Amazing Relationships Podcast| Inspiring Love and Possibility | Inspiring Stories, Relationship Coaching, Expert Interviews

Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten go on a search for happily married and still in-love couples and interview George and Valerie Sorrentino of lifeenergycoach.com for this episode. George and Valerie have been married for twenty-five years and describe how they weathered long-distance relationship, 2 major career changes, and raising children… and how they have been able to grow as individuals and in their marriage. Valerie, a yoga instructor, and George, an insurance salesman, seem strangely matched until they reveal their underlying promise to maintain their partnership and keep their marriage exciting. We would be honored if you would let us know what you think of the show by leaving a five-star review. To get FamilyCo’s free Renew Your View audio training so you can have your own breakthroughs in relationships and to contact Valerie so you can have your own internal shift, visit www.familyco.com/044

“I’ve been dating this great guy for 5 years but there’s one thing always that seems to get in our way,” says Julie, anonymous caller on this week’s episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast. Julie continues, “I don’t put in details that would draw the story out. But, he’ll keep interrupting me, asking questions, kind of like a child would do. How do I get my partner to stop interrupting and listen to me?” If you’d like to feel heard, connect on a deeper level, and understand how to get your partner to listen, then this week’s episode is a must-listen as Jennifer Diepstraten coaches Julie. Jennifer teaches about two of the nine levels of listening and how to get your partner to open up to you as well as hold his attention. Enjoy the show! To submit a relationship question and to get our free training on how to see your relationship from a new perspective, visit us at www.familyco.com/043. To grab the free Renew Your View Audio Training mentioned in this episode, visit www.familyco.com/rvgift

What do men look for in a woman when looking for a long-term partnership? What’s the best way for a man to get what he’s looking for? How’s a woman to know what he’s thinking if he doesn’t share much about himself? In this week’s episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer Diepstraten interviews her husband Peter about what men secretly think – including what they think of women, what they’re looking for in a marriage, if they’d rather not talk about their emotions, and how to get your man to open up and talk to you. Peter’s interview includes great insights and advice for both men and women on how to get what you’re looking for and how to keep your partner and yourself happy. Enjoy the show! Show notes and links are at www.familyco.com/042. To grab your copy of the free Renew Your View audio training and have a great tool for being to shift anything that’s happening in your relationship, head over to familyco.com/rvgift.

Ever feel like you have to do everything on your own? In this week’s episode of the Amazing Relationships podcast, Jennifer Diepstraten interviews Francielle Daly, founder of fulltimemom.org. According to Francielle, it takes a village to raise children without becoming overwhelmed. Francielle shares about her personal journey from single mom to meeting her husband and how he transitioned from being “just a boyfriend” to instant Dad with great stepdad advice. Sharing the resources to make real life changes are the foundation of Full Time Mom’s mission, as well as showing each woman that her story is a valuable contribution to others. To enter to win the 3-day 2-night free get-away drawing, and to find local educational-pampering-moms’ nights in your area, visit us at www.familyco.com/041

Do you believe in having a list of Top 10 Qualities in a great girlfriend or life partner? Or are you settling if you take 7 or 8 out of the 10? Are there non-negotiables? Anonymous caller Ray from San Diego asks Jennifer Diepstraten on this week’s podcast some of today’s toughest dating and marriage questions. Learn from this interactive coaching and relationship advice episode that’s appropriate for both men and women, married and single. You truly can have the intimacy, joy, and life partnership that’s possible when your perspective shifts, as Ray’s did while on the air. Enjoy the show! To submit a relationship question and to get our free training on how to see your relationship from a new perspective, visit us at www.familyco.com/040. To grab the free Renew Your View Audio Training mentioned in this episode, visit www.familyco.com/rvgift

Wondering what to do if someone you love shuts you out? This week’s behind-the-scenes (BTS) interview will fill you with grace, love, and courage to travel the high road. Join us for this inspiring relationship story as we interview Jon Sundt about his personal journey of how he healed his father-son relationship which had become estranged after the drug-related deaths of his two younger brothers. Jon is the Founder and CEO of an alternative investment company, Altegris, which he recently sold to a Fortune 500 company; Jon also founded the non-profit, Natural High, which brings inspiring drug-free messages to youth in over 16,000 schools. Jon also shares his secrets to successful relationships in business and at home. Enjoy the show! For show notes and free gifts, visit us at www.familyco.com/039

Wish your boyfriend would eat more of the right foods? Wonder how to get the kids to eat their vegetables without the dinner-time battle? There’s nothing like an argument about what’s the right thing to eat to negate the natural aphrodisiacs found in some foods. Join us for this week’s interview with whole foods diet expert, Kellie Hill, best-selling author, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, and television personality, known for the 2 Week Weight Loss Program. Kellie and Jennifer Diepstraten discuss some of the ways that food can affect your relationships including hormone changes, mood swings, and differences of opinions about what’s healthy and what’s not. Kellie Hill also shares her Kids In the Kitchen free video series which teaches parents how they can get kids interested in healthier choices. It’s time to take back your kitchen and create great meals and family relationship memories together. Enjoy the show! To grab Kellie’s free video training series and recipes you can make with your kids, Kids in the Kitchen, visit us at www.familyco.com/038

Feel like some ingredient is missing and wonder if you are settling in your relationship? Anonymous caller Adriana asks these personal questions on this week’s episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast. Jennifer Diepstraten coaches Adriana about this question that undermines so many great relationships. Tune in to hear how this dilemma resolves as Adriana discovers exactly how to create the experience of passion and fulfillment in her marriage that she’s looking for without changing her husband. Enjoy the show! To submit a relationship question and to get our free training on how to see your relationship from a new perspective, visit us at www.familyco.com/037. To grab the free Renew Your View Audio Training mentioned in this episode, visit www.familyco.com/rvgift

How can I respond to my child when they’re having a tantrum or refusing to do a chore? If you’re looking for modern parenting advice for teens or for how to deal with a toddler’s temper tantrums and haven’t had much success in resolving these issues, join Jennifer Diepstraten for this interview with Kathleen Hennessy of Peaceworks Coaching. Mrs. Hennessy has been teaching parenting skills for over 30 years, taught and roomed at a boarding school in Switzerland, and has raised two great children of her own. Kathleen describes her method, based on Jane Nelson’s approach, as “not embarrassing or painful like when we were children.” To grab Kathleen free report: 10 Ways Loving Parents Discourage Their Children (and 10 Ways to Encourage Them), visit us at www.familyco.com/036

Can’t get it all done each day? Living your dreams through your children? In this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer Diepstraten interviews Game-Changing Parent Anne-Sophie Dumetz who knows first-hand what it’s like to burn out and lose her identity in a life of work, kids, and overwhelm. On her 34th birthday, Anne-Sophie ended up in the hospital for a month – her big wake up call to start living her dreams now. Anne-Sophie comments, “If we say to ourselves, ‘That’s ok, I don’t have to pursue this life-long ambition of mine’ in the same breath that we say to our kids, ‘You can be anything you want,’ then what are we really showing our children?” To find out how you can put a stop to overwhelm and start living the life you were meant to, go listen now! To grab Anne-Sophie’s free tips: The Top 3 Tips Busy Moms and Dads Use to Conquer Overwhelm and Feel Happy Today, visit us at www.familyco.com/035