Behind Our Smiles Marriage Podcast

Nov 05 2024 163 ep. 31 mins 16
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Welcome to the Behind Our Smiles Podcast! We’re your hosts, Joe & Tara Buchanan. We were married in 1997, we have four amazing children, and we want to share with you the real-life behind our smiles... The things we still struggle with, the things we finally have victory over, and the truth from God’s Word that we know will always carry us. Join us for some candid conversations as we look for ways to pursue a connection with God and each other and find joy even in the struggle.

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Episode 163: We Get to Record a Podcast!

Nov 05 2024 28 mins  
Behind Our Smiles just celebrated three years of podcasting! And over 160 episodes!! Many listeners have asked us if we enjoy podcasting together (we do!) and where we find our topics for each episode. This week we’re giving you a behind the scenes look at our podcast- how we plan our episodes and why we love spending time with you each week! Thank you so much for listening th

Episode 162: Vote For Me!

Oct 29 2024 32 mins  
By this time in an elections season, we can become worn out from all the divisive rhetoric both from the politicians and their followers. Sometimes it makes you want to scream, can’t we all just get along? Why is everyone talking and no one actually listening? We can have similar issues in our marriages and relationships, where we become more and more polarized when someone doe

Episode 161: Who's Under the Mask?

Oct 22 2024 32 mins  
As adults we may not dress up in costumes as often as our kids do. But we do wear our own kinds of masks that keeps people from seeing who we really are. In this week’s episode we’re sharing how to live without the masks and have more authenticity in our marriage. To connect with us on social media: Facebook Instagram behindoursmiles.com wowgod.com Email: tara@behindoursm

Episode 160: Let's Have Coffee!

Oct 15 2024 28 mins  
How do you feel when someone asks you to share a cup of coffee with them? That request indicates that they want to connect with you and get to know you on a deeper level. In our experience, coffee dates promote conversations that are both comforting, encouraging, and full of laughter. Our marriages can benefit from coffee-fueled conversations too!! In this episode, we share from

Episode 159: This is a Silly Fight!

Oct 08 2024 25 mins  
Sometimes conflict is necessary and other times we just need to pause and say, does this fight even make any sense? We both want to be close an grow our connection… but we are sabotaging that very goal by fighting over something silly. In this episode we’re working to avoid super silly arguments that serve no purpose but to divide us. To connect with us on social media: Fac

Episode 158: I'm Not In the Mood (ICYMI #56)

Oct 01 2024 40 mins  
Sexual intimacy requires a vulnerability and giving of ourselves like nothing else that we share in our marriage. Then throw in previous trauma, marital disconnection, and the demands of modern life, and it’s not surprising that we’re not always “in the mood”. In this episode, we talk about how we overcome our obstacles to sexual intimacy. Content note: Although we do di

Episode 157: Whatcha Listening To?

Sep 24 2024 13 mins  
Happy Fall! Instead of bringing you a new episode of our podcast, we want to share with you some of the podcasts we’re listening to! If you’re looking for other podcasts to binge on, these are a great start! WowGod.com Morning Focus Daily Devotional Manly with Andy (The Sex Talk You Never Got w/ Sam Jolman) I Love that Song (Consumed by Fire) Mental Health w Dr. Mork (Pa

Episode 156: I'm an Internal Processor!

Sep 17 2024 25 mins  
After an episode full of verbal processors, we’re letting Joe, our resident internal processor, respond to that conversation. What exactly is going on inside the mind of a man who has less words to say? And why do steady men like him tend to not respond as expressively as their wives would like them to? What is the nothing box and how does it work? We try to find the answers to t

Episode 155: Behind Her Smiles - I'm a Verbal Processor!

Sep 10 2024 62 mins  
Move over Joe, the ladies are talking- I mean taking over this episode! Does your marriage have a dynamic with a very talkative, excitable wife, and a quiet, steady husband? Verbal processor vs internal processor?? Then you’ll relate to the conversation I had with three of my friends who have similar marriage dynamics. But this is not an episode where the wives get together to

Episode 154: We Had A Lightbulb Moment! - Part 2

Sep 03 2024 30 mins  
We love to look back at those key moments that have radically changed the trajectory of our marriage- those times the lightbulb comes on and you’re able to see things more clearly. Over our 27 years, there have been many lightbulb moments, most of which we wished we had had earlier! In this episode we share some of those times in our marriage that we thought Aha!! To connect