Episode's summary
You can do everything right. You can love someone with everything in you. But if you don't understand that the adhesive holding your relationship together is not your love for each other but your individual obedience to God, if you don't cultivate your partner the way you tend to a flower, and if you're not intentional about leaning into softness while doing the hard parts, you'll miss the foundation that makes everything else work. In this deeply personal, profoundly insightful episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with Kojo Nganue, curator at One Man Thousand, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why love alone is never enough, and the uncomfortable truth that cultivation means taking care of your partner like a plant so they can lean into their softness while you do the hard parts. Kojo holds nothing back. He breaks down why the problem with his past relationships was not that the women…
You can do everything right. You can love someone with everything in you. But if you don't understand that the adhesive holding your relationship together is not your love for each other but your individual obedience to God, if you don't cultivate your partner the way you tend to a flower, and if you're not intentional about leaning into softness while doing the hard parts, you'll miss the foundation that makes everything else work. In this deeply personal, profoundly insightful episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with Kojo Nganue, curator at One Man Thousand, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why love alone is never enough, and the uncomfortable truth that cultivation means taking care of your partner like a plant so they can lean into their softness while you do the hard parts. Kojo holds nothing back. He breaks down why the problem with his past relationships was not that the women…
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Segment: Singleness Is a GIFT - Not a Problem to Fix
ListenedYou can do everything right. You can love someone with everything in you. But if you don't understand that the adhesive holding your relationship together is not your love for each other but your individual obedience to God, if you don't cultivate your partner the way you tend to a flower, and if you're not intentional about leaning into softness while doing the hard parts, you'll miss the foundation that makes everything else work. In this deeply personal, profoundly insightful episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with Kojo Nganue, curator at One Man Thousand, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why love alone is never enough, and the uncomfortable truth that cultivation means taking care of your partner like a plant so they can lean into their softness while you do the hard parts. Kojo holds nothing back. He breaks down why the problem with his past relationships was not that the women…
Segment: Communication and Transparency KEEPS The Home
ListenedYou can do everything right. You can work hard, provide for your family, and show up every single day. But if you don't understand that relationships are not a sprint but a marathon, if you don't communicate clearly about who does what, and if you're not intentional about keeping romance alive within your limitations, you'll miss the foundation that holds everything together. In this deeply personal, profoundly insightful episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with Kailash, a business leader with 26 years of marriage experience, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to sustain a marriage, why one parent staying home to shape the children's character is critical, and the uncomfortable truth that romance is in your mind and you can organize your life systematically no matter how much money you make. Kailash holds nothing back. He breaks down why after marriage both he and his wife were working because she felt what would she do…
Segment: Submission Is NOT Tyranny
ListenedYou can do everything right. You can pursue God with everything in you. But if you don't understand that the adhesive holding your relationship together is not your love for each other but your individual obedience to God, you'll miss the foundation that makes everything else work. In this deeply personal, profoundly insightful episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with a young man who has finally cracked the code to relationships, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why love alone is never enough, and the uncomfortable truth that God interrupted Adam with Eve the same way he interrupts every man who is consumed with pursuing him first. This guest holds nothing back. He breaks down why the problem with his past relationships was not that the women didn't embody his ideal but that individually they were not in pursuit of the adhesive, why he relied on his own willpower which depletes instead of…
Segment: Two Heads CAN'T Lead a Home - But TWO Strengths Can
ListenedYou can do everything right. You can quote scripture. You can understand what it means to be the head of your home. But if you don't understand that leadership is not about controlling everything, if you don't submit to your partner's strengths, and if you're not intentional about cultivating your woman the way God cultivates you, you'll miss the foundation that holds everything together. In this deeply personal, beautifully vulnerable episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with a young man who is redefining what it means to be a godly leader in a relationship, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why submission goes both ways, and the uncomfortable truth that two heads cannot lead a home but a clear leader means leaning on each other's strengths and letting your partner lead where you are weak. This guest holds nothing back. He breaks down why submission is not about being beneath someone but…
Segment: If He Can't Handle Your Worst, He Doesn't DESERVE Your Best
ListenedYou can do everything right. You can love your spouse with everything in you. But if you don't understand that marriage is more than just love, if you don't protect the first year from external interference, and if you're not intentional about teaching your daughters how they deserve to be loved, you'll miss the foundation that holds everything together. In this deeply insightful, beautifully vulnerable episode of Unbroken Podcast, host Richard Akita sits down with John Michael, social worker and development consultant, for an unfiltered conversation that will challenge everything you think you know about what it takes to build a marriage that lasts, why the first year of marriage should be just the two of you with no family interference, and the uncomfortable truth that if you're a father who is absent in your daughters' lives they will accept any kind of love from any man because you never taught them what real love looks like. John Michael holds nothing back. He breaks down why the first year of marriage…