The Remarried Life Podcast Episodes

Hi! I'm Brian Mayer, LCSW. Marriage Counselor and Founder of The Remarried Life
Taking a second chance at love is complicated. Whether you are remarried or thinking about remarriage, you will find lots of Godly wisdom from professionals and people just like you on this website, in the blog, and on "The Remarried Life" podcast.

Newest Podcast Episodes

Session 192: Brittany Simo Shares How to Overcome Anger Toward Ex-Spouse and Other Bio-Parent (July 27, 2021)
Show Length - 35:09

Session 191: Communication Series - Part 10 Focus on Someone (Jesus) Bigger Than Yourself (July 21, 2021)
Show Length - 28:43

Session 190: Communication Series - Part 9 Increase Self Reflection (July 13, 2021)
Show Length - 25:53

Session 189: Communication Series - Part 8 Stop Wrestling for Power (June 29, 2021)
Show Length - 26:06

Session 188: Communication Series - Part 7 Watching out for Emotional Triggers (June 22, 2021)
Show Length - 22:33

Session 187: Communication Series - Part 6 Defense Mechanisms (June 15, 2021)
Show Length - 25:31

Session 186: Communication Series - Part 5 Making Assumptions (June 8, 2021)
Show Length - 27:09

Session 185: Communication Series - Part 4 Showing Interest (June 1, 2021)
Show Length -19:09

Session 184: Communication Series - Part 3 Empathy (May 25, 2021)
Show Length -27:20

Session 183: Communication Series - Part 2 Active Listening (May 18, 2021)
Show Length -26:31

Session 182: Communication Series - Part 1 Speaking Gently (May 11, 2021)
Show Length -25:08

Session 181: The Uncontrollable Child with guest Matis Miller (May 4, 2021)
Show Length -36:47

Session 180: Family Conflict and Difficult Converdsations with guest Lisanne Iriks (Apr 27, 2021)
Show Length -39:41

Session 179: Top 10 Life Hacks for the Busy Blended Family (Mar 2, 2021)
Show Length -24:22

Session 178: The Power of a Relationship Building Workshop (Feb 23, 2021)
Show Length -29:27

Session 177: Parental Alienation and What to Do About It (Feb 16, 2021)
Show Length -24:46

Session 176: Keep It Simple: 4 Mantras For Love by Thich Nhat Hanh (Feb 9, 2021)
Show Length -20:35

Session 175: Take Your Blended Family from the "Hot Mess Express" to "Organization Station" (Feb 2, 2021)
Show Length -28:11

Session 174: Forgiveness with Relationship Coach Emily Hill (Jan 19, 2021)
Show Length -39:53

Session 173: What Do You Want to Do With The Rest of Your Life? Find Out Like I Did! (Jan 12, 2021)
Show Length -29:33

Session 172: Using the Enneagram to Learn More About Yourself and Your Spouse (Jan 5, 2021)
Show Length -29:56

Session 171: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family Part 3: Making and Recognizing Attempts (Dec 29, 2020)
Show Length -15:10

Session 170: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family Part 2: Accepting Influence (Dec 22, 2020)
Show Length -15:35

Session 169: Keeping the Positive Perspective in Your Blended Family Part 1: Living Your Values (Dec 15, 2020)
Show Length -18:09

Session 168: Do Something Your Stepchild Will Remember Forever (Dec 8, 2020)
Show Length -24:00

Session 167: His Needs - Respect (Dec 1, 2020)
Show Length -18:14

Session 166: Her Needs - Love (Nov 24, 2020)
Show Length -21:20

Session 165: A Time For Healing? (Nov 17, 2020)
Show Length -25:56

Session 164: Do You Support Each Other's Goals? (Nov 10, 2020)
Show Length -25:16

Session 163: Are you a Politically Mismatched Couple? (Oct 27, 2020)
Show Length -24:43

Session 162: Stop Trying to Change What Goes On in the Other House (Oct 20, 2020)
Show Length -20:53

Session 161: Remarriage and Mental Health (Oct 13, 2020)
Show Length -43:04

Session 160: Do The Opposite in Your Remarriage for a Week? (Oct 6, 2020)
Show Length -19:38

Session 159: Have You Fallen Out of Love or Is It Something Else? (Sept 29, 2020)
Show Length -25:48

Session 158: Are You Only Staying in Your Marriage For Your Kids? (Sept 22, 2020)
Show Length -26:05

Session 157: Can You Be Friends With Your Ex? (Sept 15, 2020)
Show Length -25:09

Session 156: The Rashomon Effect on Your Remarriage (Sept 8, 2020)
Show Length -26:56

Session 155: COVID-19 Differences With Your Ex-Spouse (Sept 1, 2020)
Show Length -26:56

Session 154 : What is Emotional Infidelity? (Aug 25, 2020)
Show Length -27:03

Session 153 : Put on Your Oxygen Mask First and Take Care of Yourself (July 28, 2020)
Show Length -24:44

Session 152: Teach Your Blended Family to be Free by Judging Less (July 21, 2020)
Show Length -24:36

Session 151 : Remarriage Rehab: Part 3 - New Behaviors (July 14, 2020)
Show Length -21:23

Session 150: Remarriage Rehab: Part 2 - Reducing Cognitive Distortions (July 7, 2020)
Show Length -21:49

Ses sion 149: Remarriage Rehab: Part 1 - Disconnecting From Your Past (June 30, 2020)
Show Length -22:38

Ses sion 148: 3 Easy Steps for Making Big Blended Family Decisions (June 23, 2020)
Show Length -28:07

Ses sion 147: "I'm Done" - Thinking About Another Divorce? (June 16, 2020)
Show Length -28:07

Ses sion 146: We Need to Listen More (June 9, 2020)
Show Length -17:18

Ses sion 145: How to Stay Fully Present in Your Remarriage (June 2, 2020)
Show Length -28:38

Ses sion 144: Shared Parenting - 3 Guiding Principles (May 26, 2020)
Show Length -22:07

Ses sion 143: It's Ok to Be Different in a Blended Family (May 19, 2020)
Show Length -20:10

Ses sion 142: Stepparenting: Perfection Not Needed (May 12, 2020)
Show Length -26:20

Ses sion 141: [ENCORE] Are Spiritual or Religious Differences Causing Problems in Your Remarriage? (May 5, 2020)
Show Length -27:13

Ses sion 140: Staying Connected in Your Blended Family (Apr 28, 2020)
Show Length -25:23

Ses sion 139: Staying Connected in Your Blended Family (Apr 21, 2020)
Show Length -25:23

Ses sion 138: Transitions in Blended Families in Uncertain Times (Apr 14, 2020)
Show Length -37:45

Ses sion 137: Stepparenting is Hard! (Apr 7, 2020)
Show Length -23:31

Session 136: The Benefits of Gratitude in Your Blended Family (Mar 31, 2020)
Show Length - 23:08

Ses sion 135: Dealing With Anxiety When Direction is Unknown (Mar 24, 2020)
Show Length - 22:36

Ses sion 134: 5 Ways to Help Bio and Step Kids Reduce Fear and Worry (Mar 17, 2020)
Show Length - 23:55

Ses sion 133: Having the Tough Conversations in Your Remarriage - An Interview with Author Megan Bottom (Mar 10, 2020)
Show Length - 31:51

Ses sion 132: How to Get Your Relationship out of the Dry Place (Mar 3, 2020)
Show Length - 24:50

Ses sion 131: You Need These Three Types of Blended Family Couples In Your Life (Feb 25, 2020)
Show Length - 22:02

Ses sion 130: Valentines Day Remarriage Family Traditions (Feb 18, 2020)
Show Length - 24:27

Ses sion 129: Valentines Day Remarriage Family Traditions (Feb 11, 2020)
Show Length - 22:13

Ses sion 128: Do You Have Voices in Your Head When Arguing With Your Spouse (Feb 4, 2020)
Show Length - 26:35

Ses sion 127: How to Have the Best Family Meeting (Jan 28, 2020)
Show Length - 25:11

Ses sion 126: Heap Burning Coals on Their Heads (Jan 21, 2020)
Show Length - 22:21

Ses sion 125: When Your Ex-Spouse's Parenting Style is Different (Jan 14, 2020)
Show Length - 21:49

Ses sion 124: Reduce Screen Time in Your Stepfamily (Jan 7, 2020)
Show Length - 24:04

Ses sion 123: Stop Making Assumptions About Your Partner (Dec 31, 2019)
Show Length - 24:50

Ses sion 122: Stepfamily Development Part 3 The Later Stage (Dec 24, 2019)
Show Length - 19:49

Ses sion 121: Stepfamily Development Part 2 The Middle Stage (Dec 17, 2019)
Show Length - 16:14

Ses sion 120: Stepfamily Development Part 1 The Early Stage (Dec 10, 2019)
Show Length - 19:27

Ses sion 119: [ENCORE] Boundaries in Relationships (Dec 3, 2019)
Show Length - 30:20

Ses sion 118: [ENCORE] Food, Connections, and Blended Families (Nov 26, 2019)
Show Length - 25:17

Ses sion 117: Stepfamilies and Finances with Ron Deal, Greg Pettys, and David Edwards (Nov 19, 2019)
Show Length - 44:48

Ses sion 116: Are you a Chaser or Defender in Conflict (Nov 12, 2019)
Show Length - 25:25

Ses sion 115: Giving The Benefit of the Doubt To Your Spouse (Nov 5, 2019)
Show Length - 25:12

Ses sion 114: Supporting Each Other's Passions (Oct 29, 2019)
Show Length - 22:30

Ses sion 113: Affairs and Betrayals: Part 3 – New Construction (Oct 22, 2019)
Show Length - 19:43

Ses sion 112: Affairs and Betrayals: Part 2 – Demolition Time (Oct 15, 2019)
Show Length - 21:59

Ses sion 111: Affairs and Betrayals: Part 1 – Stopping and Assessing (Oct 8, 2019)
Show Length - 20:33

Ses sion 110: Focusing on The Positives in Your Spouse for 24 Hours (Oct 1, 2019)
Show Length - 20:50

Ses sion 109: What to Do When Your Spouse Won’t Come to Church (Sep 24, 2019)
Show Length - 22:24

Session 108: Learn How to Date Again (Sep 17, 2019)
Show Length - 40:06

Session 107: 3 Small Questions to Get Big Results in Your Relationship (Sep 10, 2019)
Show Length - 21:25

Session 106: Learning Through the Mess of Life (Sep 3, 2019)
Show Length - 42:02

Session 105: Emotion is Important in Your Remarriage (Aug 27, 2019)
Show Length - 21:58

Session 104: How to Deal with a High Conflict Bio Parent (Aug 20, 2019)
Show Length - 26:18

Session 103: Staying Mentally Healthy in Your Remarriage (Aug 13, 2019)
Show Length - 26:18

Session 102: Who's Fault Was Your Divorce? (Aug 6, 2019)
Show Length - 26:10

Session 101: Married Again, But Still Grieving Divorce? (July 30, 2019)
Show Length - 23:07

Session 100: How to Make Your Marriage Better This Time (July 23, 2019)
Show Length - 25:49

Session 99: Stepfamily Styles - Which One are You? (July 16, 2019)
Show Length - 23:13

Session 98: It Might Be True, But Should You Say It? (July 9, 2019)
Show Length - 22:31

Session 97: Are You Contemplating Divorce Again? (July 2, 2019)
Show Length - 24:57

Session 96: How to Handle "Not Your Kids" (June 25, 2019)
Show Length - 24:58

Session 95: Did Your Parents Married Life Affect Your Married Life? (June 18, 2019)
Show Length - 21:57

Session 94: Why is Blending So Hard and What to Do About It (June 11, 2019)
Show Length - 25:15

Session 93: How to Reframe Your Mind Toward Your New Family (June 4, 2019)
Show Length - 23:26

Session 92: Top 10 Parenting Episodes from The Remarried Life Podcast (May 28, 2019)
Show Length - 19:29

Session 91: Be Different for 21 Days (May 21, 2019)
Show Length - 24:52

Session 90: Signs You Are An Insecure Parent (May 14, 2019)

Session 89: Who Comes First in Your Blended Family, Your Spouse or Your Kids (May 7, 2019)

Session 88: Make Everyday Count in Your Blended Family (Apr 30, 2019)

Session 87: The Most Powerful Human Connectors (Apr 23, 2019)

Session 86: Encouragement About Second Chances (Apr 16, 2019)

Session 85: Making Remarriage Last With the 5 Ps: (Apr 9, 2019)
Show Length - 19:50

Session 84: Are Money Differences Caused by Your Values (Apr 2, 2019)
Show Length - 25:12

Session 83: The History of Divorce (Mar 26, 2019)
Show Length - 26:03

(Mar 19, 2019)
Show Length - 22:51

Session 81: Birth Order Changes in a Blended Family (Mar 12, 2019)
Show Length - 24:05

Session 80: New Stepmom Tips (Mar 05, 2019)
Show Length - 23:59

Session 79: The Impact of Divorce on Children (Feb 26, 2019)
Show Length - 24:54

Session 78: The 5 Stages of Romantic Relationships (Feb 19, 2019)
Show Length - 21:47

Session 77: How to Deal With Wanting to Give Up (Feb 12, 2019)
Show Length - 24:54

Session 76: Are Religious or Spiritual Differences Causing Problems in Your Remarriage? (Feb 5, 2019)
Show Length - 24:31

Session 75: Is A Prenuptial Agreement a Good Idea for a Remarriage (Jan 29, 2019)
Show Length - 21:26

Session 74: Is Alcohol an Issue in Your Remarriage (Jan 22, 2019)
Show Length - 25:56

Session 73: Let's Stop Comparing Our Blended Family to Others (Jan 15, 2019)
Show Length - 24:14

Session 72: How Humor Can Help Your Remarriage (Jan 8, 2019)
Show Length - 21:36

Session 71: Purposeful Relationships with the Whole Family (Jan 1, 2019)
Show Length - 21:45

Session 70: Dropping Off and Picking Up the Kids (Dec 25, 2018)
Show Length - 20:39

Session 69: Anger and Making Decisions about the Kids (Dec 18, 2018)
Show Length - 23:02

Session 68: What Does the Bible Say About Divorce and Remarriage (Dec 11, 2018)
Show Length - 26:57

Session 67: Nothing is Working, Now What? (Dec 4, 2018)
Show Length - 20:48

Session 66: New Traditions for Kids in a Blended Family (Nov 27, 2018)
Show Length - 20:56

Session 65: Distressing Events During Remarriage (Nov 20, 2018)
Show Length - 21:58

Session 64: My Depression and My Divorce (Oct 23, 2018)
Show Length - 26:42

Session 63: Food, Connections, and the Blended Family (Oct 16, 2018)
Show Length - 23:15

Session 62: Greetings and Goodbyes (Oct 9, 2018)
Show Length - 21:03

Session 61: 10 Ways to Make Marriage Better the Second Time (Oct 2, 2018)
Show Length - 26:59

Session 60: Physical Fitness During Divorce and Remarriage (Sept 25, 2018)
Show Length - 25:05

Session 59: Community Support for Blended Families (Sept 18, 2018)
Show Length - 20:25

Session 58: Who Suffers Most in a Divorce? Men or Women? (Sept 11, 2018)
Show Length - 24:37

Session 57: Pivotal Moments in the Life of a Relationship (Sept 4, 2018)
Show Length - 25:20

Session 56: Projecting Past Hurts onto Your Partner (Aug 28, 2018)
Show Length - 21:36

Session 55: Does Praying Together as a Couple Work? (Aug 21, 2018)
Show Length - 23:37

Session 54: When Your Teen Doesn't Want to Live With You Anymore (Aug 14, 2018)
Show Length - 23:11

Session 53: 7 Reasons to Wait to Get Remarried (Aug 7, 2018)
Show Length - 22:48

Session 52: New Stepdad Tips (July 31, 2018)
Show Length - 22:03

Session 51: Am I Disagreeing or Being Negative (July 24, 2018)
Show Length - 22:39

Session 50: The Remarriage of the Century - Prince Harry & Meghan Markle (July 17, 2018)
Show Length - 21:28

Session 49: How The State of Your Marriage Can Impact Your Health (July 10, 2018)
Show Notes for Session 49
Show Length - 20:57

Session 48: What We Need to Be a Happy Couple (July 3, 2018)
Show Notes for Session 48
Show Length - 24:38

Session 47: Is Technology Bringing Us Closer Together or Driving Us Further Apart (June 26, 2018)
Show Notes for Session 47
Show Length - 24:26

Session 46: What to Do When You Have Trouble with Your Significant Other's Family (June 19, 2018)
Show Notes for Session 46
Show Length - 27:28

Session 45: How Much Should You Communicate with Your Ex (June 12, 2018)
Show Notes for Session 45
Show Length - 21:07

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