Hi, Latter Day struggles, friends and fans.

We know that navigating a faith crisis can feel overwhelming, especially when it impacts our closest relationships, our parents, our partners, and our kids.

That's why Valerie has created two online self-paced classes to help.

The first is a couple's guide to faith crisis and expansion.

This class is here for a partner

or couple who want to navigate faith shifts with mutual respect and deeper connection. Next is

a family's guide to mixed faith parenting. This class offers tools to help parents develop

greater harmony and understanding when belief differences arise within our families. Both classes are

packed with helpful tools and perspectives that can

give you hope and a way forward. So if you're looking for a little guidance on this,

visit laddarday struggles.com to learn more. And now let's start the show.

Hello. Hello, everybody. Welcome to Latter Day Struggles, your podcast for all things, spiritual development and faith expansion. This is Valerie, and I'm so grateful to have with me,

Brannan, my good friend and colleague and a mentor and a fellow marriage and couples

therapists. Hello, Brad. Hey, guys. It's good to be here again. Yeah, we are back with you as

promised. We are right in the middle of a series together where we are tackling a very

challenging subject, which is not unusual. We like tackling challenging subjects here today,

and this is no exception. We like tackling challenging subjects here today, and this is no

exception. We are tackling the issues of what makes our theology around marriage painful?

And on its face, this idea of a couple coming together and the beautiful idea of being together forever with your partner

seems really, really lovely on the surface. And I think for some of us, it plays out just beautifully

and all just goes really well. And yet at the same time, what I think we notice as we advance in our

spiritual development,

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