Healthy Tech Habits That You & Your Marriage Need with Arlene Pellicane | Ep. 636

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Is technology bringing you closer together, or leading to disconnection?

Tech is hitting marriages hard today. Yet research shows that marriage can provide a huge boost to personal happiness. Today’s guest, Arlene Pellicane, has written several books on how technology is impacting relationships, and today she shares tech habits that will help you and your marriage to thrive.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

The 1 habit that guarantees marriage success 99% of the Time
Easy ways to declutter your digital life for deeper connection
How modern technology is changing the way we love.
Are married people happier? Research tells the truth…
Break the tech spell: Tips for parenting in a digital age

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

QUOTES

“If we seek God and His guidance, He’s always going to have an answer.” Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Is technology bringing you closer together? Or causing you to grow farther apart.” - Arlene Pellicane
“We're missing all these little times to connect. That’s why you feel disconnected.” - Arlene Pellicane
“You have to prepare to be unpopular, because as a parent, it’s your job to protect your child.” - Arlene Pellicane

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Grab Arlene’s new book, Making Marriage Easier, as well as her helpful books on healthy tech habits

Find all of the National Marriage Week resources, including tomorrow's live panel with Dr. Kim, on the WEB, FACEBOOK, X (TWITTER) or INSTAGRAM

Spice things up in the bedroom with our limited-time ‘Break the Bedroom Rut’ Sexy Bundle!
Learn more about what boundaries can do for your marriage in Dr. Kim’s free Building Healthy Boundaries Webinar. Learn more here!
Don’t let screens come between you: Use our free 17 Questions Every Couple Should Ask About Tech printable to get on the same page!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.9	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.
0:13.4	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. His passion is to help you
0:23.3	strengthen your most intimate relationship. Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast. We are so
0:29.6	glad that you're joining us here today to talk about creating healthier habits with technology.
0:35.0	If you're like most of us, you're struggling on some level to navigate
0:38.5	this. We get a lot of questions about this issue. And that's why we're so excited to bring you
0:42.9	this conversation today with Dr. Kim and Arlene Pelican. Arlene is a speaker and author, and her
0:48.6	newest book is called Making Marriage Easier. She's also the spokesperson for National Marriage Week, which begins
0:55.4	today and goes through Valentine's Day. National Marriage Week offers some great free resources
1:01.2	to help you build your marriage, including daily live stream events on topics like conflict,
1:06.4	embassy, and making marriage more fun. And we are thrilled, but Dr. Kim was chosen to be a panelist for
1:11.8	tomorrow's live virtual event, building togetherness while honoring individuality. You can find
1:18.6	all of the National Marriage Week tools and info, including the link to save your seat for that panel
1:24.1	at marriageweek.org. Look in today's show notes for that link as well as any
1:29.0	links mentioned in today's episode. I hope you'll join us in celebrating National Marriage Week.
1:33.2	Now let's go to the studio with Dr. Kim and Arlene Pelican.
1:56.1	Arlene, welcome to Lossamari podcast. Thank you so much for agreeing to meet with me today and have a good conversation and so excited to have you.
2:00.7	And just so impressed and excited about all the stuff that you do and how much you help people.
2:04.1	Oh, that's very kind of you. It's an honor for me to be with you, Dr. Kim.
2:05.4	Thanks so much for having me.
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