Welcome to Part 2 of the Love Actually Relationship Series on The Turn Your Life Around Podcast with your host, Sarah Coates, aka “The One80 Lady.” In this episode, Sarah sits down again with John Eklund, LCSW, founder of Recovery Alive and author of the book Recovering Marriage: Transforming Your Marriage Through the 12 Commitments.
In this insightful, honest, and often hilarious conversation, John shares practical tools for building a stronger marriage using the principles of recovery. Together, he and Sarah discuss how couples can navigate issues like control, codependency, communication, forgiveness, and submission, all while growing closer through trust and vulnerability.
Whether you’re just starting your marriage journey or have been in it for decades, this episode offers powerful guidance to help you transform your relationship.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 – Welcome back: Love Actually Part 2 with John Eklund
00:02:00 – The inspiration behind Recovering Marriage
00:04:00 – Commitment 1: Love you, not control you
00:07:00 – Submission, autonomy, and respect in faith-based marriages
00:10:00 – LUV: Listen, Understand, Validate (a tool for connection)
00:13:00 – Why selfishness breaks down new marriages
00:16:00 – Unexpressed expectations = premeditated resentments
00:20:00 – The marriage makes the decisions: Finances & unity
00:28:00 – Real apologies and amends in relationships
00:30:00 – Cultivating mercy and believing the best in your spouse
00:33:00 – Group-based marriage work and community transformation
00:39:00 – How to join or start a Recovering Marriage group
00:42:00 – Marriage as legacy: What we model, we multiply
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