The Epic Marriage Podcast

Today, we're talking about a common challenge many couples face - losing your marriage to parenthood. It's easy to let the demands of parenting consume your relationship, but it's crucial to remember the importance of prioritizing your marriage and keeping the spark alive. Let's dive in and learn how to avoid losing your marriage to parenthood.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

Before the holidays, I put out a post on my socials asking what the husbands in the audience really wanted to get out of marriage. What aspects of marriage are they getting value out of and that makes them feel fulfilled within their marriage. The comments and DMs that I received were really insightful. What I found out that what men want all kind of fall into 4 main themes. They want to feel respected, accepted, appreciated, and desired. So I wanted to take this episode to really dig into each of these areas and get a feel for what we really mean when we say we want to be Respected, Accepted, Appreciated, and Desired.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On today's episode, we have Len Arcuri. Len and his wife Cass are the founders of All In Parent Coaching where they help motivated but overwhelmed autism parents get the clarity, confidence and tools they need NOW to help their child overcome challenges. They are also the  host of the Autism Parenting Secrets.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On today's episode, I speak with fellow dad, and now podcaster, Jonathan Chambers about grief and how we model that for our kids.This podcast was recorded back when it was still the Epic Dad Podcast so, it's been a long time coming.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

In the second episode of The Epic Marriage Podcast, I break down a few things that you can do to break out of those periods of time when you feel like your spouse is more of a roommate than a lover.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

Welcome to the first episode of The Epic Marriage Podcast!This episode will introduce you to myself, my marriage story and what I plan to do with the podcast from this point forward.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

In this episode with author, educator and speaker Kimberly Wolf about how to talk with your daughter so they can hear and you can listen.Kimberly's first book "Talk with Her: A Dad’s Essential Guide to Raising Healthy, Confident & Capable Daughters" is a comprehensive playbook to help dads support their daughters through the pre-teen and teen years up to adulthood.This will be the last Epic Dad podcast, as next week, the podcast is moving direction slightly to focus on marriages and will be rebranded the Epic Marriage Podcast.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

Brian Anderson is a husband and father to two spirited daughters that keep me inspired and exhausted every day. Prior to co-founding Fathering Together, Brian has worked as a social worker, community organizer, university chaplain and interfaith leadership development consultant. As the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Fathering Together, Brian brings those experiences to empower fathers to be agents for positive change. When not working, Brian serves as an amateur chef to his family and working on his forthcoming book: Fathering Together that provides a roadmap for fathers using servant leadership as a guide.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On the show today, I'm speaking with Tricia Underwood.Tricia is an Academic Coach who helps students successfully navigate the entire school experience by increasing their self-awareness and how to align their daily actions, thoughts, and feelings with their goals. Her work unlocks and protects students’ strengths and spirits as they move through challenges in school.  She especially loves to work with unique students who do not fit the status quo.Her upcoming book, Happy Grades: How to improve focus, learning, and productivity without sacrificing joy, peace of mind, and free time, will show you the methods behind her over 20 years of teaching teenagers who struggle with executive functioning, boredom, and stress at school learn how to succeed without trading in on their happiness, creativity, and peace of mind.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

For the last sixteen years, Chris has been a funeral homeowner. In addition to learning many things about love, loss, and life, his entrepreneurial spirit drove him to create two websites from the ground up: first magillaloans.com and, more recently, funandmoving.com, a streaming exercise and rehab platform for those over sixty years of age and the infirm. Chris has a Juris Doctorate and Master’s in Environmental Law (Magna Cum Laude) from Vermont Law School and a BA in Politics and History from Brandeis University. He has been a licensed New York State attorney for over twenty-eight years. He has been married for over twenty years and enjoys coaching his sons in various sports and I wanted to bring him on because he is also the author of Four Months...And A Lifetime A Father, His Son, and Their Epic Basketball Team's Nine-Year Journey Together.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On the show today is Mike Zeller. Mike is a business architect and entrepreneur mentor who helps professionals find their zone of genius and rewire their subconscious to fuel momentum toward their life’s purpose.He has mentored over two hundred high-level entrepreneurs from all over the world, helping add tens of millions in revenue to his clients. An avid traveler, Mike and his wife have visited over 30 countries. He is a devoted dad to his daughter and an NFL fan. His new book, The Genius Within: Your Natural Pathway to Impact, Fulfillment, & Wealth is available now. Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On the this week's episode, our guest is Brandon Miller Brandon is the Co-Founder of Incredible Family, a consulting agency that educates, empowers, and encourages working parents to take a strengths-based approach to parenting in order to unlock their best selves and raise strong, happy children and teens. He and his wife Analyn Miller are successful business owners, parents to seven children, and authors of "Play To Their Strengths" and "Incredible Parent". Their latest book, "Incredible Parent", released in January 2021, leaves readers with an innovative strengths-based intentional approach to child raising that will make them more confident, aware, and energized as a parent, allowing the freedom to do what one does well and bring out the best in kids.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

On the show today, I have Archie Messersmith-Bunting. Using dynamism and authenticity, Archie, better known as The Feelings Guy™, champions mental health awareness worldwide at corporations and universities. He challenges people to rethink complicated and emotional topics like depression, suicide, alcohol and drug addiction. He lives with his husband and son Kade in Charlottesville, Virginia and loves to binge romantic comedies, explore the outdoors and read to Kade in his spare time.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

It’s difficult to believe that we are already celebrating 50 episodes!It feels like yesterday when I was just hoping I would get to this point. And now, we’re moving in a direction I never thought I would be in — helping dads and families live a purposeful life through intentional discussions.This week, as we celebrate wins we also chat about creating identity-based habits to reach the goals you’ve been setting for yourself. Using the journal workbook I’ve created and used to get to where I am, we discuss a step-by-step guide on how you too can move towards your goals and make a lasting impression on your life.In this episode we talk about:The importance of aligning your identity with your desired outcomesBreaking down your life’s purpose into different pillars and creating an identity around those pillarsCreating an identity statement Taking into account daily habits that you need to get to that identity statement with process goalsStepping up with your big audacious goalsTracking wins and measuring backwards with progress notes I created a special journal for myself  and you can get your copy of the journal at https://epicdadcoaching.com/identitySupport the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

One of the human basic needs that play a central role in social processes is freedom. And when the pandemic hit, we experienced a heightened sense of it by working remotely.Our guest for today, and the Co-founder of Caffeine Interactive Technologies, Dustin DeVries shares his take on the importance of having personal freedom while being a successful entrepreneur working with remote teams and managing his family.Working remotely since 2013, Dustin communicates the urgency of intentionality that comes from having flexibility. He also shares their personal pathway to adoption and how they are raising their kids toward finding their own path.In this episode we talk about: Understanding adoption and Dustin’s personal experienceThe benefits of allowing yourself to be open to other opportunities and other optionsHow to have intentional relationships as a familyBuilding a good foundation for your kids to make their own choicesMastering you busy life with self-awarenessSupport the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

Everyone feels stuck, trapped, anxious at some point. But because men are socialized not to express these feelings, many if not all know little on how to deal with it.This week’s chat with Israel Smith, Well-Being and Emotional Resilience Coach explores how epic dads like you and me can be the best version of ourselves for our partner and our kids plus what that looks like.Israel walks us through his experience of going through depression, overcoming it and moving towards being able to manage his mental well-being from a preventative standpoint. Our conversation digs deep into recognizing the various factors at play and how we can start the shift by focusing on our inward journey.In this episode we talk about:Learning to recognize the symptoms that manifest from depression/anxietyThe importance of seeking external support and helpLooking at the lifestyle factors that your body needs to heal and regulateHow the 4-story mansion framework can help you turn the attention back inwardMaintaining your well-being with Israel’s 7 core componentsSupport the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

Every year most of us make a long list of resolutions. Only to find out after 6 months that most of it doesn't stick. If you’re like me and you’re ready to pick up where you left off and do things differently this year, you’re in luck because on this week’s episode, we talk about how we can make that change. In particular, how we can shift our big audacious goals to becoming guiding points for what we want our daily habits to become.This episode talks about the importance of setting up better systems and how it pushes you in the direction of those big audacious goals. And if you’ve experienced a setback, how you can try again and still move towards the person you want to become.In this episode we talk about:Why you shouldn’t wait until new year’s to start working on your goalsRecognizing the patterns you’ve set up for yourself in the past and how you can try againBuilding daily habits and routines instead of resolutionsFinding joy in small winsCreating an identity that is consistent with your goalsSupport the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

This week, I'll be playing best of episode that are the most downloaded and shared episodes along with episode that I just really enjoyed throughout the last year and a half of the podcast.On the podcast today,  I have my very first repeat guest, Dezi Abeyta.Dezi is a registered dietician, author and High Performance Mentor who empowers his clients to create habits for purpose and success.He's my coach and has been helping me a ton, not only with my fitness goals that I've been reaching for this year, but a lot of the whole mindset and fulfillment piece of life as well.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

This week, I'll be playing best of episode that are the most downloaded and shared episodes along with episode that I just really enjoyed throughout the last year and a half of the podcast.Even though my oldest just started high school, our family has been talking a lot more about college lately.Suddenly those "someday" plans don't seem so far off.And, as is everything with our firstborn, this is new territory. Even though my wife and I both went to college, a lot has changed since then and we want to make sure we're doing everything we can to set our kids up for success.And this is why I was so excited to talk with this week's podcast guest, Emma Perez. Emma is a mentor who specializes in helping teens and young adults craft who they want to be and how they will impact the world.Listen to episode 36 as we talk about:- Questions to ask to help your teen clarify what they want to do- The pros and cons of taking a gap year- Various ways to save for college (and how to avoid surprise expenses)And more!Whether you have a teen or simply like to plan ahead, episode 36 is full of practical tips that can help you (and your teen) start planning today.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram

This week, I'll be playing best of episode that are the most downloaded and shared episodes along with episode that I just really enjoyed throughout the last year and a half of the podcast.In this week's episode, I have a great conversation with my amazing wife, Becky McCleery. Becky has battled depression in one degree or another ever since our oldest daughter was born over 13 years ago. We talk about how life is for her, and how we have come together as a team to cope with the illness.Support the showBecome a supporter of the showConnect with me on LinkedInFollow on Instagram