Couple Goals Podcast

Is is possible to give everything to your career and your marriage at the same time? Is 'busy' a bad word? What does it look like to be truly vulnerable with someone else? How can you live a big life but include everyone around you? How can you process long-term illness and its impact together?We covered all this and more with powerhouse couple Dan and Charlie Blythe. Dan is the Global Youth Director for Alpha and Charlie is EU Director for international anti-slavery charity A21. Parents to two young boys, they also host Yung Cubs, a parenting podcast supporting mums and dads through raw and real conversations about the day-to-day realities of raising children in our modern world.They are passionate about living big, full lives which benefit other people - they're constantly on the move, 'busy' is a banned word in their household. Though they don't always get it right - they want to try and see the things they do as a blessing which they can use in serving as many people as possible.In this episode, Dan and Charlie share with genuine honesty about their story together and their heart to serve each other. We also hear about Charlie's lifelong challenges with epilepsy and the impact that had on their relationship, how they manage to balance family life and work, and what their vision for relationships is.____________________Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'Every episode, couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

Jordan and Kezia Lawrence-Graham are a force of nature. Between them they have half a dozen different careers spanning business ownership, healthcare, leadership and content creation and are still finding time to build a family and advocate for people to invest in real relationships.Behind everything is the strength of their own relationship and the way that they champion one another in everything. As their Insta bio says - 'marriage is our spice 🌶️'. For them, married life isn't something that gets in the way of success, but the engine that helps drive everything - from family to work to their socials, where they share the reality of parenting an excitable 1 year old with their followers.With a relationship story that's straight out of a rom-com, they went from meeting on the street to getting married just 4 months after their engagement. They then quit their jobs, travelled round the world, and ended up flipping 5 houses in their first years. They don't mess around!In everything they want to be open about the reality of married life, the challenges they've faced together and how they're still learning every day to invest in their relationship to make it stronger. They're passionate about using their platform to help other people see the value of marriage and family life in a world that often tells us to prioritise ourselves above everything else.____________________Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

Dai and Cath Woolridge are fun to be around. Filling the studio with laughter, this super creative couple are poets, speakers, artists and hosts who have built a reputation for living life to the full and not taking themselves too seriously.But as they reveal in this episode, their marriage has been marked by a 17 year long journey with infertility that has challenged them and their marriage like nothing else. It's something they are still in the middle of right now.With extreme vulnerability, they share how their infertility journey has shaped them and their relationship, being open about how grief, loss and disappointment impacts them differently. Drawing on their own experiences, they also offer wise words on how best to connect with and support people around us who are experiencing infertility.They didn't come with perfect answers, a glorious redemption story or the happy ending that they might have expected at the outset of their marriage. But from the middle of the pain, they share how they've been able to find hope for the future.____________________Couple Goals is back for Season 2 with a whole new slate of guest couples and experts! Our hosts Luke and LJ Meates are asking, 'how do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?'Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.Topics covered include anxiety, building connection, infertility, bereavement, mental health, faith, growing a family, parenting, communication, love languages, disability, hope, conflict, sex and intimacy and much more.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

What does hosting a relationships podcast do to your marriage? Would it become couples therapy, showing you all the issues you hadn't dealt with? Or does it bring you closer together as you talk with inspiring couples who share their stories of overcoming struggles and building strong relationships.In a special bonus episode to celebrate the conclusion of the first ever season of Couple Goals, we turned the tables on our hosts, Luke and LJ Meates. Now they're the ones in the hot seat! We reached out to all the guests who have been on the show this year and they've sent in their questions for the Meates' to answer.Luke and LJ have also gathered their TOP RELATIONSHIP TIPS from every conversation this season. These are the things that hit them hardest, caused them to re-examine their relationship and gave them practical things to try.Season 2 of Couple Goals coming in 2026!Check out our channel for more uplifting relationship support, real marriage stories and deep wisdom on how to make relationships work.__________How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

Every couple will go through tough spots in their relationship, and we know how challenging and difficult that can be. IIn a culture that increasingly favours ease and comfort, many people feel like divorce is the only way forward, but what if there was another option?Divorce and Relationships Coach Claire Auchmuty has years of experience working with couples in crisis, and she believes there's always hope for resolution and reconciliation. As she always says, 'the only caveat for change is willingness'.She sensitively asks people the question, 'what if you don't need a divorce?' - often helping them to realise that changing their outlook and bringing in an outside perspective can completely change their relationship for the better.This episode is packed full of important questions, helpful advice and practical next steps to apply in our relationships wherever we're at. Claire also tells us all about her new relationship audit and how courageously confronting the cracks now can help prevent them from becoming chasms later down the line.If you want to try out Claire's relationship audit for yourself then go to https://relationshipaudit.scoreapp.com__________How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

Andy and Dana Masters were never supposed to work. When they met in L.A. 17 years ago, this singer-songwriter from South Carolina and trainee minister from rural Co. Down, Northern Ireland, didn't get on well – with Andy's jokes not quite landing with Dana. But humour not translating across cultures was just one of the obstacles to overcome. When they started dating, they quickly realised they were opposite in (almost) every way.But despite opposing personality types and backgrounds on different sides of the Atlantic, they have been able to build a relationship that has grown and thrived through everything that life has thrown at them.They share the one thing they have in common that keeps them united despite their differences, how they navigate a cross-cultural relationship and how they've developed habits in their relationship which protect the values they care most strongly about.__________How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

With decades of experience walking alongside couples through every season of life, Philip Jinadu brings the wisdom (and the vibes!) in our second ever expert episode.He offers insight on conflict, communication and the hard-fought lessons learnt from his own marriage - which experienced its fair share of ups and downs as he and his wife dealt with the pressures of life that they were ill-equipped to deal with at the time.In this conversation, Philip answers YOUR questions, and reveals how he counsels couples to better manage arguments, disagreements and differing points of view. We also get a sneak peek into Luke and LJ's marriage and a particularly quiet argument in a spa!If you want to manage conflict in your relationship, learn techniques for building better communication or invest in your future with your partner, this is a conversation you don't want to miss.__________How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk

What do you do when life throws you a massive curveball? Mark and Cathy Madavan know all about it. When they came back from their honeymoon Mark was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition which would eventually make him fully blind. That was over 30 years ago and he now has almost no vision left. He hasn't seen his wife or his daughters' faces for more than a decade.What does a relationship look like when all your plans are changed in an instant? When you face disappointment or loss? For Mark and Cathy, though they've had a long and happy marriage it's not been all smooth sailing. But from challenging early years ('which had nothing to do with Mark's blindness!') they've built a strong relationship on foundations which are secure in spite of their constantly changing reality.With remarkable honesty and openness, they discuss just how hard marriage has been for them at times, but also how they have kept learning and growing together as they constantly strengthen their relationship to be able to withstand anything that life can throw at them.This episode is full of practical relationship advice, relatable to anyone who is going through marriage problems, struggling with a diagnosis, experiencing grief or just looking to build their relationship. Mark and Cathy are warm, open and real. We couldn't be more excited to share this conversation with you.__________How do we make relationships work in the face of everything life throws at us, in a culture where it feels like everything is against commitment and long-term love?Every episode, two couples share honest relationship stories about their best and worst moments together - revealing how they survived relationship challenges, what they learned, and how their couples advice could benefit us all.Featuring deep conversations about real relationships that don't hide the hard stuff, this couples podcast is for anyone seeking relationship advice, wants to hear authentic love stories, or simply loves love.From Care for the Family, a UK charity dedicated to strengthening family life. cff.org.uk