Welcome everyone to Family Talk. It's a ministry of the James Dobson Family Institute, supported by listeners just like you.

I'm Dr. James Dobson, and I'm thrilled that you've joined us.

Well, welcome to Family Talk, the broadcast division of the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute.

I'm Roger Marsh.

Question for you, when you're angry with your spouse, what do you do with that anger?

Do you let it out right away?

Do you hold it in?

You know, most of us have been told that it's healthier just to get it all out.

But is that really true?

On today's edition of Family Talk, we're going to revisit one of doctors' classic conversations

with the late Gene Lush, a gifted counselor, family therapist, and a frequent guest, as I mentioned,

here on Family Talk.

Gene challenges the popular idea that venting anger is always the healthiest choice.

Instead, she offers a biblical, practical approach to handling conflict in marriage before it does lasting damage.

Here now is Dr. James Dobson to introduce his dear friend, Jean Lush, on today's edition of Family Talk.

I have the privilege today of letting our listeners hear from a friend who's already gone.

She's in heaven.

Her name was Gene Lush, and she was a gifted counselor and family therapist, and I had her on the program many times. What a great lady she was. She had such wisdom and such insight into family life.

She authored many books, including mothers and sons and women in stress.

And I had her on the program, as I said, many times.

Today, we're going to roll back the clock to the 1980s when Jean and I talked about the subject

diffusing anger in marriage. It's still good stuff after all those years,

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