Mental Health and Your Marriage Ep. 710
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Marriage is one of the most meaningful relationships we experience—but when mental health struggles enter the picture, it can feel overwhelming for both spouses. In this episode, we dive into how mental health impacts the overall health of a marriage, what couples are really facing today, and why caring for your own emotional well-being is essential for a thriving relationship.
Drawing from counseling experience and faith-based wisdom, we address common misconceptions, signs that mental health is affecting your marriage, and practical ways to support a struggling spouse without losing yourself in the process. You'll also hear encouragement for couples navigating anxiety, stress, or depression, guidance on boundaries and self-care, and insight on when to seek professional help. This honest and hope-filled conversation offers tools to help couples stay connected—even in difficult seasons.
Episode Highlights:
Mental health struggles distort how we see things.
How to identify red flags that your spouse may be dealing with something deeper.
How to recognize the difference in support and rescue.
Encouragement to remain present in the difficult season.
Quotes from This Episode:
You can't build intimacy from survival mode.
Anxiety tells you everything is a threat and depression tells you nothing is going to get better.
Resentment builds when the healthier spouse feels like they are carrying the whole load.
Your job is to walk alongside your spouse, not carry them.
This is a season, not a sentence.
Talk it Over Together:
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What helps you feel emotionally supported by me when you're struggling?
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Are there topics, emotions, or struggles you find hard to share with me? What makes them difficult?
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How can we check in with each other more intentionally moving forward?
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So marriage is one of life's most rewarding relationships, but it can also be one of the most challenging, |
| 0:05.7 | especially when mental health struggles enter the picture. |
| 0:09.4 | Today, we're going to talk about how mental health affects marriage, why both partners need to care for their own emotional well-being, |
| 0:16.1 | and how faith can guide us through difficult seasons. |
| 0:19.3 | I'll answer some common questions couples bring to |
| 0:21.5 | counseling, share some practical strategies, and explore how to maintain closeness even when life |
| 0:27.0 | feels overwhelming. So whether you're facing stress, anxiety, or just the ups and downs of life, |
| 0:32.1 | this conversation is about building a healthier marriage together. So we'll look at question number one in just a minute. |
| 0:39.3 | So are you feeling like the spark in your marriage is fading? |
| 0:42.7 | My four-week connection challenge can help you close that distance. |
| 0:46.4 | Each week, you and your spouse will focus on a new way to reconnect, emotionally, spiritually, |
| 0:51.6 | through fun, and even physically. |
| 0:53.3 | So don't let busyness steal your closeness. |
| 0:56.4 | Jump into the four-week connection challenge and start rebuilding the intimacy that you've been |
| 1:00.7 | longing for in your marriage. Welcome today's awesome marriage podcast. We are going to talk about |
| 1:05.8 | mental health and your marriage. So let's just jump into the first question right now. |
| 1:12.3 | So what trends or challenges are you seeing most often in couples who come to your counseling center? You have been counseling |
| 1:17.1 | a long time. The anxiety levels in couples coming through our doors are really high. People are |
| 1:22.4 | carrying a lot of weight they weren't designed to carry. Financial stress, career pressure, parenting demands, political |
| 1:29.1 | division, social media comparison. You get it. All kinds of things. And it is crushing many of them. |
| 1:36.0 | So here's what I'm seeing most often. Both spouses are depleted at the same time. They're running |
| 1:41.5 | on empty. They're giving each other the leftovers, if there's anything |
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