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Marriage And Relationships Episodes

These episodes provide relationships tips, funny stories and heartfelt, honest testimonies from a couple that has stayed the course over more than 30 years of marriage. Steve and Mary Alessi deliver sound wisdom on living and working together as a couple, keeping romance alive, learning each other's strengths and much more!
Feb. 14, 2024

How to Keep Romance in the Family Business [Season 1 Flashback] | S6 E20

Romance, boundaries, and serving one another – Steve and Mary Alessi share their secrets to a lasting marriage in this flashback to Season 1 of The Family Business.
Jan. 3, 2024

"I Hate When You Talk To Me That Way!" | TFB Midseason Flashback

We travel back to Season 2 with an problem that never gets old - how to avoid annoying your spouse by saying things the wrong way.
Nov. 29, 2023

Marriage After Baby: How We Communicate Better After Having Kids | S6 E11

How do you keep your marriage strong even after kids come on the scene? Chris & Stephanie Muiña share how they’re improving their communication as a couple as their family grows.
Aug. 23, 2023

No More Sandcastles! How to Overcome Opposition and Build a Strong Marriage [Mid-Season Bonus]

Take a look inside Sundays in the Family Business as Steve and Mary Alessi reveal the secret sauce to a healthy, God-centered marriage - gleaned from over three decades of working on their relationship.
April 19, 2023

7 Ways to Support Your Spouse Emotionally in Tough Times | S5 E14

When your spouse is going through a crisis, it's hard to figure out how to help without being hurtful. The Alessis share 7 keys to keep your marriage strong when life hits one of you hard.
Dec. 14, 2022

Year 1: How to Communicate Better as Your Marriage Begins | S4 E14

Being newlyweds can be challenging - especially as you learn to communicate with each other! In this episode Chris and Richelle Alessi share effective communication tips they've discovered during their first year of marriage!
Oct. 12, 2022

Recalibrate Your Marriage? How to Strengthen Your Relationship Through the Ever-Changing Seasons of Life

Steve and Mary Alessi look back over their 35+ years of marriage and share strategies to bring you and your spouse closer, even as seasons of life change!
June 29, 2022

The Right Way to Wait: How To Be Content While Waiting on Your Next Season | S3 E25

Is there a right way to wait? Here we uncover the key to remaining content in any season with Mary Alessi and her daughter Lauren.
Guest: Lauren Alessi
May 18, 2022

Leaving and Cleaving: How to Protect your Marriage from Excessive Parental Influence | S3 E19

We're helping married couples step out from under their parents' influence and truly embrace their spouses as their primary focus - and helping the parents to develop healthy boundaries as their married children step out on …
May 4, 2022

From Mother to Daughter: Honest Questions about Marriage, Motherhood and Changing Seasons | S3 E17

Mary Alessi and her daughter Steph Alessi Munia discuss managing the changing expectations that moms have when career and parental responsibilities shift!
April 20, 2022

Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year

The Family Business with The Alessis is celebrating our first anniversary! And to celebrate we're sharing your favorite moments, comments and ideas for new shows as we commemorate the first year of our podcast!
Feb. 16, 2022

How To Set Real Boundaries in Your Relationships (And Get People to Respect Them) | S3 E6

Tired of people trampling all over your boundaries? Steve and Mary share the key steps to establishing real boundaries with friends and family, so that you can decrease your stress and increase your peace.
Feb. 9, 2022

Just Ask Her Out! Help for Young Men Seeking to Get Married | S3 E5

We are helping our young people find love this week on The Family Business with The Alessis - by helping our young men re-learn the art of dating!
Guest: Chris Alessi
Jan. 26, 2022

Dealing with Toxic Relationships, Part 2: How to Part Ways with Toxic People

Our talk on toxic relationships continues with a in-depth, step-by-step discussion on how to finally end the cycle of painful and dysfunctional relationships in your life.
Jan. 19, 2022

Dealing with Toxic Relationships, Pt. 1: How to Identify and Avoid People Who Cause Pain | S3 E2

Steve and Mary Alessi unravel the difficult but necessary steps they had to take to identify and cut off toxic family relationships that threatened to hold them hostage to the past, and reveal the freedom available when we s…