You Gotta Love LOVE

May 2021 marks 15 years since Elliot and Michele's Gown and Tux wedding. In today's episode, they discuss what they've learned about marriage and each other over these last 15 years. 

In this week's episode, Elliot and Michele discuss what has effected 99% of the world-- Covid-19 Pandemic. They discuss the Pandemic is having on marriage and family based on what others are saying and even their own personal experiences.  

In this week's episode Elliot and Michele talk about setting goals for the new year. They discuss ways to goal plan for your marriage, family, and individual self. They also share some ways in how they goal plan for themselves. 

This is a dual episode with our brother podcast Life's GPS. We were fortunate to have Ken and Janice back on for a second show, but this time we focused on parenting and in their case parenting with adult children. It was a great episode with many ah-ha moments (as Oprah would say). In this episode we discuss

• what a quality parent was to them when the kids were babies and now as grown men
• raising African-American boys
• raising boys to become men
• how respect is maintained in the home
• parenting adult children

Ken has a new children's book out titles "The Me That Needs To Be".  You can purchase on Amazon.
Janice is a interior, floral, and event designer. You can see her amazing her on her FB or IG page Janice Harvey Designs. You can also visit her website www.janiceharveydesigns.com for more information on how to work with her. 

Hello everyone! Team Allen is back in the building and You Gotta Love LOVE podcast is back! We've missed you all! In today's episode we just kept it short and sweet to say hello and let you know what we are planning for Season 3.

You Gotta Love LOVE Podcast is hosted by married couple Elliot and Michele Allen. It's a podcast meant to shine a light on love and share that marriage is alive and well.
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In today's episode we answer a questions a podcast friend asked on his social media pages..."Why aren't marriages lasting like our grandparents generation?". Boy did he get some responses. So lets dig into this.

In this week's episode we had the pleasure to have on Christopher and Adrian Goodwin. They are such a dynamite couple that shared so much with us. We covered quite a few things including

• How did they meet?
• What was their mindset before even dating?
• Transitioning from friendship to dating
• Working in the same career
• Having a successful blended family
• Transitioning from dating to married
• Any difference in feelings once married?
• Dealing with the natural add-on's in life
• What the phrase "Ride or Die" means to them?

Adrian's businesses:

• Jeweled Hair Lounge and Beauty Spa: IG @jeweledhairlounge; FB Jeweledhairlounge; Twitter @jeweledlounge; www.jeweledhairlounge.co
• Master Negotiator www.adriansgoodwin.co

Christopher's business:

• Goodwin & Grimes Private Investigations, LLC www.goodwinandgrimespi.com
• Linkedin: Christopher T. Goodwin

Who hasn't heard the phrase "Ride or Die?" at some point in life. The question is...what does that term really mean? You've got to know that we have our opinions and a different point of view to this phrase. 

In today's episode we speak with the Rodney's about their experience with the entire family being diagnosed with Corona Virus and it's effect on the marriage and family. This interview is needed today. To hear from people that are living this. Please listen and share with others as we all are effected by the pandemic in some way. We thank Team Rodney for sharing their story with us and being transparent. We covered a few things including...

• Pre-diagnosis thoughts/beliefs about Covid-19
• Symptoms
• Fear factor
• Day to Day experience
• Explaining to the kids about Covid-19
• Recovery process
• How Covid-19 effected their marriage

Athenia's original podcast episode on You Gotta Love LOVE was Season 1 Episode 6 titled "How Friends Became More Than Friends"

Hey everyone! Join us today as we reminisce about our gown/tux wedding day on 5/6/2006. We also cover what our thinking was at that time in our young lives and the challenges of planning a wedding. Join us on this memory train.