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Jamie and Doug give a recap of their recent trip to Nashville TN where they participated in a speaking event with the Family Made Network. They ran into a fan who noticed the week absence, and Jamie and Doug address what happened. After that, Jamie mentioned that she had a major breakthrough and self-reflection recently. Jamie has been very open about struggles with mental health, and how post-Par...

Jamie and Doug took an online course to help tackle the challenges with putting their 6yr old and 3yr old to bed.  For the last 6 + months, they have struggled with catering to their kids during bedtime.  Doug had a routine with Hendrix that would take 45 minutes, and include rubbing his back, and staying in his room until he was nearly asleep.  Jamie would lay in bed with Henley and read, and the...

Jamie and Doug go through the most recent and BEST trip up to see Jamie’s side of the family. The family went up to celebrate the life of her recently deceased grandmother, and while there in upstate NY, may have made a MAJOR breakthrough with the on-again off-again relationship with Jamie’s mom. They discuss how they saw Jamie’s mom more on this trip than the previous 10 years combined! Jamie and...

Jamie and Doug share some exciting news about Doug’s recovery and discuss whether it is something to have a celebration over.  The couple also introduces a VERY exciting guest interview with Author, Host of the podcast In-Joy Life, Founder of NaSHEville, and all-around amazing human Mattie Jackson!  Mattie, daughter of Country Music Legend Alan Jackson, shares her incredibly heartbreaking and insp...

Jamie and Doug have been trying for baby #3, which has been going on for over 2 1/2 years. Their latest update included Jamie getting more labwork done, focusing on the couple's genetic profile, and seeing if they are carriers of any specific genes or traits that would have an effect on pregnancy. They went through this with their firstborn, and Jamie and Doug found out they both are carriers of a...

Jamie and Doug share never-before-heard details of their lives immediately before agreeing to go on Married At First Sight. Who was seeing someone, why did you sign up, what was the casting process like….Jamie and Doug go over everything leading up to Season 1 of the hit reality show, and what the casting process was like. Plus….Doug and Jamie celebrate their very first viral video, which now has...

Jamie and Doug take on some very personal questions and comments submitted to them through Instagram.  Hear about where they are at on their fertility journey, and Jamie shares her eye-opening Telehealth call with an At-Risk OBGYN.  She discusses whether there is still a chance to conceive naturally, or if IVF is their best option for the immediate future.  Doug and Jamie also answer for the first...

Jamie and Doug are coming off a week that started with their daughter getting the hand foot mouth virus, which got passed to Jamie, and then ended with Hurricane Idalia passing near them.  The episode recapped Jamie’s friend Sarah recently passing away at 40 yrs from ovarian cancer, and the profound impact she had on how Jamie now handles anxiety and depression on down to the daily complaints and...

Jamie and Doug discuss their extremely challenging past week. Jamie found out her Grandmother passed away, which was the first time someone she had known all her life had passed. Jamie talks about their relationship, and we learn more about their family dynamic. She opens up about how her grandmother’s passing has, in a way, helped reconnect Jamie and her mom. Hear about Jamie’s 3-hour phone call...

Doug prepared a “Get to Know Jamie” podcast episode, and put together a few very personal questions for her to answer! Hear a few never revealed before answers, like what is the “Biggest misconception about Jamie from their seasons of Married at First Sight?!?!” Things get deep when he asks Jamie about her childhood growing up in a trailer park, and what her best advice would be for someone trying...

Jamie and Doug discuss the mental burden of hiding a secret and the anticipated shame in exposing your flaws. They also discuss what it means to find a community, and a tribe of people that wholeheartedly support and accept you for being you. Doug talks about not being body-positive, and why it’s taking so long to do something about it. Plus, Jamie reveals a daily Life-Hack that helps with her anx...

Jamie brings up the topic of Doug not being more proud of his sobriety, or feeling more of a sense of accomplishment, and Doug shares why he doesn’t feel it is something to celebrate. Plus, their daughter is going to 1st grade this month, and reflect on her past year in kindergarten. They also discuss what it is like moving to a new place with no friends or family, and how they started to make fri...

Jamie and Doug go over the long-awaited results from their 3rd fertility specialist appointment, where we learn about Jamie’s blood disorder and Doug’s second sperm analysis….Can they still conceive naturally? Plus, Jamie and Doug talk about the fallout from the last episode about Doug's near-death overdose, and the mixed reaction over the admission. Doug touches on how many people reached out wit...

Doug and Jamie begin to discuss some recent updates with their house, and how Doug is feeling being halfway through his treatment to come off Suboxone completely. They pick a 5 Star Review to share on the episode……which prompts Doug to recall a traumatic event from his past, where he almost overdosed and died. This is the first time Jamie is hearing this story and the first time Doug is sharing th...

Jamie and Doug discuss the recent revelation about Doug, and the fear, anxiety, and shame associated with holding on to a secret. Doug also goes into how the overwhelming love and support from you has changed his outlook on life, when it comes to vulnerability and being open. Doug also speaks about the stigma associated with addicts, and addresses his weight issue and body shaming. Jamie provides...

Doug discusses how he feels after starting his Sublocade treatment for opioid addiction, and his symptoms that are cause for concern. Also, Jamie and Doug find out that their daughter learned her first curse word in school, and how she tried to keep it as a secret from Jamie. Plus, their amazing guests Shannon and Chase Willardson discuss their 2 daughters EXTREMELY RARE genetic disease (About 15...

Doug and Jamie reveal the reasons for leaving their friends and family, and moving to Florida. They are contemplating whether or not this latest move will really be their forever home. Doug shares more about his past, and the difficulties in finding friends and being vulnerable with new people.   Follow along with us below! Jamie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamienotis/?hl=en Doug's Inst...

Shawn Johnson and Andrew East live very close to the school where the horrifying Nashville shooting took place. Gun Violence is very scary, and they detail their thoughts of that terrible day.   Doug shares further about being mentally ready to conquer his battle with addiction. Jamie explains further about her mom’s drug addiction, how she is better understanding it, and her belief that drug addi...

Not many people know this but Doug has been battling opioid addiction since the early 2000’s and this year he started taking the first steps to break free of this addiction.   Jamie and Doug open up about very personal, raw details of their lives. If you know anyone who has struggled with addiction you can seek help here: SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357 Confidential free help, from public...

It's weird only podcasting once a month, but boy do we have a LOT of information and news to throw at ya. We go over everything that happened with Hendrix's seizure (and some things we have found that help in the moment), give an update on baby Jayme, talk about what it's like to live in an RV, answer a frans question about when we first felt like we were the ones for each other, and SO MUCH MORE!...

Shewee it has been a while! SO much has happened and Doug is here to tell you the good, bad and DISGUSTING about living in an RV 😅 It has been QUITE the adjustment but I think we are getting there! 🤞🏻 Doug is also ready to answer a fran’s question about whether he has met any of my exes! 😳 We are really thankful for all those who have come over to our Patreon and invite anyone else to come tha...

In today’s episode, we fill you in on the events that led up to my nephew Jayme in the hospital. In chronological order, we go through each step of the way until we reached my family in upstate New York to provide as much support as possible.  You’ll also hear how and why we started a Go Fund Me for my nephew and how much we appreciate each and every one of you. We discuss how my sister and her fa...

In today’s episode, we get candid about a time when divorce was in the cards for us and share how our couple’s therapist made us aware that it wasn’t realistic to count on one person to be everything to each of us. You’ll hear how our therapist managed to identify that Doug’s habit of speaking in an announcer’s voice is stonewalling, and how she showed us that it is damaging to our relationship. T...

For all the MAFS fans out there, guess who we have on the podcast this week! Yup it's the beautiful, lovely, BOSS BABE, Rachel DeAlto! Not only was she the favorite expert to many couples on MAFS, she is also an author of her new book, Relatable which comes out on September 7! Rachel has also been featured on the Today Show, TedX, Kate Plus Date .... aaand she's the official person for Match.com!...

This is such a special episode of Hot Marriage. Cool Parents, that Jamie called in from the doctor’s parking lot just to be with us! Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming a very important guest with whom we have interacted in the past but never had the opportunity to sit down and speak! She's the author of The Emotional Entrepreneur, co-host of the Okay Sis Podcast, host of the SCOUT Podcast, F...