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FamilyLife Today® > Programs > Marriage > Communication > Soulmates, Unicorns and other Myths

The Upside Down Marriage

Counselor Jim Keller reveals a simple yet profound truth about communication.

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Soulmates, Unicorns and other Myths

Air Date: December 21, 2012
From the series: The Upside Down Marriage

Are you on a quest to find your soul mate? If so, you may be on the wrong journey. Counselor Jim Keller probes the legend of the soul mate as he explores and explodes mythologies of marital happiness. Jim Keller turns marriage upside down and sheds light on what makes a Godly marriage.

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Jim Keller has a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo and two graduate degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy from Springfield College in Springfield, MA. He worked in college ministry, primarily in the Northeastern United States, for more than 25 years before he founded Charis Counseling Center in Orlando, FL. Jim was a nationally known speaker with FamilyLife. Jim and his wife Renee have been married for 35 years; they have two grown children, and four grandchildren.

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