POSITIVE MENTAL NUTRITION
RESOURCES FOR A PRODUCTIVE MARRIAGE

Positive Mental Nutrition refers to the life-enhancing inputs that you deliberately consume on a consistent basis. What you let in your heart sways your beliefs, feelings, values, expectations and efforts.
Nothing comes out our minds, except that which we put there first. In Proverbs 4:23, the wisest man who ever lived put it like this, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
Your attitude toward your mate is heavily influenced by what you read, study and contemplate. We've provided the following links to help you be more intentional about transforming spare moments into valuable blessings for your state of mind (and your marriage).
PODCASTS

A podcast discussing all things marriage: sex, communication, finances, priorities, purpose, and everything in between.

A podcast dedicated to undressing the truth about sex, intimacy and lifelong love. The concerns and questions most couples have in marriage often go unspoken, until now.

A weekly podcast dedicated to helping you strengthen communication, build trust and create intimacy in your marriage.

A podcast to help couples create the marriage they have always wanted by giving them the tools they need. No fluff, no garbage and no BS!
BOOKS

A must-read for pre-married as well as long-married couples, Craig and Amy Groeschel explore the time-tested wisdom able to guide you and your spouse into the marriage you've always wanted.

This beautifully bound compilation of the Old Testament poetical books, Proverbs and Psalms, includes new insights from Joyce Meyer and powerful commentary drawn from Battlefeild of the Mind Bible.

The bestselling NIV Couples’ Devotional Bible is designed to help you build your relationship on the one foundation you can count on: God’s Word.

#Staymarried: A Couple’s Devotional gracefully blends Scripture readings and therapeutic best practices to help couples bond.

You and your spouse can have a thriving, Naked Marriage with a lifetime of love and laughter together. This book will show you how.

What does it mean for a husband to love his wife? Three things, says Tony Evans: a husband must act as his wife’s savior, sanctifier, and satisfier.

In The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages, Shaunti Feldhahn shares her findings about little, very unexpected, often overlooked actions that make a huge difference.

Sex is one of the most common marriage issues (for example, almost 80% of couples are mismatched in how often they want it), but it doesn't have to be that way.

What if you learned you had just one month to live? Without a doubt, you’d stop living on autopilot and determine to make the most of every moment.

Dr. Caroline Leaf shows us how to choose life, get our minds under control, and reap the benefits of a detoxed thought life.

Emerson Eggerichs has created a 52-week devotional experience for couples that is effective, flexible and life-changing.

Full of practical advice about the behaviors that make and break marriages, this essential guide will help couples find love beyond words.

What's It Like to Be Married to Me? is not a book about marriage at all. It is a book about how to live out marriage, day-by-day and year-by-year, and watch who you become as a wife impact the intimacy in your marriage!

With over a million copies sold, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work has revolutionized the way we understand, repair, and strengthen marriages.

Based on the acclaimed sermon series by New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller, this book shows everyone—Christians, skeptics, singles, longtime married couples, and those about to be engaged—the vision of what marriage should be according to the Bible.

This new study, Passion Pursuit: What Kind of Love Are You Making?, lets God’s Word speak about sex as being holy and erotic, blessed by God, and satisfying far beyond what the world can even imagine.

With his characteristic warmth and humor, Dr. Kevin Leman offers a practical guide to sex according to God's plan that will help couples overcome awkwardness in discussing an issue important to all married couples.

In her landmark best seller For Women Only, Shaunti Feldhahn reveals what every woman - single or married - needs to know.

The Power of Prayer to Change Your Marriage helps husbands or wives pray to protect their relationship from 14 serious problems that can lead to unsatisfying marriages or even divorce.

Whether your marriage is hanging by a thread or healthy and strong, The Love Dare is a journey you need to take. It’s time to learn the keys to finding true intimacy and developing a dynamic marriage.

A candid, wise, and warmly personal book in which Lewis explores the possibilities and problems of the four basic kinds of human love- affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God.

In their groundbreaking classic, For Men Only, Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn reveal the eye opening truths and simple acts that will radically improve your relationship with the woman you love.

In this classic book, Willard F. Harley, Jr., identifies the ten most vital needs of men and women and shows husbands and wives how to make their marriage sizzle by satisfying those needs in their spouses.

Dr. Harville Hendrix and Dr. Helen LaKelly Hunt explain how to revive romance and remove negativity from daily interactions.

Helps you discover and understand five specific languages of love, and learn how to identify your partner's primary love language.

In The Power of a Praying Husband, you'll find the excitement and hope that come from inviting the God who hears and answers prayer into your marriage.

Stormie Omartian shares how God can strengthen your marriage as you pray for your husband concerning key areas in his life.
