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!
7 Ways to Support Your Spouse Emotionally in Tough Times | S5 E14
Marriage And Relationships

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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

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.

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

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 their own.

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

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!

Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year
Parenting And Family Marriage And Relationships

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!

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

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.

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

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!

Dealing with Toxic Relationships, Part 2: How to Part Ways with Toxic People
Parenting And Family Marriage And Relationships

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.

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

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 say no to people who cause pain.

3 Key Resolutions to Start Your New Year Right | S3 E1
Parenting And Family Marriage And Relationships

3 Key Resolutions to Start Your New Year Right | S3 E1

We open up Season 3 by revealing three critical areas - faith, family and fitness - that you must improve if you want to enjoy a better, healthier, and more fulfilling 2022!

How Men Can Keep The Holidays Happy! Tips for Husbands & Fathers Planning for Christmas | S2 E12
Parenting And Family Marriage And Relationships

How Men Can Keep The Holidays Happy! Tips for Husbands & Fathers Planning for Christmas | S2 E12

The Alessi men break down the (man) plan to a hassle-free Christmas - so you can keep your family in the holiday spirit and keep the stress and conflict out.

Balancing Marriage and Leadership: How We Define Our Roles as Spouses and Co-Leaders | S2 E9
Marriage And Relationships

Balancing Marriage and Leadership: How We Define Our Roles as Spouses and Co-Leaders | S2 E9

Steve and Mary discuss how they’ve developed a solid marriage relationship, as they lead their home and business together - all while respecting each other’s strengths and weaknesses.

Confessions of a Control Freak | S2 E2
Marriage And Relationships

Confessions of a Control Freak | S2 E2

The Alessis are confessing their desire for control (well, at least one Alessi does)...and discover why a little control isn't always a bad thing.