In part one of a two part podcast series, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss the key role intimacy plays in friendship and offer five signs to look for to grow your friendships into rock solid relationships.

It really is the little things! In today's video, CMR Co-Director Alisa Grace explains the importance of understanding and interacting with bids for connection and offers tips for using bids to maintain emotional intimacy.

Do you feel like your emotions control you or do you control your emotions? Emotions are complex and sometimes difficult to identify. But your emotions are important to building any intimate and healthy relationship. In today's episode, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace talk through the need for identifying, labeling and understanding your emotions.

Unsure you can trust them? In today's Ask the Expert CMR Co-director Alisa Grace addresses the issue of mistrust and offers a practical formula to answer the question: "How can a spouse support another spouse that struggles with trust issues?"

Trouble navigating boundaries once you're in a relationship? In this week's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace answer your questions about relationships! From confronting self-esteem and setting boundaries, to defining the relationship after you already started dating, this week's podcast is full of wisdom for relationships in all stages!

The best way to resolve a heated conflict is to take a break! Pause the conversation and find ways to take your mind off of the dispute. In today's video, Alisa Grace, co-director of the Center for Marriage and Relationships, shares three important steps when taking this break.

In today's podcast, co-directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace sit down with Ashlee Kyser, the newest member of the CMR team, to discuss what it is like transitioning from a student to staff at Biola, and share resources available for students and new graduates.

When we experience problems, the first thing we should do is turn to our Heavenly Father and ask for help. God delights in helping us, yet we often only pray as our last resort.

In today's podcast, author Gary Thomas joins Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace to share how a married couple can handle grief when it threatens to tear apart their respect for each other, their sexual intimacy, and their involvement in community. Gary offers three crucial things all couples should do to prepare for a crisis.

In today's podcast Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace are joined by award winning author and speaker, Gary Thomas, to discuss spiritual temperaments for connecting with God. Listen to learn how understanding your temperament and the temperament of those you love can increase intimacy in all your relationships.