Marital Conflict in Stepfamilies (James 3)
Every couple has conflict. In fact, healthy and unhealthy couples have the same amount of conflict. But what's different is how they manage it.
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About the Host
About the Guest
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Every couple has conflict. In fact, healthy and unhealthy couples have the same amount of conflict. But what's different is how they manage it.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.
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Every couple has conflict. In fact, healthy and unhealthy couples have the same amount of conflict. But what’s different is how they manage it.
Ron: Every couple has conflict. In fact, healthy and unhealthy couples have the same amount of conflict. But what’s different is how they manage it.
Announcer: For FamilyLife Blended®, here’s Ron Deal.
Ron: Yeah, healthy couples are almost six times more likely to resolve their arguments. Essentially, they put into practice dozens of little disciplines that help them move past the issue. One of them is managing their tongue.
James 3 in the Bible says that a careless word out of your mouth can be a spark that sets off a forest fire. Not criticizing your spouse, managing your tone, turning down your volume, and listening with openness to understand your spouse these are the kinds of disciplines that keep you from setting off a forest fire. Don’t be a fire starter. Be a fire fighter who puts them out! For FamilyLife Blended I’m Ron Deal.
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