Married and Connected

Married and Connected

By Kameran Al-AreqiSociety & CultureRelationships
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Married and Connected episodes

  • I’m Back!
    This episode is the jumping off point of getting back in the podcast game! After taking 6 months off to have a baby and reevaluate, I talk about the tools and tips that have worked for me. I talk about time blocking, having and caring for a baby and living that Pilot wife life. I give you a sneak peek as to what’s coming as well! Here we go!

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    13 min
  • Microstressors- What Are They and How to Avoid Them!

    Are you tired? Drained of daily energy? Burnt out? Feeling like you're going through the motions and can't stay motivated? Your microstressor level may be above the limit! Microstressors are small increments of stress that come as an annoyance, unexpected shift or decision, or an unexpected daily hassle that produces low levels anxiety and cortisol. Your alarm clock going off, your child needing a specific shirt for school that hasn't been washed yet, spilling coffee on your white shirt on the way to work when you're already late (that's actually 2 right there). As the microstressors rack up throughout the day, it doesn't seem like a lot but it adds up over time. Our bodies become chronically stressed out so our health is chronically in the tank. How do we increase the energy? Stop feeling burned out? Stay motivated? Avoid the microstressors as much as possible? What do we need to really thrive in our lives, our relationships, as a parent? How does this all  relate to our children? Statistically, our kids are more stressed out than we ever were at their age! How do we help them? 

    Join me in this episode as I break it all down. My goal here is to help you become better spouses, better parents, and help our children really thrive in these uncertain times by meeting our needs in the order of importance. 

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    44 min
  • Learning to Adjust to Expectations and Change
    In this episode, we break down expectations, behavior, circumstances, self-awareness, change and how they all fit together. I give you 4 stories from my own life and how these topics play a part in each one so that you can hopefully relate it to your own life. This will hopefully help you with transitioning an elderly parent to a new living arrangement, help you communicate what you're asking your children to do to help around the house, help you understand the repeated conflict with your spouse and allow that conflict to build a deeper connection. I hope it will help you understand your own expectations and be able to adjust given a certain set of circumstances or communicate so that the other person's behavior can rise to meet your expectations. After all, nobody wants to intentionally disappoint others. Help them help you. If you have questions or need even more tips and tricks, feel free to email me at [email protected]. 

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    30 min
  • What keeps us from investing in ourselves?
    In this episode we look at the Bible verse Matthew 25:14-30 and I get real, raw and vulnerable with you on how this verse applies to my life and possibly to yours. We talk about the three things that keep us from investing in ourselves and the gifts that we have been given that we may be undervaluing, overvaluing, or mis-perceiving. I talk to you about places that we need to increase in our lives and things that we may need to decrease in order to gain the clarity we need as well as the fulfillment and happiness we so desperately desire as human beings. I hope that the tools I give you, the challenge that I offer in this episode and the results you get from it are inspiring, motivating and applicable to your life as well. I know it has been for mine. If you want more information please email me at [email protected]

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    32 min
  • All Things Enneagram with Brooke Genn

    This week I sat down with Brooke Genn a retreat photographer, writer, podcaster, Enneagram couple specialist, self-love advocate and all-around incredible human being. We chat like long-lost friends about all things enneagram and how it’s affected both our lives and relationships. Join us in this episode and if it leaves you wanting more in the enneagram, head over to my website www.recognizingpotential.com for more info on my new course that releases this Monday. We talk all about our husbands, their numbers, our numbers, how our numbers have shaped us as human beings and how we’ve used other’s numbers to love them better. We discuss Brooke’s movement on self-love, how she and her husband work together, live in a tiny (300sq ft) home and still have a successful relationship. You can follow Brooke on Insta @brookegenn, @brookeandwilhelm or @enneagramcouples

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Bonus episode: Happy Father’s Day!
    Today’s guests are near and dear to my heart. My husband is a guest as a bonus dad to my son from my first marriage and has been an incredible dad to Mason. My brother, Cooper, is also a guest as a great dad. The both offer so many parenting nuggets, open up about the struggles of parenting and talk candidly about the childhoods we all had. We talk mindset, parenting, struggles, triumphs, marriage, and even some childhood memories. Happy Father’s Day to all you fathers out there!

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    1 hr 3 min
  • Is your Upper Limit Problem holding you back?
    In this episode we define and discuss what an upper limit problem is, how it holds us back from being successful and how to overcome it. I give real life examples of clients, friends, family and myself that hopefully you can identify with to recognize your own upper limit problem and dissolve it.

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    31 min
  • People Are People: Fighting for Equality
    In this episode I sit down with 3 of my friends and we deep dive into racial relations. We talk about how to create equality, how to end injustice, how to take responsibility for our own unconscious biases and start living by the golden and platinum rules. This is definitely not your typical episode and not at all the same things you’ll find splashed across your social media feed. We get real, raw and incredibly vulnerable. I love these people deeply and they love me. That’s more of what the world needs but it’s so much more than that. I urge you to listen with an open mind and an open heart. I urge you to share with your friends and leave comments and reviews.

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Fighting Fair in Relationships
    Do you know your fight style in your relationship? Do you know your partner’s fight style? Does it feel like your fight styles are toxic? If you’d like to know how to uplevel your relationship, create a healthier dynamic when conflict arises, or understand how to diffuse issues before they escalate, take a listen! I talk about the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse- criticism, contempt, stonewalling and defensiveness. I also talk about 2 additional issues that need to be eliminated or avoided for the healthiest possible relationship. Check it out! Don’t forget to review and subscribe!

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    42 min
  • Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
    In this episode, I get real vulnerable and give you personal examples from my life where I chose to step outside my comfort zone and examples where I chose to stay. You get a real life look into how stepping outside your comfort zone propels your life forward and how staying keeps you stuck.

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    31 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…