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Gospel Matrescence
Welcome to the Gospel Matrescence Podcast. Matressence - the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional transformation women go through when becoming a mother. This developmental stage of life is as powerful and irreversible as adolescence and yet few women have ever heard of it. Our communities have little to no rite of passage to celebrate or prepare for it. Here at Gospel Matrescence, we apply a Biblical worldview to the beautiful and sometimes painful metamorphosis of motherhood. Come, let's navigate motherhood together…
Gospel Matrescence
Episode #39 - The Rupture & Repair Cycle in Marriage (Part 2)
This week we continued discussing the Rupture and Repair Cycle with a focus on marriage. As you listen to this episode, keep in mind the diagram and the weekly check-in questions you can find here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e2MSeQU6dxnchMF-K9YaHMCd-m5KXwaIQOJYSu-wNRQ/edit?usp=sharing
Throughout the episode, Andie shares how a deep understanding of the Rupture and Repair Cycle can be a great help to improving healthy communication in your marriage and gaining a non-anxious presence in your home. However, there are times when a marriage is so broken and sin has become so normalized that a couple needs third-party help. Toward the end of the episode, Andie shares some resources that may be helpful in determining the difference between a disappointing marriage and a truly destructive marriage. The books she recommends are:
- Is it Abuse? A Biblical Guide for Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims by Darby Strictland
- A Biblical Counselor's Approach to Marital Abuse: Roadmap to Reunification by Julie Ganschow & Bill Schlacks
- The Emotionally Destructive Marriage by Leslie Vernic