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Your Marriage Matters

Hey gang! Welcome to Your Marriage Matters with Team Jacobus This podcast is dedicated to couples that want to get the most out of this crazy thing we call marriage! Each episode is designed to guide us in a fun and exciting way through the skills, strategies, tactics and mindset we need to build a compelling life together! Our goal is for all of us to create the vibrant and healthy marriages we all dreamed of when we said “I do”. Welcome to Your Marriage Matters with Jim and Christie Jacobus!
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"We Are Dedicated To Building Vibrant Healthy Marriages!"

Dec 9, 2020

Are you set to make the most of 2021? Answer these 4 questions and we promise you will be! To say the least 2020 has been a really tough year! So, how do we turn the page and make the next year something special in our lives. 

Take the time to do this simple exercise we are sharing with you over the next 2 weeks and you can make your 2021 something extra special!!!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Nov 25, 2020

With all of the craziness that we have experienced in 2020 how in the heck can you be thankful this Thanksgiving? Well, if you know anything about Team Jacobus then get ready! We are going to show you how you can be thankful no matter what!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Nov 11, 2020

It is a week after the elections of 2020 and we still aren't sure who is president. One side says they have won and the other says it was stolen!

So, what can we do? We focus on what is within our control and we take action! We make things, good things, happen that we can dictate. 

Today we give you some very important strategies and tactics to deal with these very uncertain times!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Nov 4, 2020

In this episode, an excerpt from our webinar "Tough Talk for Tough Times", we look at what it takes to have each other's back no matter what.

Believe it or not, what helps us bond together as a team is understanding how imperfect we both are separately and how strong we are together! 

We trust you will enjoy this episode!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Oct 28, 2020

In this episode we are going to talk about the power of a Shared Vision! We are wrapping up our first long road trip since we went to full time living in a RV.

So, it seems appropriate that we share how your shared vision can propel your life, and your marriage, forward as well! We encourage and challenge you to work at developing this skill of dreaming big together so that you can build a more vibrant, healthy marriage and experience everything, and more, you dreamed of when you said "I Do"!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Oct 21, 2020

Fight NAKED Our Best Marital Advice! This weeks episode is another excerpt from our recent webinar "Tough Talk for Tough Times" and it is a great acronym N A K E D that we use to teach one way to handle the inevitable conflict that is a part of every healthy relationship!

If the acronym doesn't work the try, literally, fighting naked. It will stop any argument in its tracks!

We trust you will really enjoy this episode!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Oct 14, 2020

This is a "Tough Talk for Tough Times" (a webinar excerpt) ... I Am NOT Your Enemy!

One of the very best strategies Christie and Jim have learned in the last couple of years. Once we decide we are not "against" each other during tough times but actually on the same team ... it is a game changer!

We trust you will enjoy this episode!

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Oct 7, 2020

We get this question way too often but, the answer is always the same ... absolutely!

A heads up ... you are going to get two very different answers from Christie the professional counselor and Jim the coach and Divorce Care teacher and that's ok. You may find one answer more to your liking than the other!

What you will find the same coming from both of them is that it may not be easy and it may take a while, that said, we promise you it will be worth it!

If you want to sign up for the "Tough Talk for Tough Times" webinar go to www.yourmarriagematters.com/webinar1

We trust you will enjoy this episode! 

 

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Sep 30, 2020

Are You In A Season of Struggle? Has 2020 created a challenge for your your marriage?

No worries ... not only can you survive all of this craziness, you can actually thrive! In this episode we share with you 5 tips you can use today to get and keep your relationships vibrant and health!

To register for the "Tough Talk for Tough Times" webinar on Wednesday, October 7th at 7p CST go to www.yourmarriagematters.com/webinar1.

We look forward to your joining us!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Sep 23, 2020

We learned a long time ago that every audience member, face to face or virtual, has the same 3 questions going through their mind when listening to us. In this episode we will answer those 3 questions! 

Who Are We? Why Are We Here? And Why Should You Care? Well, we definitely want you to know more about who we are and why we do these episodes but more importantly we want to answer the question ... why should you care! 

We trust this recording will encourage you in your relationship!

Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Sep 16, 2020

What does it take for a couple, like the Jacobus' to successfully complete an incredible 3,700+ mile journey of a lifetime from Arlington, Texas to Bar Harbor Maine?

It takes the same Mindsets, Strategies, Tactics and Skill Sets that it does to build an incredible marriage. In this episode we will share with you the 5 critical Mindsets that we can all work on and leverage to build the life together we dreamed of when we said "I do"!

We invite you to join us on Facebook at Your Marriage Matters for more fun and valuable resources!

We trust you will enjoy this episode! 

Jim & Christie Jacobus

Sep 9, 2020

Yes ... you can find the video of this podcast on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5uhr3weF9GzCwyJbkITJOw

In this episode we talk about why YOUR Marriage Matters to so many people including yourself and we give you some tips on how to make it it the one you dreamed of when you said "I do"! 

YouTube here we come!!!

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Sep 2, 2020

Do you struggle with making "big decisions" in your marriage? Well, here is a process we use that can help!

We are in week five of our series on making important decisions in our lives and we are using the acronym I D E A. Inspiration, discussion, education and now finally "ACTION"!

Grab a notepad and a pen ... it is time to learn a great strategy!


Jim & Christie Jacobus

Aug 26, 2020

In this episode we discuss how important it is to educate ourselves before we make a decision! And, with all of the tools we have available today ... how easy it is too! 

Grab a pen and pad ... you are going to want to take some notes!!!

Aug 19, 2020

We are in our third week of this series ... We Have An IDEA! How To Have A Productive Discussion ... About Anything and Everything!!!

The "D" in the acronym is for "discussion" and in this podcast episode we "discuss" how to make your conversation a productive one and we share an awesome process you can use to really make great decisions!!!

Grab a pen and paper. Seriously, gran a pen and a pad. You will enjoy learning "The Ben Franklin Method" for decision making!!!


Jim & Christie Jacobus

Aug 12, 2020

Currently we are in a 5 Part series on how we made the decision to go and live full time in a RV! Is the series we are using the acronym 

  • I - Inspiration
  • D - Discussion
  • E - Educate 
  • A - Action

In this episode we discuss the role inspiration played in our process and how inspiration can energize your marriage!

Grab a pen and a pad ... there's homework! 


Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Aug 5, 2020

First, thank you for all of the kindness you shared with us last week after hearing our Covid story! It was much appreciated. 

This week we share with everyone the answer to a question we get a lot these days ... how did you two decide to sell everything you own, including your home, and go live full time in a RV?

We are going to share with you the process we used and you can use too when making a decision!

Grab a pad and pen and take notes! 

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus

Jul 29, 2020

Sorry we missed the last month podcasting ... we went through a brutal personal battle with Covid 19! We are using this podcast to reset everything, get a fresh start, share with you about our struggle with Covid and ... let you know where we will be headed with the podcast in the future!

Spoiler alert ... we have some fun stuff coming!


Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Jul 1, 2020

We are wrapping up our 5 week series of tough questions to help us all build a more vibrant healthy marriage with the one big question we need to be asking ourselves daily! We trust you will enjoy this week's podcast!


Jim & Christie Jacobus

Jun 24, 2020

This week's "tough question" is very simple ... how do YOU stack up in the two most important skills to the success of every marriage? Seriously, if you can work hard to be just good at these two you can have a SOLID marriage! Master these two and you can have a great marriage!

What are they? Listen, take notes and find out "how you stack up"!


Jim & Christie Jacobus 

Jun 18, 2020

Last week we talked about what your 5 biggest strengths are. Well, it is equally important to be aware of and be working on what are challenges are. But ... we are going to cut you, and ourselves, some slack and focus on only 3! 

It takes courage to look in the mirror and admit our faults! NEWS FLASH ... we all have them. That just makes us human. How we handle them determines what kind of human, and spouse we are!

So, let's do the work this week and make a change for the better!


Jim & Christie Jacobus

 

Jun 10, 2020

This week, in our 5 Tough Questions series we want you to list your top 5 strengths that you bring to the marriage! Strange that it would be one of our 5 Tough Questions series. Well, you would be surprised how people struggle to list what they are good at!

So, grab a note pad and a pen and get to it! After listening to the podcast of course!

NOTE: Our apologies for the poor sound quality on Jim's mic! OPERATOR ERROR!


Jim & Christie Jacobus 

May 27, 2020

This is the first question from our series 5 Questions We Need To Ask Ourselves To Build A More Vibrant, Healthy Marriage! Week One,  What Does It Take To Be A Great Woman/Man? 

We start the series by asking ourselves to get clear about our goal ... being the best version of ourselves! What does it take? What do we admire in others? Where am I in relation to those qualities we see as "great". 

Grab your pen and paper and let's get to work! 


Jim & Christie Jacobus

 

May 20, 2020

Hey gang ... 

In this episode we kick off a series of 5 questions we all need to ask ourselves to build a more vibrant healthy marriage! Today we focus on the power of questions, how to ask ourselves the right questions and how these questions can energize us as well as our marriage! 

Grab a pen and paper ... time to take some notes! 


Jim & Christie Jacobus

May 13, 2020

The time has come to put the Covid19 Pandemic in it's rightful place! While we are quite certain it isn't any where near 100% over we do want to focus on the future and moving ahead.

In this podcast episode Team Jacobus shares 4 different ways to intentionally move forward in our lives, and specifically in our marriages, in a positive and constructive manner!

Let's take what we have learned in the last several weeks and make a better way forward ...

 
Jim & Christie Jacobus 

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