The Peak and Pit

Diana is solo this week for a bite sized yet value packed episode all about self audits. It's one of her best tools, if not the number one tool, in her toolbox for "thriving" in the military lifestyle. Or, better yet, thriving in a life that is often turbulent, challenging, and frequently out of our own control which might possibly be most people in their twenties and early thirties...

Diana sits down with Jen and Kirst from Wives of the Armed Forces (formerly Wives of the Air Force) WAF for a long awaited conversation. WAF was created with the motive of reframing the conversation around the military lifestyle to that of a more encouraging and positive conversation. We love that! They have a round table type conversation about all things identity, friendships, the comparison gam...

Diana sits down solo today to chat about all things purpose. Beginning with the peak and pit of the week, things she's looking forward to, things that have felt harder, and diving into topic for today's discussion: purpose. Specifically, navigating seasons of life where purpose seems to have left the building. Can't wait for you to hear this one! As always, share this one with a lov...

Diana sits down with her favorite special guest, her husband, Tyler. They start out chatting about their peaks and pits of the past week. Everything from girls trips to Northeastern South Korea, a fun productive weekend, funny Korean life things, their first weekend wearing their party suits, booked flights, cancelled flights, and more. For today's episode they play a Valentine's Day ins...

This week Diana dives into her peaks and pits of the week, what she's doing to end her hiatus with feeling super tired and out of whack since the move, and ends with a beautiful piece of relationship advice she recently hear and needs to share with the world. For an in depth look at the episode here is a minute by minute breakdown of the episode: 1 - 18 peak and pit of the week  18 - 24 getti...

Diana and Tyler talk about how they lied to you last week and they're postponing the reintegrating after long distance until they actually experience it again later this year. They give you a little update on life in South Korea, what they love, how they could see others might feel uncomfortable fully taking advantage of this opportunity, how they're making the most of it, and more. Then...

Diana's husband Tyler joins again for the first time since their move to South Korea. They catch up on all of their current peaks and pits and dive into a topic all too familiar for military families, long distance love. Whether you're also a military family experiencing TDYs or deployments, or you just started dating someone from a different state, or if your significant other is freque...

This week Diana dives into one of her favorite topics: wellness. She runs through her ins and outs of wellness for this year, which basically just means things she's bringing into her life, and things she's letting go of. She begins with her peaks and pits of the week, and a little South Korea life update. Scroll down for links to the books and supplements she mentions in this episode. F...

Diana is talking all about making friends as an adult on the podcast today.  But you know what's cool? She's actually going through this right now. Her and Tyler just arrived to their new Air Force base just a few days ago and are walking the walk on making new friends as an adult. Tune in to hear the advice she's been given in the past, and what is ringing most true to her this tim...

Diana chats about her perspective heading into 2023. Beginning with a jovial chat about mercury in retrograde causing her luggage to arrive to Thailand 5 days late on her vacation as well as the peak and pit of the week. Heading into the topic of today's episode she talks about how to make this year different and how exactly she's going to do that. Goal setting, resolutions, words of the...

Diana's husband Tyler joins us again today to talk about making each year of our relationship better than the last. They cover five things they've done in the past few years that have helped their relationship progress leaps and bounds. They also discuss two things they're going to focus on this year to make 2023 the best year of their relationship yet.  Minute by minute breakdown:...

In todays episode catch up with Diana and Tyler while they’re just a few days away from moving from Italy! Talking goals, lessons learned while living here, what they’re looking forward to and so much more!  Todays episode minute by minute breakdown:  1 - 2 Tyler is here!  2 - 15 Their peaks and pits of the week. Tyler’s “fini flight,” launching the podcast, and our last week in Italy. Hopping fro...

Diana shares everything about what it was like living in Italy for three years. From the travels, making friends, and of course the food.  Episode breakdown: Minutes 1 - 6:30 peak of the week: new energy on thyroid meds  6:30 - 9 Thanksgiving in Innsbruck and the Christmas market  9 - 12 Pit of the week: time with our friends is dwindling  12 - 17:30 Today's episode! What it was like living i...

Welcome to the first episode of The Peak and Pit podcast! In this episode Diana talks all about what inspired the creation of The Peak and Pit, and the fact that her and her husband are in the middle of moving from Italy to South Korea! You can find her on Instagram at @dianamatuszak_ and @thepeakandpitpodcast and on her blog at dianamatuszak.com My Amazon Storefront : books, skincare, clothes, we...