Couple Goals

How do you make your relationship work when your brains are wired differently? What impact does neurodivergence have on a marriage? Is it always going to be challenging, or are there benefits to building a life with someone who is completely opposite to you?

These (among many others) are questions Sophie and Pete Killingley have navigated over the last 21 years.

Illustrator Sophie has ADHD, whilst Pete, Head of Church Engagement at CARE is neurotypical. They have very different ways of approaching the world, and for them, that's become a strength they draw on. But, that doesn't mean it's always been easy.

From the early days of married life, there was a huge amount to learn about how to love one another well in the simplest moments of daily life. And when children came along - both eventually being diagnosed with autism - family life became filled with intricate considerations and adjustments.

They've come a long way and learnt a lot, working together to present a united front from which they can parent, work and love each other best.

This conversation is full of joy, realism and hope about the day-to-day reality of neurodivergent relationships, autism parenting and celebrating your differences.
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Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'

Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.

Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.

Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.

From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Porn use is often kept secret in relationships.
Overwhelmingly - 84% of the time - when porn use is revealed it's discovered by a partner.
The disconnection it causes and the feelings of guilt and shame don't make it easy to talk about.

The fallout from problematic porn use, secrecy and betrayal can be devastating on relationships. Couple Goals exists to support and uplift couples, even in the hardest moments of challenge. Every week, we have people reach out to us for advice and support on this topic, so we knew it was vital to address.

We asked Cat Etherington from Naked Truth Project to join us, to help us understand what the challenges are, and how we can overcome them. As Director of Recovery, she coaches couples and individuals through porn use recovery journeys, by helping them to recognise why they're using porn and how they can work towards healthy, long-term recovery. She helps them to rebuild trust and navigate the trauma and aftermath of the feelings of betrayal that are so common when porn use has been discovered.

Even though this is a challenging and often painful topic for many, Cat is bringing a message of hope. Many couples have worked through this and found healing and restoration for their relationship. It's a tough thing for couples to work through, and it will take time, but strength and healthy intimacy is possible on the other side.

https://nakedtruthproject.com
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Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'

Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.

Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.

Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.

From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Relationship coaching is what David and Sarah Abell do best! They run 'The Relationships Academy' where they support couples who feel overwhelmed or in crisis, as well as couples who want to continue to strengthen their connection.

As a couple who coach other couples, they bring a nuanced perspective as our first expert couple on the pod! They provide insight from their own relationship alongside techniques and therapeutic tools to aid some of the common challenges every couple face.

Across a wide-ranging conversation, we touch on the impact of mental load, relationship dynamics, comparison, how to argue well and the key to healthy connection.

Sarah and David's dynamic carries warmth and wisdom, which comes from the depth of experience they have working with couples. Alongside Luke and LJ, they help to unravel a range of marriage myths and provide hope for relationships that are struggling. This episode gives couples some helpful tools to use now to deepen their connection and strengthen their bond.

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Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'

Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.

Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.

Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.

From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is is possible to give everything to your career and your marriage at the same time? Is 'busy' a bad word? What does it look like to be truly vulnerable with someone else? How can you live a big life but include everyone around you? How can you process long-term illness and its impact together?

We covered all this and more with powerhouse couple Dan and Charlie Blythe. Dan is the Global Youth Director for Alpha and Charlie is EU Director for international anti-slavery charity A21. Parents to two young boys, they also host Yung Cubs, a parenting podcast supporting mums and dads through raw and real conversations about the day-to-day realities of raising children in our modern world.

They are passionate about living big, full lives which benefit other people - they're constantly on the move, 'busy' is a banned word in their household. Though they don't always get it right - they want to try and see the things they do as a blessing which they can use in serving as many people as possible.

In this episode, Dan and Charlie share with genuine honesty about their story together and their heart to serve each other. We also hear about Charlie's lifelong challenges with epilepsy and the impact that had on their relationship, how they manage to balance family life and work, and what their vision for relationships is.
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Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'

Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.

Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.

Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.

From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo Hargreaves is The Faith-Filled Therapist. She's built a huge online following with her insightful content on neuroscience, mental health, therapy and how the brain works. She joins Luke and LJ to talk about how we can use an understanding of our body and brain to get to a place of health and healing for our relationships.

They covered a lot! From vagus nerve stimulation and the parasympathetic nervous system to mental health tips, dealing with overwhelm and the testosterone cycle in men. Jo brought a huge amount of wisdom and perspective on the difference between how men and women process similar situations, the impact that this can have on a couple and how to build deeper connection with each other.

Jo is passionate about helping people understand that their decisions and feelings make sense in the context of what's happening inside their body, based on their lived experience, their hormones and their neurobiology.

Listen in to learn how to retrain your body to work for your relationship - not against it.
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Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'

Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.

Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.

Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.

From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.