The Conscious Couples Podcast

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. Today, they talk about the three scenarios you can possibly be in: to blend your friends with your intimate relationships. We all want our friends to like our new partner and vice versa. Otherwise, we’d be in a very awkward and uncomfortable position: in the middle.

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Show notes:
[1:51] Everyone struggles with integrating friendship and intimate relationships
[5:27] Your friends do not approve of your intimate partner
[16:20] Do your friends have the merit, understanding, and awareness to give you sound advice?
[17:49] When you’re partner and friends do not approve of each other
[18:52] Listen to what Branden and Hannah have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[30:44] When your friends approve of your partner and vice versa
[34:20] Relationship Talks events
[35:23] Relationship Talks free call
[37:45] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. Today they talk about addressing red flags in your relationships. When you're dating someone new, the romance and excitement of the "honeymoon phase" can blind you, and you may not be aware of the warning signs. When you see them, take note and express your truth to your partner. No matter how small an issue it can be, it may make or break your relationship.

Show notes:
[2:20] What are red flags?
[8:39] Have the courage to express your truth
[13:52] How did Alan feel about the red flag in their relationship?
[15:06] Listen to what Amy and Chris have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[20:15] How are you navigating the flags? And how do you handle it?
[22:21] Are you giving your partner the chance to be better?
[28:11] Relationship Talks monthly virtual event
[29:15] 30-minute free call
[31:11] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. This episode talks about how screw-ups are somehow vital to the success of a relationship. Committing mistakes takes a toll on any relationship, often leading to sleepless nights, existential angst, and overwhelming feelings of deficiency. But it doesn’t have to be that way; the key is to take responsibility for your mistakes, reflect honestly on why you made that mistake, and figure out how you can do better—​​together.

Join the virtual event: Bouncing Back After Screwing Up In Your Relationship on May 12, 2022.

Show notes:
[1:30] Screw ups can be a relationship’s foundational blocks
[5:00] Failing forward in relationships
[11:22] Ownership
[12:20] Vulnerability
[14:41] Working through screw-ups together
[17:14] Here’s Angela Backus and Caleb Roy sharing their Relationship Talk experience
[21:25] How Emilia processed through Alan’s screw-ups
[31:45] Ask yourself this: what is your go-to response when you screw up?
[36:17] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. Today they talk about the importance of emergency check-ins in your relationship. Every relationship goes through situations that make you or your partner feel frustrated, hurt, or distant. Check in and make sure you’re still on the same page when that happens.

Join Relationship Talks: A Deep Dive Into Your Partner's Love Languages on Apr 14, 2022, 07:00 PM in EST

Show notes:
[3:06] Are you on the same page with your partner?
[9:53] When was the last time that you had a situation where you could have used an emergency check in?
[14:15] Listen to what Sarah Pringle has to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[18:45] When should you have an emergency check in?
[24:26] Virtual live event about your partner’s love languages: a deep dive
[24:59] Relationship Talks—join us!
[28:50] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. In today’s episode, they talk about the cornerstone question and how important it is as a foundation for any healthy relationship. It serves as a means for you and your partner to understand each other and make sure that you’re not holding each other back from being yourself in your relationship. They also share their cornerstone question for each other and how they came about. Tune in for an insightful episode about relationships, whether you’re with someone or yourself.

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Show notes:
[1:43] What is a cornerstone question?
[2:12] Emilia’s experience in an insecure relationship versus a healthy relationship with Alan
[9:37] The light dimmer
[15:18] Alan’s cornerstone question
[17:25] Listen to what Branden and Hannah have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[20:36] The purpose of a healthy relationship is growth
[22:43] What is your cornerstone question?
[24:53] Why do people dim other people’s light?
[29:58] Virtual live event on April 14, 2022, at 7 pm
[30:27] Relationship Talks: book your FREE call now
[33:13] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. In this episode, they talk about the importance of checking in on your relationship and making sure the connection is still there. Nowadays, it’s so easy to get disconnected from any relationship, even when you live in the same house or sleep beside each other. What with the busy schedule, virtual meetings, and to-do lists at work or in your personal life. That’s why it’s important to carve in a little of your time for checking in to ensure you’re on the same page and that your bond is strong.

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Episodes mentioned:
#6 - How To Have A Challenging Conversation With Your Partner
#5 - Learning Your Partner's Love Languages

Show notes:
[0:00] Intro
[3:42] Creating systems
[5:31] The seven needs
[8:31] Questions for checking in on your relationship’s health
[13:51] Listen to what Amy and Chris have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[18:01] Start now!
[22:14] The quality of your life is contingent on the quality of your relationships
[23:51] How often do you check in on your relationship?
[24:13] Relationship Talks - join now!
[24:55] Relationship Talks Live Virtual Event - click here to join
[26:47] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. Today they talk about approaching a challenging conversation with your partner and why it’s important to do so. They also give tips on how you can have that conversation you’ve been trying to put off for so long. Whether it’s picking the right timing or the manner you approach your partner, learn how Emilia and Alan handle their difficult conversations through this episode. So tune in!

Show notes:
[2:36] How do you approach a challenging conversation?
[4:18] Identify the bugs and pull out the weeds
[8:23] Dig a little deeper and make the soft approach
[10:54] Listen to what Sarah has to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[15:00] Communicate and be proactive
[16:11] Share your fear with your partner
[16:39] Express yourself and experience you’re having
[17:01] Share your intention
[18:21] Relationship Talks free call. Join here
[18:52] Join the April Relationship Talks Live Virtual Event
[19:36] Whatsapp Conscious Couples Community. Click here
[20:01] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. This episode talks about love languages and how conscious love language differs from the love language you know. They also share their own story of figuring out each other’s love languages. Because a key to a healthy relationship is understanding how best to express your love to your partner – loving in a way that resonates with them and fulfills their needs.

Download The We's 25 Conscious Love Languages here

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Show notes:
[2:10] Conscious love languages
[7:23] Challenges in Alan and Emilia’s love languages
[12:27] Listen to what Branden and Hannah have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[14:23] The difference between love language and conscious love language
[21:40] Learning your partner’s conscious love language
[21:58] Figure out what lights your partner up
[22:09] Ask them about it
[22:20] Gauge their fulfillment afterward
[24:22] Monthly virtual event—join us and learn more about your partner’s love languages. To join, register here 
[25:04] Outro

Welcome to episode four of The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. Today they talk about the importance of learning your partner’s cup-fillers and knowing how to approach it the right way for a more harmonious relationship that will stand the struggles that may come your way.

Download the Cup Fillers digital asset here!

Show notes:
[2:19] What fills Emilia’s cup and how Alan approached it
[7:16] Importance of paying attention and setting the intention
[10:26] Listen to what Amy and Chris have to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[11:07] Everything’s important but not equally
[15:53] Alan and Emilia’s cup-fillers
[19:53] Monthly Virtual Event
[20:56] Outro

Welcome back to The Conscious Couples Podcast with your hosts and real-life couple, Emilia Smith and Alan Lazaros. In this episode, they talk about what love means to them and the importance of knowing what it means for you and your partner. They also discuss the importance of you and your partner’s alignment of core values as a strong foundation for your relationship.

Show notes:
[1:20] What it means for Emilia
[5:29] Understanding what life means to you
[8:09] Listen to what Sarah Pringle from the Daily Dose Of Sarahtonin podcast has to say about Alan and Emilia and the Relationship Talk
[10:21] Life is about choice
[10:54] Misalignment in a relationship
[12:09] What is your paradigm?
[15:30] Next Virtual Event on March 10, 2022
[15:49] Relationships Talk Coaching
[16:26] Outro