The Relentless Pursuit Podcast

Perhaps the best question we can ask ourselves as parents is, “Are we doing this right?” In this conversation Jordan and Rosanna read an article and discuss its recommendations for raising kids who are happy and healthy. 

We all have our strengths, but is there a point where the traits that make us so good at what we do turn into detriments? Jordan and Rosanna share with one another what they admire so much in the other...and where that admiration turns sour when that strength becomes too much of a good thing. 

"Thank you, I love you...and goodbye" were the final sentiments expressed by Jordan to his mother who passed away on September 10. While this show has focused on our own ends and the legacy we would like to leave, Jordan and Rosanna discuss their experience of losing a close family member and how recognizing the transience of all relationships can impact how we live with meaning, value,...

As we celebrating publishing our 50th episode, we reflect on the power of conversation in our lives and the importance of talking through our biggest thoughts with our significant other. 

It's important to talk about what we're hearing and feeling, especially when it comes to our kids. We broach the subjects of masks and Critical Race Theory, and how they are (or aren't) impacting our children in their school experience this fall. 

Some of the strongest influences in our lives are the ones we do not see, through the community connections we are brought into alongside our elders when we are young, and the ones we share with our youth as we age. In this episode we discuss how interactions with a community of family, institutions, and culture help us to define our identities and mold our characters.

After being married for 15 years, we've learned a little bit about marriage. The vows we swore to one another on our wedding day in 2006 were were very traditional, and this conversation fantasizes over what we would include in our vows were we to write them today. 

One fascinating irony is that although we might enjoy luxurious vacations,  we  do not want to stay there forever . In this conversation, we talk about why we prefer to come back to normal life and why challenge, creation, and community are ultimately more precious. 

In this conversation we talk about the role that food and drink play as more than just physical nourishment. We talk about how they are a sort of social glue that helps to bring people together and why the can forge bonds of kinship. 

What does it mean to “find fulfillment?” The answer isn’t as easy as we may think at first, and in this episode we use the help of a thought-provoking parable to help us consider what we truly want to get out of life, and what gets in the way. 

Moving in harmony with one another requires coordination and being in sync…unfortunately to get there you need communication, practice, and some stepping on toes along the way. 

Our minds can bully our bodies, condemning us to perpetually feel like our bodies do not live up to society’s ideals. Jordan and Rosanna talk about where they struggle with their own body images, and how we can work together to gift our bodies true health and not be prisoners to someone else’s ideal.

In this inspiring conversation we invite Brett and Christine Bowman into our kitchen and sample their delicious Insatiable and Decadent gourmet cashews, all while hearing the story behind how B's Gourmet Nuts was born out of passion, strife, and a desiring to bring good into the world. Today’s guests are Brett and Christine Bowman - a married couple and parents to three children who opened th...

We all experience #FOMO more often than we’d like to admit, but the grass is not always greener. Social media and confirmation bias can perpetuate a cycle of FOMO that leads to depression and anxiety, and Jordan and Rosanna discuss how they can better recognize when this occurs and counteract it with their own contentment. 

One of the topics couples fight the most over is money. But if we can learn to talk productively about it instead of argue, we just might help make ourselves more successful. 

“Begin with the end in mind” is one of the core principles Stephen R. Covey writes about in his classic  7 Habits of Highly Effective People . On today’s show we take this literally and think about what we want in our eulogy to commemorate the life we want to live.

Talking about sex as a couple is hard. So hard, in fact, that we often end up arguing about it or remaining silent on the topic, not communicating  our own desires and expectations. In this episode we try to break the ice and share an intimate conversation - it might be awkward, but it can be done!

What do we do when life hits us hard, and unimaginable tragedy becomes our new reality? While few of us can fathom the loss of a child, this is exactly what happened to Dana Vavalle and her husband John. On this episode we hear their story and how they navigated their grief after the loss of their young son Francesco and their founding of their non-profit Cesco’s Heart to honor the memory of their...

The human mind is insatiably prone toward bias - but in this conversation we attempt to expose what our minds may be doing without our permission and figure out ways to truly be the kinds of people we genuinely want to be towards others. 

Our habits and routines can be constructive...or they can be harmful to us. In this conversation we share what our habits and routines are, for better or worse, and set our sights on making sure they’re as beneficial to us as possible.

We share our wide-ranging conversation we have with three-time Olympian Lauren Regula and her husband Dave. We cover the Olympics, age and experience, changing careers, moving your family, mom guilt, the importance of community and coaching for self-growth, depression and perseverance, the mental game, family planning and date nights, and much more from this inspiring couple.  Lauren Bay-Regula is...

We discuss some of our observations and research related to "kids these days" and how challenging - and rewarding - modern parenting can truly be.

One year ago the infamous COVID "lockdown" was initiated, and life has not been the same since. We survey the past year societally and personally, and ask ourselves, "Are we okay?"

We share our conversation with couple Shannon and Greg Buth, learning so much from them about building a business, supporting and inspiring one another, and "never quitting your day dream." Shannon and Greg have known each other since we were just kids, growing up in Minnesota. They are high school sweethearts who found their way back to each other in their late 20’s and now raise an inc...

We discuss how the Enneagram has become a helpful tool for helping us better understand the strengths and dispositions of ourselves and of one another.