The Redeemed Marriage PodcastEpisode 231
Starting the Year Right: Personal Goals That Lead to a Healthier Marriage
As the new year begins, Rusty and Heather invite listeners into a conversation about goals, growth, and the role personal responsibility plays in a thriving marriage. In this first episode of the year, they do something they’ve never done publicly before—share their individual goals for 2026 with each other in real time.
By Rusty & Heather Bryant31 min listen
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Rather than focusing on fixing a spouse or creating rigid, legalistic resolutions, this conversation reframes what intentionality really looks like. Rusty and Heather reflect on how their approach to annual goals has evolved over the years, moving away from pressure and performance and toward clarity, grace, and purposeful direction. They unpack why personal growth is not selfish in marriage, but essential.
Using Luke 2:52 as a guiding framework, they explain how Jesus’ growth in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and others continues to shape how they think about goal-setting today. Along the way, they share the books they plan to read in the coming year, offer insight into what’s ahead for The Redeemed Marriage, and encourage listeners to pursue growth with intention.
This episode is an invitation to start the year differently—to stop trying to change your spouse, take ownership of your own growth, and discover how personal transformation can lead to deeper connection, freedom, and renewal in marriage in the year ahead.