It’s time for a new episode of Mental Wellness Mondays with the 2 Broke Twimbos, this time focusing on the stress surrounding marriage. This week, Danny and Dr Nyarai are joined by Marriage Counsellor Tendayi Anna Phiri, who shares some insights around the counselling needed before and after marriage. And since Dan is getting married soon… I’m sure you can see where this is going. Enjoy!

Tracklist:

0:00     Intro

1:42     About Tendayi's interest in marriage counselling.

5:33     Some of the causes of early marriage failure.

11:55   Should couples have more or fewer similarities in character?

12:48   Live Counselling Session with Dan

15:03   What does marriage mean to you?

21:55   Different backgrounds and how they can affect the relationship.

24:08   How missing fathers affect characters and relationships

26:20   How soon and how many pre-counselling sessions are advisable for couples?

28:43  Improving communication between couples.

33:28   How couples can overcome strong differences.

37:32   Other things to consider before diving into marriage.

43:01   The divide between the expectations and the realities of marriage.

45:41   Get in touch with Tendayi Anna Phiri

48:48   Closing.

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