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For a relationship with yourself to be truly healthy, it includes being honest with yourself about your true sexual desires. Even if they don't fit into the social norms of main-stream monogamy. Embracing the freedom to choose a relationship dynamic that suits you and your person while having the flexibility to redefine boundaries, rules and expectations allows you and your partner to truly have t...

When we meet our person, we've each lived a life without them up until that moment. Everything before then has helped shape us into the person we are; the good moments, the bad ones, the ugly and even awesome ones. And that includes past relationships and sexual experiences. These conversations about our histories aren't always easy chats to have but they can help to unlock a deeper connection and...

Throughout our life we will have many chances to face and overcome personal challenges. It's through these experiences that we are shaped into the person we become. In this episode Leigh shares how she overcame fertility, infidelity, entrepreneurial, personal, marriage and family challenges and how those experiences have influenced who she has become, and the lessons she learned along the way. Lei...

Our relationship with ourselves sets the tone for every other relationship that we have, but what happens when that relationship is rocked to its core through a breakup or even big health issues? How can we rebuild ourselves from the ground up so that we can have a thriving relationship inside and outside. Our guests today have done both - separately and together. In this episode they share some o...

Our body is the thing that carries us through life, all day every day. Yet some of us struggle to maintain a healthy relationship between our mind and our body.  When that relationship is strained, it impacts every other relationship that we have. Deeply valuing yourself from the inside out is one of the most loving things you can do to create better relationships, not just with yourself but with...

Our early romantic relationships can be hugely influential in shaping our view of love and intimacy. For better or for worse, our early experiences often set the stage for our future relationships. Today's guest is a retired Escort turned Intimacy Coach who shares valuable insights into the power dynamics at play in our most intimate relationships. She shares realisatons from her relationships, se...

Physical and emotional intimacy can be a big part of our romantic relationships but not everyone has had the same experiences or has the same preferences. Exploring your own sexual identity, sensuality and boundaries can deepen your own relationship with yourself and your person. Azaria Menezes, aka The Pussy Fairy, is a trauma-informed Sex and Intimacy coach that works with women, moms, and coupl...

In some of the Disney classics, you are likely to see a fairy-tale that ends in "and they lived happily ever after" when in reality, meeting the person you want to do life with is just the beginning. Whether it is deciding what you want out of a future relationship or the one you are in, it starts with taking responsibility for your own relationship goals and then actively creating it. Stacy Perry...

Relationships end for all kinds of reasons, but the ones we tend to think of most are the biggies; infidelity, lying, cheating or the vague yet poignant "irreconcilable differences". But what about all those small moments. The ones when observed in isolation don't mean much, but when there are hundreds, maybe even thousands of small moments like taking each other for granted, making decisions with...

For some of us, one of the biggest things we uncover about ourselves is our sexuality and sexual preferences. And for those of us who are in a long term relationship, that question can become even more complicated. It's easy to get so comfortable with our partner and what society presents as "normal" that we can forget to explore outside of what we know. In this episode Alison shares what happened...

We all have ideas and beliefs that guide the way we navigate every area of our life. Some of these are resourceful and work well for us while other beliefs can have negative or self limiting impacts. Without unearthing what is going on in our minds, it can be hard to have a healthy and abundant relationship with money. Finances are still one of the most challenging parts of a relationship and can...

To live a lifestyle by design and have the wealth that supports it, you need a few things; a vision, goals, a strategy, good tactics and regular activities that happen day to day to get you closer to that big vision. Without that vision or grand plan for your relationship and life, it can be hard to make progress. Thriving couples with a Fuelled Up relationship know the type of future they want fo...

Relationships come in all different shapes and sizes and there is no one-size fits all approach. Polyamorous people have multiple loving, intentional, and intimate relationships at the same time and these and other less traditional relationship styles are on the rise. Non-Monogamous relationships could mean having more than one partner, or having one partner but having sex with others with full tr...

Creating and keeping a relationship thriving is not something you fall into, it's the kind of thing you build, moment by moment, experience by experience, year by year.  Yet this isn't what we are taught. Love stories, tv shows and maybe even our friends and family talk about love as if it's something we find and that finding it is the hard part. But that isn't true, by reimagining love as somethi...

Some of the greatest relationships we get to experience in life are our friendships. Having a network of family, friends and peers to celebrate and commiserate with is so important but it requires having great friendship skills. There are lots of little things you can do every day to help nurture your friendship skills to create an even better relationship. In this week's episode, we are joined by...

Awesome and thriving relationships aren't just about the romantic squishy parts, there are also parts that are made up of teamwork and collaboration. Being a couple and also a high functioning tiny team of two will require you to hold yourself and sometimes each other to a standard of accountability….. To follow through and do what you said you would do. But that isn't always something that is eas...

Having kids can drastically change a marriage. Unfortunately, it isn't always for the better. With the circus of chaos that comes with being new parents, it's easy to become disconnected from your partner.  And the change in routine coupled with the weight of the responsibility of raising and nurturing a little human can be beyond daunting for most. Luckily, there are ways to address these issues...

Have you ever been called a Dick, Douchebag, Asshole or Pussy? Those names can sting but they each have their own archetype and behaviours that align with those names. As a human it's likely you've displayed some of those types of behaviours in the past. In this episode we dive into "Be Less Dickish" written by David & Corey about how to understand these archetypes and some insight on why and how...

Jealousy can be annoying to others, but for the person experiencing it, it's an internal world of suffering, created by themselves.  In a romantic relationship, jealousy can be all consuming and smothering, leaving very little room for an abundance of joy and fulfilment. Identifying that this pattern of behaviour is driven by the fear of losing someone or getting hurt, can be the first step to fre...

"A relationship ends when it runs out of fuel and the willingness to re-fuel is gone."  - Sammi Jaeger We know that relationships need fuel to stay thriving, in this episode Founders of Fuel Collective and Hosts of The Date Forever Podcast Sammi & Nathan Jaeger share the story of how this whole business and show came about. Why they care about relationships and how they can empower you to have an...

We all grow and develop at different paces and rates, some of us are slow, steady and consistent, others grow in sharp bursts and spikes. And some of us resist growth and change all together. In nature, it's said that if the plant isn't growing, it's dying. But each plant also has their own unique rhythm for growth. We know the same to be true for relationships, they need to continually develop to...

To celebrate the 100th episode of Date Forever, hosts Sammi & Nathan Jaeger have rounded up the biggest 10 lessons shared on the show. Sammi & Nathan Jaeger are Hosts of The Date Forever Podcast and Founders of Fuel Collective. Together they've been dating since 2007 and married since 2012. They sparked an interest in what makes some relationships die while others thrive, when a wave of mates went...

Addictions come in a lot of different shapes and sizes but they all have one thing in common. They block your emotional intimacy with yourself and others. Many of us will either have or encounter a loved one who has a problem or dependency that becomes an addiction. Alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, shopping, exercise…. Navigating and healing an addiction within a relationship is possible but it sta...

Intimacy and delicious sex isn't a given in all romantic relationships but it is something you can create and then keep forever. When two people decide to get deeply intimate together there can be a tonne of individual or shared sexual issues between you things like past trauma, body image issues, physical dysfunctions….. Without healing these, loss of libido can be the outcome. Couples who decide...

In our life and relationships it's inevitable there will be things that we just didn't expect, asteroids. Things that come from nowhere. They might come in the shape of health, wealth, finance, responsibilities or just wild curve-balls, one of those kinds of things that happens to "other people" is likely to happen to you, or someone you love. Improving the muscle of resilience and the ability to...