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The Naked Marriage with Dave & Ashley Willis

Addiction, Sobriety and Recovery

The Naked Marriage with Dave & Ashley Willis

XO Marriage

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In this "Part 1" of a two-part series on addiction issues in marriage, Dave and Ashley interview longtime friends Eric and Kristen Kennedy. Their testimony about overcoming substance abuse and building a strong, blended family is full of hope and practical applications for couples and individuals who are caught in a cycle of drug and/or alcohol dependence. For more marriage building content go to: marriagetoday.com Check out our NEW book here - https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Marriage-Undressing-intimacy-lifelong-ebook/dp/B07HQYWFDY Donate a gift to MarriageToday at marriagetoday.com/give/ Follow us on Social: Facebook: @strongermarriages Instagram: @daveandashleywillis Twitter: @davewillis A podcast dedicated to undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love. The concerns and questions most couples have in marriage often go unspoken, until now. Hosts Dave and Ashley Willis bring wisdom, vulnerability, and humor to even the toughest marriage topics. Together they have built a strong following, reaching millions of married couples through their blogs, books, and videos. They have four young sons and live near Dallas, TX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, welcome back to the Naked Marriage podcast. We are Dave and Ashley Willis and

0:07.0

on this podcast we address the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love and we have

0:11.6

got an awesome episode for you all today.

0:13.8

Yeah, we've been looking forward to this for a long time. A lot of the questions we get

0:17.4

have to do with addiction issues and marriage, whether it's alcohol and drug addiction or

0:21.4

any other kind of addiction. So we're actually doing a two-part series on addiction. Today's

0:26.7

part one and we're going to be interviewing our great friends, Eric and Kristen Kennedy,

0:31.0

who've walked through addiction and are now in recovery. They've got some wonderful

0:34.8

insights. You're going to learn from them even if right now you're not in addiction or

0:39.1

your spouse is not. This isn't an issue that you're facing personally. Still stick around

0:43.1

because I think you're going to find so much practical application and the things that

0:46.5

they have to say both in this episode and then also stick around for part two as well.

0:51.1

But before we dive into this important episode with Eric and Chris, then we want to tell

0:53.8

you about an important resource. So check this out.

1:23.8

This topic today, we're doing a two-part episode like I said in the intro about addiction.

1:27.9

And your story, your family story really has just inspired me. I mean, we're great friends.

1:33.3

I was honored to do your wedding. I mean, it was just beautiful wedding.

1:37.2

Beautiful wedding. Yeah. Thank you.

1:39.0

And you guys are just awesome. It's being your family thrive. It has just been great. But

1:43.9

you've come through a lot and Eric, I know for you personally, addiction was a big part

1:48.4

of your journey before you and Kristen got together. And now you've been clean and sober

1:53.8

for years. You know, you're in that recovery movement help and others. But we just want

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