Relationship Happy Dance

One of the biggest transitions in a relationship often arrives quietly. The kids grow up. The house gets quieter. The routines that once filled every hour suddenly shift. In a recent conversation on the podcast, Freeman Michaels and I explored what many couples don’t talk about enough: the emotional and relational shift that happens when the kids leave home. For some couples, the empty nest can fe...

Relationships are not static. They move, evolve, stretch, and change over time. In this conversation with my longtime friend Freeman Michaels , we explore the many transitions of a healthy relationship —from the excitement of falling in love, to the challenges that test us, to the deeper connection that can emerge when two people grow together. So many couples think something is wrong when their r...

In this episode of Relationship Happy Dance , I’m exploring something subtle but powerful: the way our distracted, scrolling, always-on brains are quietly impacting our primary relationships. We live in a world of constant input. Notifications. Conversations. To-do lists. News. Memes. Plans. It’s no wonder our attention is fractured. But here’s the hard truth: you cannot scroll through your relati...

We are living in a moment that feels different. The pace of change is relentless. Conversations about artificial intelligence are accelerating. The geopolitical landscape feels unstable. News cycles are saturated with fear. Even here in Playa del Carmen, where my family is safe, we are not immune to the emotional weight of what’s happening around us. The world feels heavier. And in the middle of t...

Welcome to Relationship Happy Dance — the podcast where we talk about something almost everyone wants… but very few people are intentionally practicing. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love? That’s an art. Hi everybody, I’m Jared Patrick. And I’m Susan Patrick — and yes, I really do love love. This podcast was born out of our own 20+ year marriage — the real kind. The kind with laughter, tensi...

Love Is Not a Feeling. It’s a Practice. We live in a culture that talks endlessly about falling in love. But almost no one teaches us how to practice love. After more than 20 years of marriage to Jared, I’ve come to believe something that may sound simple — but it has changed everything for me: Being in love is not the goal. Being the embodiment of love is. And that begins with the relationship yo...

In this first episode of Relationship Happy Dance , Susan shares what more than 20 years of marriage has taught her—and the story of how she and her husband moved their family to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. That decision required trust, flexibility, and movement in every sense: emotionally, physically, financially, and personally. Relationships aren’t furniture. You don’t set them down and hope they...