Today in this episode of Ask Dr. Kim, we answer the question, is it okay to take a break in a Christian marriage?

And as always, with a sensitive topic like this one, we want to mention that if you're

experiencing abuse of any kind, it is okay to separate. It is okay to get

help and it's absolutely okay to leave. And so if that is you, we hope you will reach out and get help.

We hope you will go see a Christian counselor and that you will get safe. Enjoy this episode of the

awesome marriage podcast. Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage.

I am your co-host, Christina Dodson.

On the show will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling.

Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.

His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.

Dr. Kim, I'm really excited about the question today because I think it's one that people

ask a lot that are kind of afraid to ask or just really don't. There's not a lot of resources out there about this currently.

Is it okay to take a break in a Christian marriage?

Let's start by just kind of defining what kind of a break is okay if there is one that's okay.

Yeah, I think so.

And it's not something I recommend a lot lot but I think sometimes in situations where couples

are really struggling or maybe they're struggling with a lot of conflict or anger and they're not

just able to seem to get past some things then what we'll do sometimes is what I call

structured separation and so it's say okay you guys are going to separate so you say for a month

and we define how they're going to communicate.

It's not like they don't ever have to talk, you know, and especially if they have kids.

They've got to work that out.

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