Reading Aloud

It's the FINAL episode of the Reading Aloud podcast. Marisol and Adam discuss their decision to end the podcast, what they've learned, and why this experience has meant so much.

Babies coming down from the cosmos on burlap sacks??? Yep, it's Marisol explains life. So strap in and listen to this wide ranging and hilarious episode. Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subscribe, Download, and Review) Follow along on this journey through life on Instagram or facebook at @readingaloudpodcast or send us a message at readingaloudlove@gmail.com Thanks for listening...

As their fertility story begins its final chapter, Marsiol and Adam share about recent powerful experiences about the different ways that they are working through both grief, acceptance, and being "ok". Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subscribe, Download, and Review) Follow along on this journey through life...

After a seven year journey, Marisol and Adam finally get the official news on their final IVF transfer. Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subscribe, Download, and Review) Follow along on this journey through life on Instagram or facebook at @readingaloudpodcast or send us a message at readingaloudlove@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Listen in as Marisol and Adam recap the final IVF transfer of this seven year journey of building their family. How was this time so very different than all the others? Neo had some BIG FEELS about the whole situation, which impacted Marisol and Adam in completely different ways. They also give their thoughts on the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision that has impacted so many in that state who...

It's Valentines Day and Marisol and Adam started off on the wrong foot. The day was not the magical, loving, romantic day that they have experienced in the past. How do you get back to that? how to you rekindle the spark or reignite that flame of love? The couple discusses what is going well and how to refocus on that instead. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron ! ...

Marisol and Adam discuss what has been going on in each others lives. Marisol recounts a work experience that was very Michael Scott in The Office and Adam talks about a work experience that sent him into a stressful trauma response. Marisol notes that something feels different within Adam and he breaks down how he has been feeling in the past few months. Adam lays out how he has been using his co...

There are a million ways to cut a cake but which is the right way? what is the most efficient way? and what way works best for your family? Adam and Marisol Breakdown how they both handle a problem when it presents itself, how they would do it together and the ways they can improve on problem solving together as a couple. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Chec...

Marisol's time of the month was this weekend and Adam was being an asshole. Listen in as the couple discusses balancing support and pushing, showing up for one another in tough times, and how sometimes a bad attitude can snowball a whole weekend. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subscribe, Download, and Revie...

Marisol and Adam reflect on their 2023 goal for the year...to have sex 99 times in 365 days. Find out if the couple reached their goal, what they learned about themselves, their marriage, and each other. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subscribe, Download, and Review) Follow along on this journey through lif...

Doing a hike for the first time, everything is new. You feel the incline, you notice the trail markers, you are more aware of the sunlight, the distance, the ground under your feet, the unknown of it all. Do that same hike two weeks later, and it feels shorter, you stop noticing the what the trail head looks like, or where the first incline comes in, it feels shorter, more familiar, more predictab...

Getting married, struggling through infertility, losing out on jobs, becoming a parent, health scares... Any one of those things can shake a person and make you question who you really are. Adding all of those together along with attempting to better yourself, grow into your thirties, and figure out "who you are" can leave a person a little lost. Adam and Marisol discuss what it has been like whil...

Its the beginning of 2024 and Marisol and Adam are diving into their financial planning conversations for the year. Follow along as they debate how they might hit a 10% giving goal for the year, how they are planning to improve their saving habits, and which values drive most of their money spending. OH, and did we mention that the entire podcast is recorded from the bathtub. Tune in for the some...

As the year comes to a close, Marisol and Adam discuss why they set new years intentions and why being intentional is important to their relationship as a whole. The couple spends time discussing the differences between intention setting, manifesting, and resolutions and why they try to make intentionality a part of their lives as a whole. They discuss trust, tradition, and wrap up this past years...

Adam and Marisol discuss the busyness around the holidays and how it can be harder to connect with your partner. They wanted to talk about quick connections and making small moments mater, but Marisol has a bone to pick with Adam and the couple quickly shifts gears into a different conversation around feedback, taking in criticism, the how the mental load and emotional labor looks different for me...

You can disagree with someone and still respect them. You can love parenthood and be resentful of what it did to your body. You can love your husband and not like him in the same moment. Holding two truths can be both difficult and necessary. Marisol and Adam reckon with dialectical thinking in this episode as they hold space for both not wanting to have their child undergo surgery, and having the...

As the end of the year nears, Marisol and Adam are starting to feel more stillness, space, and calm. Adam reflects that he is experiencing a welcoming back to his old identity and finding himself. One of his past enjoyments was the concept of group drawing activities and how he wants to do more of this again and how he sees this as deeply connected to building better conversations. Having to work...

Marisol and Adam continue forward in the process of making a decision around family planning. The couple recounts how their answer around the question of having another kid has changed recently and has changed over time. How does one know when you have found clarity? How can you be sure that your decision is the right one and feel contempt with the finality of such a large decision? Listen in as t...

Its Adams Birthday and moments before the couple sits down to record an episode, they get into a big fight. The couple discusses the argument, their relationship, and what they wished they would have talked about this week instead.

Marisol and Adam share a little about their past weekend going to see Paw Patrol Live! and how they never imagined their lives revolving around a cartoon about dogs as much as it has. The couple spends time talking about gratitude as the Thanksgiving season is upon us and they ways that they show gratitude in their marriage. This sparks a discussion around the need for rest, burn out, and decision...

Marisol and Adam discuss the ongoing Palestinian ethnic cleansing, what activism today can look like and the role social media and prayer plays. The couple emphasis the power of engaging in conversation and also talk about the balance of action and inaction as forms of self preservation. Spending extra time enjoying your freedoms with your family, posting on social media about things other than th...

Marisol and Adam check in with one another about moving forward with adding another kid to their family. With an embryo in the bank and a surrogate on stand-by, how do you decide? Making this large life altering decision will change their lives either way. The couple tries to recon with the process of making this decision. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Che...

When men are together in male-only spaces how does the dynamic of the conversation shift? Marisol and Adam recently had a construction crew working at their house and Marisol got to be a fly on the wall for this all-male construction crews daily interactions. The couple discuss Adams experience with locker room talk, Marisol's experience with a miscommunication with the project manager and how "he...

Adam and Marisol go to the movies! After seeing the latest Barbie movie (during a day date) they sit in the parking lot and record their knee jerk reactions. They dive into Ryan Goslings partial of Ken, and how he lives out his patriarchal dream; Michael Cera's role as Allen and why Adam can't shake the "nice guys finish last" trope, and how Margo Robbie's "Stereotypical Barbie" scene in the park...

Marisol and Adam share the results of their recent Egg Retrieval as they do their second round of IVF. After a miscarriage earlier this year, using a surrogate, the couple decided to do another round of IVF and had their Egg retrieval a few weeks back. The couple shares today the results of that process, how many eggs (and then embryos) were collected, the genetic test results and their plans movi...