuals with unique experiences could add another layer of depth to the discussions.

    In conclusion, The Preserving Families Podcast is an exceptional source of inspiration and guidance for anyone looking to better themselves as individuals and build stronger family relationships. With its relatable content, diverse range of ideas, and practical applications, this podcast has the power to positively impact listeners' lives. Mark and Janie Ogaltree have truly created a gem that deserves recognition and praise.



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    Latest episodes from Preserving Families Podcast

    S3 E22: “Where There Is No Vision, The People Perish”: The Power of Intentional Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 48:00


    Mark and Janie share the importance of being intentional parents and grandparents. They discuss the importance of having a plan and a vision for your family. They share one of their family mottos that has become deeply meaningful to the Ogletree family.

    S3 E21: The Sandwich Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 48:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the challenges and benefits that come with having children, and maybe even grand children who need time and attention, and also having elderly parents who need attention and love as well. This situation falls on the age groups of 40-70 and they are called the “Sandwich Generation”

    S3 E20: Anxiety Can Be Your Super Power- With Brayden McFadden

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 48:00


    Mark sits down with the co-author of his new book, Brayden McFadden, to express the reason for writing this book, and give some insights from the book to help anyone “surviving” anxiety to start “thriving” in their anxiety.Find the book here:https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Can-Be-Your-Superpower/dp/1462149421

    S3 E19: Grass Licking - What Cows Can Teach Us About Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 48:00


    (This is a repeat episode)

    S3 E18: How Parents Can Help Our Children in Making the Marriage Decision- With My 7 Daughters As Special Guests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 65:00


    Mark and Janie dive into what parents can do to help their children feel confident in deciding to get married. Mark and Janie are joined by their 7 daughters toward the end of the episode to give their 2 cents on what can be done in the home to prepare our children for marriage and adulthood.You may here crying at foot steps in this episode! Grandkids galore when our kids are in town.

    S3 E17: Faith Over Fear When Making the Marriage Decision

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 43:00


    Mark and Janie dive into why so many of our young adults find it hard to make the marriage decision, and what could be causing the decline of marriage rates in America.

    S3 E16: Casualness Could Lead to Casualties

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 43:00


    Mark and Janie discuss societal issues such as casualness, incivility, irreverence, and disrespect. They speak as to why reversing these issues would do so much good, and why it is important to teach our kids to have respect and reverence for things that the world takes so lightly.

    S3 E15: Navigating the Shift of Parenting Adult Children- With Dr. Rick Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 43:00


    Mark sits down with colleague and professor, Dr. Rick Miller to discuss the dynamics of parenting adult children. Navigating the changes in parenting once our children become adults can be tricky, Dr. Ogletree and Dr. Miller give amazing tips and insights on how we can keep our connections strong, with out overstepping.

    S3 E14: Making Our Homes A Refuge From The Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 43:00


    Mark and Janie discuss ways we can fortify our homes and our children against the gathering evil around us.

    S3 E13: Creating Happiness- With Dr. Dave Schramm

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 34:00


    Dr. Dave Schramm sits down with Mark to discuss how we can all attain greater happiness as the world seems to get darker. Dave is a professor, author, marriage expert, and hosts his own podcast called, “Stronger Marriage Connection”. Dr. Dave shares great insights on things we can do to find the peace and happiness in our lives

    S3 E12: The Untapped Goldmine of Family Dinner - With Susan H. Christensen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 36:00


    Mark and Janie speak with Susan H. Christensen, a dear friend and author of her new book, Character At Dinner: Strengthening Latter-day Saint Families Through Character StoriesListen in as they discuss the importance of having family dinner together, and ideas for how to make the most out of family meal times.

    S3 E11: The Boy Crisis- With Brandon Ogletree

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 40:00


    Tune in this week as Mark sits down with his son, Brandon Ogletree, as they discuss the issues of raising boys in our society today. Mark and Brandon give great advice and insights on the power of parenting in raising strong boys who will become great men.

    S3 E10: Is Family Home Evening Still a Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 40:00


    Is FHE still a thing? Years ago, Monday nights were set apart as a sacred or special night to spend in families, learning and spending quality time together. Is this still happening? Mark and Janie discuss the importance of taking that time to be together and to teach our children, making Home Evening a part of our family cultures.

    S3 E9: Too Serious, Too Soon: Why LDS Parents Should Be Concerned About Steady Teenage Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 40:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the dangers of teenage dating, or being exclusive. They share stories, statements, and studies on the dangers of permitting are youth to be exclusive with members of the opposite sex at a young age. They also share the power of teaching our youth to stay morally pure, and insane research to back up the dating age of 16. For parents of young children, youth, and teenagers, do not miss this episode.

    S3 E8: Making Your Home A Missionary Training Center

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 56:00


    Mark and Janie bring on their daughter Callie to discuss the importance of missionary work, and preparing our children for missions. They emphasize the need for sending prepared and ready men and women to the mission field, Callie gives great insights and tips and experiences to drive this topic home.

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    S3 E7: Are Men and Women Really That Different?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 45:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the important truth, that men and women are different, and how this can help us navigate all our relationships.

    S3 E6: Centering Our Lives On Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 38:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the importance of balance, and why centering or lives even on things like our spouse, children, or the church can lead to an unbalanced life. Centering our lives on Jesus Christ is the only way to find complete balance.

    S3 E5: Fairness in Marriage. The Difference Between a Celestial and Terrestrial Relationship- With Bethany Strong

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 39:00


    Mark and Janie speak with their daughter Bethany Strong about fairness in marriage. Bethany shares wise words on how she learned to not expect life or marriage to be fair, and how to act and think in a higher and holier way.

    S3 E4: Life Ain't Fair, Get Used To It

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 35:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the importance of teaching our children that life isn't fair, and the virtue of cheering on others when they have successes.

    S3 E3: Making the Temple Part of Your Family Culture- With Jon and Jen Lund

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 30:00


    Mark sits down with Jon and Jen Lund as they give some great insight on how they have made the temple a focus in their family. Jen and Jon give great stories and ideas on getting youth to the temple, and share incredible promises from our prophets.

    S3 E2: The Power of the Temple Among Our Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 43:00


    Mark and Janie review incredible promises made by our prophets and apostles, to the youth of the church who attend the temple. Getting our youth to the temple is one of the best ways to help our youth gain testimonies and become converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

    S3 E1: Relationship Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 46:00


    This is the year of improving relationships. This life is all about the relationships we build and create. Resolve within yourself this year to be a builder of relationships.

    S2 E50: “Maybe Christmas Doesn't Come From A Store”

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 34:00


    Mark and Janie share uplifting and inspiring Christmas stories. The hope is that as you are running Christmas errands, cleaning your house, or wrapping presents; you can turn this on and feel the joyful spirit of Christmas.

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    S2 E49: Is Happily Ever After Obtainable in Marriage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 44:00


    Mark and Janie share stats, research, and stories; as well as practical advice that Mark teaches in his counseling practice to help couples resolve marital challenges.

    S2 E48: Religion & The Gospel Work!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie dive into research studies, stats, and stories; as well as sharing their own personal examples of why the gospel works. In a world that wants you to believe religion is oppressive and depressing. Research shows the exact opposite!

    S2 E47: Grateful in Any Circumstance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie talk about thanksgiving and the importance of gratitude, especially when things might not be going well in life.

    S2 E46: The Hidden Risks of Gentle Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the recent trend of “gentle parenting”, and why this style of parenting, and also permissive parenting, may not produce desirable outcomes.

    Episode S2 E 44: Table Talk: The Power of Family Mealtime

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie talk about what a big impact a simple thing like family meal time can have on our families

    S2 E 44: A Prescription for Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 38:05


    Mark and Janie discuss stress triggers, the effects on our lives and bodies as a result of stress, and ways we can overcome the stress that daily plagues our lives.

    S2 E 43: Satan's Attack on Marriage and Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 38:05


    Mark and Janie open up the adversaries playbook and discuss why he is attacking marriages and families with such force.

    S2 E 42: Conquering Marital Apathy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 38:05


    S2 E 41: Values Matter!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 38:05


    Mark and Janie talk in depth about the importance of teaching our children values and morals. The world is growing less and less moral, and fewer and fewer families seem to stand up for good values. Janie and Mark discuss ways we can focus on teaching our children good values at home.

    S2 E 40: When Our Children Choose a Different Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 38:05


    Mark and Janie discuss the highly requested topic of parenting children who have chosen a different path. This can be a sensitive and tender topic for so many parents. While Mark and Janie don't claim to have all the answers, they pray this episode will provide hope for hurting parents, and new insightful ideas and approaches.

    S2 E 39: Parenting Adult Children- Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 38:05


    Mark and Janie discuss the highly requested topic of parenting adult children. So many struggle to know how to create thriving, and healthy relationships with their adult children. Tune in as Janie and Mark layout great ideas, important statistics, and anecdotal stories on this important topic.

    S2 E 38: Repentance & Forgiveness in Marriage and Family Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 48:00


    As satan tries to tear families apart, repentance and forgiveness are crucial tools to keep our families knit together in these turbulent times.

    S2 E 37: The Plague of Pornography - Change is Possible

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 48:00


    Logan, a University of Utah graduate with a master's in social work, is a key therapist at Veritas Mental Health. He specializes in treating depression, marriage counseling, substance abuse, addiction, sexual addiction, pornography, and other addictive behaviors.

    S2 E 36: Purposeful Grandparenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 48:00


    Mark and his good friend Randall Wright talk about being purposeful grandparents and the effect that can have on your grandchildren.

    S2 E 35: Our Favorite Ways to Ruin Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie chat about the top ways that parents these days ruin their children.

    S2 E 34: Money and Marriage with Travis Parry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 48:00


    Mark talks with his good friend Travis Parry about the struggles that many couples go through with money and how they can get on the same page financially.

    S2 E 33: Back to School Traditions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie chat about back to school traditions, as well as ways to get your kids excited for school to start again and tips for starting strong.

    S2 E 32: Of Regrets and Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie share insights about President Uctdorf's talk, of Regrets and Resolutions.

    S2 E 31: Teaching our Children to be Mentally Tough

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024 48:00


    Mark talks about strategies and benefits to teaching our children to be mentally tough.

    S2 E 30: The Downfall of Permissive Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie chat about how parents can avoid the downfalls of permissive parenting.

    S2 E29: The Power of Peers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie chat about the influence our children's peers have over them and how even parents peers can have a powerful impact on the family, for good or bad.

    S2 E28: One by One; Lessons by Alma on Parenting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie talk about one on one parenting, and use the teachings of Alma to help illustrate important parenting strategies.

    S2 E27: The Importance of Extended Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 48:00


    Mark interviews Janie about the importance of extended family in our children's lives, and they brainstorm together ideas to get your extendedfamily together, like cousins camp and more!

    S2 E26: Teaching Your Children to Know Their Enemy, With Dr. John Hatch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024 48:00


    Mark sits down with his friend Dr. John Hatch to discuss how to teach our children to resist temptation and want to choose the right.

    S2 E25: Civility Starts in the Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024 48:00


    S2 E24: The Power of The Sabbath Day in Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 48:00


    Janie and Mark chat about how to keep the sabbath and the impact keeping the sabbath day has had on their families and personal lives.

    S2 E23: The Power of Faithful Fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie discuss the power of faithful fathers and men in the church, and how that led Mark to convert to the church at 18.

    S2 E22: Our Imperative Duty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 48:00


    Mark and Janie talk about the duty that parents have to teach their children the commandments of God and show them his love.

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