Best Ashleigh Slater Podcasts (2024)

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4 Truths About Marriage Every Couple Needs to Remember 24:48

22h ago24:48

24:48

No matter how long you’ve been married, reminding yourself of fundamental marriage truths is helpful. In this episode, we’ll share four truths about marriage every couple needs to remember. 4 Truths About Marriage Every Couple Needs to Remember When marriage gets hard, it’s normal to wonder if you’ve made a mistake — but it doesn’t mean you have. C…

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How to Be a Couple of Influence 25:52

9d ago25:52

25:52

Did you know that you and your spouse are a couple of influence? It’s true! Even if you don’t have a platform, television show, or a large online following, you are daily influencing — for better or for worse — how those around you think about marriage. Today, we share three ways you can use your influence for good. 3 Ways to Be Positive Influencer…

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Why We Go to Bed Mad 22:12

15d ago22:12

22:12

Within the Christian community, “Do not let the sun go down on your anger” is often quoted as a hard-and-fast rule for married couples to follow whenever they experience conflict. But sometimes Ted and I do go to bed mad—and surprisingly, it’s been good for our marriage. In today’s episode, we’ll tell you why. 3 Reasons We Go to Bed Mad We don’t wa…

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How to Respond When Your Spouse Loads the Dishwasher Wrong 21:35

22d ago21:35

21:35

Do you and your spouse approach daily tasks or responsibilities differently? Maybe it’s how you load the dishwasher, fold laundry, or even where you cut your toenails. As couples, sometimes, it’s easy for us to assume our way is the right way and seek to change each other. In this episode, we discuss how to work through the annoyance and loss of co…

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How to Have a Front-Seat Marriage with James and Arlene Pellicane 23:39

30d ago23:39

23:39

Has your marriage taken a backseat to your parenting? Today, we have author and speaker Arlene Pellicane and her husband James on the podcast. They share practical tips on how your marriage can take a front seat! Us Time Challenge Connect daily this week by taking walks around the block. More from James and Arlene Pellicane Visit Arlene Pellicane’s…

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The Best Marriage Advice We Ever Received 22:09

1M ago22:09

22:09

When you got married, you probably received a lot of advice. I know we did! Well, today, we’re talking about the best marriage advice we’ve ever received. We’ll also share with you some favorite words of wisdom our friends were given. Us Time Challenge Talk with your spouse about the best marriage advice you received. Ask yourselves if you are regu…

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Navigating Sickness as a Team with Jon and Brett Seidl 25:16

1M ago25:16

25:16

Did you recite traditional vows at your wedding? We did! One thing we promised was, “in sickness and in health.” But what does it look like to walk together as a team through sickness? Best-selling author Jon Seidl and his wife Brett—who is an award-winning interior designer—join us to talk about how they have been navigating debilitating health is…

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Navigating Mental Health as a Team with Jon and Brett Seidl 27:54

2M ago27:54

27:54

Has your marriage been impacted by mental health issues? If so, today’s episode is for you. Best-selling author Jon Seidl and his wife Brett—who is an award-winning interior designer—join us to talk about how they’ve navigated the valleys of anxiety and OCD as a team. It’s Part 1 of two episodes with them. Jon and Brett are open, vulnerable, and wi…

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Why Staying a Team Takes Time... and Is Worth the Investment 26:25

2M ago26:25

26:25

Sometimes, we forget in marriage that staying a team takes time. As a result, we can find ourselves slowly drifting away from one another. However, research shows that couples who spend time together regularly and consistently are happier and have a better relationship. Listen in as we discuss why staying a team takes time … and is worth the invest…

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How to Face Anxiety as a Team When It Impacts Your Marriage 25:00

11M ago25:00

25:00

We’ve all had situations or experiences where we’ve felt anxious. Maybe before a job interview, during a move or the house-buying process, or when faced with a daunting project or deadline. For some of us, though, anxiousness isn’t limited to a situation or experience. It can be a daily struggle. Listen in as we share our story and give you some pr…

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Why Being Right in Marriage Can Be Wrong 23:48

12M ago23:48

23:48

How often do you need to be right? And how do you respond when you’re not right, and your spouse is? We’re digging into all that today and discussing why being right in marriage can be wrong. Listen in as we chat about how we can help maintain the peace, not by hoping that our spouse, if ever asked, applaud us as always right. But instead, by activ…

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Money Talk in Marriage 25:37

1y ago25:37

25:37

In this episode, we’re talking about something that’s in every marriage—and that’s money! We’ll be the first to admit that finances aren’t an area we have all figured out. But a recent message from our pastor got us freshly contemplating how much trust and dependence we put in it. Listen in as we reflect on his sermon and share our results from a m…

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5 Ways to Stop Your Differences from Dividing You as a Couple 23:16

1y ago23:16

23:16

Have you ever looked at your spouse and asked, “What do we have in common?” Maybe there have been times when you’ve even felt like you have more differences than similarities. In marriage, there’s always the potential for our differences to eat away at our unity—especially if that’s what we focus on. Today, we’re sharing five practical ways you and…

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3 Simple Ways to Feed Your Spouse More Praise 23:33

1y ago23:33

23:33

How often do you intentionally stop to praise your spouse? To recognize and affirm their character or actions? Many of us probably cringe at answering these questions because we know we could do better! If you struggle to feed your spouse praise regularly, this episode is for you. Listen in as we share some practical steps we all can take to critic…

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How Podcasting Can Strengthen Your Marriage 19:03

1y ago19:03

19:03

Do you remember the “Anyone can cook” catchphrase from the film Ratatouille? Well, we believe anyone can record a podcast—including you and your spouse. Listen in as we share some ways podcasting together has strengthened our marriage, and we think it can strengthen your relationship too. 3 Ways Podcasting Can Strengthen Your Marriage Podcasting ge…

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Why Your Spouse Comes Before Your Kids 21:49

1+ y ago21:49

21:49

Parenting can be wonderful, but it is also demanding and exhausting. We have four kids—we get it! It can be easy to put our spouse and marriage on the back burner. But today, we’re encouraging you not to do that! Listen in as we share three practical reasons why your marriage relationship needs to take the highest priority after your relationship w…

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How to Grow Older and Love the Couple You Become 23:37

1+ y ago23:37

23:37

What kind of couple do you want to be 5, 10, or 20 years from now? We recently spent a week surrounded by couples who are older than us, and we asked ourselves this exact question. Listen in as we share our thoughts on how you can grow older together and love the couple you become. The Kind of Couple We Want to Become Youthful in spirit Joyful in h…

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What to Do When Your Spouse’s Personality Drives You Nuts 23:07

1+ y ago23:07

23:07

Have you ever thought, “My marriage would be a lot easier if my spouse had a personality more like mine”? If so, you’re not alone. We’ve all had moments where something about our spouse’s unique wiring annoys us. Listen in as we talk about what you can do in those moments when your spouse’s personality drives you nuts. 3 Things You Can Do When Your…

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How to Vacation-Proof Your Marriage 28:45

1+ y ago28:45

28:45

Have you and your spouse ever been on a getaway together or a family vacation and it didn’t go so well? We can relate! Today we’ll share a few of our stories, list some reasons you might be experiencing conflict away from home, and give you five marriage survival tips to help you vacation-proof your marriage. 5 Possible Reasons Couples Have Vacatio…

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How to Have a Date-Night Conversation That’s Not About Work, Bills, Schedules, or Kids 17:45

1+ y ago17:45

17:45

What if every time you go out on a date with your spouse, all you talk about is work, bills, schedules, and — if you have them — kids? As vitally important as those things are to discuss, we chat about how you can have a date-night conversation that’s NOT about work, bills, schedules, or kids. Listen in as we share four steps you can put into pract…

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How Your Marriage Can Go the Distance (with Todd and Brooke Tilghman) 26:42

1+ y ago26:42

26:42

On this episode, we’re doing something a little different! Instead of hearing from us, you’ll listen in on a conversation we had with Todd and Brooke Tilghman. Todd is best known as the Season 18 winner of NBC’s The Voice, and what we really love about their story is that if it hadn’t been for Brooke, Todd would have never auditioned for the show. …

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What to Do When Communication Is Frustrating 15:29

1+ y ago15:29

15:29

Have you ever heard of the game “In So Many Words”? We play it to kick off this episode on communication. But while word games can be fun, sometimes communication in marriage is frustrating. We’ve all felt it! So, how do we navigate it? Listen in as we talk about communication killers that might be frustrating conversations. We also share three ste…

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What You Can Do to Ruin Your Marriage 18:50

1+ y ago18:50

18:50

On this episode, we originally planned to share with you safeguards you can put in place to protect your marriage. But, as Ted says, that’s been done—a lot! So instead, we turn the topic on its head and discuss what you can do to ruin your marriage. Listen in as we share four things you might be doing to hurt your relationship. You’ll hear why each…

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How to Rescue a Valentine’s Day Gone Wrong 17:03

1+ y ago17:03

17:03

Have you ever had a Valentine’s Day go wrong? We have! During our first year as a married couple, we ended up fighting over what we now realize was just a big misunderstanding. We learned that how we respond to each other’s words and actions on Valentine’s Day and any day makes a difference in our relationship. Listen in as we share how that first …

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How to Team Up for a New Day, Week, Month, and Year 22:28

1+ y ago22:28

22:28

We’re about a month into the new year, and we’re back with brand-new episodes! Maybe your new year has started off strong. Or, like us, you’ve faced some challenges. Today, we’re talking about how you can team up not just for the new year, but for every minute, hour, day, week, and month of the year! Listen in as we share three practical ways you c…

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Faith Over Fear 24:35

1+ y ago24:35

24:35

If you love listening to "Team Us," we want to introduce you to another LifeAudio podcast we think you'll enjoy: "Faith Over Fear." Scripture assures us that God does not want us to live enslaved to fear, weighed down by stress, and overpowered by personal weakness. Christ promised us joy, peace, and inexpressible freedom. He also promised to give …

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How to Navigate Stressful Decisions Together 19:20

1+ y ago19:20

19:20

We’ve made a lot of stressful decisions together over the years. Some have related to job loss, challenges with our kids, financial pressures, and, most recently, our cross-country move. It would be easy for these decisions to pull us apart and turn us against each other instead of drawing us closer. That’s why we are always determined in advance t…

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Why Church Can Be Good for Your Marriage 20:28

1+ y ago20:28

20:28

If you ask us why church is good for our marriage, Ted will most likely quip, “I met my wife at church. That was good for my marriage.” Wit aside, though, we take being an active member of our local church seriously. In the two decades since we first met, we’ve been purposeful as a couple in making regular church attendance and active participation…

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How to Work Together to Resolve Disagreements 28:16

1+ y ago28:16

28:16

What do conflict, birthdays, Nehemiah, and buried issues have in common? We talk about them all in this episode! As we’ve said before, conflict in marriage is inevitable. And for us, disagreements have never been about whether or not we’ll have them, but how we deal with them when we do. Listen in as we talk about practical ways to work together as…

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How to Better Communicate as a Team 19:34

1+ y ago19:34

19:34

Some people might assume we’re some sort of communication experts because we both have master’s degrees in communication. But today we’re going to let you in on a not-so-secret truth. We aren’t. We studied communication because we knew we needed help. And, all these years later, we’re still learning. Join us as we share some tools, tips, and techni…

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Why Love Isn’t Enough to Keep You Together 19:09

1+ y ago19:09

19:09

Many couples believe that the intense romantic love that brings them together will keep them together long-term. And, while it’s true that these in-love emotions are exhilarating and worth savoring, you need more than feelings for your marriage to go the distance. It has to be based on more. Listen in as we talk about marital culture shock and how …

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Why a Boring Marriage Can Be a Good Marriage 19:55

1+ y ago19:55

19:55

We often look at each other and say, “We’re so glad we have a boring marriage.” You might think that sounds crazy—and maybe it does! After all, boring isn’t the adjective most of us want to describe our marriages. But we’re not talking about boring as many of us narrowly define the term: dull, uninteresting, tiresome. We’re putting a new spin on th…

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Why Date Night Matters and How to Make It Happen 28:45

1+ y ago28:45

28:45

We’ve gone on many fun dates in our twenty years of marriage! Listen in as we do a not-so-rapid-fire Q&A round sharing highlights from our top dates over the years. You’ll hear about our unplanned convertible ride through the desert, the time we flew kites in the park, our dinner date that included a lot of fake blood, and our evening in a castle. …

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How to Reconnect When Life Pulls You Apart (New Season Starts Today!) 21:39

1+ y ago21:39

21:39

It's taken us over a year to bring you season two of the Team Us podcast. But we’re finally back behind the mics, and we have a lot of good reasons why it’s taken us so long. Listen in as we share about our cross-country move, road-trip stops, house-building woes, and our impromptu lunch with Russians. We’re not just reconnecting with you, though. …

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Why Right Now Matters to the Long-term of Your Marriage 18:50

3y ago18:50

18:50

We all want to finish well as couples, right? We sure do! Well, it’s the daily decisions we make individually and together that influence how our marriages fare in the long run. Because of this, it’s important to be purposeful to live out the day-to-day in a way that positively affects the years to come. So how can we keep moving toward the finish …

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What a Friendship Inventory Is and Why Your Marriage Needs One 24:21

3y ago24:21

24:21

Today, we’re talking about how the friends we keep make a difference in our marriages. It’s not only important that as couples we have community, but also that we’re purposeful in whom we bring into our confidence. So, we’re going to share what we call a “friendship inventory” you can do to make sure you’re confiding in the right people. It’s also …

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How You and Your Spouse Can Better Parent as a Team 24:08

3y ago24:08

24:08

We’ll tell you that having kids is well worth the effort. There’s nothing like it. We’ve found that God uses parenting to refine and change us in a way other things can’t. That said, parenting has been one of our most challenging team efforts yet. Sometimes the different upbringings and different personalities we’ve brought to our marriage complica…

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What You Can Do to Brave Sorrow Together in Your Marriage 24:32

3y ago24:32

24:32

Sometimes we sit back and wonder how we made it through our weeping years. But here we are, still married, still friends, and still liking each other. It wasn’t easy to remain united when miscarriage, multiple job losses, debt, and a house that wouldn’t sell desperately fought to pull us apart. While an attitude of “us vs. the problem” helped, we r…

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Why You Need a Lighthearted Marriage and How to Get It 25:22

3y ago25:22

25:22

For us, laughter and a sense of levity or lightheartedness has carried us through the years. Laughter has been, as Proverbs 17:22 says, “good medicine” for us. But laughter isn’t something that comes easily for all couples. While we’re not experts on why other couples struggle to laugh together, we do know one of the reasons we can. It’s because we…

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How to Embrace Conflict in Your Marriage as an Adventure, Not a Threat 27:08

3y ago27:08

27:08

Bilbo Baggins once referred to adventures as “nasty disturbing comfortable things that make you late for dinner.” In some ways, he’s right. Adventures aren’t simply exciting, thrill-seeking activities. They stretch us in ways that force us to change. What does this have to do with conflict in marriage? Conflict is often uncomfortable and inconvenie…

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How Your Individual Differences Can Help You Grow Together 17:52

3y ago17:52

17:52

After we got married, we were surprised by how differently we celebrated holidays and birthdays. One of us loved to go big, while the other preferred to treat them like any other day. But, as we’ve slowly learned over the years, differences like that don’t have to divide us. When we approach them with the right attitude, they can unite us. As a cou…

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Why Becoming a Team Takes Time... and That’s Okay 19:10

3y ago19:10

19:10

From its inconceivable R.O.U.Ses to its iconic lines, the 1987 film The Princess Bride is a favorite at our house. For us, one of the most memorable characters is Inigo Montoya. His patience and persistence as he hunts for the six-fingered man remind us that it takes time to execute a “death wish.” But what does a “death wish” have to do with marri…

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How to Create a Game Plan for Your Marriage 24:24

3y ago24:24

24:24

Have you ever watched curling matches during the Winter Olympics? We have! One year, we found ourselves hooked on this sport that’s nicknamed “chess on ice!” And, as we observed the strategy, intentionality, and sweeping that curling requires, we couldn’t help but compare it to marriage! Every team, whether it’s in curling or in marriage, does bett…

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What You Can Learn from History’s Most Infamous Couple 25:15

3y ago25:15

25:15

As a couple, we’ve had a lot of firsts! From the first time we met over 19 years ago to our first kind-of date to the first time we held hands. So, on this very first episode of the Team Us podcast, we share some of those firsts with you. Yet we don’t stop there! We also talk about the very first human team—Adam and Eve. They’re a duo we consider h…

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