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058: Working From Home&Parenting in Quarantine with Tim&Ellen from 2020-04-22T04:10
It’s time for beers and wisdom with our friends and “quarantine experts” Tim and Ellen! When Sara first posted on Instagram asking for tips for working from home with your spouse, Elle jumped in...
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057: Going Beyond Core Values with David Friedman from 2020-04-15T04:10
Our episode about core values in a relationship has been one of our most popular episodes ever. So when Bud met a business culture expert who doesn’t believe in core values, we knew we needed to h...
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056: Confident Couples: Quarantine Edition from 2020-04-08T04:10
We’re back, we’re quarantining, and we’re here to talk about it. We’re not people who hate spending time together, but— let’s be honest— this is a lot of time together. In this episode, we tal...
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055: The End of Season 1 (and a List of Our Best Episodes So Far) from 2020-03-18T04:10
We spent 17 years together and 8 years married coming up with 55 things to talk about related to relationships. Every week for a year, we sat at our kitchen table and talked into our microphones...
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054: The “Engagement Coaching” Movement with Jonna Phillips, MA, LMFT from 2020-03-11T04:10
On this episode, we’re talking with the amazing Jonna Phillips. Jonna is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a passion for premarital couples work, which she calls “Engagement Coaching.”...
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053: Breadwinning Women with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin from 2020-02-12T05:10
Financial therapist Lindsay is back! Today, we’re talking with Lindsay about her focus on working with couples with breadwinning women. In her experience, Lindsay has found that couples with no...
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052: What Happens When Your Relationship Is Off Track? from 2020-02-05T05:10
Some days in a relationship are bright and rosy and fun and games. Other days or weeks... just aren’t. We’re currently in a season where we feel out of sync, and this episode is all about it....
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051: For Your Relationship, Resolve to Take a Trip in 2020 from 2020-01-22T05:10
As if you haven’t heard enough about resolutions already…. We’re here to give you another one. This resolution is not only good for your health, it’s good for your relationship. We’re talking abo...
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050: What is Financial Therapy?! with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin from 2020-01-15T05:10
We’re live with our first in-person interview! Today, we’re talking with Lindsay Bryan-Podvin of Mind Money Balance, one of only 50 financial therapists in the United States. We stepped into Li...
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049: Traveling Solo: What Happens When You’re Apart from 2020-01-08T05:10
We’ve been traveling solo a lot lately, so we wanted to share what we’ve been learning. Today, we’re covering travel plans, keeping in touch, and how to underpromise and overdeliver next time you’...
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048: Listener Q&A–Answering Your Questions About This Podcast from 2020-01-01T05:10
When Confident Couples ask, we answer! I didn’t think anyone would be interested in the behind the scenes of this podcast, but I guess you are. 😉Today, we’re answering your listener questions ab...
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047: Goal Setting as a Couple from 2019-12-18T05:10
The end of the year is always full of presents, parties, reflection, and resolutions. Instead of just resolving to do stuff in the new year, how about setting some real goals for yourself and your...
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046: Networking as a Couple from 2019-12-11T05:10
Tis the season for work parties and networking events. Are you prepared to tackle them as a couple? Today, we’re talking about our favorite ways to make the most of these events, and a few of...
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045: 3 Mindset Shifts for Men in Marriage from 2019-12-04T05:10:22
This week’s episode is a follow up to last week’s about mindset shifts in marriage. This week, Bud is talking about mindset shifts that men in marriage often need to make. From involving your s...
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044: 3 Mindset Shifts for Women in Marriage from 2019-11-27T05:10:16
Ladies, this episode is for you. I was thinking about advice I would give to young women entering into marriage, and I came up with these three mindset traps that women often fall into. These...
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043: Everyday Relationship Building from 2019-11-20T05:10:27
We recently listened to a great presentation about Trust. Research on trust shows that trust is built in small moments, not in grand gestures. In this episode, we’re talking about building a stro...
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042: Your Parents, Your Siblings, Your Partner—Oh My! from 2019-11-13T05:10:23
There are probably a lot of people in your life who want to be prioritized. For young couples especially, prioritizing your partner vs your family members can be really tough. Today, we’re ta...
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041: Social Media&Your Relationship w/ Jocelyn&Aaron Freeman from 2019-11-06T05:10:27
In this episode, we’re talking to Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman, relationship coaches, speakers, and hosts of the EmPowered Couples Podcast. Since social media is such a tough topic for modern coup...
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040: What You Say About Your Partner (Behind Their Back) Matters from 2019-10-30T04:10:37
We’ve all been in situations where we’ve complained about our partner to our friends. This is kind of inevitable once in a while, but we really believe it shouldn’t be a habit. On today’s episo...
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039: Dealing with Working From Home from 2019-10-23T04:10:44
Where are our work from home couples? This one is for you! In this awesome age of the internet, a lot of us have a job or business that allows at least one partner to work from home. This ha...
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038: Supporting Your Partner in Personal&Professional Development from 2019-10-16T04:10:30
Are you relying on your partner to play too many roles in your life? It may be time to look for personal and professional development outside of your relationship. In this episode, we talk ab...
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037: Surviving Travel as a Couple from 2019-10-09T04:10:37
One of the best things about being in a relationship is having a partner to travel with (at least in our opinion!). But, that’s not to say that every adventure is perfect. As a couple who travel ...
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036: Gift Giving–What If You’re Just Not Into It? from 2019-10-02T04:10:35
On this week's episode, we dive into the great gift debate. Do you need to shower your partner with gifts to prove you love them? We talk about if we gift or not, and go back to some embarrass...
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035: How We Use Technology to Stay Connected from 2019-09-25T04:10:42
There are so many ways that technology can keep you connected as a couple. In this episode, we’re sharing a few ideas for how we save time and energy by using different apps, AND we talk about how...
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034: How to Give a Better Apology from 2019-09-18T04:10:12
I’m sorry? In relationships, things happen. Your apologies matter to healing and moving forward. We recently geeked out about an episode of the Freakonomics podcast all about the science of a ...
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033: The Joys of Hosting a Party Together from 2019-09-11T04:10:29
Does anyone else stress out about entertaining? Planning a party as a couple can be overwhelming and full of conflict. Today, we’re fresh off our biggest party of the year, and we’re talking ...
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032: The Right Way to Ask for Change in a Relationship from 2019-09-04T04:10:51
Since you’re listening to a relationship and growth podcast, you might reach a point where you’d like to suggest a change or trying something new with your partner. We think you need to put on y...
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031: Listener Question – Do All Couples Go to Bed at the Same Time? from 2019-08-28T04:10:42
Today’s episode is a listener request! On this week’s episode, we are taking a request from a listener who asked this:I thought of you and a potential relationship topic. My partner and I wer...
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030: Why We Believe in Relationships and Working on Them from 2019-08-21T04:10:23
Why even choose to be in a committed partnership or marriage? Why bother to take the time to make it great? It can be easy for young couples to assume that love is enough and that relationships...
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029: Intentional, Random Communication Ideas from 2019-08-14T04:10:22
Bud and I have our own ways of communicating intentionally, but we know they’re not for everyone. So on this episode, we’re sharing other couples’ communication practices—from friends to celebriti...
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028: Roadblocks to Budgeting (And How to Do It Anyway) from 2019-08-07T04:10:14
You’ve heard it before, that budgeting can be hard. Well, it doesn't need to be. This week we talk about common roadblocks to budgeting, and ideas to have fun with this important practice as a co...
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027: Should Your Cell Phone Be Private from Your Partner? from 2019-07-31T04:10:20
It’s a BIG conversation among couples these days… but we didn’t even think about it until this week. The topic is cell phone privacy. Sara came across this tweet, which asked “Do you let your p...
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026: How to Get Along While Wedding Planning from 2019-07-24T04:10:41
Engaged or thinking about it? Planning a wedding will present some of the first big challenges you work through as a couple. We planned our wedding over 8 years ago and somehow managed to get to...
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025: What It’s Really Like to Marry Your High School Sweetheart from 2019-07-17T04:10:19
On today’s episode, we’re taking a quick ride on our time machine back to 2002. We share a bit of our history as high school sweethearts, but mostly, we share what spending our whole adult lives t...
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024: Going TV-Free? How to Negotiate as a Couple from 2019-07-10T04:10:40
This week, we’re telling the story of an idea that Sara got from another podcast—going TV free for a week, instead of defaulting to turning on the TV after dinner like we usually do. Bud didn’t ...
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023: 3 Things We’re Struggling With Right Now from 2019-07-03T04:10:11
We didn’t start a relationship podcast because we have it all figured out. Just in case you’re getting that impression, we’re pulling back the curtain this week to talk about the things we’re curr...
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022: 5 Lies We Told Ourselves about Working on Our Marriage from 2019-06-26T04:10:44
We didn’t always geek out about relationship development—we actually thought that being intentional, having hard conversations, and seeking marriage help were signs of weakness. Obviously, that’s ...
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021: So… When Are You Having Kids? from 2019-06-19T04:10:29
It’s a question we’ve heard a lot after being in a relationship for 16 years and married for 7 years: “When are you going to have kids?” These days, at ages 31 and 33, here’s what we get more of...
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020: 3 Things to Stop Doing to Have a Better Relationship from 2019-06-12T04:10:12
We know we’ve had an awful lot of ideas for intentional practices you should start doing in your relationship. And we get that that might be kind of overwhelming. So today, we’re turning this pod...
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019: Barbara Lawton–the Enneagram&Self Awareness from 2019-06-05T04:10:34
How well do you understand your own innate motivations, fears, and communication style? If you’re not sure, the Enneagram may be a great model to learn more about yourself. Since the Enneagram ...
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018: Scott&Linda Schwefel: Insights Discovery&Learning to Communicate from 2019-05-29T04:10:24
It’s the very first Confident Couples interview! We love personality assessments, but we’re not the experts. So we’re bringing them to you. Today, we’re talking with Scott and Linda Schwefel o...
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017: Personality Tests–How to Finally (!) Understand Your Partner from 2019-05-22T04:10:07
The Business of Love series is a new series of episodes where we bring helpful business practices into relationships. One of our favorite “businessy” things that has helped us in relationship is p...
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016: Why We Believe in Combined Finances from 2019-05-15T04:10:53
One of our biggest pieces of advice for young couples is to combine finances and share a bank account. In today’s short episode, we’re talking about why we’re so passionate about combined financ...
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015: 100% Money Transparency–Having Nothing to Hide from 2019-05-08T04:10:24
Do you and your partner live on the same planet when it comes to money topics in your partnership? Income, expenses, savings, debt, everything? We strongly believe in 100% money transparency wi...
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014: Visioning–Imagining Life 15 Years from Today from 2019-05-01T04:10:29
Do you and your partner agree on where you're headed in life together? If you're not sure, visioning might help. Visioning is simply painting a picture of what we want the future to look like. ...
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013: Fighting Fair–Our 3 Rules for Disagreements from 2019-04-24T04:10:11
It’s impossible to think that you’ll always agree with your partner in a relationship, all the time. Disagreements are inevitable but angry, hurtful confrontations shouldn’t be. We decided earl...
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012: Unplugged Weekend–2 Days…Tech-Free?? from 2019-04-17T04:10:38
Just last month, we went on a weekend getaway, with a special catch—No technology. Today, we’re talking about this concept of Unplugged Weekend, how it helps our relationship, and why we think i...
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011: Are You Setting Your Partner Up for Success or Failure? from 2019-04-10T04:10:46
How often do we set unreasonable expectations for our partner that inevitably lead to us feeling disappointed? It’s so common to say “Let’s see if he/she notices [fill in the blank]” or “I’ll...
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010: 3 Keys to Success in a Dual Income Partnership from 2019-04-03T04:10:20
Welcome to 2019, where money and income-earning roles in relationships don’t always follow a"traditional"stereotype. We don’t think there’s enough conversation around handling partnerships where...
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009: Crazy Diets–How to Support Your Partner’s Eating Choices from 2019-03-27T04:10:17
Has your partner ever tried a weird diet? We get it—we’ve tried… almost all of them. Making big diet changes can put strain on a relationship, changing how you spend time together, what you enj...
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008: Core Values–What Matters Most in Your Relationship? from 2019-03-20T04:10:31
In your relationship, what values matter more to you than anything else? If you haven't talked about it, you might not know. Core values are a short list of the 3-6 things that matter most to y...
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007: 3 Things Newlyweds Need to Know from 2019-03-13T04:10:11
Take it from a couple who was there not very long ago: there are a lot of things about launching into a life-long relationship that people don't tell you. Today, we're sharing our top tips for new...
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006: Acknowledge&Appreciate–What‘The Office’Taught Us About Marriage from 2019-03-06T05:10:20
Who says mindless TV can't teach you something useful?? In this episode, we show our true colors as die hard fans of'The Office'and talk about the important lesson Jim and Pam taught us about marri...
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005: The Shopping Budget–Spend $ Without Judgement from 2019-02-27T05:10:06
No more squabbling about who spends what —"You spent how much on that new outfit?""Well, if you get new golf clubs, what do I get?"—Nope, nope, nope. The Shopping Budget is how we manage to spend...
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004: Budgeting&Money–Own Your Finances as a Couple from 2019-02-20T05:10:18
It’s time to really understand and take control of your finances as a couple. Not everyone loves this as much as Bud, but talking about money is something you just can’t skip!
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003: Life Planning Dinner–Keep Your Dreams Aligned, Every Month from 2019-02-13T05:10:38
Sometimes, it's intimidating to talk about the big stuff. The nagging stuff. The life stuff. Our monthly Life Planning Dinner is where we get it all out on the table.
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002: The Ritual–How to Communicate Intentionally, Every Day from 2019-02-06T05:15:51
How often are you and your partner really communicating? This episode is all about The Ritual, our daily communication practice that keeps us connected, every single day.
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001: The Three-Legged Stool from 2019-01-25T19:26:52
What are the foundations of a long-term relationship? In this episode, we talk about what we work to keep strong: communication, finance, and intimacy.
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000: Welcome from 2019-01-25T19:26:23
We started recording our conversation about choosing the name of the podcast, and hey—It turned out OK! 🎉So this “Welcome” is our real discussion on planning this podcast. It will give you a grea...
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