This episode is special. It’s raw, it’s unfiltered, and it’s the first time I’ve brought my partner, Patrick, onto the podcast. We sat down, completely unprepared, to have a real conversation about what it’s actually like to build a life, a business, and a relationship when both people are growing at very different speeds.

We talk about what it means to be held while you’re holding it all, and the tension that comes when one person’s evolution shakes the foundation of a relationship. It’s not a highlight reel, it’s the behind-the-scenes truth of navigating love, leadership, ego, growth, and grace when you’re both still figuring yourselves out.

This episode isn’t about perfect communication or spiritual performance. It’s about the realness of trying to meet each other in truth. About how hard it can be to love someone who’s constantly evolving, and how worth it it is when both of you are willing to stay in the work.

This is Patrick and I, sitting in the middle of it. Still choosing each other. Still choosing ourselves. Still learning how to love without shrinking.

 Inside this episode:

• The truth about building a relationship while building a business
• What it takes to hold a woman in her bigness, and what that feels like for him
• The ways we’ve both weaponized growth, spirituality, and self-awareness
• The moments our egos clashed, and what we learned through them
• Navigating success, money, and identity in partnership
• The difference between supporting your partner and trying to fix them
• The sacred art of loving someone without needing them to be smaller

 Quotes:

“You’ve never needed me to be smaller, you just questioned if you could hold my bigness.”

“Exhaustion doesn’t come from doing too much. It comes from doing less than you’re capable of.”

“Relationships aren’t hard. Resistance to doing the work they require is.”

“We stay in this relationship by choice, as two willing participants.”

“The door has locks on both sides for a reason.”

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