Reading Aloud

Doing a hike for the first time, everything is new. You feel the incline, you notice the trail markers, you are more aware of the sunlight, the distance, the ground under your feet, the unknown of it all. Do that same hike two weeks later, and it feels shorter, you stop noticing the what the trail head looks like, or where the first incline comes in, it feels shorter, more familiar, more predictable.

When you do something again and again, does it become muscle memory, is there still room for uncertainty? fear in the unknown? It might be the same hike, or another embryo transfer, or having a second kid but what gets forgotten in the repetition? what fears are quelled? what new things come up?

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Getting married, struggling through infertility, losing out on jobs, becoming a parent, health scares... Any one of those things can shake a person and make you question who you really are. Adding all of those together along with attempting to better yourself, grow into your thirties, and figure out "who you are" can leave a person a little lost. Adam and Marisol discuss what it has been like while Adam goes on his journey to discover or re-discover himself in the past few years and how it has affected them as a couple.

Loss of identity, or rediscovering yourself after kids is finally starting to get talked about more, but often times it centers around motherhood, and being a mom. In this new generation of involved fathers. How are men doing this work and struggling through the loss of identity after becoming a dad? Listen in for Adams perspective.

Its the beginning of 2024 and Marisol and Adam are diving into their financial planning conversations for the year. Follow along as they debate how they might hit a 10% giving goal for the year, how they are planning to improve their saving habits, and which values drive most of their money spending. OH, and did we mention that the entire podcast is recorded from the bathtub.

Tune in for the some (always) authentic Reading Aloud money insight.

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As the year comes to a close, Marisol and Adam discuss why they set new years intentions and why being intentional is important to their relationship as a whole. The couple spends time discussing the differences between intention setting, manifesting, and resolutions and why they try to make intentionality a part of their lives as a whole. They discuss trust, tradition, and wrap up this past years "word of the year." Marisol and Adam also share news about their decision to have (or not have) a second child.

Happy New Years!

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Adam and Marisol discuss the busyness around the holidays and how it can be harder to connect with your partner. They wanted to talk about quick connections and making small moments mater, but Marisol has a bone to pick with Adam and the couple quickly shifts gears into a different conversation around feedback, taking in criticism, the how the mental load and emotional labor looks different for men and women.

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You can disagree with someone and still respect them. You can love parenthood and be resentful of what it did to your body. You can love your husband and not like him in the same moment.

Holding two truths can be both difficult and necessary.

Marisol and Adam reckon with dialectical thinking in this episode as they hold space for both not wanting to have their child undergo surgery, and having their child undergo surgery. Neo had eye surgery this past week and as he recovers, Marisol and Adam recount their experience with both Western and Alternative medicine. As a follow-up to last weeks episode, Adam recounts a dehumanizing conversation with his sons Doctor after asking a question about his medical care and treatment. Adam explains how the couple often finds themselves in the middle when it comes to medical care (and many other issues). Listen in as the couple discusses holding multiple truths, like "science is real" and "other alternatives may work too" and how these concepts are often met with shame, dismissal, and judgement, instead of a more open and respectful conversation.

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As the end of the year nears, Marisol and Adam are starting to feel more stillness, space, and calm. Adam reflects that he is experiencing a welcoming back to his old identity and finding himself. One of his past enjoyments was the concept of group drawing activities and how he wants to do more of this again and how he sees this as deeply connected to building better conversations. Having to work as a group to both trust and respect each other in building something as one.

Marisol and Adam continue forward in the process of making a decision around family planning. The couple recounts how their answer around the question of having another kid has changed recently and has changed over time. How does one know when you have found clarity? How can you be sure that your decision is the right one and feel contempt with the finality of such a large decision? Listen in as the couple discusses.

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Its Adams Birthday and moments before the couple sits down to record an episode, they get into a big fight. The couple discusses the argument, their relationship, and what they wished they would have talked about this week instead.

Marisol and Adam share a little about their past weekend going to see Paw Patrol Live! and how they never imagined their lives revolving around a cartoon about dogs as much as it has. The couple spends time talking about gratitude as the Thanksgiving season is upon us and they ways that they show gratitude in their marriage. This sparks a discussion around the need for rest, burn out, and decision fatigue around parenting, family planning, career, and Marisols company, SolReflection.

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Want to know more about Marisol’s company, SolReflection? 

SolReflection is Therapeutic Image Consulting, what you wear and how you wear it is more than a fashion statement; it’s a powerful reflection of your true self!

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