Married and Connected

Married and Connected

By Kameran Al-AreqiSociety & CultureRelationships
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Married and Connected episodes

  • EP:26 Real Talk with Maria Shelton

    Man y'all! I'm so excited about this week's guest! Maria Shelton brings the HEAT with so many nuggets around marriage, supporting your spouse through grief and loss, supporting your spouse through entrepreneurship, career change and starting that journey. We talk candidly about parenting teens, building a relationship with God and life in general! Her attitude, grace and energy are so contagious and she is just as gorgeous on the inside as she is on the outside! I promise you there is something for every single person in this episode! Maria also just launched a course on making money off the lifestyle you're already living (yes! Even if YOU think it's boring, you can still make money off of it!) It is absolute FIRE! I signed up for it myself and am not just saying that 'cause she's my guest. It really is incredible! That can be found at https://www.mariashelton.com/courses 

    If you're a parent and needing help with your kiddo's lunches or wanting information on making money off your lifestyle, fashion advice or you just want a beautiful soul that you can follow, her IG handle is @maria.shelton 

    The audio is a little scratchy at times #countrylivin but it's still fantastic info! Please like, subscribe, share and leave a review! 

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    45 min
  • Ep: 25 Dedication & Effort- A Military Wife's Perspective with Christy Vest
    This month we’re starting a mini series on spouses that hold it all together. It’s a different perspective on marriages as not every marriage has a spouse that comes home every night, helps with all the chores or makes it to the kid's events, holidays, anniversaries or birthday parties. There are many situations where holidays, anniversaries, and birthdays are spent apart. There is one spouse that works in a job that requires them to be gone constantly, is away from the home and missing all the day to day, missing the fun, missing the love and sacrificing for the family. Meanwhile, the other spouse is sacrificing by taking on all the roles, most of the day to day, never having help or a break, missing their other half and missing the ability to tag a partner on a really tough day. How do they make it work? How do they stay connected? What does support look like on both sides of the relationship?Today, I’m kicking off this mini-series with a special guest. A former Naval fighter pilot turned Navy wife and mom to two beautiful daughters while simultaneously being a top performer at her full time job and doing it all while her husband is on an 18 month deployment half way around the world. She’s hilarious, down to earth and so much fun! I cannot put into words how much I enjoyed this interview!We get into mindset, what it takes to make a deployment work, what the day to day looks like, how to speak your partner's love languages, communicate and gets needs met when you're on different continents. We talk about her experience in having a baby when her husband was deployed and she didn't have family close. Christy gives so much insight, a truly strong and positive mindset shift to those needing one and so many relationship tips in this episode! This is very conversational and less of an interview but the information was fantastic! Don't forget to like, subscribe, review and share! If you'd like to check out more blog posts, coaching videos or course options- head on over to www.recognizingpotential.comI can't wait to help you with your relationship! 

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    49 min
  • Ep 24: How Your Childhood Is Affecting Your Marriage
    In this episode we are going to dive into parenting styles and how they shape us, our beliefs and how we thrive or barely survive in relationships. How were you brought up? How were you taught to manage or suppress emotions? How do you handle emotions now? Do you have self-awareness? Spousal awareness? Empathy? How does your emotional intelligence improve your success in leadership, business, and in how you do your job? Find out all of that and more in this episode! Don’t forget to like, subscribe and leave a review! You can also follow me on IG @divorce.proof.marriage. My Facebook coaching community is www.Facebook.com/groups/recognizingpotential and I’m now on Pinterest at Recognizing Potential as well! Follow me in all the places! Screenshot this episode and tag me as well so I can give you a shout out, properly thank you for being a faithful listener and mostly so I can say HEY! ☺️ If you found the content in this episode is speaking directly to you and you want into the EQ & You group program, hurry over to https://mailchi.mp/6401e34edc41/eq-you to get signed up! Don’t wait! Doors close on October 15 and we start working that next week! You’ll have better relationships before the holidays!!! 🥳

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    28 min
  • 23: Finding your Purpose & Managing Emotions with Katrina Hahling

    WOW! This episode is like a constant reel of life nuggets! If you are searching for your purpose, need help with emotional regulation, self-management, or are wondering how emotional intelligence plays into your daily life, this is the episode for you! Australian native, Katrina Hahling, is a brilliant author, purpose coach, restaurant owner, podcaster and so many other things! We talk in depth about so many topics in this episode, you will for sure find something to love. If you would like to order Katrina's book to help you reach your goals, The Desire Manifesto can be found on Amazon. Her facebook group Empowered Femme can be joined at www.facebook.com/groups/empoweredfemme Her website is www.katrinahahling.com and she can be found on instagram at www.instagram.com/katrina_hahling

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    44 min
  • Ep 22: 10 Reasons You NEED Pre-Marital Coaching

    You've planned your wedding down to the finest detail but have you planned for your marriage? How will you navigate your first fight as husband and wife? How will you navigate holidays, in-laws, children, roles, expectations, and the many trials and tribulations that marriage brings? In this episode, we cover how to make sure that your marriage is 30% happier, a small habit to start that will bring your marriage to a 12% divorce probability. We talk about how love is a verb, not a noun. The tools you learn in pre-marital coaching will literally change your family tree for the better! Remember those times where you're not going to "feel in love". These and other times will require more connection. Every person feels connection differently. Now is the time to learn how to connect with your partner on a deeper level. Learn how to be and have attentiveness, responsiveness and engagement. Learn how to fight fair. Conflict is inevitable in marriage. Most people bring in fight styles they've learned from their parents or in past relationships. Many of these fight styles aren't healthy. With coaching, you learn how to fight fair so you're fighting together instead of against each other. If you want more info on pre-marital coaching, email me at [email protected]

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    30 min
  • 21: Finding Your Happiness

    Are you happy? Do you put your happiness in food, substances, money, time, or even project it onto your partner, making it their responsibility to make you happy? What do you value? Today's episode is for all the moms that are lost, lonely and not sure where their happiness is found. It's for all the men that aren't happy in their marriage, aren't sure they could ever make their wife happy and not sure where to start. It's for anyone who is confused on whether finding happiness is even a possibility. We talk all about finding happiness in marriage, not running from the pain that life brings because it means something so much more, what's on the other side of that pain and what happiness really is. It's a short episode but packed with wisdom and life nuggets! I mention a coach, Taylor Lee. You can find her @_thetaylorlee on IG. She's a great business coach to follow! If you're interested in either of the two programs mentioned that teach about happiness- email me at [email protected]

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    57 min
  • 20: Back to School Tips From a Former Teacher
    As a former teacher, I’m giving tips and information to help the whole family thrive in this season of all things back to school. Tips most people don’t know or think about. I talk about things like boundaries and how to survive that first week of school. I also talk about the most important 16 minutes of a child’s day and how to make the most of them. If you are struggling with any of these topics or need help implementing them, email me at [email protected]. Be sure to listen all the way to the end to find out ways to work with me this month! Email me for more information on that as well.

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    32 min
  • 19: Motivation, Wellness and Being 1% Better Every Day

    WOW y'all! I could not have been more fortunate to interview Taylor Kincebach for this week's episode! Founder and CEO of Taylor Made Tasty, Taylor is a Goals Success Coach who will rock your socks off and truly magnetize your life with her energy! In this episode, we talk all about how Taylor Made Tasty came to be, being a bonus mom and how she makes co-parenting such a success, the programs she has coming out, how she started her journey when her husband didn't want to do it with her (at first ;)) and her 70+ lb weight loss!! This episode has so many incredible life nuggets in it! At the time of recording, Taylor and I were still in our 9-5 jobs. That has since changed as I quit teaching in June and Taylor became a full-time CEO this month!! Please help me celebrate her by going to follow her on social media and dropping her a note of congrats! You can find her at @taylormadetasty on IG. She has a monthly membership that is 10/10!! www.taylormadetasty.com/membership

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    53 min
  • Travel Hacks for a Thriving Marriage and Family
    My family and I just got back from a 17 day trip to Egypt. While we were there we stayed in an apartment that didn’t have access to a washer or dryer. Our bags were delayed by the airline for 5 days and we were with a 7 1/2 month old and an 11 year old. I have food allergies and everything is shut down because of Covid. The hacks I’m giving you are from experience to help make your trip the best it can possibly be. Ours was amazing and I wouldn’t trade it for anything! I hope this helps! Many products are mentioned. If you want any of them, email me at [email protected] and I can connect you with someone who can help you order! As always, don’t forget to like and share if you love the information! At the end of the episode, I also talk about ways to work with me right now so make sure to listen to the end! 😉

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    38 min
  • Blending a family with grace
    Kaitlyn Reardon is more than a bonus mom. She’s part of our family. A blessing to not just my son but to all of us. How did we get to this point? We talk all about that in this week’s episode! We discuss mindsets, attitudes, expectations, communication and how to make blending a family and co-parenting work well together! Many families struggle with this topic and while we as parents definitely do not have it all figured out, we do co-parent with grace, ease and acceptance of each other. It’s not always sunshine and roses but we sure do try our best to keep it as positive as possible for our son’s sake. Happiest Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there but especially to the one who became a mother in a rather unconventional way but we wouldn’t trade her for the world! Happy Mother’s Day, Kaity and thank you for being a guest on my podcast!! For all you listeners, don’t forget to like, subscribe and review!

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    54 min

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Married & Connected helps high-achieving couples build stronger, more emotionally connected marriages. Hosted by certified marriage coach Kameran Thompson Alareqi, each episode blends…