Destination Marriage

Today we replay the first in a number of popular episodes.  We believe it's still a very relevant topic!!!   In today’s episode, we use a question posed to us by one of our listeners to have a discussion around what to do when your spouse seemingly pulls the old switch-a-roo and wants to make a major life change, despite previously agreeing with each other. “Hi Destination Marriage!  My husband an...

Join us as Tommy and I break down the latest 90 day fiancé arrest, our thoughts on the Tinder Swindler documentary and our personal experience with vitamin infusions.   90 Day fiancee arrest: In the latest 90 day fiancee news, Geoffrey Pashcel from season 4 of 90 day fiancee before the 90 days has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for domestic abuse and aggravated kidnapping. Now we both were w...

Topic: Episode #55 - Jackie's Adele experience, celeb breakups & annual planning for 2022 Jump right into Adele news in Vegas Talk about past trip Residencies – used to be where performers go to die Sucks to plan a trip around the concert to then have it cancel Jason Mamoa & Lisa Bonet Divorce Jackie to read their full statement (other page) Discuss the announcement – thoughts good/bad/who cares?...

We lost a whole month of our lives. Happy New Year! Destination Marriage is back and ready for 2022 after an unplanned hiatus.  Join us as we discuss how we recently lost an entire month of our lives.  While everyone was knee deep in sugar cookies and gingerbread house making, we were knee deep in crackers and ginger ale.  We’re sharing it all from body aches to the impact it had on us both as a m...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!!!

• We recently watched the documentary called LulaRich which is a popular and well known MLM on comfortable clothing or magical like leggings that fit every and all shape.  Yes,  who doesn’t like a piece of clothing that fits all…right?!! And better yet..this was a product that if you “put your whole heart and soul into it” would determine the success of your business and your financial freedom.  A...

Today we have a Dear Destination Marriage sent by a listener who is currently experiencing a power struggle.  "Dear Destination Marriage, My husband and I have been married for six years but we’re experiencing a shift in our relationship that is stripping us of the happiness we once had and is causing a lot of arguments in our home.  My husband and I both started out building our careers at the sa...

It’s National Mental Health month so what better time to address the upcoming holiday season.  The holidays can be a wholesome time of building memories, indulging in your favorite foods and feeling the love of your family and friends but it can also be a tumultuous time for those who don’t have family nearby, have experienced a recent loss, are in the midst of a financial struggle.  The reality i...

Today’s episode is title - The apology you never knew you needed. Jackie’s story - As you know, we’ve been married for 20 years and within that time we’ve exchanged apologies but the apology you never knew you needed is different. It’s a recognition and an act of accountability for something that was done in the past and may have been pushed back into the files of your heart and more than likely i...

We are very excited about today’s episode, part 2 of our 20 year anniversary episodes. Before we went on our anniversary trip to Jamaica, we did a look back at what the past 20 years of marriage means to us and also a sexpectations episode on what we have learned and what we tell!  It was a lot of fun so if you haven’t listened yet, please download episode 47.   We’re back from our anniversary tri...

Today's topic is rejection and some best practices we can all incorporate to move past those pesky feelings that can prevent us from moving forward in life.

Tommy is flying solo on today's episode and asks the question - "Are husbands only civilized because of their wives?"  

Welcome to part two of our discussion on the poison that is Narcissism.  If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, we would love for you to take a listen as we discussed The Hulu documentary – The Housewife & The Hustler about Tom Girardi & his wife Erika Girardi…aka…Erika Jayne: Only a true narcissist would think first about the admiration, praise and fame before thinking twice about the cr...

Most of you are probably familiar with Erin Brokovich – the legal clerk who was instrumental in building a case against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company of California for dumping a carcinogen known as hexavalent chromium.  The trial lawyer who won the 460 million dollar settlement was Tom Girardi and in this case of the documentary…The Hustler.  The housewife is none other than Erika Girardi or...

Today’s episode is titled "Finances - The Great Divide" Why are we doing this episode? To help our listeners by share our own experiences and what we have worked on and worked through It’s a real problem and a leading cause of issues and divorce in marriages: Data from TD Ameritrade found that 41% of divorced Gen Xers and 29% of Boomers say they ended their marriage due to disagreements about mone...

Is your seltzer water causing you to gain weight?   Over the last few years seltzers have become all the rage.  It’s been the ultimate go to for a refreshing beverage.  Most of them have either little to no calories and come in a variety of flavors so what’s not to like?  I was consuming 3-4 seltzers a day..A DAY!! I tried them all as well and recently fell in love with some new ones until I found...

Updates on life - Jackie took a tumble, weekend trips to Miami and Orlando In recent news you may have seen that Bill and Melinda Gates have filed for divorce. This couple has been together for 27 years and the news made headlines for obvious reasons.  The couple is said to be worth $130.5 billion dollars and have three grown children.  So why are they splitting after all of these years? A number...

Today’s episode is titled Silent Killers of a Healthy Sex Life.  We noticed that much of the advice or discussions regarding what hurts a married couple’s sex life are focused on some of the more obvious issues – things like fighting between spouses, time commitments of family/kids, infidelity , outward physical ailments, etc… What makes couples go from hot and heavy to a non existent sex life?  W...

In today’s episode, we use a question posed to us by one of our listeners to have a discussion around what to do when your spouse seemingly pulls the old switch-a-roo and wants to make a major life change, despite previously agreeing with each other. “Hi Destination Marriage!  My husband and I are curious to hear your thoughts regarding the situation that has us currently at an impass.  After 5 ye...

On today's episode, Jackie and Tommy discuss the latest season of Lifetime's reality TV show "Married At First Sight."   We discuss our thoughts on the show in general, then dive into each couple's primary issue and how that could apply to your marriage. Enjoy!

Measuring Up: Today’s topic is all about the pressures of measuring up as women – as a wife, as a mom, in our careers, our physical appearance…you name it the list goes on. The pressures of feeling enough largely affects women vs. men.  While men may experience these feelings from time to time we as women tend to process the pressures of measuring up .  It’s proven that while men may experience th...

Intro to the book: Atomic Habits – Tiny changes, remarkable results, An easy & proven way to build good habits and break bad ones. Author: James Clear • Author back story: in his sophomore year of high school he was accidentally hit in the face with a baseball bat, broken nose, skull fractures and two shattered eye sockets, Coma • Had double vision, lost his ability to smell, eyeball bulged out of...

Welcome to episode 33 of Destination Marriage, I’m Tommy flying solo today – Jackie has the day off – she just busted her butt yesterday making another amazing Valentine’ breakfast – this was the first one without our oldest son.  But I am really thankful you have joined me on this journey today.  Men - Gut check time - Talking to myself first and foremost.  This is sort of a verbal journal entry...