Conversations for Couples

Meg Rock was married to a PGA Tour pro when a back injury changed everything. With two young boys at home and tour income shrinking, she went looking for a way to earn from home and ended up building a direct sales business that grew into a multiple six figure income. Her husband, Brent, stepped into the Mr. Mom role, and the two of them had to figure out a marriage where the roles had completely reversed.

In this episode, Julie and David talk with Meg about what that shift did to their relationship, why she started saying "our business" instead of "my business," and how Brent's time at home paid off for their sons, including a youngest who is now a high school senior fielding baseball scholarship offers. Meg and Julie also compare notes on growing up with undiagnosed learning struggles, and how the things that made school so hard turned into persistence later in life. Meg closes with what she is building now: a new business with LegalShield, which she came to after her own identity was stolen.

What You'll Learn:

Connect with Meg Rock:
 Instagram: @themegrock
 Instagram show: Boycotting Boring
 Email: [email protected]

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 Website: https://thebulitts.com/
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Julie Bulitt is a professionally licensed clinical social worker and family therapist. David Bulitt is a divorce and family lawyer. Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Can happily married people still flirt with other people? Is it okay to have close friendships with someone you could be attracted to? Julie and David Bulitt are back from their summer break and kicking off a new season of Conversations for Couples with a topic that sparks plenty of debate: the two F's, flirting and friendships outside the relationship.

Julie, a family therapist for more than 30 years, and David, a divorce and family lawyer for more than 35 years, go back and forth on where playful fun ends and crossing the line begins. They explore the difference between intent and behavior, why the person on the receiving end may not read your flirting the way you meant it, and the "would you do it in front of your spouse" test. From there, the conversation turns to opposite sex friendships, lifelong friends who predate the relationship, staying friends with an ex, work wives and work husbands, and late night texts that can quietly erode trust.

Along the way, they introduce a third letter, the C word: compromise. And they close with a reminder that the most important flirting happens inside your relationship, plus a simple tip for bringing playfulness back when it has faded.

In this episode:
 Can married people flirt with others, and where is the line?
 Intent vs. behavior: why how it looks can matter as much as what you mean
 The "would you do it in front of your spouse" test
 Opposite sex friendships before and after marriage
 Friendships with exes and why they can get complicated
 Work wives, work husbands, and setting after hours boundaries
 Respecting a partner's insecurity instead of dismissing it
 Why flirting with your own partner is key to a long lasting relationship

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Julie Bulitt is a licensed clinical social worker and family therapist. David Bulitt is a divorce and family lawyer. Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.

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Julie and David sit down with Rick Cognata, founder of Legacy of a Grandpa and author of the new book "Connecting Across Generations: One Conversation at a Time," to talk about what it really means to be an intentional grandparent.

Rick built a following of over 125,000 on Instagram sharing bite sized advice for grandparents, and in this conversation he digs into why he believes grandparenting is the greatest role of his life. The three of them talk through creating core memories instead of just giving gifts, navigating boundaries with adult children (including the Bulitts' own "pantry" code word), staying connected through the awkward teenage years, and why presence matters more than perfection. Rick also shares what prompted him to turn his most popular Instagram reels into a book, and how doing this work has shaped his own marriage.

Connect with Rick Cognata:
 Website: https://legacyofagrandpa.com
Instagram: @legacyofagrandpa
Email: [email protected]
Book, "Connecting Across Generations: One Conversation at a Time": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4VMXP92/

Connect with The Bulitts:
 Website: https://thebulitts.com
Follow: @TheBulitts

Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Join Julie and David Bulitt in this insightful episode as they welcome relationship therapist Jamie Bronstein, LCSW, to discuss the keys to finding and maintaining healthy relationships. Jamie shares her expertise on healing unresolved issues, trusting your intuition, and knowing when you've found "the one." They explore common relationship challenges including infidelity and financial issues, the importance of empathy and communication, and how to differentiate between past trauma triggers and genuine red flags. Jamie also reveals her unique approach to helping couples reconnect and discusses her book "Manifesting" and upcoming Ready for Love Summit. Plus, hear candid insights about how relationship professionals navigate their own partnerships.

Guest: Jamie Bronstein, LCSW
Website: https://therelationshipexpert.com
Instagram: @therelationshipxpert
Book: Manifesting (available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble)
Ready for Love Summit: https://readyforlovesummit.com
Podcast: Love Talk Live
The Bulitts Website: https://thebulitts.com/

Change is hard, even when it's good for you. In this episode of Conversations for Couples, family therapist Julie Bulitt and divorce attorney David Bulitt turn the microphone on their own marriage to unpack why some people crave change while others dread it, and how that mismatch plays out in everyday decisions big and small.

The conversation starts with something small (getting a second dog) and opens into something bigger: how couples navigate change when one partner wants it and the other doesn't. Julie admits she is change averse and prefers predictability, while David describes himself as more adaptable. They trace how that difference showed up when David fell for a rescue puppy named Archie (originally named Crusher), how Julie eventually came around, and what that process revealed about compromise in a long marriage.

Julie and David widen the lens to talk about change that gets imposed on a relationship, like a shift in finances that forces a couple to cut back, and why that kind of forced change can hit even harder than change someone chooses for themselves. They also talk about why so many people stay stuck in unhappy situations simply because the unknown feels scarier than the familiar.

What You'll Learn:

Why some people are naturally more resistant to change than others

How unspoken assumptions about stability and comfort can create friction in a relationship

The difference between change you choose and change that gets imposed on you

Why acknowledging what's triggering about a change matters more than trying to "meet in the middle"

How Julie and David worked through a real disagreement over adopting their puppy, Archie.

Learn more about the Bulitts and their work at thebulitts.com, or connect with them on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn @TheBulitts.

Julie Bulitt is a licensed clinical social worker and family therapist. David Bulitt is a divorce and family lawyer. Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.

 In this episode of Conversations for Couples, Julie and David Bulitt sit down with Amy and Neil Thompson, also known as "Better With Age Together" on Instagram. This inspiring couple shares how they’ve embraced life as empty nesters by building healthier lifestyles and strengthening their marriage.

Amy and Neil talk about their journey with Faster Way to Fat Loss, why they focus on God’s food, the power of connection through shared goals, and how couples can navigate this new chapter with confidence. From balancing work, fitness, and personal time to overcoming challenges, their tips are practical, uplifting, and relatable for any couple.

🔗 Connect with Amy & Neil Thompson:
https://www.fasterwaycoach.com/#Neilandamy
[email protected]
IG @betterwithage.together

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Money fights are one of the most common breaking points for couples, but they do not have to be. In this episode of Conversations for Couples, Julie and David Bulitt sit down with Dee Zimmerman, a financial relationship coach and money communication expert who blends Gottman informed communication tools with practical financial strategies to help couples manage money together, and manage it peacefully.

Dee walks through why money is so hard to talk about in the first place (hint: it starts with the different families we grew up in), how the Four Horsemen of criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling show up in money conversations, and how her Wealth Partnership Pathway helps couples build emotional safety before they ever look at a spreadsheet. Julie and David also open up about their own early struggles with debt and how working through it together made their marriage stronger.

What You'll Learn:

About Dee Zimmerman:
 Dee Zimmerman is a Financial Relationship Coach and Money Communication Expert, and the founder of Freedom Lab, where she helps couples lower the tension around money and build wealth as a team.

Website: https://www.dzimmermanfinance.com
Money Talks Quiz: https://www.dzimmermanfinance.com/quiz
7 Financial Blind Spots Guide: https://www.dzimmermanfinance.com/blind-spots
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dzimmermanfinance/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dzimmermanfinance
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dzimmermanfinance/
Email: [email protected]

About Your Hosts:
 Julie Bulitt is a licensed clinical social worker and family therapist. David Bulitt is a divorce and family lawyer. Together they host Conversations for Couples, the podcast.

Website: https://thebulitts.com/
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Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.

Your brain is constantly filtering what you notice - and that filter might be sabotaging your relationship. Julie and David Bulitt explore the Reticular Activating System (RAS), a neuroscience concept that explains why you might only see the negative in your partner when you're disconnected, how it blinds you to red flags when you're newly in love, and most importantly, how to retrain your brain to notice the positive. They discuss the 5:1 ratio, the danger of affairs and disconnection, and practical tools like gratitude journaling and assuming good intentions to shift your RAS into positive territory. If you've ever wondered why your perception of your partner can change so dramatically, this episode has the answers.

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Julie is not your therapist and David is not your lawyer. This podcast is meant for educational and entertainment purposes only.