About
Discerning Marriage is an engaging weekly podcast hosted by Elizabeth Busby (MTS, MS, LMFT). Alongside her husband Ross, she is the co-founder of Discerning Marriage Ministries and the innovative Next Step program. Regardless of your current state in life, you can begin preparing for the beautiful vocation of marriage right now. Whether you are single, dating, seriously dating, engaged, taking a break, or grieving a recent breakup, you can make productive use of this season for fruitful personal growth, striving to become a healthy, balanced, and holy spouse. Intentional vocational discernment starts today, even if you haven’t yet given or received an engagement ring. This insightful podcast is also a wonderful resource for clergy and lay ministers who prepare couples for the sacrament of matrimony, as well as for parents who have teenagers and adult children navigating dating and relationships! Elizabeth earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University, a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Ave Maria University—where her thesis focused on how Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body aids vocational discernment—and a Master’s in Counseling with a focus on marriage and family therapy from Southern Methodist University. She practices professionally as a Marriage and Family Therapist, driven by a deep passion for helping people fall radically in love with Jesus and live out God’s joyful plan for holy families. Next Step is a parish-based course crafted for seriously dating couples desiring deeper intentionality. While many structured support networks exist for celibacy discernment, a glaring gap existed for marriage—a vocation most people are called to. Elizabeth and her team created Next Step to bridge this gap. Learn more here: https://www.discerningmarriage.com/next-step-program. Presented by the Theology of the Body Institute (https://tobinstitute.org), promoting John Paul II's teachings globally.
Discerning Marriage is an engaging weekly podcast hosted by Elizabeth Busby (MTS, MS, LMFT). Alongside her husband Ross, she is the co-founder of Discerning Marriage Ministries and the innovative Next Step program. Regardless of your current state in life, you can begin preparing for the beautiful vocation of marriage right now. Whether you are single, dating, seriously dating, engaged, taking a break, or grieving a recent breakup, you can make productive use of this season for fruitful personal growth, striving to become a healthy, balanced, and holy spouse. Intentional vocational discernment starts today, even if you haven’t yet given or received an engagement ring. This insightful podcast is also a wonderful resource for clergy and lay ministers who prepare couples for the sacrament of matrimony, as well as for parents who have teenagers and adult children navigating dating and relationships! Elizabeth earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University, a Master’s degree in Theological Studies from Ave Maria University—where her thesis focused on how Saint John Paul II’s Theology of the Body aids vocational discernment—and a Master’s in Counseling with a focus on marriage and family therapy from Southern Methodist University. She practices professionally as a Marriage and Family Therapist, driven by a deep passion for helping people fall radically in love with Jesus and live out God’s joyful plan for holy families. Next Step is a parish-based course crafted for seriously dating couples desiring deeper intentionality. While many structured support networks exist for celibacy discernment, a glaring gap existed for marriage—a vocation most people are called to. Elizabeth and her team created Next Step to bridge this gap. Learn more here: https://www.discerningmarriage.com/next-step-program. Presented by the Theology of the Body Institute (https://tobinstitute.org), promoting John Paul II's teachings globally.