How to Reconnect a Disconnected Marriage | Ep. 619

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

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

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Do you ever feel like you and your spouse are two ships passing in the night? Strangers living under the same roof? Business partners executing the plans you’ve made for your kids and household? Then you’re in a disconnected marriage. The marriage relationship should nurture both spouses.

If you’ve lost the connection in your marriage, or just want to step up from where you are right now, tune in today to learn the practical steps for reconnecting.

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

Episode highlights include:

Why do couples disconnect?
The steps to reconnection
A helpful source for fun marriage ideas and resources

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

QUOTES

“Little tweaks can make such a difference.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“Living separate lives is not going to get you a connected, fun marriage.” Christina Dodson
“We weren’t always there but we chose to stay in the marriage and work through things. It’s worth it.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling
“You can continue to grow, but you have to work at it.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling

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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.
0:21.8	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:28.2	Today we are looking at the disconnected marriage and how to avoid having a disconnected marriage.
0:33.8	If you're new to the show, we drop a new episode every Tuesday.
0:36.6	And on the last Tuesday of every month, it is a special guest interview. Hit subscribe in whatever podcast app you're
0:42.2	listening so that you can join us and be best buddies with us every week. So, Dr. Kim,
0:47.1	what does a disconnected marriage look like? You know, I think one definition I like is two
0:53.6	strangers living under the same roof. And because I think, I think one definition I like is two strangers living under the same roof.
0:55.9	And because I think, I think that they're just existing together because I think that couples that
1:01.8	maybe they live and fight all the time together, they're connected, not in a healthy way,
1:05.9	but a pretty unhealthy way. But disconnected, I think, is where you're just there. It's a surface
1:09.8	relationship, but you're just not communicating much. You're just kind of like, I think, is where you're just there. It's a surface relationship,
1:15.3	but you're just not communicating much. You're just kind of like, I don't really know you because you haven't really shared anything other than you need bread today, you know, for 20 years.
1:20.4	And so to me, that's it. That you're not getting out of marriage what you need. And it's just like
1:26.9	you may not be fighting fighting but there's nothing there
1:30.6	that really is enhancing your life and certainly the marriage and what God's design is. Yeah, definitely.
1:37.4	I think it's interesting that you bring that up because I think it probably like there's two different
1:40.9	styles or two different personalities. So there's like the more passive one that probably is just like leading separate lives, like you said. Because my instant
1:48.8	thought, because Dylan and I are not passive. No, you're not. What I kind of thought about is
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