Life Gone Real

Special Guest: Suzi Farajiani

She’s a realtor, investor, and entrepreneur, and advocate for women, she’s a wife and a dog mom

Susie and I have an amazing conversation about why most men date better than women and how women fall in love for the wrong reasons. We share theories on how women need to let go and go with the flow; how to live an organic life and not try to be in control for certainty; how to really live life with an open heart and go with the flow while seeing all the opportunities life brings you. We also share the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ of dating for both men and women; our own dating stories and how she met her husband of 8 years.

- How women can let go of control

- How to be careful and not get married for the wrong reasons

- How to love fall in love with “potential”

- What women really want in a man

- Dating tips for both men and women

Mike Beychok is the CMO/COO at Serenity Trauma Center and also has his own consulting business. He specializes in working with trauma, mood disorders, and addictions. He is currently completing his doctorate in clinical psychology. 

Mike’s services are increasingly in demand during this pandemic as people are feeling isolated, anxious, disconnected, and depressed. 

We talk about

* How to help our children through this COVID time. Tips on communicating with your children during COVID.

* How to help our own mental state in dealing with depression & anxiety.

At the end of 2019, I was on top of the world cruising the Mediterranean on a 20-year anniversary trip, but my bliss turned into a hellish nightmare when my husband told me at the beginning of 2020 that he was leaving me. If that weren't enough, COVID 19 came along and forced us all into a lonely quarantine. I had a choice, do I play the victim and hide away with a bottle of vodka and fall into depression or do I choose to be victorious and use this pain to rise above. This is my story.

How many of y’all out there need to hear a good love story?! Or just need to hear a great story in general?! In Episode 8 of Life Gone Real, I’ve got a great quarantine love story for you! This great couple, Mike Beychok and Naomi Epstein share their dating story - from how it began, followed by having to quarantine together in a very short amount of time of dating. They share the things that brought them together and fall in love with each other. We also get a male’s POV from Mike on dating apps.

- Dating app tips

- How to date on the apps

- NO’s NO’s on the first date

Whatever side you were on during this election, it’s a good bet you were feeling anxious, especially since it was all happening in the middle of a pandemic. I talk with Dr. Lauren Costine who is a licensed psychologist, relationship coach, consultant, author, educator, activist, and international speaker. Dr. Lauren has dedicated her life to helping people find wholeness with themselves through the dynamic world of inner work. She has a private practice based in the Woodland Hills, CA area, and also in West Los Angeles and has been using telehealth in her work for years. She also has a podcast called ‘The Consciousness Salon’ with her co-podcaster Alana Roshay. Her most recent passion is her therapy center she has opened up with her wife, Vanessa Costine, called Awaken Therapy Center.

We talk about in this episode -

•How to help people with anxiety

•Tips to find release when anxiety is high

•Taking control of your own anxiety

Guest: Amber Ostrander

As little girls, most of us want that Cinderella story, to live happily ever after and of course have those amazing glass slipper shoes in our closets. But real life doesn’t usually happen that way. Amber shares her story of survival, from going through childhood abandonment feelings then getting pregnant, getting married to whom she thought was her Prince Charming, and becoming a single mother all within 4.5 years' time. She shares how she went from barely surviving to thriving in her darkest times.

Topics:

• Working as single moms

• Getting back in the dating world again

• What it takes to get back out there in the world

• How we can all help each other to just choose love

Listen to the Podcast or watch on YouTube to hear this amazing and inspiring story of survival.

In this episode, I talk to beautiful new mommy Rachel Owens. She shares her story of what it was like when she and her husband had their first baby during the COVID 19 lockdown. We talk about her fears and how she pushed through them and the mental strength she gathered to bring her newborn baby boy into the world during a virus pandemic. We talk about how quarantine before birth prepared her for a newborn and how she and her husband bonded as a married couple while having their first born. It’s a beautiful inspiring story for all and definitely for all new mommy’s out there going through similar situations.

- Solitude vs. Isolation

- Teamwork

- Give yourself grace

- Find a support system

In this episode, I have life coach Lauren Rush on the show with me. She is very knowledgeable on several topics and one of those topics is marriage. She was a marriage educator for over 20 years for many couples and women.

We discuss if marriages can really last in today's time. We go back in time a little and share about how marriages and family were back in the '50s and '60s compared to how things have changed today. Have our standards been set to perfection? And how realistic are our standards?

• The “I” vs. “we” generation

• How hard is it to commit these days?

• Is love really a choice?

• We all marry the wrong person but how do we grow in loving our partners as we grow & evolve in our own personal changes in life's journey.

We also discuss how to take care of yourself because you’ve got to be complete within yourself to really give and nourish a relationship or marriage. You are in control of your own happiness, not your partner or spouse.

Sometimes “High School Sweethearts” turn out to be lifelong, loving relationships, but sometimes they don’t. Sadly many people are afraid to leave, even when the relationship is holding them back because that’s all that they know. My friend Tina Thornton shares her story of the heartbreak she went through with her High School Sweetheart and what it took to finally find herself and become the best version of herself today. I hope you’ll be inspired to hear her amazing story.

You’ll hear her share:

•Why she kept going back to her high school sweetheart, even though it was holding her back from real happiness.

•Why she thought there’s no one else out there.

•What she did to move forward in her life.

•She’ll share some tips for women in similar situations and also how she was finally able to get back out into the dating world.

What happens when you’ve done all you can to keep a relationship alive and thriving and it’s just not enough? When is the right time to just let go? I’m sharing my thoughts on this and also sharing some books to read and tips on how to start getting back to yourself.

Books I recommend -

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz

Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs