Reading Aloud

Marisol and Adam recount a weekend of arguments. During a fight, Marisol asks Adam to stop calling her "babe" during the argument and Adam just can seem to flip the switch and make the quick behavioral change Marisol was asking for. In this episode today, Adam asks Marisol how one is supposed to make that light switch behavioral change in the moment. The couple discusses respect, trust, giving ove...

Marisol and Adam give each other feedback on one another's parenting styles. The couple then challenge each other to put that feedback into action for the next two weeks. The conversation then morphs into how we raise independent kids, how we balance giving toddlers attention, managing big feelings, gentle parenting, melt downs and the urge to say "no!" All toddlers develop at different stages but...

Marisol and Adam are 1 day away from their egg retrieval as they go round two with IVF. Adam has been fighting an illness and Marisol has been feeling unsupported through this process. The couple takes time to talk through how each other are feeling and give an update on their sex goal for 2023. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at https://reading...

Adam and Marisol discuss direct communication within a relationship. How does past fights, miscommunications, and experiences impact the way you are direct and indirect when communicating with your spouse? How do outside factors like stress level, environment, and situation influence our language? Adam and Marisol chat about the nuances of language, tone, and framing. Want more Reading Aloud Podca...

Marisol and Adam recount their past breakups and how their relationships before one another ended. 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 on Instagram or facebook at @readingaloudpodcast or send us a message at readingaloudlove@gmail.com Tha...

Adam talks about his recent push to speak his mind and be more vocal about his opinions; How possessing traits of listening, care, and compassion often lead to being overseen and how he can build a story in his mind, that he is a failure. What happens when compassionate strength turns into being a push over? Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at ht...

It's not their first rodeo! Marisol and Adam celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary this week and they took steps in the next right direction in building their family... and they feel ok about it.

Is there an ideal time to become a parent? Marisol has been thinking a lot about turning 40 and the pro's and con's of having children later in life. Adam and Marisol weigh in on having children in your forties vs having kids in your twenties. Find out more about the ReMarkable here . Listen to " Relationships, lets Talk About It! " by Pripo Teplitsky LCMHC , a psychotherapist specializing in rela...

No marriage or relationship is immune to hurt. Someone lashes out, someone else internalizes that pain, maybe they build a resentment, maybe they lash out in response. Adam recently got honest about something Marisol had done that had hurt Adam and the couple has a conversation about fuck-ups, trust, pain, and hurt within a relationship. How do you rebuild trust, how do you listen to feedback when...

Marisol asks Adam how he can both be open, venerable, and brave and at the same time have "man-heart" and send thumbs up emojis. Adam describes his experience with holding emotional boundaries, figuring out when and where he can have calculated courage and when he can shut off and compartmentalize for his own wellbeing. The couple discus how all of the hurt in the world, all of their personal hurt...

Marisol and Adam take a light hearted break to chat about what they love (and hate) about the summer season. 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 on Instagram or facebook at @readingaloudpodcast or send us a message at readingaloudlove@gma...

Marisol and Adam discuss the grief they are experiencing after the miscarriage of their embryo that was implanted in their surrogate. One grief is all grief and Adam opens up about how he has been experiencing grief, how the loss of his mother has come back up, and how he has been falling into old habits and coping mechanisms. The couple continues to discuss how they will and are supporting one an...

Marisol and Adam discuss miscarriage, loss, grief and what they think might come next in their family planning.

After watching White Lotus season two, Adam and Marisol discuss infidelity in a marriage. Adam is deeply uncomfortable watching shows where one spouse is cheating on the other and dives deep into why this element of entertainment makes him cringe. The couple shares their perspective on love and happiness and if it comes easy, or if it is something they have to work at. Want more Reading Aloud Podc...

The Two Week Wait is over....sort of. Marisol and Adam's gestational carrier has blood work done to assess the viability of the embryo that was implanted the week prior. The blood work revealed a positive result, but the HCG levels were on the lower end. The surrogate has to go back in to have more bloodwork done to make sure that the levels have doubled after the weekend and this episode was reco...

Today is embryo transfer day and Marisol and Adam recount their experience. They spend an extended period of time in the fertility clinic waiting room the day of their transfer and begin to notice a pattern. 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...

Fatherhood is an evolving term, role, and action. After enjoying Fathers Day earlier this week, Adam reflects on what it means to be a Father, how he defines fatherhood in the modern world, and what is favorite parts of being a father are. Want to know more about Adam's Modern Man School? check it out Here! Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at htt...

Marisol and Adam talk though the next steps in their surrogacy process. Marisol reflects on not being the birthing parent this time around and Adam shares his wisdom of ways to feel spiritually connected to the pregnancy and fetus when you are not the one carrying a child. Send us all the good vibes, thoughts, and prayers! Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Che...

As Marisol and Adam wrap up the legal pieces of the surrogacy process, they reflect on their expectations of the experience and how it actually went. The couple walks through that process and talks about feeling hopeful for the future. Now the waiting begins! (continues). Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron !  Check us out at https://readingaloud.captivate.fm (Subs...

On this weeks episode we are kicking it old school and playing the beloved gameshow-- the not-so-newlywed game! Adam and Marisol each guess the others answers to a handful of random questions. "Making Woopie", farting in front of one another, and reminiscing on the beginnings of their relationship. Tune in, for this lighthearted game. Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a member of our Pateron...

How does your sex life match up to the average American married couple? Marisol and Adam discuss some statistics around averages and how it can be hard to compare your sex life to someone else's and how it can be difficult to get back up onto the horse. Does sex = happiness? does happiness = sex? listen in as they break it all down and give a little sex goals update for 2023. Want more Reading Alo...

Mom, mama, mother, mom, mommy... It's almost mothers day and Marisol and Adam sit down to talk about what it means to be a "mom" what society says motherhood is, and why Marisol feels like these terms don't fit her. Is motherhood a physical attribute? A certain way of life? a descriptor of a relationship between two people? What labels do you identify as? Want more Reading Aloud Podcast? Become a...

"Smart, funny, good looking...." We hear it all of the time when people describe what they are looking for in a partner. Someone who can make them laugh, someone who is "funny" but Is humor really foundational in a relationship? Did you list "funny" as a requirement, and then find yourself with someone who is not funny? Marisol and Adam discus humors role in a relationship, types of humor, and how...

Surrogacy, its not just for Kim Kardashian! Since starting the surrogacy process Adam and Marisol have had many questions and preconceived notions from their community about starting the surrogacy process and what their experience has been like so for. Marisol and Adam use this episode to break down the main steps in the surrogacy process and how they have navigated it without a surrogacy agency.

Recorded in front of a live audience at the WhiteFire Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Valentines Day 2020, Marisol & Adam unknowingly take on what will become the hottest topic on people's minds in the coming weeks - sickness & health.  As usual, they take this topic to a whole new level of funny, touching and super-real. With some help from the audience, Marisol & Adam discuss how...