Married & Magnetic: A Love Intentionally Podcast

“When’s your next closing?” To the spouse paying the bills, it’s a logistics question. To the agent on the receiving end, it can feel like a verdict.

James and Angela Mitchell share the moment that question landed James in the doghouse, why money fights are rarely about the money, and the simple structures that fixed it for them and the 100+ couples they’ve coached in real estate and entrepreneurship. If you work on commission, or you’re married to someone who does, this one is for you.

Podcast listeners get 35% off the DIY Marriage Retreat for Entrepreneurs by using code: POD35 at checkout.

If you want a free copy of our Weekly Marriage Meeting Template, you can get there here.

Most couples plan their business every year. Almost none plan their marriage.

James and Angela Mitchell pull back the curtain on the annual marriage retreat they've taken since before they were married, the one thing they credit most for their success as a couple. It started with a premarital counseling session Angela walked out of in tears, and a weekend in a borrowed Estes Park condo that became the system behind Love Intentionally. Hear how they set vision, strategy, and connection for the year ahead, the topics they never skip, and how a weekly meeting and quarterly date keep it all on track.

Podcast listeners get 35% off the DIY Marriage Retreat for Entrepreneurs by using code: POD35 at checkout.

Most ADHD-and-marriage advice sounds the same: be patient, communicate better, seek to understand. Dr. Mahsa Khoshniyat (therapist) and Rooz Khoshniyat (ADHD and executive function coach, and someone who lives with ADHD himself) have been married 17 years, and their real advice cuts against the grain. Understanding your partner's brain only gets you so far. What actually changes things is compassion, radical honesty, and knowing exactly when to push instead of soften. A candid, occasionally raw conversation about what it really takes to build a strong marriage across a neurotypical and ADHD divide.

Follow Rooz on Instagram @adhd_coach_rooz

For more information on the services that Dr. Mahsa and Rooz provide, visit: https://heal-thrive.com/

One of you wants it more. The other doesn't. And somewhere in there, you've probably started wondering if it means something's actually wrong.

It doesn't.

James and Angela Mitchell get raw and specific about mismatched libidos, the real physiological and relational reasons it happens, and the reframe that changed things for them personally. They also break down what actually closes the gap, including a strategy most couples are afraid to try because it sounds unromantic... and isn't.

If you’d like to take our free Intimacy Styles quiz, go to : www.loveintentionally.com
If you'd like to schedule a free call with us, you can do it here: https://calendly.com/love-intentionally/discovery-call

One of you wants it more. The other doesn't. And somewhere in there, you've probably started wondering if it means something's actually wrong.

It doesn't.

James and Angela Mitchell get raw and specific about mismatched libidos, the real physiological and relational reasons it happens, and the reframe that changed things for them personally. They also break down what actually closes the gap, including a strategy most couples are afraid to try because it sounds unromantic... and isn't.

If you’d like to take our free Intimacy Styles quiz, go to : www.loveintentionally.com
If you'd like to schedule a free call with us, you can do it here: https://calendly.com/love-intentionally/discovery-call

One in two people will face a mental health challenge in their lifetime, so why do most of us wait years before getting help? Dr. John Harrow, a licensed psychologist and founder of Tailwinds Psychology, and his wife Sarah Zagotta break down when it's actually time to seek support, why labels like ADHD or anxiety can empower or hurt depending on how they're used, and how they've built their own marriage, "never go to bed angry" rule and all, while John runs a growing mental health practice and Sarah holds down the anchor as a librarian.

For more information on Tailwinds Psychology, visit: https://tailwindspsych.com/

Money and sex are the two things couples fight about most — and Kristen and Ed Judd have spent 29 years married while sitting on opposite ends of the money-personality spectrum: Ed's the security-seeker, Kristen's the spender. In this episode, the financial professionals behind Money Secrets break down why most money fights aren't really about money at all, how "unmet expectations" are almost always just unspoken ones, and why the couples who build wealth together are the ones who learn to work with their differences as strengths instead of erasing them.

For more information on Kristen and Ed and to access some of their free workshops and events, check out: www.moneysecretsteam.com

Dr. David Helfand has watched over a decade of couples walk into his marriage retreats…and 92% of them are already weighing divorce.

In this episode, he and his wife Anna (a therapist specializing in kids' anxiety) get specific about what actually separates the couples who rebuild from the ones who don't: why defensiveness is never just one person's fault, why "you can't change your partner" is a myth, and why nobody teaches us how to be married in the first place. They also open up about their own marriage, including the years their roles as breadwinner and caregiver completely flipped, and what that taught them about adapting instead of assuming compatibility is fixed.

To find about more about Dr. David and Anna’s therapy practice, visit: LifeWise PLLC | Couples Therapy & Family Counseling | Vermont

For more information on Dr. H’s marriage retreats, visit: Marriage Quest | Intensive, Private Marriage Retreats Center

Life is full of transitions—and the strongest marriages aren't built by avoiding them, but by growing through them together.

In this episode, we sit down with Jenna and Seth Griffith to explore the unique challenges military and first responder families face, and the relationship principles that apply to every couple. From navigating uncertainty and improving communication to embracing vulnerability and building resilience, this conversation is full of practical wisdom for staying connected through life's hardest seasons.

You can connect with Jenna and Seth and access some of their free resources at www.serviceandsoul.com

Season 2 kicks off with the framework Angela and James have been building over the summer break: the 7 Stages of a Magnetic Marriage. From the Honeymoon phase to Legacy Love, they break down what each stage looks like, why couples get stuck at The Drift and The Reckoning, and the one move that gets you to the next stage. Wherever your marriage is right now, this episode will help you name it.