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Awesome Marriage Podcast

Winning at the Right Things in Marriage with Jimmy Rollins Ep. 675

Awesome Marriage Podcast

Dr. Kim Kimberling

Marriage, Awesomemarriagepodcast, Marriagepodcast, Awesomemarriage, Marriageadvice, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Christianmarriage, Christianity

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

In this heartfelt and honest conversation, Dr. Kim sits down with Jimmy Rollins to unpack the real-life highs and lows of marriage. They dive into why communication, forgiveness, and a strong support system are so crucial—and how those things have played out in their own lives. From the power of simple daily appreciations to creating a safe space for open conversations, Jimmy and Dr. Kim get real about what it takes to build (and rebuild) a strong relationship. They also reflect on how easy it is to chase success in the wrong places—and how to shift the focus back to what matters most. Whether you're in a great season or struggling to find your footing, this episode is full of practical wisdom and encouragement to help you grow and heal in your marriage.

Episode Takeaways:

  • Every marriage is hard and requires effort.

  • Forgiveness is a decision, while reconciliation is a process.

  • Daily appreciation can reignite connection in marriage.

  • Creating a safe space is essential for open communication.

  • Winning at the wrong things can harm your marriage.

  • Community support is crucial for maintaining healthy relationships.

  • It's important to examine your own behavior in marriage.

  • Practical steps can lead to significant changes in relationships.

  • Couples should seek resources and mentorship for guidance.

  • The goal in marriage is to think together, not alike.

 

Questions to Discuss: 

  • Are there areas of your marriage you are trying to ignore?

  • Are there areas you are trying to change your spouse?

  • How would you rate the community you have to support your marriage?

  • What one thing can you say “no” to today, so that you have more margin to say “yes”  in your marriage. 

 

Quotes:

"Forgiveness is a decision."

"Community is what keeps us sober."

"You're not in it by yourself."

"Every marriage is hard."

"The goal is not to think alike."

"The best days are ahead of us."

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations and practical advice on how to build an awesome marriage.

0:09.7

I am your podcast producer and co-host, Lindsay Few. On the show will be our host Dr. Kim Kimberly.

0:17.0

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

0:21.8

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

0:27.9

Jimmy, thank you so much for being here on Lost Marriage Podcast.

0:30.7

It's so good to see again and just excited about this conversation we're getting ready to have.

0:35.2

Absolutely.

0:36.2

I'm grateful to be a part and I always

0:38.6

look forward to talking with you guys and helping people all around the world and figuring out marriage.

0:44.9

You guys do so much good and I love what you do. So the new book coming out, but kind of give us

0:50.2

background on the marriage and what got you and Irene to the point of writing this book?

0:55.7

Absolutely.

0:56.3

Well, I think if you look in our culture, like, you know, everybody has their opinion on marriage.

1:02.1

And really, culture is defining marriage of, you know, shows like Married at First Side and all of these love shows trying to make love connections and, you know, in 30 minutes on a show.

1:12.9

Well, Irene and I have been married for 25 years, and we like to say it's been the best 10 years ever.

1:20.3

And for about 15 years, we knew like our marriage was not what God had intended it to be, but we didn't really know how dysfunctional and what the collateral damage was of holding on to resentment and holding on to unforgiveness and holding on to, you know, all of the things that come along with two different people who come from two different backgrounds who think two different ways and have two different

1:45.5

audiologies of life and God and all the things, how the collateral damage just begin to just

1:51.4

spiral out of control. And 10 years ago, you know, our marriage was on the verge of, we were on the

1:56.3

verge of losing it. And we know, like, you know, culturally and like if couples get divorced, no matter what

2:03.9

the reason is, you know, on the court documents, it says irreconcilable differences. And so

2:09.4

about 10 years ago, Irene and I started feeling the need to reconcile our differences and to

2:15.4

think through, you know, how can this work? And God really

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