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Hitched Podcast is a show about marriage and is published every other week. The editors of Hitched and expert columnists discuss issues relating to marriage, from money and sex to entertainment and family. If it happens in marriage, we'll discuss it.

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    • Sep 30, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 648 EPISODES


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    Episode 649: Episode 649: What Horror Movies Say About Marital Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 23:41


    >A recent BYU study looked at the relationships between marriage quality and stress. And to measure that they had couples watch horror movies. So what did they find? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 648: Can Money Talk Improve Your Marriage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 27:41


    >Talking about money is a difficult converastion to have, but if you can engage you might be surprised by the results. Dr. Karen Sherman weighs in.

    Episode 647: Marital Kindness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 27:07


    >Kindness is a marital superpower. What does that mean, what does it look like and how can it apply to your marriage? Dr. Noelle Nelson dives in.

    Episode 646: The Impact of Heavy Drinking on Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 18:52


    >A study looking at couples over the course of 9 years revealed some patterns in drinking and marriage success. Dr. Karen Sherman unravels the results of the study.

    Episode 645: Does a Supporting Spouse Equal Success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 24:18


    >A new study found that those who felt supported by their spouse took on more challenges and were afforded more opportunity to succeed. Dr. Karen Sherman offers her insight.

    Episode 644: Marriage Destroying Thought Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 26:54


    >We don't want any habits that can destroy our marriages. And these are habits that can have a devastating impact even while they're still in your head. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains what we can do about them.

    Episode 643: Marriage Amnesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2022 21:54


    >A NY Times columnists recommends tuning your spouse out and daydreaming to benefit your marriage. More concisely, have marriage amnesia. Does Dr. Karen Sherman recommend the same?

    Episode 642: Married and Living Apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 24:31


    >More married couples are living apart today than ever before. Why is this happening and what does this mean? Dr. Karen Sherman has thoughts.

    Episode 641: How to Talk Again?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 26:55


    >When couples divorce, one of the major reasons cited is that they were no longer talking with each other. What causes that and what can couples do to prevent it? Dr. Karen Sherman weighs in.

    Episode 640: Does Your Meet Cute Impact Your Marriage?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 30:58


    >How does the quality and nature of how you met your spouse impact your relationship down the road? Dr. Karen Sherman explores the issue.

    Episode 639: Are Affairs All Bad?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 25:47


    >A website that helps married couples have affairs conducted a survey where over three-quarters of respondents said it benefitted their marriage. How reliable is this information and what does Dr. Karen Sherman think?

    Episode 638: Guaranteed Marriage Killers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 21:37


    >Dr. Noelle Nelson joins us this week to discuss the four actions that will kill your marriage. Why these are so powerful and what you and your spouse can do about it. Join us to learn how to solve these issues.

    Episode 637: The IKEA Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 25:46


    What the heck is it? Spoiler, it's related to applying some work to a project. So what does that mean for your marriage and how can it be applied? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her insights.

    Episode 636: What's the Next Taboo to Fall?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 34:23


    The views on interracial marriage approval jumped 90% since 1958, which got us thinking... what relationship dynamic is currently taboo, but will be accepted in much wider numbers in the coming years?

    Episode 635: More Education More Unwed Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 29:12


    A recent survey found that women with higher education were having more babies outside of marriage than in previous generations. What might be causing this change? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts on the findings.

    Episode 634: Married for Insurance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 21:09


    A recent survey found that 26% of respondents said they got married because they wanted to get on their new spouse's health insurance or vice versa. Can that be true? Are marriages today that pragmatic? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her insights.

    Episode 633: How to Handle Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 21:15


    How to handle change within yourself, your partner, your marriage... constructively. Because one thing is for certain, you will experience change. Dr. Noelle Nelson joins us this week to explain how.

    Episode 632: Can Your Instagram Offer Insights into Your Relationship?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 27:16


    A recent survey looked at the Instagram accounts of couples to see if they could find a connection between their content and happy relationships. Dr. Karen Sherman discusses the results.

    Episode 631: Do Unhappy Marriages Lead to Early Death?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 24:03


    A recent Israeli study tracked the health of men for 30-plus years to see what impact an unhappy marriage had on their health. Spoiler... it wasn't good. Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 630: The One Common Trait the Happiest Couples Have in Common

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 20:22


    What's interesting about the trait isn't so much that it exists, but that the couple believes it exists. Dr. Karen Sherman dives in.

    Episode 629: Can a Marriage Survive With One Optimist and One Pessimist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 30:41


    The answer isn't yes or no, but has a variety of nuances with a multitude of circumstances that will make the dichotomy more pronounced. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains.

    Episode 628: A Spouse With a Bad Heart Creates Risk for the Other

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 23:23


    Researchers in China found that the chances of a person expreiencing heart disease was linked to the heart health of their spouse. Dr. Karen Sherman explores why.

    Episode 627: Three Characteristics of Long Marriages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 29:09


    Researchers looked at married couples who had been togeher over a decade and followed them for over 13 years. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains what they found.

    Episode 626: Can Marriage Success Be Predicted According to the Age You Married?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 27:42


    New research looked at marriage success data and found there was a minimum and maximum age when it would boost the likelihood of divorce. Dr. Karen Sherman weighs in.

    Episode 625: Marriage Tips From and For Entrepreneurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 27:59


    Bloomberg shared tips from entrepreneurs on how to keep your relationship strong and this week Dr. Karen Sherman adds her own expertise to the conversation.

    Episode 624: What Did We Learn in 2021?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2021 30:52


    Society continues to change and the Pew Research Center put together a top list of statistical highlihgts. Dr. Karen Sherman explains what some of these mean for relationships.

    Episode 623: Is Soul Mate Love Overrated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 32:03


    For most of human history, people weren't marrying for 'love.' Marrying for love is a relatively new construct and Dr. Karen Sherman explores what that means.

    Episode 622: How Pandemic Anxiety Has Women Drinking More

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 26:02


    Nearly 2/3 of women survey respondents admitted to drinking more amounts, more frequently and earlier in the day during the pandemic. Dr. Karen Sherman breaks down these findings.

    Episode 621: The Rise in Gray Divorce

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 25:00


    The Pew Research Center shared data showing for those over 50 the number of divorces has doubled over the last 30 years. Why? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 620: How Childhood Trauma Impacts Boys and Girls Differently

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 32:59


    Researchers suspect more than half of all kids experience at least one traumatic event in their childhood. The number of events and the gender might impact behavior. Dr. Karen Sherman dives into two BYU studies.

    Episode 619: Reminders on How to Up Your Marital Satisfaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 27:52


    Learn how to pay attention to certain behaviors in your marriage that keep the love light burning. Marriage Mindfullness. It starts with choice. Dr. Noelle Nelson explains how this all comes together.

    Episode 618: The Relationship Between Happiness and Couples Taking Selfies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 36:25


    A new survey asked couples to rank relationship satisfaction and compared it to the content that they shared online, or more specifically selfies. What did they find? Dr. Karen Sherman joins to discuss.

    Episode 617: The Right Time to Have a Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 22:13


    CDC data highlights the number of births and specifically those that weren't wanted at the time of pregnancy. When is the right time? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 616: Episode 616: Putting on the Pounds When You Marry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 22:13


    Researchers looked at the average weight gain of those in and out of marriage and found marital bliss includes a few extra pounds. Dr. Karen Sherman explains the findings.

    Episode 615: Is There a Marriage Gene?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 31:10


    Researchers identified a gene that might have an impact on your relationship. What does this gene do? Does it matter? What should couples consider if they come accross this infromation and more... Dr. Karen Sherman shares her insight.

    Episode 614: Phoenix Rising - Surviving Catastrophic Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 40:49


    Dr. Noelle Nelson is back to discuss her new book, Phoenix Rising, which recounts the complete destruction of her home along with all of her possessions from the 2018 Woolsey fire and the lessons she learned as she worked to move forward.

    Episode 613: The Power of Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 23:30


    We know there are certain words we shouldn't use when talking to or about our spouse, but there are other words we don't think about, that seem benign which can be extremely damaging. Dr. Noelle Nelson shares some of them.

    Episode 612: The Difference Between Passionate and Compassionate Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 26:30


    What are the differences. How do these differences impact your marriage and how can couples navigate the change during their relationship? Dr. Karen Sherman weighs in.

    Episode 611: Four Science Backed Reasons Why People Cheat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 29:17


    What are these reasons and what's the science behind this information? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 610: The Marriage Challenges of an Introvert and Extrovert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 26:42


    It seems that an introvert and extrovert would make the perfect couple. Is that true? What are the challenges? Dr. Noelle Nelson weighs in.

    Episode 609: The Brag Test

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 25:37


    The Brag Test can very quickly indicate if your relationship is on the right path. Dr. Karen Sherman explains.

    Episode 608: How Have Couples Coped with Household Chores During Covid

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 24:51


    A new survey of couples found that they weren't as impacted with household responsibilities as you might think. Dr. Karen Sherman explains why that might be.

    Episode 607: Balancing Financial Readiness and Family Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 25:45


    A new study looked at how couples are postponing family and other major milestones because of their debt.

    Episode 606: How Food and Diet Impacts Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 24:03


    What impact does diet play in a relationship when one spouse is a vegetarian or vegan while the other is an omnivore? Dr. Karen Sherman shares her thoughts.

    Episode 605: How Marriage Effects Health in Old Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 23:51


    A new study looks at the support and strain of marriage and how that impacts the health of couples in old age. Dr. Karen Sherman explains the results.

    Episode 604: How Men and Women's Brain Are Wired Differently

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 27:30


    We know that men and women are biologically different, but how different are our brains wired differently. Dr. Karen Sherman weighs in.

    Episode 603: 4 Easy Ways to Increase Your Marital Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 37:39


    Dr. Noelle Nelson shares off-the-beaten path tips to improve your marriage. These are beyond the basics... find out what that means.

    Episode 602: A Look at the State of Marriage According to 2019 Census Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 30:19


    We received some new data from the U.S. Census, which exposes the changing dynmaics of marriage and relationships in America. Dr. Karen Sherman reviews the information.

    Episode 601: How Marriage Might Change Post-Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 44:07


    12 Scientists and authors looked at 90 research studies and then prognosticated what marriage would look like in the future. Dr. Karen Sherman is on to discuss their predictions.

    Episode 600: Do Same-Sex Couples Have Better Social Interactions Than Heterosexual Couples?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 20:37


    Researchers from UC Riverside looked at couples from same-sex and different gender couples and looked at how strong their social connections were. Dr. Karen Sherman exploes the findings.

    Episode 599: Spouses of ICU Patients Have Increased Risk of Cardiac Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 30:16


    A Japanese reseearch team found that spouses of those admitted to the ICU were more likely to suffer a cardiac event than spouses who weren't in the ICU. Dr. Karen Sherman explores the findings.

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