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The Marriage Ignite Podcast

The Marriage Ignite Podcast

Mike and Janelle Friedrich 20 Episodes Aug 10, 2026

This podcast focuses on marriage, faith, family, and spiritual warfare. It aims to equip and empower wives to build their marriages based on biblical principles. The hosts share their personal experiences with alcohol, drugs, infidelity, and other challenges, offering hope that God can restore even the most broken marriages.

Episodes

How Do I Influence My Husband Without Controlling Him?
How Do I Influence My Husband Without Controlling Him? Aug 10, 2026 2877 If your husband’s drinking, pornography use, or destructive choices are hurting your marriage, this episode will show you how to influence him without trying to control the outcome. Janelle shares 5 specific things she did to help turn Mike’s heart towards the Lord and his sobriety to became the husband God called him to be.👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith,
You Prayed for Your Marriage...Then Told the Wrong Person
You Prayed for Your Marriage...Then Told the Wrong Person Jul 20, 2026 2132 Could one hidden habit be quietly destroying your marriage without you even realizing it? In this episode, we expose the "silent marriage killer" that gives the enemy a foothold, poisons your heart, and can slowly erode trust, intimacy, and even your family's future.👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all things marriage, faith, family, and healing.Support and coaching lin
You Might Be Praying for Your Marriage...While Speaking Against It
You Might Be Praying for Your Marriage...While Speaking Against It Jul 10, 2026 1898 You pray for your marriage every day... but what if your own words are working against those prayers? In this episode, we reveal how complaining, idle words, and negative speech can unknowingly invite more spiritual warfare into your home. If your marriage feels stuck in the same cycle, this conversation could completely change how you fight for it.👉 Hit subscribe and join us weekly as we talk all
How Secrets, Separation, and Surrender Restored Our Marriage. -Interview with Joe & Chana Navarro
How Secrets, Separation, and Surrender Restored Our Marriage. -Interview with Joe & Chana Navarro Jun 16, 2026 3129 “Our separation wasn't the end of our marriage. It became the wake-up call that saved it…”What happens when a couple who looks successful on the outside is quietly falling apart behind closed doors? In this powerful conversation, Joe and Chana Navarro share how infidelity, pornography, financial loss, isolation, separation, and broken trust nearly ended their marriage, and how God restored wh
When Trust Breaks: Is Reconciliation Is Possible (Part 3)
When Trust Breaks: Is Reconciliation Is Possible (Part 3) Jun 5, 2026 2186 After betrayal, separation, or deep disappointment, many people feel pressured to make life-changing decisions before they've had time to heal. In this episode, we share why you don't have to have every answer right now, how to discern what you truly want, and the signs that can help you determine whether reconciliation is possible. If you're feeling overwhelmed, confused, or unsure
When Trust Breaks: Learning How to Trust Again (Part 2)
When Trust Breaks: Learning How to Trust Again (Part 2) Apr 17, 2026 2588 If you’ve been hurt in your marriage, anger can feel justified—but staying there will quietly destroy your heart, your peace, and your future. In this episode, we break down why forgiveness is not about letting them off the hook, but about setting yourself free from the weight of betrayal. We walk through how to process anger the right way, why forgiveness and trust are not the same, and what it a
When Trust Breaks: The First Step Most Couples Miss
When Trust Breaks: The First Step Most Couples Miss Mar 14, 2026 1880 When trust has been shattered by betrayal, addiction, lies, or deep disappointment, most couples try to rush back to normal before real healing has happened. In this episode, we share why rebuilding trust does not start with quick apologies or forced forgiveness, but with deep healing, honest understanding, and facing the real roots behind the pain. We open up about our own story, the role of comm
“We literally tried everything…until we found you guys.” - Interview with clients, Rob and Holly Clark
“We literally tried everything…until we found you guys.” - Interview with clients, Rob and Holly Clark Feb 16, 2026 2959 Rob and Holly Clark share how their 20-year marriage quietly drifted into roommate life—no intimacy, constant tension, and a “we’ve tried everything” exhaustion after books, counseling, and dead-end advice. Their turning point came when they stopped treating symptoms and let Jesus heal the root: unforgiveness, old wounds, and the spiritual battle attacking their home. As they rebuilt with repentan
If We Had to Start Our Marriage All Over, Here’s Exactly What We’d Do (Part 2)
If We Had to Start Our Marriage All Over, Here’s Exactly What We’d Do (Part 2) Jan 28, 2026 2654 In this episode, we get real about why most conflict isn’t about the issue—it’s about emotional overwhelm, unspoken expectations, and trying to do marriage alone. We talk through how learning to regulate emotions, communicate expectations early, and stay connected to healthy community could have saved us years of unnecessary pain. This isn’t theory or perfect advice—it’s hindsight from lessons lea
If We Had to Start Our Marriage All Over, Here’s Exactly What We’d Do (Part 1)
If We Had to Start Our Marriage All Over, Here’s Exactly What We’d Do (Part 1) Dec 17, 2025 2017 This episode isn’t marriage advice—it’s hard-earned hindsight we wish we had before we said “I do.” Regardless if you’re married or not (yet), we share the first 2 things we’d change if we could start over, starting with inner healing, because unhealed wounds will always run the marriage no matter how good your communication is. If you’re growing and your spouse isn’t ready yet, this episode will
My older Sister Who Prayed Ten Years for My Salvation...
My older Sister Who Prayed Ten Years for My Salvation... Nov 30, 2025 2221 Interview with My Sister Who Prayed Me Home.A Story of Relentless Prayer, Family Love, and God’s PursuitIn this episode, I sit down with my older sister, Jessica—the one who refused to quit praying for me. For ten long years she watched Mike and me run hard in rebellion… partying, drugs, alcohol… the whole thing. But she never pulled away. She loved us, pra.yed for us, and fought for our salvation
I Thought I Had to Fix My Husband… Until God Fixed Me – Interview with Lauren McQueen...
I Thought I Had to Fix My Husband… Until God Fixed Me – Interview with Lauren McQueen... Nov 11, 2025 2457 We interview our good friend and former client, Lauren McQueen as she share’s some raw and real hard struggles she walked through in her in her first year of marriage.God led her on a journey that transformed her relationship by stepping out in faith and doing the work on herself first.In this interview Lauren shares exactly what she did to be the wife that God was calling her to be.Connect with L

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