Podcasts by Down To Earth with the Burucharas

Bonus Dating Episode: Are You Putting Too Much Pressure On The 1st Date? from 2022-02-25T08:00

In today's episode, we take a break from this season's themes of sex, friendships, and mental health, to talk about the common pressures of a first date that often keep us from going o...

Is Modest Hottest? Modesty Culture with Dr. Camden Morgante from 2022-02-18T04:00

Modest is hottest, right? For many, modesty has taught us that our worth is on display and that our value is determined by the length, width, and looseness of our clothing. In this episode, we&a...

4 Ways To Make New Friends from 2022-02-11T03:00

Studies show that new friendships don't just happen. Believing that friendships happen by luck or circumstance versus believing making friends takes intentionality, evidently impacts your c...

Sexual Objectification, Wounds&Healing with Andrew Bauman from 2022-02-04T02:00

In this episode, we're joined by Andrew Bauman, a licensed mental health counselor, author, and director of the Christian Counseling Center: For Sexual Health & Trauma (CCC) in North Ca...

Sexpectations with Juliette Sweeney from 2022-01-28T09:00

In today's episode, we're joined by Juliette Sweeney, an author, marriage & sex blogger, and trainee therapist, as we explore the importance of figuring out what unrealized, unexpr...

Family Friendships As An Adult from 2022-01-21T00:00

How do you develop a friendship with your parents as an adult when the primary relationship dynamic in your life has been that of parent-to-child? What about a sibling or cousin that you just do...

Are We Really Friends?! Friends, Acquaintances&Other Relationship Types from 2022-01-14T00:00

Is defining-the-relationship (DTR) only important in a romantic context? Or can it be advantageous for our friendships too? What if your friend is more accurately defined as an acquaintance or s...

My OCD Story (&The Impact Of Mental Health On Relationships) with Chris Trondsen from 2022-01-06T23:00

In this first episode of the new year, we're joined by Chris Trondsen as he so vulnerably opens up to share his story of living with severe OCD for over a decade, recovering from it, and no...

The Great Sex Rescue (The Sex Episode We All Need To Hear) with Sheila Wray Gregoire from 2021-12-31T00:00

In this episode, we bring on marriage blogger and award-winning author,  Sheila Wray Gregoire to draw back the curtain, revealing the problematic and toxic teachings about sex taught to us growi...

How To Handle Difficult Interactions During The Holidays from 2021-12-24T00:00

For some of us, the holidays are an opportunity for quality time with close family and friends yet for many, the holidays and interactions thereof trigger mixed and often negative emotions;  anx...

Intimacy Beyond Sex with Mary Jo Rapini from 2021-12-17T00:00

Expressing love through sexual intimacy is a special way to be vulnerable and affectionate in a romantic relationship; however, it's not always the most intimate way to express love. If a r...

Intercultural Friendships with Michelle Ami Reyes from 2021-12-10T00:00

We live in a globalized and connected world yet many of us struggle to reach outside of our own cultural bubbles and form real relationships that move beyond stereotypes and lead to understandin...

Friendship: The First Principles with Kelly Needham from 2021-12-03T00:00

In today's episode, we're joined by the wise Kelly Needham as she reminds us that we're called to more than halfhearted friendships and lukewarm connections. Sharing principles an...

Your Relationship With Your Story with Kevin Wilson (@crossculturechristian) from 2021-11-26T00:00

The psychologist, Dan Allender once wrote "if we don’t tell our stories, our stories will tell us. Our stories impact us either unconsciously or consciously. It’s up to us to decide whether...

A Sex Episode: Callie's Story from 2021-11-19T00:00

In this episode, David now interviews Callie about her journey with sex. She reflects on her range of sources for sex education — from Planned Parenthood to married friends — and the value she&a...

A Sex Episode: David's Story from 2021-11-12T00:00

In this episode, Callie interviews David about his journey with sex.  Beginning from childhood, he shares up through their current relationship as a married couple.  Reflecting on experiences, e...

Your Relationship With Food with Dr. Margaret Nagib from 2021-11-05T00:00

Food. It's something we all have in common, the world over must eat to live. Yet our food choices, habits, and preferences often tell a deeper and more complex story.  In this episode, Dr. ...

6 Myths About Adult Friendships from 2021-10-29T00:00

Quality friendships are a necessity for our well being yet it is no secret that friendships can be one of the most difficult areas to navigate as adults. This episode marks the beginning of a jo...

It's Not Your Turn (Your Relationship With Waiting) with Dr. Heather Thompson Day from 2021-10-21T21:00

What do you do when it seems like everybody else is getting their breakthrough but you’re not? What is one important thing you're currently waiting on for life to get better?

Join...

Season 2 Premiere: David&Callie Talk Challenges, Growth And Supporting Each Other In 2021 from 2021-10-15T08:00

Welcome to season 2 of the podcast! We missed you!

In this episode, we introduce the exciting themes to look forward to this season and interview each other about our struggles, growth ...

The Proposal from 2021-06-18T10:00

On this final episode of this (50-episode) season, we share our proposal story. Every proposal story is unique and beautiful and we're honored to share some of the hurdles crossed and miles...

My Top 10 Lessons From Our Podcast Guests (Year 1) from 2021-06-11T10:00

We can't believe it's almost been a year since we launched the podcast! We've been privileged to have a total of 15 guests interview with us and I (David) wanted to share with you...

Healing From Heartbreak from 2021-06-04T13:00

In this episode, we're finally addressing heartbreak, a topic frequently requested over private emails and messages. Whether from a mutual break-up, betrayal, rejection, or something else, ...

Are You In A Relationship With A Narcissist? with Special Guest Shirin Peykar, LMFT from 2021-05-28T10:00

In this episode, we're honored to have Shirin Peykar, LMFT sit down with us to talk about identifying and dealing with a narcissist, particularly in the context of romantic relationships. D...

3 Subtle Relationship Killers: Rejecting Appeals For Connection&How To Respond Lovingly from 2021-05-21T10:00

Decades of studies, by the Gottman Institute, reveal that the #1 killer of relationships is rejecting a loved one's appeals for connection. In today's episode, we dive deep into how we...

Mental Health, Sex + Church, and Emotional Maturity with Edsel Cadet from 2021-05-14T07:00

In this episode, we're honored to sit with pastor, therapist-in-training, and author, Edsel Cadet, as he opens up and shares about:

• his journey integrating  mental health into hi...
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The Marriage Conversation&Pre-Engagement Counseling from 2021-05-07T12:00

You've probably seen at least one of those cringeworthy "Top Marriage Proposal Rejections" videos and like us, you may, or may not, be wondering "How did they not see this co...

Guilt: Change Your Plans, The Guilt Trip Just Got Canceled from 2021-04-30T11:00

In this episode, we talk about a complicated emotion common to all of us: guilt. As moral beings, guilt signals to us of a wrong course taken so we can redirect our steps in the right path. Howe...

Ghostbusters: How To Handle Being Ghosted (And How To Stop Ghosting People) from 2021-04-22T16:00

Studies show that social rejection activates the same pain pathways in the brain as physical pain. This might help explain the hurtful experience of being ghosted:  when someone terminates a rel...

Why We Never Said"I Love You"(Until We Were Engaged) from 2021-04-15T17:00

In this episode, we take a walk down memory lane to reflect on why we made a decision not to say "I Love You" to each other until we were engaged, after 3 years of dating. We want to e...

Trust: Too Little Or Too Much? from 2021-04-09T10:00

In today's episode, we delve into why all lasting and meaningful relationships in life are founded on trust, however, in pursuit of this ideal, we found ourselves trusting too little and/or...

Building A Relationship With God Individually&Together from 2021-04-02T06:00

In today's episode, we celebrate the holiday by focusing on the relationship that transcends all other relationships that we usually talk about on this podcast. How do we practically frame ...

The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) from 2021-03-26T10:00

In this episode, we talk about a little-understood trait that is found in 15-20% of people, including Callie. Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) are essentially people that experience the world in h...

Money&Relationships with Jacent Wamala, LMFT from 2021-03-19T03:00

In this episode, we're joined by Jacent Wamala, a licensed marriage, and family therapist (LMFT) and money mindset coach, as she shares the critical intersection between money and relations...

3 Relationship Lessons From Our Puppy, Everest from 2021-03-12T10:00

In this episode, we decided to celebrate, our dog, Everest's one-year anniversary as a new family member by sharing 3  crucial life lessons having her has taught us. We hope that you'l...

The Dating Essentials: Boundaries with Sebastien Braxton (Part 5/5) from 2021-03-05T08:00

This is the final episode in our 5 part series on Dating Essentials — 5 foundational principles for meaningful and fulfilling dating relationships.

In our final episode of the ...

The Dating Essentials: Dating Takes Time (Part 4/5) from 2021-02-25T14:00

This is the 4th episode in our 5 part series on Dating Essentials — 5 foundational principles for meaningful and fulfilling dating relationships.

In this penultimate episode, w...

The Dating Essentials: Dating With Accountability (Part 3/5) from 2021-02-19T10:00

This is the 3rd part in our series on Dating Essentials — 5 foundational principles for meaningful and fulfilling dating relationships.

In this episode, we delve into why accou...

The Dating Essentials: Dating From Completeness (Part 2/5) from 2021-02-12T06:00

This is the 2nd part in our series on Dating Essentials — 5 foundational principles for meaningful and fulfilling dating relationships.
 
In this episode, we challenge the myth ...

The Dating Essentials: Dating with Purpose (Part 1/5) from 2021-02-04T23:00

This is the beginning of our series on Dating Essentials — 5 foundational principles for meaningful and fulfilling dating relationships.

In this episode, we begin by laying the...

Date Night: Luxury Or Necessity? from 2021-01-28T16:00

For some of us, date night - a planned occasion when you and your significant other spend 1-on-1 time cultivating emotional closeness through an activity -  feels like a no-sweat reflex action. ...

Navigating Change In Relationships&Life with Jackson Saya from 2021-01-22T13:00

"Life is at best a chain of transitions, that is we are either going to, going through, or coming out of a transition."

In this episode, we sat down with the wise Jackson Saya...

The Case For Online Dating from 2021-01-15T09:00

In this episode, we discuss a question often floated by listeners and that is, is online dating okay? Doesn’t it seem unnatural and inauthentic? Isn't it forced and where does God’s will in...

Assumptions&The Importance Of Clear Communication from 2021-01-08T09:00

In this episode, we delve into the realm of assumptions within relationships — accepting things regarding a person as true without proof.  Living in the unverified reality of assumptions is ofte...

Long Distance Relationships with Jonathan&Amanda Walter from 2021-01-01T00:00

“They say distance means so little when someone means so much. But still, somehow distance has this ability to break bonds, to break trust, to push us further away from each other not just physi...

3 Relationship Lessons From The Christmas Story from 2020-12-24T22:00

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

As many around the world celebrate the hope and joy that Christ's birth brings, we decided to focus on a key relationship that surrounded His bi...

Friendships With the Opposite Gender from 2020-12-18T05:00

Studies and debates have gone on for decades regarding this question: can members of the opposite gender be friends? Join us as we tackle this topic exploring the following question:

- ...

Baggage, Dysfunction&Conflict In Relationships with Steven&Tamara Conway from 2020-12-11T09:00

We’re so excited to introduce our first guest duo, Steven and Tamara Conway, a couple we admire with a wealth of experience and wisdom, as they share how baggage & dysfunction from our past ...

3 Reflections On Our First Year Of Marriage from 2020-12-03T23:00

Richard Carlson, the renowned psychologist, once said “Reflection is one of the most underused yet powerful tools for success.” Sometimes the pace of life, even during a pandemic, outpaces our a...

Navigating Mental Illness In Relationships from 2020-11-20T09:00

In today's episode, we share one of the most challenging parts of our relationship: dealing with anxiety. Callie is diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) — and it has impacted our r...

Relationship Guilt, Standards, And The Pitfalls Of Potential with Charlene Coutet from 2020-11-13T10:00

On this special 20th episode, we’re excited to welcome Charlene Coutet as she shares about her recently published book on relationships, My Child Wake Up. The book follows the journey of her rom...

3 Qualities Of Safe People from 2020-11-06T12:00

In today's episode, we share 3 qualities of safe people — the kind of people that help you, care for you, and are trustworthy. We also discuss how to interact with unsafe people — should we...

Intercultural Relationships: Our Story from 2020-10-29T19:00

In this episode, we dive into a topic we're asked about as soon as people meet us: intercultural relationships. We look differently, talk differently, and come from different continents. Ho...

Chemistry&Compatibility with Anil Kanda from 2020-10-23T07:00

In today's episode, we're excited to welcome Anil Kanda. Anil is one of our favorite speakers and we love his energy and deep, provocative insights into life’s toughest problems. Today...

3 Principles That Cultivate Honesty In Relationships from 2020-10-16T11:00

In today's episode, we delve into the importance of honesty in a relationship. Sometimes we fall into two extremes: we're either so honest that we are better labeled as rude, or we kee...

Becoming Official&The Honeymoon Stage from 2020-10-09T08:00

In today's episode, we share how we moved from an intentional friendship to officially dating/courting. We also explore that phase of a relationship that often defines this stage: the honey...

Men, Porn&Commitment with Israel Ramos from 2020-10-02T10:00

In today's episode, we're grateful to have Israel Ramos, a long-time friend and mentor. We sought out him and his wife Judy to be part of our pre-marital counseling and are still benef...

Before Dating: The Intentional Friendship from 2020-09-17T16:00

In today's episode, we share about the stage of our relationship between confessing our feelings for each other and becoming official/starting to date. Instead of taking our mutual feelings...

Should I Go To Counseling? with Ruth Matoya from 2020-09-11T12:00

In this episode, we welcome (Auntie) Ruth Matoya to share her wealth of meaningful experience helping others as a licensed counseling psychologist. Sometimes we think counseling is the place we ...

3 Signs You Need Healthier Boundaries from 2020-09-04T10:00

Why do we sometimes tell people "yes" when we really want to say "no"? Why do we sometimes get mad at people for asking for our time? And who are these mythical people that s...

Getting to Know Each Other&Trifling from 2020-08-26T17:00

On this episode, we delve into that awkward space between friendship and something more: where you're starting to develop feelings, but aren't sure if the other person feels the same, ...

Readiness, Being Set Up,&Mentorship with Justin Kim from 2020-08-21T08:00

In today’s episode, we are excited to welcome Justin Kim, a colleague, friend, mentor, and Old Testament timeline aficionado (Callie insisted on putting that in). Justin shares how leaving a pos...

3 Fears That Sabotage Our Relationships from 2020-08-13T18:00

We all want to have healthy, fulfilling, and meaningful relationships — so why do sabotage them? It definitely takes two people to create a wonderful relationship, but sometimes its failure has ...

How We Met&Soulmates from 2020-08-07T00:00

One of the most common questions couples receive is…“So, how did you two meet?”  We love answering this question, mostly because it’s not what people expect — it also depends on who they ask: Da...

Singleness: Available But Content with Sikhu Daco from 2020-07-31T07:00

In today's episode, we are excited to welcome Sikhu Daco, a good friend and theology buff. She shares about her years of marvelous contentedness as a single woman, while still being open an...

4 Ways To Respect A Loved One from 2020-07-23T18:00

If you've been on social media during the last few weeks (July 2020) you've likely heard about the six-year-old boy, Bridger Walker of Wyoming, who became an internet hero for jumping ...

Callie and David BEFORE Callie-and-David from 2020-07-16T17:00

While we're certain that you'll find out much more about us as we explore different phases of our relationship in future episodes, we thought it fitting in today's episode to pull...

The Relationship Continuum with Sebastien Braxton from 2020-07-09T16:00

What's the difference between being interested in someone, liking them, and loving them? What exactly do these terms mean experientially? Do defining these terms matter? 

On this e...

3 Ways to Navigate Difficult Conversations from 2020-07-01T18:00

On the first episode of Down To Earth with the Burucharas, we'll briefly share what this podcast is about and why we decided to launch this project, before diving right into today's to...

3 Ways to Navigate Difficult Conversations from 2020-07-01T18:00

On the first episode of Down To Earth with the Burucharas, we'll briefly share what this podcast is about and why we decided to launch this project, before diving right into today's to...

3 Ways to Navigate Difficult Conversations from 2020-07-01T18:00

On the first episode of Down To Earth with the Burucharas, we'll briefly share what this podcast is about and why we decided to launch this project, before diving right into today's to...