The Pilot’s Wife - Long-Term Relationship Tips With Amy McLaren

Dec 06 2024 58 ep. 17 mins
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Welcome to the Pilot’s Wife Podcast! This is a show for anyone who wants a happy and satisfying marriage. Learn from and with Amy McLaren, marriage educator and wife of jet pilot Joshua McLaren. Both Josh and Amy have been running non-religious marriage education courses for over 14 years, and have had to overcome more than their share of challenges. Inside each episode, Amy shares her biggest ”ahas” and proven relationship enrichment tips with complete honesty.

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#58 The First Step To Breakthrough

Dec 06 2024 12 mins  
In the previous episode, Amy gave a technique for how to resolve a glitch in the give and receive cycle in marriage using a discussion structure. Is talking about it still not working? In this episode Amy offers a deeper, but still simple, way of getting breakthrough in some areas that seem pretty stuck. www.nomythmarriages.com

#57 Take Care of Your Sources

Nov 29 2024 11 mins  
In our lives we have sources of income, sources of food, sources of security and so on. Our marriages are also a source, and the benefits we receive from our marriage rely on a reciprocal cycle of give and receive. But what do we do when it feels like we're always giving but the other person isn't? Here's a 4-step process to repair and restore that give and receive cycle back into

#56 The Definitive Guide to Marriage for Engaged Couples

Nov 21 2024 20 mins  
What even is marriage? From this episode, engaged couples will understand better what they are signing up for, and a thing or two about trust, including how to improve how much they can trust their future spouse not to hurt them in future. Plus, a story or two from a pilot's wife's world. www.nomythmarriages.com

#55 Interview with Peter and Annika

Nov 14 2024 32 mins  
"You're going to be married forever so you want it to be good if that's the case." "Sometimes we've already decided in our mind what that person's already thought, or what their conclusions are. We actually haven't asked them." Annika and Peter work together as Pastors of a successful local church - so they need to have a successful marriage! In this episode they generously share s

#54 - How I Make Myself Happy These Days

Nov 07 2024 15 mins  
It's super important to be happy in your marriage. You can and should be happy in marriage not because your marriage is good but because you are happy and have mastered the art of being happy. How do I do that when I constantly have to pick up after people, do more than my fair share of washing, or get nagged at by my spouse? Live in the Gain, not the Gap! Listen on for a simple pl

#53 Psst Here Is the Secret Fast Track to Winning at Marriage

Oct 31 2024 18 mins  
(Or, The Questions You're Allowed to Ask.)This one thing, if you practise it, can make all the difference between a bickering, arguing and unhappy relationship, and a satisfying and happy one. Mastering this one skill is worth millions in what it can do for the world! It's probably not what you think. So please listen on. Got feedback or questions? Feel free to add them below in th

#52 Interview with Ockie and Yolandi

Oct 24 2024 30 mins  
"It's very much a mindset thing." "There is a solution to every problem. You should not give up!"Yolandi and Ockie climbed out of a rough place in their marriage to a place of high satisfaction and enjoyment. Today they are generously sharing how they did it. Listen in on a come-back journey that can enrich even the most successful relationships.Note: there is a small mention of fa

#51 If Marriage Is A Game, How Do I Win?

Oct 17 2024 12 mins  
After a looong break, the Pilot's Wife is back, and so excited to be recording again! We're doubling down on happy marriage vibes today. The topic: the game of marriage.

#50 Special Guest - Josh The (Currently Not A) Pilot

Apr 04 2021 25 mins  
With much awaited anticipation, Amy today welcomes her husband Josh as a special guest on the Pilot's Wife show, for the 50th episode. Hear his perspective on the three things he notices most in couples and their relationships. Amy and Josh also talk about the one thing they would say (if they could only say one thing) to encourage couples around the world. And there are some analo

#49 How To End Up With A Lazy Spouse

Mar 21 2021 13 mins  
Have you ever wondered how you (or someone you know) ended up with a lazy / bossy / controlling etc partner? Here's one way it could have happened - but if this is the way it happened, the good news is, it's reversible. Find out how in this latest episode.