Would you believe the concept for this episode came from a Louis Vuitton bag I bought?

This particular pre-loved Louis Vuitton had a monogrammed tag attached to it with the initials MVT. Obviously they're not my own initials, but something about the letters MVT struck me.

They swirled around in my brain until it hit me: Most Valuable Thoughts!

Leave it to me to come up with a coaching concept from a purse – very on-brand and I love it.

Thanks to my inspiration, the concept of our most valuable thoughts got me to thinking about:

- What defines a valuable thought, and what makes it more valuable than other thoughts?

- What is my marriage like when I focus on my most valuable thoughts?

- How does our marriage mindset benefit when our most valuable thoughts take priority?

- How do our least valuable thoughts impact our relationships?

Tune in to this episode to get the answers to all these questions, as well as a simple coaching exercise to help you identify your most valuable AND least valuable thoughts, so you can choose exactly which thoughts to think more of.

Find full show notes, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/152

On this episode of The Marriage Life Coach Podcast, I'm taking you down a track you probably never imagined would tie in perfectly with marriage and relationships: Formula 1 racing.

I bet you didn't think you could find ways to improve your marriage from Formula 1, but you can. In this podcast, I covered 10 of them for you. And it was so fun!

Don't worry - you do not need to follow racing or have any interest in Formula 1 at all to get a ton of usefulness out of everything I offered.

At its core, this episode is a guide to help you find inspiration from different arenas of life and different areas of the world, whether it's creativity, art, science, or sports.

Refreshing our perspective helps us see a new side of things and think about them not just differently, but more deeply. What better time than the start of a new year for a new view of creating a healthy relationship?

Find full show notes, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/151

You're about to hear the story of how my husband and I met from the two leading experts on the matter – me and my hubby, Mariano. 😘

This is the perfect episode to share with you on Christmas Day, because we in fact met on Christmas Day in 2005, just like a real-life Hallmark movie.

Not only did we meet on Christmas Day (me with a recently-broken heart), but our first date was a record-breaking 7 hours long. And he proposed six months later.

Can you see why this is my favorite love story? My hubby is the best person in the world to tell it, because he remembers tons of the little details that make it so fun.

We spent this episode remembering that sweet time of first meeting, and we shared five relationship lessons we learned when we were dating – including how those lessons have shaped our relationship into what it is now.

You'll hear more about:

- The power of deciding and how that impacted Mariano's life

- How your life can change in an instant – after you put in the work

- One thing I was unsure about after our first few dates

- The sexiest thing I felt a romantic partner could offer

- How self awareness and authenticity factor into our relationships

Find full show notes, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/150

On this episode of The Marriage Life Coach Podcast, I was so excited to sit down with my friend, coaching colleague, and amazing leader in the field of modern weight loss developing a thriving relationship with your body.

Her name is Priyanka Venugopal, a board-certified OBGYN physician and mind and body health coach for high-achieving, working moms.

Priyanka is also the host of The Unstoppable Mom Brain podcast, where she shares tangible skills and real-life experiences about how high achievers can overcome perfectionist tendencies to lose the weight they want while living the life they want.

We dove into a major theme we see all the time in our work: the crappy limiting beliefs that hold you back from getting what you actually want, whether it's in your life, in your body, or your marriage.

And what we know about these beliefs is that if you leave them unquestioned, they just get in the way of your goals.

A few highlights from the episode:

- The More Work, Less Work Paradox

- Why high-achieving women accept status quo relationships

- The emotions that get in the way of our goals

- How to navigate the overwhelm of creating change

- The power of giving yourself permission to fail

Find full show notes, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/149

On this episode of The Marriage Life Coach Podcast, I'm joined by a special guest who started out as an acquaintance from my coaching community and who I now realize could be my twin, Darlynn Childress.

Darlynn is a life and parent coach who spends most of her days helping moms stop feeling like crap and actually enjoy their kids.

She is also the host of the Become A Calm Mama podcast, and founder of the online community, "The Calm Mama Club." She's dedicated to sharing practical tips and tools for you as parents to feel more calm and more enjoyment in your relationship with your kids.

And of course, we applied all these same concepts to being spouses and partners in our relationships. They translate so beautifully because we all have a little kid inside us who needs care and attention. And self-awareness is one of the primary characteristics of a healthy relationship, whether as a parent or partner.

Join us to learn more about:

-Darlynn's personal 'ragey' backstory for The Calm Mama framework

-What it means to look at relationships from a 'feelings first' vs. 'behavior first' model

-The impact of our nervous system response on every relationship we have

-Ways to slow down and calm yourself so you can take grounded action

-How to use connection, boundary work, limit-setting, and correction with your kids and your honey

Find full show notes and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/148

EPISODE #147 Emotional Intelligence, Psychological Safety & Leadership in your Life & Marriage with Christina Langdon.

On this episode of The Marriage Life Coach Podcast, my very special guest and I had the juiciest conversation about emotional intelligence, how it affects your relationships, and how it affects you in life, at work, and at home in many (sometimes unexpected) ways.

Christina Langdon joined me for today's amazing discussion. Christina is an entrepreneur, mentor, and coach certified in emotional intelligence training. She spent 30 years running sales and marketing teams at huge brands, including Martha Stewart Living and Fast Company (I mean, seriously!). Now, she helps leaders and businesses achieve more than they thought possible using emotional intelligence as her primary tool.

If you've ever wondered –

-Why you feel disconnected in your relationships

-How to reconnect and deepen your personal connections

-What characteristics make you an effective leader both at work and at home

-How to create psychological safety so any relationship can thrive

-The FIRST step to take to get more of what you want at work and in life

then this conversation is exactly what you need.

Find full show notes, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/147

So excited to bring you another special edition podcast episode! I was recently a guest on the Negotiate Your Career Growth podcast hosted by my former client and current colleague, the amazing Jamie Lee. Jamie is a certified coach helping smart women who hate office politics get promoted and better paid while sticking to their values. Jamie wanted to talk about some of her favorite concepts that she still uses from our time together, like

- How to manage your anger using The Anger Scale

- Ways The Power of One can impact your relationship AND your career, and

- Using the power of a wise inner voice to make better decisions when you feel lost or overwhelmed.

She's even sharing her biggest takeaway from our coaching work together and, yes, how patriarchal conditioning affects our ability to do this thing really well. This is an episode that will help you with both your marriage and your career, and I cannot wait for you to know everything we talked about. Let's go!

For full resources go to www.maggiereyes.com/podcast/146

On this episode, my dear client, friend, and host of the Your Favorite You podcast, Melissa Parsons, invited me to interview her and do a deep-dive into the power of life coaching with a relationship coach over the long term.

Melissa is a doctor and certified life coach, who is currently completing an additional trauma-informed coaching certification. She's also celebrating the kickoff of her second year in podcasting with the release of this episode, which will also air on her podcast- so fun!

We began working together when Melissa was approaching the empty-nest phase and knew her highest intention was for that nest to feel really good with her husband, Jon.

As you'll learn, Melissa's experience has been a beautiful evolution – not without messy parts – but her marriage is that much stronger from doing the work with a marriage coach.

We explore the power and impact of having a touchstone, a champion, and someone who regularly holds space for you. We examine how a life coach asks the questions that shift your perspective, and invite you to think differently than you have about your relationships before.

I can't wait for you to hear this conversation. Melissa is such a special person that I've had the joy and honor to get to know as a client, colleague, and human. It's such a meaningful thing to get to reflect to her all the transformations she's made over the years.

Just a few things we discuss in this episode:

• How coaching is like treasure hunting

• The first thing Melissa learned in our coaching that she relies on to this today

• Why no one "needs" coaching – and why it's still so beneficial

Find full show notes,, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/145

When I got together with Bonnie Koo, we had a juicy conversation about all things women, marriage, and money. Bonnie is known for being one of the thought leaders helping women physicians transform their relationship to money and wealth – Bonnie Koo, MD.

Physician, coach, podcaster and mother to a six-year-old son, Bonnie and I went through our master coach training together. and I am delighted to share her wise guidance with you today.

If you're as intrigued as I am by the how this cross-section of topics - feminism, your relationship to money, money as a part of your relationship, and the intentions behind building wealth, all come together, you're going to love this chat.

Find full show notes, transcript, and links to resources at http://maggiereyes.com/podcast/144

One of the longest relationships you'll have in your life is the one you have with food, and that's why my dear friend and colleague, Marjena Moll, joined me in this conversation. I can't tell you how excited I am to show you all the connecting pieces between our relationship with our spouse and our relationship with food. You'll be amazed.

Marjena is a coach from the Netherlands, and I am so proud that my podcast is one of the first places where she shared her wisdom, brilliance, and genius in English. Marjena's focus is on helping women lovingly redefine their relationship with food and lose weight without dieting.

We also talked about some of the myths about long term relationships, including how they apply to both marriage and changing your relationship with food, and how to make sure they aren't keeping you stuck.

Let's dive right in.

For full resources, go to www.maggiereyes.com/podcast/143