The Naked Marriage with Dave & Ashley Willis
by XO Podcast Network, Dave Willis, Ashley Willis · 630 episodes
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The Naked Marriage invites couples to uncover God’s design for lifelong love. Through honest, faith-centered conversations, hosts Dave and Ashley Willis talk openly about challenges couples often face but rarely talk about. With wisdom, vulnerability, and humor, they offer fresh perspectives and practical ways to build a deeply connected marriage.
Latest episodes
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44 min
Marriage in the 80s vs. Now: Is It Better or Worse?
Grab your headband and cue the synth: Dave and Ashley are going totally 80s for this one. Behind the mullet and the windbreakers, though, is a real conversation about how marriage…
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2 min
The 3 C's That Shape You (& Your Marriage) Most
What you schedule, who you surround yourself with, and what you consume are silently shaping your marriage every single day. Be intentional about all three, and watch how your rela…
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33 min
Why Your Spouse Communicates That Way with Psychotherapist Jason VanRuler
Psychotherapist and author Jason VanRuler joins Dave and Ashley to unpack five communication styles: Peacemaker, Advocate, Thinker, Harbor, and Spark. Drawing from his work in comm…
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51 min
The Marriage We Built After Infidelity with Carl & Laura Lentz
Carl and Laura Lentz open up about rebuilding their marriage after infidelity, betrayal, and the very public fallout that followed. They join Dave and Ashley to share what healing…
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2 min
Track Your Repair Time, Not Your Fight Count
The real sign of a healthy marriage isn't how often you fight, but how quickly you repair after conflict. Your "repair time" reveals more about your relationship's strength than av…
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16 min
Meet the Team: From Best Friends to Marriage with Karina Lopez
In this behind-the-scenes bonus episode, Dave and Ashley introduce Karina “Nina” Lopez – part of the XO Marriage team for seven years, where she produces audiobooks, works with dis…
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42 min
Navigating Marriage with a Neurodivergent Spouse with Patrick & Theresa Abec
Patrick and Theresa Abec share how discovering Patrick was on the autism spectrum helped them make sense of years of differences in communication, emotional connection, and conflic…
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3 min
Is Aspergers Hiding in Your Marriage?
Sometimes a wife feels unseen and alone without understanding why – and the missing piece is undiagnosed Asperger’s or neurodivergence in her spouse. In this Marriage Minute, Patri…
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12 min
Meet the Team: 35 Years of Marriage Wisdom from Aliya Scott
In this special bonus episode, Dave and Ashley take you behind the scenes at XO Marriage to introduce Aliya Scott – a team member of seven years and, as Dave puts it, part of the g…
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37 min
How to Stay on the Same Team When Life Gets Heavy with Joel & Emily Malm
After years of adventure, ministry, and moving around the world together, Joel and Emily Malm learned that even good things can become too heavy to carry. They join Dave and Ashley…
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2 min
The Right Sacrifice Always Comes Back Better
When you choose your family over career or personal ambitions in the right season, God often returns what you gave up in a greater form. This episode reminds you that timely sacrif…
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31 min
Living Defiantly Different in a Broken World with Nirup Alphonse
What if the world could tell you were a follower of Jesus – not by what you post, but by how you live? Pastor Nirup Alphonse, lead pastor of LIFEGATE Church in Denver, joins Dave a…
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43 min
Loving Your Spouse Through PTSD with Nate & Noemi Parsons
Nate and Noemi Parsons share how PTSD affected their marriage and what it looked like to walk through a season neither of them could fix on their own. Their conversation explores t…
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2 min
Stop "Fixing" and Start Listening to Your Spouse
When your spouse shares a problem, simply asking "do you just want me to listen, or do you want solutions?" can transform how connected you both feel. This one small question helps…
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37 min
When Your Past Shows Up In Your Marriage with Dean & Jill Berg
Dean and Jill Berg have spent years helping other couples build stronger marriages, but their own story was shaped by two very different pasts colliding. Now married for 37 years a…
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3 min
"Is It Safe?" How Vulnerability Heals Your Marriage
Childhood trauma can silently shut down your ability to emotionally connect with your spouse, but restoration begins the moment you choose honesty over self-protection. You can't b…
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39 min
The Parts of Marriage You Can't Prepare For with Jason & Elizabeth Settle of SettledCo.
After 26 years of marriage, Jason and Elizabeth Settle are facing something they never imaged when they first promised "in sickness and in health." The Southlake-based faith counse…
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41 min
What It Takes to Truly Know Your Spouse with Jason & Rosalind Hamilton
Jason and Rosalind look back on more than 30 years of marriage, from getting married with little preparation to facing conversations that challenges how well they really knew one a…
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2 min
You Forgot the Purpose of Your Marriage – Here's a Reminder | Marriage Minute
When life's roles of spouse and parent take over, it's easy to forget that your first covenant is with God, not each other. Rediscovering that your marriage exists to glorify Him c…
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30 min
Hot Topics (Part 2): Fur Babies, Vasectomies, Eye Rolling & More
Dave and Ashley are back with the second half of their rapid-fire Hot Topics round, tackling more of your biggest questions and the culture's most talked-about marriage debates. Th…