The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

In this eye-opening and surprisingly relatable conversation, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish returns to unpack the hidden dynamic quietly straining so many marriages: the mother-in-law triangle. Drawing from years of clinical experience, she explains why even confident, capable women can feel stuck in these relationships, how family patterns long predating the marriage shape current conflict, and why so many couples end up in the same painful loop without a clear way out. This episode offers a wiser path forward—one rooted in strengthening the marriage, setting boundaries without guilt, and learning how to step out of the triangle instead of fighting harder inside it. If you’ve ever felt caught between keeping the peace and protecting your family, this conversation will give you language, clarity, and hope.

LINKS: Dr. Tracy Dalgleish’s book You, Your Husband, and His Mother;

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Christine Caine joins Ginny Yurich for a life-giving conversation about what the olive tree can teach us about resilience, slow growth, healing, identity, and the kind of faith that keeps bearing fruit even in hard seasons. This episode is a beautiful reminder that God does some of His deepest work underground, that flourishing is possible even after pain, and that getting outside with our kids is not just good for their bodies and minds, but for their spiritual formation too. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, discouraged, or like growth is taking too long, this one will steady you and lift your eyes again. Explore Christine’s book The Faith to Flourish, and learn more about A21 and Christine’s podcast and resources.
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Some conversations feel like a deep breath, and this one does. In this beautiful episode, Ginny Yurich sits down with singer-songwriter and author Ginny Owens to talk about disappointment, longing, burnout, bullying, unchanging circumstances, and the faith it takes to keep going when life does not turn out the way you hoped. With warmth, honesty, and so much wisdom, Ginny Owens shares how God meets us in the plod, how our deepest aches can stop being the center of the story, and why even the most hidden seasons may be full of purpose. This is an episode for anyone who feels tired, sidelined, overlooked, or stuck and needs the reminder that the dark is not empty, and the slow parts of life are not wasted. Follow Ginny Owens at her official website, explore her book Singing in the Dark, listen to Different Kind of Water, and keep up with her on Instagram.

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Money habits do not magically appear at eighteen, and in this warm, practical conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with Dr. Stephen Day—author of Teach a Kid to Save—to talk about how families can help kids learn stewardship, saving, work, patience, generosity, and wise decision-making long before adulthood. What makes this episode so refreshing is that it is not just about chores, allowance, or percentages—it is about building a tiny household economy where kids get real practice making choices, creating value, setting goals, solving problems, and understanding that money is deeply connected to character and the good life. If you have ever wondered how to raise kids who are thoughtful, capable, and not ruled by impulse, this episode will give you a hopeful, hands-on framework you can actually use.
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Something essential has quietly slipped away and Dr. Arthur Brooks puts words to what so many of us have been feeling but couldn’t explain. In this deeply moving conversation, Ginny Yurich and Arthur explore why so many adults and kids alike feel anxious, distracted, and strangely empty in a world that’s never been more connected. The answer isn’t what we’ve been told. It’s not about money, success, or even opportunity, it’s about living almost entirely in a simulation of life instead of real life itself. Together, they unpack the hidden cost of screens, the lost power of boredom, why beauty and nature are not luxuries but necessities, and how love, suffering, and even asking big questions are the very things that give life meaning. This episode doesn’t just diagnose the problem—it offers a hopeful, practical path back to a fuller, richer, more human way of living.

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