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What if financial planning wasn’t just about growing wealth—but about designing a meaningful life? In this episode of the Julia & Gino Show, Julia and Gino sit down with Scott Frank, founder of Stone Steps Financial and educator at the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, to explore how money decisions are deeply connected to identity, purpose, legacy, and fulfillment. This conversation goes beyond numbers and investing—it’s about aligning your financial life with the life you actually want to live. Whether you're building wealth, navigating a career change, or searching for more meaning in your daily life, this episode will challenge the way you think about success and financial freedom. About Scott Frank: Scott Frank is the founder of Stone Steps Financial in Encinitas, CA, helping families align money with life. He is a CFA, CFP®, and Registered Life Planner (RLP®), a 2019 InvestmentNews 40 Under 40 honoree, co-host of Real Personal Finance, and an educator with the Kinder Institute of Life Planning.
TIMESTAMPS
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
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What does success really mean if your family life is suffering behind the scenes?
In this episode of the Julia & Gino Show, we sit down with entrepreneur, coach, and Mpowered Journey founder Ann Sheu to talk about what it truly means to build a values-driven life and business.
After walking away from a successful legal career, Ann now helps entrepreneurial families create alignment between business, marriage, parenting, and personal fulfillment. Together, we dive into the hidden cost of chasing achievement without intention, how unresolved family conflict impacts leadership, and why your calendar often reveals your real priorities.
If you’re building a business while trying to protect your marriage, family, and peace of mind, this conversation is for you.
Subscribe for more conversations around leadership, family, mindset, entrepreneurship, and intentional living.
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:10 – Ann’s transition from law to entrepreneurship
06:20 – The internal shift behind leaving a legal career
10:35 – Why entrepreneurs struggle with family alignment
15:05 – Your calendar reveals your true values
19:40 – How conflict at home impacts business leadership
24:30 – EOS and living company values authentically
28:50 – Success on paper vs fulfillment at home
33:15 – Rebuilding connection in high-achieving marriages
37:40 – Motherhood, business, and redefining productivity
41:10 – Making values-driven decisions in real life
43:30 – Frameworks to prevent drift in marriage, money, and mission
45:00 – Final thoughts
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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Laurie Davies joins Julia and Gino for a meaningful conversation about emotional freedom, faith, and the hidden burdens many women quietly carry every day.
As an author, speaker, and counselor, Laurie shares practical wisdom on overcoming fear, guilt, shame, anxiety, and emotional exhaustion while learning how to replace emotional clutter with peace, truth, and healing.
Together, they discuss forgiveness, parenting, emotional health, faith, and the first steps anyone can take toward living lighter and more freely.
If you’ve ever felt emotionally overwhelmed or weighed down by life’s pressures, this episode offers encouragement, hope, and practical tools for healing.
Timestamps
0:00 Are you letting go of the stuff that keeps you stuck?
0:10 Introduction to the podcast and guest Laurie Davies.
0:44 Laurie Davies expresses excitement for the conversation.
1:05 Explanation of emotional hoarding.
2:22 Discussion on emotional hoarding and its effects.
3:20 Men's perspective on emotional hoarding.
4:33 When does emotional hoarding become destructive?
6:07 Impact of emotional hoarding on relationships.
7:49 Discussion on mom guilt and its effects.
9:42 Laurie shares personal experiences with her son.
12:33 Importance of communication in relationships.
15:58 Discussion on anger and its impact on relationships.
19:28 Men's perspective on anger.
22:40 Biblical perspective on anger.
25:08 Discussion on pride and its effects.
31:41 Steps to live a lighter emotional life.
32:40 Path to freedom from worry.
35:01 Addressing common worries.
40:44 Repairing relationships and finding freedom.
42:28 Where to find Laurie's book.
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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You don’t need fewer arguments in your relationship — you need better ones. In this episode, Julia and Gino sit down with world-renowned relationship expert Dr. John Gray, author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, to break down what’s really happening when couples fight… and why most people were never taught how to do it right. If you’ve ever felt misunderstood, stuck in the same arguments, or unsure how to communicate without things escalating — this conversation will change the way you see conflict forever.
Dr. Gray shares practical tools to improve communication, deepen emotional connection, and turn disagreements into opportunities for growth instead of distance. This isn’t about avoiding conflict — it’s about learning how to use it to build a stronger relationship.
Dr. John Gray’s new book → Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus - For Women Only: Be Happy With or Without a Man https://www.marsvenus.com/john-gray
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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Money can either create tension—or build stronger relationships.
In this episode, we talk about how couples can approach budgeting, align financial goals, and improve communication around money. From avoiding common mistakes to building simple systems, this conversation is all about creating a healthier financial dynamic together.
Less arguing, more planning.
timestamps
0:06 Introduction by Gino and Julia Barbaro
0:34 Discussing budgeting perceptions
0:54 Budgeting with a shoebox method
1:23 Values and spending differences
1:52 Gino's perspective on budgeting
2:20 Importance of understanding each other's views
2:50 Creating a budget plan together
3:20 Open-minded conversations about budgeting
3:50 Importance of listening to each other
4:17 Challenges with budgeting perceptions
4:46 Scarcity mindset vs. spending plan
5:15 Values-based decision making
5:44 Nostalgia and budgeting
6:11 Communication and shared finances
6:38 Gino's reflections on budgeting
7:04 Budgeting in a cash world
7:34 Emotional connection to money
8:03 Control and spending
8:35 Gino's feelings about spending
9:01Money as a comfort
9:22 Impact of money on relationships
9:48 Budgeting and relationship dynamics
10:16 Reflection on budgeting mistakes
10:39 Gino's control over budgeting
11:10 Disagreements and values
11:39 Aligning values in budgeting
12:07 Respecting each other's values
12:34 Balancing spending and respect
13:02 Gino's reflections on fear and scarcity
13:32 Creative budgeting approaches
14:02 Spending plan vs. budget
14:27 Gender differences in spending
14:55 Writing out a budget together
15:21 Needs vs. wants in budgeting
15:50 Impact of budgeting on relationships
16:20 Gino's control and Julia's reflections
16:49 Listening and understanding in budgeting
17:16 Takeaways from the discussion
17:46 Stephen Covey's advice on understanding
18:14 Closing remarks by Gino and Julia
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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What does it really mean to build a legacy that lasts?
In this powerful episode, Julia and Gino sit down with Bill High to explore how intentional families create multi-generational impact rooted in purpose, faith, and values.
“If you don’t have a picture of the shoreline, you’ll quit in the storm.”
Bill shares his journey from attorney to founder of one of the nation’s largest Christian foundations, and how his work today through Legacy Stone helps families define their mission, navigate conflict, and build something meaningful that endures beyond wealth.
This episode is about more than money — it’s about identity, leadership, and creating a legacy worth passing on.
00:00 – Introduction & Welcome
02:10 – Who is Bill High? His background and mission
06:30 – What “legacy” really means (beyond money)
11:45 – Why families fail to sustain generational wealth
16:20 – The “shoreline” metaphor: vision in difficult times
21:05 – Faith, values, and intentional legacy building
27:40 – Common breakdowns in family communication
33:15 – Conflict in families: how to handle it the right way
39:50 – Creating a family mission and shared purpose
45:10 – Leadership inside the family unit
51:30 – Practical steps to start building your legacy today
57:00 – Final thoughts: leaving something wonderful
http://www.billhigh.com/
Start building a legacy that lasts — with intention, purpose, and impact.
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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Money isn’t just about numbers—it’s about the stories we carry.
In this episode, Julia and Gino dive into how each partner’s relationship with money is shaped over time, and how those individual experiences come together in a relationship. They explore the emotional and psychological side of finances, and why understanding your partner’s money story is key to building trust, alignment, and long-term success.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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In this episode of Julia & Gino Podcast, Meg Tuohey—relationship expert and podcast host—joins the conversation to explore how emotional patterns formed early in life shape the way we experience love, connection, and identity.
We discuss why unhealthy dynamics can feel familiar, how to reconnect with your authentic self, and what it takes to build grounded, emotionally aligned relationships. Meg also shares insights from her new book HeartPrint, offering a roadmap to healing, self-awareness, and deeper connection.
This episode is perfect for anyone seeking personal growth, emotional clarity, and more meaningful relationships.
00:00 – Introduction
To learn more --> https://megantuohey.com
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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Why don’t schools teach kids about money?
In this episode of Julia and Gino, we sit down with Will Rainey, former investment consultant and founder of Blue Tree Savings, to talk about the financial education children actually need—but rarely receive.
From simple habits to powerful long-term thinking, Will shares practical ways parents can teach their kids how money really works… in a way that’s easy, engaging, and lasting.
Because building wealth doesn’t start in adulthood—it starts in childhood.
00:00 Intro
🌐 Learn more about Blue Tree Savings:
📖 Get Will’s book Grandpa’s Fortune Fables:
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Bill Donaghy
01:29 Bill's Journey to the Theology of the Body
08:58 Understanding the Theology of the Body
12:29 Misconceptions About Sexuality
15:11 Living with a Mindset of Gift
20:28 The Balance Between Action and Presence
25:25 The Prodigal Son and Presence
29:22 Living the Theology of the Body
31:08 Teaching Theology to Children
32:57 Conversations on Abortion
39:55 Parenting: Balancing Control and Freedom
45:33 Hope and New Beginnings
50:07 Kinetic Frames Opener_720p.mp4
Theology of the Body
https://tobinstitute.org/author/billdonaghy/
Linkedin:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/billdonaghy/
Homeschool Connections
https://homeschoolconnections.com/instructors/bill-donaghy/
Have you ever felt like life is a maze that you can’t seem to navigate? 🤷♂️ Parenting, relationships, spirituality, health - it’s all overwhelming and there’s no clear map to guide you. 🗺️ But what if there was? 🤔
Welcome to the ‘Family Coaching’ podcast, where Gino and Julia help you navigate the complexities of life with ease and grace.
🎙️ We dive deep into the subtle nuances of relationships, offer advice for the joyous challenges of parenting, explore spirituality and provide practical tips for healthcare. 💑👨👩👧👦
🙏💊 Our approach is rooted in empathy and understanding, because let's face it, life is hard!
💪 Tune into our podcast for a refreshing take on navigating life's most complex challenges. It's like having a secret weapon in your back pocket. 🎧🔑 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Join our free Skool community and connect with a fast-growing network of like-minded individuals: https://www.skool.com/barbaro360
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #educationforlife #familylife #parentingtips #relationshiptips #personalfinance #lifecoaching #personalgrowth #lifecoaching
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