In this episode Tricia and Aaron talk about how marriage can refine us as people, helping us become better spouses, better parents, and better friends. Listen in as they talk about how we are open to improving ourselves in our jobs, but not always open to improving in our marriage.
Double Hero Marriage Testimony
In this episode Aaron and Tricia sit down with Jasper County Deputy Marc Headington and Jasper County Dispatcher Amanda Headington. They share their marriage journey and some of the challenges they have faced in a double hero marriage!
Intentional Time Together
In this episode Aaron and Tricia talk about the necessity of creating time and space for you and your spouse to connect. Listen in as they share some of the things they've learned from others and put to use in their own marriage.
Finances
In this episode Aaron and Tricia talk about how different views on finances in a marriage can lead to stress and strain in the marriage. Listen in as they talk about their story of getting a grip on their own finances, eliminating debt, and becoming people with a generosity mindset.
Team Parenting
In this episode Tricia and Aaron talk about how parenting is a team effort between husband and wife. They also point out how it's important for couples to be unified when it comes to discipline and identifying priorities for their children.
Military Marriage Testimony with Dale and Heidi Hight
Listen in as Aaron and Tricia interview fellow ICCI coaches, Dale and Heidi Hight. In this episode, Dale and Heidi share their testimony of working through the challenges of a military marriage. You will hear their story of how God reconciled their marriage after disconnection and hurt. Also, you will take away some good information from Dale and Heidi as they share what they've learned as marriage coaches!
Faith in Marriage
Going deeper with God allows you to go deeper in your marriage.
In this episode Aaron and Tricia share their testimony of coming to know Christ and how He changed their lives from living a self-centered, self-focused live, to one that sacrificially serves and loves others. For true change in your marriage, this episode is the most important one you can listen to.
5 Love Needs of Men & Women
We all have love needs, what are they and are they being met?
In this episode Aaron and Tricia look at Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg's research on the top 5 love needs of Men and Women.
Intimacy in Marriage
Husbands and wives generally find intimacy in different ways.
In this episode Aaron and Tricia talk about how to find intimacy in your marriage and how to kill it. Communicating our needs and desires is essential in marriage and making the effort to meet your spouse's needs is critical.
Raising a Family
What does it look like to raise a family in the first responder / military world?
In this episode Aaron talks about growing up as a cop's kid and what he changed with raising his own children. Tricia shares a spouse's point of view of marrying into a law enforcement family.
Schedules
Hero schedules are crazy, unpredictable, and frustrating, being intentional with your time off is important.
In this episode we cover the frustrations with hero schedules, we talk about the expectations of spouses and why it's important to communicate those. It's important for couples to find intentional time, put it on the calendar, and connect with their spouse!
Relationships
The relationships in your life and in your marriage matter. We become a product of the environment we subject ourselves to and the people we allow influence to.
In this episode, Aaron and Tricia discuss the importance of having a positive influence for their marriage, inside and outside of work. They share how they had to let go of some old relationships and build some new ones in order to build their own marriage. Listen in as they discuss that process and how it impacted their marriage.
Communication
Communication in a marriage is essential. It’s essential for working through conflict, it’s essential for possessing empathy, and it’s essential for finding joy in your marriage. Studies show, your marriage has a higher chance for success and enjoyment if your positive communication exceeds your negative communication.
In this episode, your TAG Team coaches talk about communicating feelings and breaking down walls that inhibit communication. As first responder and military service members we know your jobs can affect your ability to communicate and connect on an intimate level with your spouse. Aaron and Tricia share some of their own communication struggles early on in their first responder marriage and how they overcame those struggles in order to grow in their marriage.
Conflict
Every marriage has conflict. It’s what we do in the midst of the conflict that matters. Do you choose to run from conflict or do you choose to engage in it and work through it? Unresolved conflict inhibits connection in a marriage. Dr. Gary and Barb Rosberg have coached thousands of people on the importance of closing the loop of conflict in order to build back connection. And guess what, it works!
In this episode, join Aaron and Tricia as they work through the Rosberg’s loop of conflict, they discuss how your past affects your ability to work through conflict today, and they share how a couple can effectively “close the loop” to build back connection.
Forgiveness
Reconciliation in marriage comes through the act of forgiveness. Sometimes we need to seek forgiveness from our spouse for wronging them, and sometimes we need to offer forgiveness to our spouse for something they’ve done to us. Studies show that choosing to forgive leads to a healthier life both physically and mentally.
Listen in as Aaron and Tricia talk about their own struggles to forgive early on in their marriage and how they have found freedom from bitterness and anger through the act of forgiveness in their marriage.
Priority
In our lives what we give the most time, energy, and resources to, reveals what we prioritize most. A lot of times we can prioritize the wrong things above our marriage. Listen in as Aaron and Tricia talk about what they prioritized over each other in their own lives and how they work to keep each other a priority over their kids, their careers, and even their friends.
Don’t forget to view or print the questions with each episode. The questions are for you to engage in conversation as a couple, spurring discussion before conflict arises!
TAG Team Podcast
Welcome to the TAG Team Podcast with Aaron and Tricia Groves! We’re so excited to sit down each week and chat about Marriage, family, and the challenges of a first responder life.
In this episode they share their experiences in a first responder marriage and talk about how Impact Iowa’s Heroes has helped them in their marriage.