Our mission is to provide a healthy, godly perspective on relationships in these specific aspects: Singleness, Dating, Marriage, Friends, Family. We hope you enjoy our discussions as we dive into REALationships! New episode every other Wednesday!
We discuss what Godly relationships look like with the members from the Christian Artist Podcast! Enjoy this extra long episode!
This week we bring on good friend, Seth Leija, to discuss how divorce has affected affected every aspect of our lives.
This week we share our faith testimonies and how being Christ followers has shaped our marriage.
How do you go from proximity to distance in relationships (and vice versa)? We have some thoughts on that!
This week we talk about how porn is affecting our marriage and things we wish we knew about porn while we were dating.
Ryan bought Christian "Conversation Starters" cards, are they any good? We talk about a variety of topics including words of affirmation, future plans (are we having babies or not?!), and childhood friends.
We have our first couple on the podcast - Kaleb and Ashley Garcia! They just finished their first year of marriage and they share what it was like, including their ups and downs! Is being newlywed as hard as everyone says?
This week we share how past sexual abuse affected our dating relationship. We hope that sharing our story brings you hope and encouragement. There is healing in forgiveness. Matthew 18:15-35
"I don't have time" isn't an excuse, it's about where your priorities lie. Just because you are happy, doesn't mean you are healthy. We talk about that and more this episode!
We bring on Danyelle, friend/missionary/amazing person, to discuss this crazy time we're in and how to enjoy it! Danyelle also shares her experience with being patient in the waiting and her contentment in singleness.
Ryan and Alyssa discuss commitment. Why are some people scared to commit? When should you commit? We discuss our story and see what psychologists think you should ask yourself before putting a ring on it. Article here: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/in-flux/201801/10-things-ask-you-commit-forever-relationship P.S: Sorry for the bad sound quality on this one... forgot to switch mics.
This week we bring on "Yours Truly, Chris" from the Cowmoonity to discuss his experience with cults and Ryan touches on how he joined one during his time in San Francisco. We discuss warning signs and how to help those affected by cults.
We have our beloved sister, Jessica, on this week to discuss something she is very passionate about: Self-Love! Jessica discusses her journey of self-love through tough break-ups, owning her own business (Sparkle Bookkeeping), and moving to San Diego on her own.
We take the Enneagram test for each other! Did we nail each others personalities, or epically fail? Also, are we compatible according to the enneagram? Or are we doomed? Does it even matter?! Link to the test we took: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test
This week, we have the honorary millennial, Hannah Dennis, on the show! We tackle how to deal with the pressure that society, friends, and family put on us to find someone to date!
Happy Valentine's/Single Awareness/Galentine's Day! Hope you enjoy this bonus episode where we talk about the holiday of romance!
This week, we have good friends, Milly and Kayla, join us to discuss online dating! They share their experiences as well as their wisdom on how to navigate the online dating field.
This week Ryan and Alyssa discuss the unhealthiness of "keeping score" in relationships and how to wipe the score board clean.
We have the amazing Brittany James on this week as our first guest! Brittany shares her life and we discuss settling and priorities. You can find her @valentinos_pawsitive_grooming!
Why don't we recommend dating in high school when we did dating in high school?! Ryan and Alyssa discuss codependency and the many hurdles of dating. "You're not bringing God into your relationship, you're bring someone else into your relationship with God."
This week, Ryan and Alyssa discuss DTRing (aka: defining the relationship). When should you DTR? Tune in to find out!
We kick off our podcast with a discussion about First Impressions! Are they important? Or are they overrated? Hope you enjoy our first episode!