Based on their book Marriage Triggers, Amber and Guy Lia discuss common, everyday things – from house cleaning and backseat driving to workaholism and lack of intimacy – which can provoke anger and tension in marriage. Our guests explain how couples can identify those 'triggers' and deal with them in a healthy way. Jim Daly's wife, Jean, joins the conversation. (Part 1 of 2)
Based on their book Marriage Triggers, Amber and Guy Lia discuss common, everyday things – from house cleaning and backseat driving to workaholism and lack of intimacy – which can provoke anger and tension in marriage. Our guests explain how couples can identify those 'triggers' and deal with them in a healthy way. Jim Daly's wife, Jean, joins the conversation. (Part 1 of 2)
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Amber Lia is a work-at-home mom, blogger, public speaker, and co-author of two best-selling books, Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses and Parenting Scripts: When What You’re Saying Isn’t Working, Say Something New. Her husband, Guy, is a former TV, feature film, and VFX development and production executive who has worked on such popular TV shows as Breaking Bad and Rules of Engagement, and films such as Dante’s Peak and For Love of the Game. Guy and Amber own Storehouse Media Group, a faith- and family-friendly TV and film production company based in Los Angeles, and are co-authors of the book Marriage Triggers: Exchanging Spouses’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses. Learn more about Amber at her website, motherofknights.com.
Jean Daly is a wife, mother, and an advocate for children in foster care. She is a volunteer for Maple Star Colorado, an independent, non-profit organization providing foster care, clinical, and community support systems. Jean and her husband Jim have shared their home with foster children – both short and long term – since 2011. Jean also gives her time to the Flying Horse Foundation, helping provide Equine-Assisted Learning for children who have experienced trauma. She is very active in a local church, and also enjoys hiking, glamping, and life with their two young-adult sons.
