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Fierce Marriage

Do all couples need therapy? (Counseling, 1 of 4)

Fierce Marriage

Ryan and Selena Frederick

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

The idea of counseling conjures all manner of reaction. Some couples spurn it, others welcome it. Why? And, can all couples benefit from counseling? In this episode, Ryan and Selena talk about whether or not counseling aligns with God's Word, and if so, how it might help couples, whether they're going through a difficult time or not. We hope this episode blesses you! This four part series has been created in partnership with Faithful Counseling. Visit https://faithfulcounseling.com/FMP to receive 10% off your first month today. Thanks for listening to the Fierce Marriage Podcast! If you'd like to support this ministry, please visit Patreon.com/FierceMarriage. Our monthly patrons get plenty of perks, including free books, ebooks, silicone rings, and exclusive ministry updates. Patron levels start at just $2/month.

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0:00.0

Well, Christianity and psychology are very often at odds and have been through much of their history.

0:05.4

Are they? They are. Why? Because when you think psychology, you think Freud and other people that

0:12.9

aren't believers, right? There's this whole science of like non-believers. I think like I can see

0:17.2

how that might be a popular take. Right. I don't see it that way. That's fine. That's why we're going

0:24.8

to have a conversation. Yeah. So the question that we're asking here today is, should we get

0:30.4

counseling or does every couple need counseling? And I think the case we're trying to make is yes

0:35.8

and yes. Now, the question is, well, if do any counseling even when we're not going through a crisis

0:40.8

or not dealing with something really heavy, and I think the answer is yes. And so we have a really

0:45.6

compelling, and we're going to try and experiment here over the next two months. I'll say, so this

0:51.3

is the first of a four-part series on counseling, although our counseling experiment will go for two

0:56.0

months, and we're just going to kind of crack the lid on that today while also answering this question,

1:01.2

what is the place of counseling in the life of a Christian and the life of Christian marriage?

1:06.2

And I think you might be a little surprised. So yes, stick around. We'll see you on the other side.

1:11.0

Welcome to the Fierce Marriage Podcast, where we believe that marriage takes a fierce

1:14.4

to an acidity that never gives up and refuses to give in. Here we'll share openly and honestly about

1:19.2

all things marriage, sex, communication, financing, priorities, purpose, and everything in between.

1:24.8

Laugh, ponder, and join an uncanded, gospel-centered conversations.

1:32.8

This is Fierce Marriage.

1:43.0

We've often wondered if counseling is something that we should do, and I think we're finally

1:47.9

to that place where we're going to give it a shot.

1:49.6

Well, and I think answering that question more accurately means we have to kind of define counseling,

1:55.2

define what it, because there's that counselors are doctors, a lot of them, and so is it just like

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