Parenthood – Everything Between Us

In this episode we dive into the power of feeling, and how it is truly necessary for humans to feel all emotions, without filtering them for just happiness. This can lead to a truly balanced life where we are not emotionally constipated, and instead, we live life freely, like a child. We also begin episode by taking you through how we make cacao together to initiate the sacred space and SLOW DOWN with intention and love.

In this episode we take a walk in Nature at Sooke Potholes with our baby boy Leo and Vida to celebrate Leo’s 6th B-day. We reminisce giving birth to Leo and our first months as parents in New Zealand, as well as give thanks to the formation of a family. We take the time to reflect and share the biggest learnings of being parents for 6 years, acknowledging that it is a continuous evolution as our children grow, thus forcing us to keep transforming every day into something new.

In this educational episode we sit and chat at Sooke Potholes during our camping adventure to discuss the balancing of our human bodies. We introduce the necessity to feed all our bodies, the physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, and energetic/archetypal bodies equally to maintain a balanced life. We also discuss the content of a book, “The 15 commitments of a conscious leader” and how it is impacting Manuel, specially the commitment to feel his feelings fully.

This episode is a return to the ordinary — and to how much life is actually happening there. We talk about the quiet joy of being in the garden lately, the small satisfactions of dirt and growth and tending something slowly. Manuel shares the five steps of winning he’s always telling Leo, and how those same principles show up far beyond the moments he first meant them for.

We also dig into a question we keep coming back to: what changes when we bring our children with us — into the garden, into nature, into the everyday — versus doing those things alone? It’s not just about presence. It’s about committing to a life alongside them, letting their pace and their wonder shape ours.

Nothing dramatic happens in this one. That’s kind of the point.

What does it really take to choose a different life than the one you’re already living? In this episode, we talk about walking away from the comfortable and stepping into what’s next — even when it means leaving behind the life you built. We dig into Maya cosmology and what it teaches us about moving through cycles of change with intention, not just instinct. This is a conversation about dreaming big, but also being smart about the leap.

In this episode, we sit down with Manuel after an incredible 50 km trail race where he surpassed his previous time by 1 hour and 20 minutes and finished 6th overall. But this conversation goes far beyond the finish line. We explore the mindset, discipline, challenges, and personal growth that shaped his journey to race day. From the highs and lows of the trail to the lessons that apply to everyday life, this is a conversation about perseverance, resilience, and who we must become to achieve what once felt impossible.

Welcome to this conversation were Manuel speaks his raw thoughts on ReWild Human – The way of the modern wild human. Through this conversation, you will see some of Manuel’s tools and daily habits that have aid him in the exchange and balancing of energy in everyday living. The train of thought in this podcast is truly contagious and provocative, with the natural outcome of wanting to take action on ones life to not only go on surviving, but to live life with vitality, passion, and reflection.

This is Hope and Manuel’s first recording of their reflections after the children go to sleep talks. It dives into many different topics like children’s anger, parenting, and the emotional body. Thank you for your patience as they learn how to navigate this new form of sharing. Please send them an email with any thoughts, comments, feelings, and reflections of your own.

Shoutout to Melissa for being our greatest teachers with anger. Link to Victoria rage club below:

https://www.instagram.com/victoria.rageclub?igsh=ejBiOHczbDRzbG0z

Welcome to our first episode were we introduce the intention of Everything Between Us and plant the seed for sharing our long lasting reflections and learnings together.