Andy and Sara's Marriage Recovery Story | Ep. 591

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Christianity, Society & Culture, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

While their life appeared to be successful, fun and amazing, Andy and Sara's marriage was at a breaking point. Their life was at a high point, but their relationship had reached a low. In today's episode they share how their marriage recovered.

Can a marriage survive the damage of gaslighting and blame? Today's episode is proof it can. Dr. Kim got to witness a complete transformation in Andy and Sara's marriage. Their story is full of grace and hope, and we are so thankful to them for sharing it with us today.

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage.

Episode highlights include:

How did things look good from the outside for as long as they did?
How Sara used waiting to grow closer to God
The turning point that allowed Andy to start to change
The specific process that changed Andy from the inside out

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!

QUOTES

"We lived this big, giant, amazing life. The problem was, I was getting wrapped more and more into my success, thinking I was this great gift to humanity." - Andy
"I felt like he didn't know me. He didn't know my heart." - Sara
"I was searching for the world to fill that void in my chest that only God can fill." - Andy
"You need to meditate and delight in the word of God to change the trajectory of your life." Pastor Mike (via Andy)
"The Lord didn't care about all my success. He wanted me broken at the foot of the cross." - Andy

QUESTIONS FOR YOU

How have you seen God show up in the midst of difficult times?
What are the little things your spouse does that make you feel loved?

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

Questions about gaslighting and blame? Submit them anonymously HERE or over on Instagram for Dr. Kim to answer in an upcoming episode
Want to reduce unnecessary arguments, decrease stress in your home, develop better understanding of your spouse, OR just strengthen your bond as a couple? Our 30-Day Communication Challenge is for you!

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.
0:09.9	I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few.
0:13.4	On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberly.
0:17.0	Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.
0:21.6	His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.
0:30.6	Blanian, Sarah, thank you so much for agreeing to be here and kind of share your story.
0:34.6	Love you guys. Thanks for staying yes to this.
0:36.6	Of course. I'm glad to be
0:38.4	here. Somewhat excited to be here. I know. Serious though, right? So before we kind of get into
0:46.5	the meat of what things we're talking about, talk about how you guys met, were you all with kids,
0:53.6	all that kind of of those early years.
0:55.5	Yeah, so we were, uh, we both went to Oklahoma State, but we didn't know each other.
1:00.0	She was a good student.
1:01.1	I was a B, C student.
1:04.1	Uh, she was always studying.
1:05.3	I wasn't.
1:06.3	Uh, we met at the final four in San Antonio.
1:09.8	I had been out of school for a couple years.
1:13.7	We were at a bar called Mad Dogs on the river.
1:17.6	Sarah walks in with a group of friends.
1:19.3	I was there with some buddies.
1:20.7	Some of our friends knew each other.
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