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GOD-LED BUSINESS - Make Money Online, Work From Home, Passive Income, Online Business, Start a Podcast

960 | Why Your Marriage Feels Like Roommates and the Biblical Way Back with Lindsey Maestas

GOD-LED BUSINESS - Make Money Online, Work From Home, Passive Income, Online Business, Start a Podcast

Stefanie Gass - Christian Business Coach, Podcast Coach, Online Business Coach

Business:entrepreneurship, Business, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Entrepreneurship, Marketing

5.01.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When was the last time your marriage felt deeply connected instead of simply functional? Maybe lately your marriage feels more like roommates than soulmates. You’re coordinating schedules, managing responsibilities, handling the kids, building businesses, and falling into bed exhausted at the end of the day. You still love each other, but somewhere along the way, the connection started fading into routine. In today’s conversation, I’m joined by my friend Lindsey Maestas for a deeply honest discussion about the quiet disconnection so many couples experience but rarely talk about. This isn’t a typical episode for this show, but I truly believe this conversation matters. As Christian entrepreneurs, it can be easy to slowly fall into self-focused thinking without even realizing it. Thoughts like “What about my happiness?” or “What about my needs?” can quietly replace the posture of “What would Jesus have me do?” And over time, those small hidden habits can slowly create distance in a marriage. The truth is, so many couples are struggling silently. From the outside, everything looks fine, but internally, there’s emotional distance, exhaustion, resentment, or simply feeling unseen. We sweep it under the rug because we assume this is just what marriage becomes after enough years, responsibilities, and busy seasons. But Lindsey shares why that “quiet disconnection” matters so much and how couples can begin finding their way back to each other before the distance grows even deeper. Lindsey shares wisdom from her book, Don't Burn Your Own House Down: Prioritizing Your Marriage, Your Spouse, and Yourself for a Deeper Connection, along with practical and biblical encouragement for restoring connection in a healthy, God-centered way. Friend, I believe healthy and fruitful marriages are possible. God cares deeply about the health of your home just as much as the success of your business. If your marriage has felt distant lately, I pray this conversation encourages you with grace, honesty, hope, and practical next steps toward deeper connection.I pray this blesses you! Ready to Make Consistent Income From a Podcast?  Join my 5-Day Profitable Podcast Bootcamp! I'll show you how to create a podcast that makes steady income on autopilot—without relying on social media. 🙌 Get the clarity, strategy, and tools you need to make consistent income with your podcast! 🔗 Sign up now: stefaniegass.com/bootcamp << Get your application in NOW for Podcast to Profit: A 6-Month Group Coaching Program for Christian Podcasters! Learn how to grow your show, increase your visibility, create an offer that sells, and so much more! http://podcasttoprofitmastermind.com >> Related Episodes302 - Unsupportive Spouses & Navigating Hard Conversations as an Entrepreneur - With Lindsey Maestas493 - 5 Ways to Be Led by God as a Faith-Led Entrepreneur948 - The Simplicity Strategy: How to Scale Your Business Without Sacrificing Your Family with Laura Schoenfeld

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There are these more deep-seated struggles that people face.

0:04.0

And a lot of the time, when we are not really, really heavily leaning into our faith,

0:09.2

it can be so easy to fall into the trap of what about me, what about my happiness,

0:14.3

instead of what about Jesus?

0:16.5

No, this is not something that I would typically talk about here on this podcast,

0:20.4

but it's going to be today.

0:22.3

Why? Because I believe in the biblical principles of marriage. I believe in the Proverbs 31

0:27.4

woman. I believe that a fruitful marriage is possible for all of us as Christian entrepreneurs.

0:32.5

And this has just been such a helpful conversation and honestly a helpful book that my friend wrote.

0:37.3

And I wanted to bring it to all of you.

0:39.1

So let me ask you a truly honest question.

0:41.7

When was the last time your marriage felt like more than just managing life?

0:46.8

I know we totally get in those ruts ourselves.

0:49.5

We've got coordinating schedules and splitting responsibilities and just falling into bed utterly

0:54.1

exhausted because a lot of

0:55.7

us good Christian women moms wives women who love God we love our husbands we're living in marriages

1:00.7

that feel sometimes like roommates more than soulmates and we just don't talk about it because why

1:06.6

it's ungrateful it's dramatic it's like failure in our faith. Like there's so many reasons

1:11.9

why we just sweep that right on under the rug. But that's why I wanted to bring Lindsay on

1:16.5

because quiet disconnection is not a sign that we're married to the wrong person or that things

1:21.6

aren't working. What if it's a sign that some small hidden habits have been just slowly burning

1:26.1

your house down, which is the book

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