Just Married: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage

In Just Married: The Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Five Years of Marriage, nationally syndicated radio hosts and international family life speakers Greg and Lisa Popcak combine decades of counseling, the latest findings in marriage research, more than twenty years of marriage, and the wisdom of Catholic teaching to offer couples the most up-to-date look at what it takes to create and sustain an incredible Catholic marriage that will last a lifetime.

Recent research indicates that now more than ever couples report feeling insecure about their ability to create a marriage that will withstand the test of time. In Just Married, Catholic therapist Greg Popcak and family life coach Lisa Popcak offer newlyweds a master plan for growing a strong bond in the first five years of marriage.

Through the Popcak’s experience of a rocky start to their own marriage and their expertise in marriage counseling, readers will learn that despite the odds, every couple has the capacity to live happily ever after. Couples will discover that they need only commit to learning the critical skills of the first five years of marriage, including: praying together, conflict resolution, stress management, and holy sex.

Gregory K. Popcak is a pastoral counselor and the executive director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, CatholicHOM.com, and the Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life. He is the author or coauthor of more than thirty popular books and programs integrating Catholic theology and counseling psychology, including BeDADitudes, Just Married, Then Comes Baby, and Parenting with Grace. He hosts the EWTN-syndicated radio show More2Life with his wife, Lisa, which also airs on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. The couple also hosts a regular segment called Family Time on EWTN-TV’s At Home with Jim and Joy.

The Popcaks have three children and live in Ohio.

Lisa Popcak is the vice president of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, a family-life coach, lactation consultant, and professional educator. She is the coauthor of Just Married, Then Comes Baby, Holy Sex!, and Parenting with Grace. Since 2001, she and her husband and coauthor, Gregory Popcak, have hosted several nationally syndicated radio advice programs, including Heart, Mind and Strength, Fully Alive!, and, most recently, More2Life. They have also hosted two television series for EWTN: For Better . . . FOREVER and God Help Me!

Popcak’s articles can be read in many popular Catholic magazines. A sought-after speaker on marriage, parenting, and women’s spirituality, she has addressed audiences across North America as well as in Australia and Hong Kong.