We absolutely loved this conversation with country artist Cooper Alan and his wife Hally who joined us to talk about their relationship journey — from meeting long before the fame to navigating marriage, touring, and becoming parents to their newborn daughter, Coley.

(00:00) meet the alans
(01:08) parenting a girl 🥹
(03:25) how the alans became the alans
(05:50) best friends to marriage
(08:20) selling beer and writing songs
(12:20) superpower teammates in the world
(15:00) it's the dream, keep chugging along
(17:15) what breeds confidence and passion?
(20:20) anxiety during the journey
(22:44) the alans' past year
(26:50) ebbing and flowing in marriage
(30:22) the proposal
(31:20) separating real life from social media
(35:50) taking the leap and the creative process
(38:25) defining success
(41:00) being promoted to dad
(42:20) balancing the "more"
(46:50) the empaths in the room
(48:00) what we want to be remembered for
(54:40) what's coming up for cooper

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