
Preserving Families Podcast
Dr. Mark & Janie Ogletree
Show overview
Preserving Families Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 111 episodes. That works out to roughly 80 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 39 min and 48 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Kids & Family show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 23 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Dr. Mark & Janie Ogletree.
From the publisher
The Preserving Families Podcast is a resource for families to equip themselves with tools to strengthen their relationships in these tumultuous times.
Latest Episodes
View all 111 episodesS4 E23: The Restoration Was Born In A Family: The Strength Of The Smith Family
S4 E22: Why Boys Need Real Heroes
S4 E21: Helping Our Children Stand On Their Own- Preparing Kids For The Real World
S4 E20: Helping Our Children See The Most Crucial Traits In A Marriage Partner
S4 E19: Crash Course For Teaching Youth- With Dan & Andrea Hill
S4 E18: The Dangers Of Social Media and Teens- With Matt Cook
S4 E17: Walking Where They Walked: How Visiting LDS Historical Sites Can Strengthen Our Faith- With Gerrit Dirkmaat
S4 E16: The Hidden Dangers Of Smartphones- With Colin Cole
S4 E15: Passing Down Grit To Our Children
S4 E14: When Parents Prevent Their Children From Marrying
S4 E13: The Prophets as Fathers- Part 2

S4 Ep 12S4 E12: The Prophets as Fathers- Part 1
One of Marks main focuses of his research at BYU and his personal studies, concerns the modern prophets and their abilities and characteristics as fathers. This episode, Mark reviews characteristics our latter-day prophets exemplify, and how they can inspire us to be better parents.

S4 Ep 11S4 E11: Beyond The 5 Love Languages
Mark dives into the 5 love languages, and how he believes there are many more ways to show and receive love. He also describes how we can show love to others in the way they want to receive it.

S4 Ep 10S4 E10: Grandparenting From A Distance
Mark and Janie discuss how we can still be intentional and make an effort to be involved grandparents, even when distance gets in the way.

S4 Ep 9S4 E9: Say What You Mean: The Power Of Specific Compliments - With Cassidy Lee
Mark teams up again with his daughter Cassidy Lee, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to discuss the hows and whys of giving meaningful and specific compliments, and how it can enhance our relationships.

S4 Ep 8S4 E8: Calm In The Chaos: Practical Interventions For Dealing With Stress
Mark follows up on last weeks episode about pinpointing what is stressing you out, and ways to combat stress. This week Mark discusses practical interventions for dealing with stress, and uses gospel and scientific backed examples to back his teachings.

S4 Ep 7S4 E7: Stress Inventory- With Cassidy Lee
Mark sits down with his daughter Cassidy Lee, a licensed marriage and family therapist, to discuss the toll that modern day stressors can take on our marriages and family relationships. In the episode they discuss a stress inventory test you can take with your spouse to be able to recognize what stressors are really affecting your life, find that test HERE .

S4 Ep 6S4 E6: Speaking With The Tongue Of Angels
Mark uses talks and lessons given by Elder Jeffery R. Holland to express how we can best speak with the tongue of angels in our homes, and be angels to those around us.

S4 Ep 5S4 E5: Combating Satans Influence On The Family
Mark and Janie discuss how satan is increasing his attacks on individuals and the family. The prophesy of Ezra Taft Benson is being fulfilled that, “The time will come when only those who believe deeply and actively in the family, will be able to preserve their families, in the midst of the gathering evil around us.”

S4 Ep 4S4 E4: The Winter Blahs
Mark reviews interesting facts about the “winter blahs”, and gives great ways to overcome seasonal depression that many of us feel during the dark winter.