Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage
Hosted by Erin Smalley and Dr Greg Smalley and Greg Smalley and Erin and Greg · Focus on the Family
4.7from 559 ratings
- 187
- Episodes
- 102
- Transcribed
- 559
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage
Did you know the Hebrew root word for marriage is the same as mess? Okay, maybe not, but it wasn’t a stretch to believe, right? This is the podcast for Christian married couples who are in the middle of a messy moment. They need to laugh. They need clear, practical advice. And they need to hear from someone with an actual degree in this thing. Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley are those people. They have reached millions of couples through their counseling practices, books, events, and work at Focus on the Family.
- Publisher
- Focus on the Family
- Category
- kids & family · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Mar 2023
- Latest episode
- 21 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
102 of 187 episodes have a transcript.
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Marriage: The Creation of Us
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Manosphere (Part 2 of 2)
7 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Manosphere (Part 1 of 2)
Inside a recent episode
Marriage: The Creation of Us
Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You're making me feel. You're making me feel invalidated. Versus when you go deeper, you start realizing that, no, I actually brought some stuff with me into this marriage. I've got these deeper buttons that get triggered. Yes, these tender spots that get triggered. And then I react and I do these things that I've done my whole life to survive. And I loved how Kevin said it, what saved you in the past will kill you in the present. And that's pretty much what happens when you react. You are doing something that you've learned. It's a coping mechanism and you bring it right into your marriage and it doesn't work anymore. […]
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- Kevin A Thompson
- Lain McCanless
- Bob Lepine
- Julie Plagan
- Brad Miller
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 413 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 146 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 91
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage?
Erin Smalley and Dr Greg Smalley and Greg Smalley and Erin and Greg host the show. Published by Focus on the Family.
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