The Beyond I Do Podcast is where married couples come to stay connected, communicate better, and build lasting friendship. Hosted by Byron and Margaret—married 28 years and still best friends—we share real conversations about love, marriage, conflict, intimacy, parenting, and everything in between.
Whether you're newly married or decades in, we help you laugh more, fight less, and stay in love without losing yourself.
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Am I Being Unreasonable? Rest Days, Spare Keys & a $4,000 Motorcycle
Is it unreasonable to want one lazy day a week? Should your mother-in-law have a key to your house without you knowing? And can your husband dip into the kitchen fund for a vintage motorcycle if he promises it'll "go up in value"?
In this episode of The Beyond I Do Podcast, Byron and Margaret react to three real "Am I being unreasonable?" stories from married couples. We talk about the husband who treats every weekend like a second job, the wife who came home to find her mother-in-law unloading groceries in her kitchen, and the couple $5,000 away from a kitchen reno when a "once in a lifetime" bike shows up.
Three different problems. One common thread: when you make agreements as a team, you keep them as a team. Marriage is for adults.
What we cover:
Why "resting" isn't the same as "not helping"
Passive-aggressive vacuuming (yes, it's a thing)
Boundaries with in-laws and why the conversation starts with your spouse, not their mama
Yours, mine, and ours money — and what happens when someone breaks the deal
How small broken agreements quietly chip away at trust
9 Sept 2026
The Doctor Said She'd Be a Widow by Christmas, but she's Still Married 41 Years Later
In this episode of The Beyond I Do Podcast, Byron and Margaret sit down with Angela and Surie Alexander, married 41 years, to talk about a love story tested by two life-altering crises: a brain aneurysm two years into their marriage, and a car accident 15 years later that took the lives of two of their sons.
Angela shares how she turned unimaginable grief into purpose by becoming an author, speaker, and subject of a documentary film, and what she believes actually holds a marriage together when everything falls apart.
Angela's book, Miracles in Action, and her documentary are available now.
25 Aug 2026
Are You Staying Together for the Kids? Ask Yourself This First
In this episode of The Beyond I Do Podcast, Byron & Margaret sit down with Jennifer Struffert, founder of Enduring Connections and Advocacy, a divorce coach, relationship coach, and co-parenting mediator who went through the same coaching training program they did.
Jennifer gets real about the difference between healthy and unhealthy conflict, why "how you show up" matters more than what your partner does, and the one question she asks clients who are stuck trying to decide whether to stay or go. She also opens up about her own divorce, what she wishes she'd known, and why coaching and therapy aren't an either/or.
In this episode:
The real difference between healthy and unhealthy conflict
Why accountability (not blame) is the turning point in relationship coaching
The question that helped Jennifer finally make her decision
Why therapy and coaching work better together, not against each other
How to co-parent through high conflict without losing the kids in the middle
Three things every couple in conflict needs to hear
Connect with Jennifer: enduringca.com
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André Paradis
Hanna Basel
Michael Moore
Robin Temple
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146,358
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
9 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 62 / 100
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YouTube
82
Engagement
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