Empowered Couples

Let’s all be honest about something, we are all friends here… How many have you heard other people say (or even heard yourself saying), “it would be better if we argued less” or even “things are going so well lately as we have not argued at all”?  However is this really the goal, should relationships be about NOT getting into disagreement, arguments or conflicts? Well NOT to this couple. In this episode we interview life and business partners CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, co-founders of Thrive Inc. They’ve spent 20 years helping men, women, couples, and teams to resolve difficult conflicts and create strong, thriving relationships. They’ve written two books: The Beauty of Conflict and The Beauty of Conflict for Couples. They do workshops on conflict resolution, communication, and teamwork at Fortune 100 companies like Microsoft and the Gates Foundation.  In this episode you will learn that avoiding conflict or not having conflict at all is NOT the goal as conflict can be beautiful, have you be more con

Brief description: Chemistry is what brings you together, your habits are what keep you together (or not). Can we be real for a second? Every week we meet couples who are wondering why they’re not experiencing connection, passion, joy in their relationship. They love each other a lot, but something isn’t quite working like they want it to. Well in this episode, we’re going to demystify why that happens by going into the HABITS you must maintain in your relationship to become & stay a power couple.   In this episode you will: KNOW: Why your habits are so impactful in either positive or negative ways for your relationship HAVE: 8 Powerful Habits for Power Couples covering---> Mindset/Emotions Physical/Sexual Professional Communication Spiritual Financial Social Family FEEL: Motivated to implement new habits as a couple that create connection & passion   Quotes: “Chemistry is what brings you together, your habits are what keep you together (or not).”   Other resources: Get a free 2-on-2 couples coachin

Meet Mike & Cari Skrdla from right here in Gilbert AZ. Both of them started the company “LifeBack” which is about helping you make the necessary changes to live a life you love living. Any challenges with career, relationships, and happiness are not supposed to be a constant state. So LifeBack aids as a lifeline of professional support, providing methods and empowerment to assist you with creating a life of your choosing. This is through coaching and live events like the Genius Bootcamp. Along with that mission, Mike runs 2 other business investing into real estate and CBD.  Aside from what they do, they are both very close friends of ours that have always been there for us in our own spiritual journey, starting our own relationship, and listening & providing advice whenever we have needed it in our personal and professional life. In this episode you will learn the habits they implement to function as a true team and to support each others dreams while fulfilling on the vision for your own relationshi

Welcome to the next Mini Chat with the Freemans!  This episode is all about MODERN marriage & the challenges that we all face in today’s world. Now let’s be real, life looks quite a bit different today than even 10 years ago, 20, and definitely 50. You face new challenges that most people don’t address because it seems like it just ‘is’ that way….BUT we have solutions for you. Meaning, ways you can breakthrough these modern challenges you face as a couple. We promise, this will be relatable, practical solutions you’ll want to implement right away!   The 3 modern challenges addressed (and their solutions) in this episode:  1) The pressure to play so many different roles  Solution - talk through any unspoken expectations you have of yourselves and each other. 2) Feeling too busy and tired (yet craving more joy and fulfillment)  Solution - Prioritize a bonding activity every weekend BEFORE chores and to-do lists. Plus refer to your Couples Vision Statement?  3) Repeating yourselves from communication getting

Welcome to the next Mini Chat with the Freemans! This episode is all about MONEY and the 5 most impactful habits that truly Empowered Couples implement to not only earn more money but experience more freedom, security, and unlimited options for their life together as a couple!  In this episode: You will know how to breakthrough financial barriers you run into through establishing the right habits, those by other power couples. You will have the 5 Money Habits of Empowered Couples that you can utilize in your own relationship today. Leaving you feeling more peace and feel there are more options for you as a couple   The 5 habits that are covered: Knowing your “Top Driver” for money. Only talk about money in pre-scheduled, calm times. (not in passing conversations) Invest In Yourselves. Diversify (don’t just rely on your paychecks, don’t spend it all on expenses, take a portion and invest outside of your 401k) Change to “We make” this much rather than “I make this much”.   Quotes: “Once you invest in and grow

Join us on this unique episode, where we were interviewed on an internet show by Raj and Gaby Sundra. They are the founders of “Relationship Fun and Games” and are on their 12th season of their “Fights Clean & Sex Dirty” show, that provides couples the resources to have better communication skills when they get into fights as well as spicing up their intimacy in new and fun ways!  This business of theirs was born out of the necessity to become better partners themselves early on in their marriage when Raj was busy in business development consulting and their were starting their life in a new place. Now they are passionate to give the resources for others to ongoingly grow and strengthen their own relationship. For them relationships are at the heart of living your best life!    In this episode you will: Know that getting into fights and arguments is not a problem in your relationship when you are able to “fight clean”. You will have 4 tips on just what to do in the heat of a fight so you can feel you are

This episode is one of the most vulnerable episodes from Jocelyn, as Aaron interviews her about her upbringing and her path to finally loving and appreciating herself. You’ll hear the critical ways you can either strengthen or hurt the connection in your partnership from the quality of your relationship to yourself. You’ll also hear practical ways you can develop a healthier relationship to yourself no matter how busy life gets. Quotes: “Building relationship with yourself brings more presence. Having the ability to be more present with your partner is what allows for more romance.” - Jocelyn Freeman Questions asked in this interview: Why did you want to bring up the subject (the importance) of the relationship to yourself? What unhealthy things can show up in a relationship if someone isn’t looking inside themselves? What was your personal story of starting to work on your relationship to yourself? How does deepening relationship to oneself deepen the relationship to their partners? What are some ways to bu

It is much less a question of if, but when, you will hit a season in your relationship that you both want different things. If you are currently in this season, it can look many different ways, maybe its about where you live, what you do as a profession, kids, lifestyle, or even an overall change in life. You do not need to avoid this season, as you are about to hear from our great guests, Robert & Vanessa Shaw, but have the right tools to handle a season of your relationship in which you find yourselves wanting different things.   In this episode you will: Hear from top business strategist and speaker Vanessa Shaw and her husband Robert, who runs the high level coaching and speaking business to seasoned entrepreneurs and large organization executives. You will know that seasons of wanting different things will arise in your relationship and can even be expected. You will have the practical tools and ways to shift your mindsets together to approach and handle these seasons so that you can feel closer, mor

Ever feel like you start to take steps forward as a couple, but then start to take 2 steps backwards? For example, you start to communicate well, and then something happens and you start to regress in your communication. Or the two of you start making more money and suddenly you get stalled financially or even lose money. This is a common pattern for so many couples and this episode will help you interrupt this pattern and keep your positive momentum in the direction you want to go. Join in as Jocelyn Freeman interviews special guest Aaron Freeman so that In this episode you will: KNOW: Why you feel like you make progress, and then regress HAVE: The 5 steps to keep momentum in a forward direction as a couple, and ultimately ‘manifest’ what you want in your relationship FEEL: relieved and inspired by both the ‘wins’ and the ‘challenges’ in your relationship   Other resources: Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Meet_TheFreemans/   NEW MASTERCLASS (FREE) this week: HERE Topic---> The 3 Biggest Mi

You didn’t get into a relationship to just ‘get by’ through the routine of work during the week or have the weekends be just for catching up on tasks and errands. No, you want to create, have fun as a couple, and explore life! Then even have your relationship itself become the legacy that you leave behind for future generations! This is precisely why this was such a popular topic at our Couples Brunch and wanted to make it podcast episode. (For all of you that can’t be at the couples brunch in Arizona) —> Download this fun, one page exercise to do as a couple to create your new bucket list activities and desires here.   In this episode you will: Know what is the ‘new twist’ on a bucket list and why it will bond you as a couple though connection and inspiration. You will have the link to the new bucket list worksheet activity to do as a couple, and get new ideas on just what you would love to experience together.   All leaving you feeling creative and connected, learning new things about each other.   Resource

There are a number of things that couples make assumptions on that have been passed on over the years and have now become more myth that fact. We are a new generation, always innovating in industry, tech, and reinventing who we are as individuals. In that environment wouldn’t relationships have to evolve as well? YES! But most see marriage as a fixed thing. In this episode we are LIVE in the home of Lindsey and Elliot, to explore how their own relationship has evolved as they have and how they see marriages as a whole transformed and what myths can now be BUSTED! As well as the idea that having major differences as individuals is something to overcome or change about the other person. When they can be leveraged to grow you even more! Bio of guest: Lindsey & Elliot Schwartz have been married for 8 years. Elliot is in medical device sales and responsible for the Southwest region. He is so effective that he is #1 on his team because of his authentic approach to sales that support the nursing staff as the her

Welcome to the next "Mini Chat With The Freemans"! How often have you found yourself trying to make your partner (or really yourself) feel better by being logical? Yeah how well did that work!? So what is the other option, how do you actually help your partner feel better and get back to a connected place together when one of you is really feeling frustration, doubt, or just upset?  In this episode you will: Know that leaning on logic to help your partner feel better emotionally, will never work. It will even have your partner feel worse. You will have the 2 reasons and examples why this logic doesn’t help your partner, as well as 2 new things to try that will support your partner the most when they are experiencing high emotion. Which will leave you feeling confidence in your ability to be with any emotion that your partner is feeling without making it personal and be the best partner you can be to support them in moving past emotion so you can reconnect as a couple. Quotes: “Rather than feeling you are two

Things in life happen don't they? All of a sudden one day you feel that all you are doing is fighting fires, trying to stay on top of the task list to complete, stressing out about how to run your business and take care of the family at the same time.  With of of your attention on "life happening", what happened to your connection and passion with your partner? It's non-existent! Now it was't intention but it is essential for your fulfillment in your life... to prioritize your connection with your partner no matter what shows up in your life.  In this episode you will: Know that you can prioritize the connection with your partner, with no excuses and no sacrifices. Have new ways to connect with your partner when you have young kids, when you are starting and growing a business and family at the same time, and a new shift to the way you see stress and “busyness” in your life and your family. Leaving you feeling secure and confident that no matter what is going on in your life, prioritizing your connection with

What do you do to ‘turn off’ the business relationship and turn on the the partner side?” This is a question we received on Instagram from @jessgoeseverywhere in our new style of episode “Ask The Freemans Anything” where we answer ANY relationship question. This is a way to connect us all as the tribe of high achieving empowered couples to continue to grow into the best partners we can be!    In this episode... You will know: That a lot of disconnection and feeling of routine in your relationship come from not transitioning out of your work mode back into home life. You will have 3 specific ways to effectively transition back into connect through eliminating distractions, having meaningful questions to ask, and creating a transition activity to circulate energy. You will leave feeling confident that you can be even more connected and present with your partner and consistently learning new things about them each day!   Other resources: Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Meet_TheFreemans/ Tour th

Today’s mini chat with The Freemans is all about influencing your partner. Yes you could say “get them to do what you want”. Maybe you want them to change their mind about something or even more powerful, you want them to change their current state (maybe from one of stress or anxiety to one of peace or ease) Of course you are a team (possibly have your vision statement if you have done a vision statement creation call with us) so you are not intending anything less than what you feel would benefit them, they just are “stuck in their way” in this area. So what happens when you deeply want them to something that you already know they will enjoy and get value from, yet they just don’t want to do it? Then multiple times a week you now feel you are trying to convince them or even trick them into changing their minds or getting them to change their emotional state. In this episode... You will know: Influencing your partner starts with you being the example first You will have: 3 new actions to take for yourself wi

Today you will meet, hear from, and be inspired by Mike and Hannah Place. Not just for what they do as entrepreneur strategists and performance coaches, but by how they got to this place and the level of trust and playfulness they now have through that process. A process that you will be able to implement as in this episode you will know that your relationship is meant for you to learn and grow and an individual and that together, faith and trust are your foundations to creating your life and marriage. You will have the ways to reduce the significance in big decision making and the tips to stay connected even when your purpose calls you to be away from each other. You will end feeling a greater sense of trust and confidence in yourself and in your partner that you are making the best decisions for your future together. Questions Asked In This Episode: Rapid Fire Round: Where is home for you? How long have you been married? How did you first meet? Was it love at first sight? What is something your partner can

First things first, listen into this episode to gain even more clarity on how to design an abundant life and relationship and what that authentically means for you and your partner! Second, this is actually an interview of us from the "Be That 1% Podcast" that reaches 75 countries! Listen into our answers to the powerful questions from host Amanda Silvas, that are noted below. It dives into their story of how we turned the almost break-up into a truly powerful partnership, changed career paths, created a successful business where we now empower couples to fulfill life, business, and relationship goals together!  Topics Discussed: -Moving past fear in relationships -Definition of the new power couple -Co-Creation is the purpose of life -Turning desires into something physical -Vision vs Goals -Relationship vs partnership -Make personal development a priority -Top Book recommendations -Power of the proximity principle -Building money habits and a healthy money mindset -Meaningful questions to bolster relationsh

Today we are answering Couples Community Questions from our instagram stories posts. Every month we’ll have a fun, casual, authentic conversation answering ANY question you have about intimacy, communication, money, business building, anything! Questions Asked From Couples:  Q&A submitted by @americanwanderlove: 1) What do you do in energy shifts with your partner, how to hold space while still being productive myself? Q&A submitted by @connectedcouples: 2) What books/audios do you consume to grow your marriage and business? Other resources: Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Meet_TheFreemans/ Tour the Empowered Couples University: https://www.meetthefreemans.com/empowered-couples-university

Meet James & Amanda Silvas, they college sweethearts turned lifestyle entrepreneurs and business partners. Together they created Be That 1%, a brand and movement that believes in shattering ceilings, doing things differently, creating purpose driven work, and fully living not just existing. Be That 1% was born out of James as a ‘mantra’ to help him persevere through the limiting beliefs that come with starting a business. Together they built Be That 1% from zero to six-figures by helping people take action on leveling up their mindsets on what is possible. They host multiple events, coaching programs, and a podcast experience that has reached 75 countries. In This Episode: You will know what it means to “Be That 1%” as an individual, and how to bring that into creating a “Be That 1%” type of marriage. You will have the powerful ways to begin your day with intention as to respond to your partner and not just react, you will hear the two foundational principles of co-creating a strong marriage, and the most

Today’s mini chat with The Freemans is all about the possibility of lack of sex or sexual  satisfaction underlying frustration and arguments between you both. We decided to have this chat today because this actually showed up for us in our marriage TODAY. In this episode... You will know: The importance of frequently checking in with each other about your level of satisfaction, yes in all areas, but especially in your intimacy. You will have: The 2 solutions for keeping your emotional and sexual connection strong, including balancing your own masculine & feminine energy within you. You will feel: More present with each other and certain that you can be fully fulfilled in your sex life. Other resources: Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Meet_TheFreemans/ Tour the Empowered Couples University: https://www.meetthefreemans.com/empowered-couples-university