Higher Love: the podcast with Reggie and Jodie Howard

Anyone can have sex but how do you keep intimacy…beyond the physical…alive in relationship? I feel like keeping the flames of intimacy going is an integral part of a healthy relationship and no matter what Reggie claims in this episode…we all know that intimacy isn’t just about sex 🤣 There are LOTS of layers, nuances and depth to it I feel that lasting intimacy is about staying vulnerable with ea...

How do you define Abundance? What does it look and feel like for you?? Reggie and I continue to grow in our definition and understanding of Abundance. For a long time, we could only see it as money, good works or wealth flowing IN to our lives But what about Abundance that flows OUT…like paying bills and taxes? Is it possible to see that as Abundance too?? Over the years, as we’ve shifted our pers...

This episode starts out as a bit of a vent session... one where I share my recent experiences of attempting to navigate our daughter, Rosie, through the world From physically transporting her places, to the challenges we are facing with her aging out of the public school system…some days I just get tired of it all 🙈 And some days, it even feels as if the world, the universe itself, is set up agai...

In this Episode we’re taking you back...wayyyyyyy back Yep, we’re hopping into our hot tub time machine    to revisit that epic weekend the one when.... Reggie met my parents for the very first time   This became an epic IRL meeting for some *slightly* significant reasons   I was pregnant I was quitting school I was getting married I was moving to California I broke all of that to them just a few...

I did something I've never done before😂 I checked our podcast analytics and discovered that our most listened to episode is..."Ep 15: Rocky Road" 🧐I found this SUPER interesting! In that particular episode we chat about the more challenging years in our marriage and what we did to move through them💥 I decided to ask Reggie about it... So he could share his insights as to why "Rocky Road" is our...

Reggie's been asking for it, as have many of you🥰 🥳So it’s finally here! A new podcast episode where we explore... The Enneagram!!! Some of you might be saying...the Ennea...what?? 😂 If you have no idea what I'm talking about, no worries, Reggie and I are here to break it down for you 😊 Plus, Enneagram happens to be one of my FAVORITE tools for self-exploration as well as understanding the peo...

Forget Dear Abby…Just Ask Reggie Or, erm, maybe just don’t There is a reason our podcast wasn't created to dole out relationship advice or offer specific marital guidance This reason becomes very apparent when I ask Reggie to share his tips on how to get your partner interested in things like Human Design, Enneagram, Astrology, etc. I mean, I probably should've known better than to ask But so ofte...

If you’ve listened to any of out podcast episodes, you’ve heard Reggie say repeatedly… “I’m just here for content” It’s become his podcast mantra of sorts😂 And yet, when we aren’t recording, We will *literally* be in the middle of a discussion or heated argument and he’ll suddenly quip…. “Now THIS would be a great topic for our podcast” TBH, I’ve kinda gotten tired of him saying this to me🤣 So I...

Our fourth (and final) stretch of parenting through the many adventures of teen years has officially begun...YAY us!!! For all of you who’ve raised a teen you know what type of adventure I'm talking about 😆 Teenage angst is the real deal and while this may sound strange…I actually welcome it in😳 Yep, ALL those teen feels are the signs of a typical youth growing into adulthood and when you have e...

Well friends, THIS might be my Favorite episode yet!! You’re probably not aware of this… I mean why would you be?😂 But Reggie happens to be uniquely obsessed with… MY birthday 🎂 I know what you’re thinking … where’s the problem here Jodie?!😂🤣 I hear you 😆 But I didn’t always love this type of attention and the pressure that I felt that came with being the center of such attention Over the yea...

Sometimes, the road of your relationship can get rocky... and I mean REALLY Rocky🥴 No matter how much love is present, or how long you’ve been together, or how strong you believe your foundation is It can get really tough. When you’ve been together over 30 years, there are PLENTY of rocky roads Some of these roads... you can find your way through rather quickly 🥳 other rocky roads seem to stretc...

Let's talk about sex baby Let’s talk about you and me Let’s talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be Let’s talk about sex… Yep, we’re going *there* today I’ll be honest, this one is a wild ride …in more ways than one😜 You’ll see, I did my best to keep this episode on track but erm, sometimes, as you will see, there are other forces - aka Reggie -at play 😂 I've learned... whe...

Our 30+ year relationship was forged through long distance From our first few years of living on separate coasts to the almost three decades of military life… We spent more time apart than physically together for many of the years along the way. Was it easy? No 😫 Did we enjoy it? Nope 😤 Were there casualties? Yep 😒 And valuable lessons too? You betcha 🤗 Ultimately, Thankfully😅 we learned how...

Just as long as they’re healthy It’s every expectant parents battlecry But, ah my friends... What happens when they’re not? What happens when...you have a child that requires your around the clock care, your ever vigilant voice and unwavering advocacy? What happens to your marriage, your other children, your entire life, when a single family member isn’t “healthy”? While we can’t speak for other f...

Well, I did it 😂 I finally threw him for a loop 😆 This wasn't my intention... I thought I was presenting a fun, easy, light-hearted topic for us to explore. Apparently, not so much 😅 If you’ve listened to our podcast, you know that none of our episodes are rehearsed, there’s no outline or discussion before hand, I come up with the topics Reggie has zero idea what's gonna be Until I hit "record"...

Would you like more money in your life? Most would respond: Hell to the YES!! 👍🏼 How about if this money - possibly thousands of dollars- was to show up completely out of the blue? You'd be like: Even better!! 🙌 And what if this money isn’t for how hard you worked or how swiftly you completed a task but simply because you showed up as YOU? You're beginning to wonder: Is this a trick question??...

What’s it like being in an interracial relationship?? While, we can’t speak for all interracial couples - at least I won’t - but, not to worry, Reggie will do his best😂 Back in the early 90's, when we fell in love and decided to get married, there were PLENTY of opinions -wholy unwanted and entirely unsolicited - about how our relationship wouldn’t last- simply due to race and how we didn’t belon...

If you’ve spent any time with us and by “us” I mean Reggie 😉 You will have heard the "#1 Rule in Life" And if you have heard it, I can bet that you haven’t forgotten it. Even if you wanted to 🤣 He is very emphatic with his #1 Rule 😳 In fact, You are probably reciting it to yourself, all these years later, as you read this post ... amiright?! 😆And, if you happened to be a child/teen whose paren...

One of the most divisive things in relationship is Money Moola Coin Cold Hard Cash Yep, no matter what you call it It brings up All. The. Stuff. Especially in a partnership. If you’re like Me and Reggie, we have ALWAYS “done” money differently. How to spend it. What to spend it on. How much debt is ok? Is debt ok? How to save. How much to save. Do we even bother saving? Spoiler alert, that last on...

Bar Harmony. Ever heard of it? Probably not🤣 But if you've spent any time around my husband, you've experienced it. It's one of Reggie's favorite, personally coined phrases- and activities. Bar Harmony embodies his belief, that everyone wants to feel good and be included. Furthermore, he sees it as his personal responsibility to reach out and include anyone and EVERYONE around him to make this ha...

👀How does your relationship weather life's unexpected twists and turns? I was nineteen, still in college in Florida. He was living in California, working for the Navy. We’d been in this long distance relationship for two years. We knew it would be years before we could actually be together. We had a plan. It was a decent plan At least, we thought it was🤷🏼‍♀️ But then, well, We discovered we wer...

This Episode…. I don’t really know where to begin 🤦🏼‍♀️ I was intending for us to chat about how we have, over the years, attempted to bring the art of Wabi Sabi Love into our relationship. Wabi Sabi is the art of discovering beauty in imperfection ✨ We can actively bring this into relationships, by searching for and lovingly highlighting each others imperfections. We can choose to do this in a...

👀Do you believe in Love at First Sight? Reggie and I met over a weekend. He was finishing Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida. I just happened to be visiting Pensacola, Florida That was pretty much it. Done and Done 😂 Ever since that fated weekend back in July of 1990, we’ve been together. It was a long distance relationship from day one. I returned to Miami. He went on to be stationed in...

It's only our second episode but Reggie shares something that he has NEVER told me before. As partners for over 30 years, we often disagree. But, if there was one thing that we were diametrically opposed on...it was seeing a marriage counselor. You might have figured it out: I was all for it, he was totally against it -lol! But today, for the first time EVER, he casually opened up about all those...

What is the secret to a 30 year marriage?   Is there one??   I feel there is. In our premier episode, I decided to pose this question to Reggie...just to see what he says.   Will our answer be the same…probably not -lol!   And so begins our podcasting journey.   Where we share a simple, open discussion of our life and love over the past 30+ years.     Join us, as we kick off our podcasting adventu...