The Annual Check In Counseling Appointment: Why Every Couple Should Do It | Ep. 432
Awesome Marriage Podcast
Dr. Kim Kimberling
4.9 • 813 Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2020
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina talk about The Annual Check In Counseling Appointment. So many couples wait til their marriage is in trouble before they call a counselor. But there are several reasons why having a counselor lined up that you meet with at least once a year is really beneficial.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today we were talking all about the annual check-in counseling appointment. |
| 0:16.3 | So many couples wait until their marriage is in trouble before they call a counselor. |
| 0:20.4 | But there are several reasons why having a counselor lined up that you meet with at least |
| 0:24.7 | one time a year is really beneficial. |
| 0:27.0 | So we're going to be chatting all about that today. |
| 0:29.3 | We pray you find this episode helpful to you in your marriage. |
| 0:33.7 | Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and |
| 0:38.1 | practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage. |
| 0:41.6 | I am your co-host, Christina Dodson. |
| 0:43.7 | On the show will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling. |
| 0:46.3 | Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years. |
| 0:50.3 | His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship. |
| 1:02.3 | Thank you. His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship. So Dr. Kim, do couples ever come to you for counseling the first time when their marriage is actually okay? |
| 1:09.1 | Yes, but it's not very often, honestly. |
| 1:13.0 | Sometimes where I see it a lot or more is when I've done pre-metal counseling with someone, |
| 1:18.0 | and I've really talked to them about the value of coming in. |
| 1:21.8 | My ideal for them is to come in like once a month, the first-year marriage, |
| 1:25.1 | and then yearly after that. |
| 1:26.9 | And honestly, out of all the hundreds, probably thousands of couples I've done premarral before, |
| 1:31.8 | it's probably a handful that has done that. |
| 1:34.1 | And I don't know. |
| 1:34.9 | I think it's just part of our nature. |
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