Trail Blazers & Chain Breakers

As we wrap up the current year and head into a new one, it's important to spend time intentionally setting ourselves, our relationships and our families up for success.  In today's episode we go through our process for reviewing the past year and planning the next for our relationship, parenting & selves. We'll go deep on the importance of vision & values, reflection questio...

Looking for an instant boost in all areas of your life for the New Year? Join us as we make the case for how Implementation will improve your relationship, parenting, business, and every other area of your life! In this episode, we talk implementation & execution, being addicted to education, "knowledge is power," and more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes. ...

In today's episode, as a salute to the fact that we've been doing this for a full year, we share the lessons we've learned from the past year of podcasting and how they can apply to life!  From accountability to consistency, from the nuances of working with your spouse to the importance of implementation, and more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It&apos...

"Your reality is not problematic. You are the problem."  Are you willing to take total accountability for the ways you've been sabotaging your own life? In this episode we go deep on our perceptions affecting our reality, falling in love with accountability, the foundation of self-growth and more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It's who we are, and...

We all worry about the legacy we will leave for our children. Will it be a positive one or a negative one? Will they carry on our same flaws and fight the same demons?  In this episode we talk about our responsibility to fight our demons so that our children don't have to, reparenting ourselves, the gifts that our children give us and more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these ep...

Men: want the ultimate cheat code to your partners moods? Then start paying attention to & learning about her cycle. Women: share this with your men! There is so much stereotype and discomfort around this topic, but there doesn't need to be! Join us as we talk about what you need to know about the woman's cycle, and 4 big reasons (from a man) why every man should track his partner&ap...

Society has taught us that anger is bad, but is that true? Is there a constructive use of anger? What is your mind trying to tell you when you feel anger?  Join us as we dive deep on anger: why anger is good, why we hold on to our anger sometimes, why it's important to let yourself feel, love and honor your anger & more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It&apos...

"A calm sea never made a skilled sailor, so I thank the heavens for the stormy weather." How do you adopt an attitude of thankfulness for the storms that you encounter in life? It seems easier said than done... In this episode, we do a deep dive on many aspects of this question, including embracing the storm, recognizing when you are the one creating the storm, why it's ok to feel s...

In today's fast-paced and confusing world, it's becoming increasingly important to create the foundation for our kids' success in the home. Instead of relying on others to do it for us, parents need to step up and proactively create the environment necessary for our children to succeed, excel and find happiness in life.  Here are a whole bunch of things that we do in our house that...

You've probably heard the quote "Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often." But how deeply have you actually thought about this? Today, we talk about editing our stories, how to shift the role you are playing in your story, how you play roles in other people's stories & more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It's who we are, and we be...

Want a couple guaranteed ways to land your relationship in the doghouse?  In this episode we hit on our top 5... We talk about complaints & criticism, the causes of defensiveness, earning your partners trust back when you haven't always been a safe place for communicating & more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It's who we are, and we believe in givin...

We all have our own inner compass & intuition, but for most of us it was conditioned out of us by some combination of school, society, our parents and friends.  In today's episode, we talk about how to rediscover this, how to develop faith in ourselves instead of relying on others to tell us what is right for us, growth mindset for adults, and more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swea...

Let's be honest... we all have times where we find our kids annoying! Today's episode is all about these situations and what to do when you find yourself there. We cover kids being demanding, defiant, stubborn, loud, dramatic, bossy & more! Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It's who we are, and we believe in giving you an authentic picture of ourselves...

Pretty much everything we know about a successful relationship, we learned from screwing it up first.  Today, we're talking about Relationship Check-Ins: what they are, how we've screwed them up, how they work for us now, and some tips for anyone interested in doing them (or doing them better)... Just a warning: we do occasionally swear in these episodes.  It's who we are, and we be...

Emotions are a difficult topic for most of us... Most of us are full of unhealthy conditioning around feeling, expressing and receiving emotions. Today we dive deep on handling emotions, feeling and expressing them, where anger can be useful, when emotions can cause physical illness and more! This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, called "...

You know the expression, "when life throws you a curveball..." Or "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade..."  In today's episode, we use these common clichés to lay out a framework for how to respond to the unexpected and to make the most out of tough situations. Building on some of the difficult situations we've been facing over the past couple weeks, we'll...

We've been getting a lot of questions lately about healing & growing together as a couple... We don't have all the answers, but we've certainly learned some things through our journey of healing together (mostly through making mistakes until we discovered a better way). In today's episode we talk about what needs to be present in a relationship when both are trying to heal...

When you look around the world, people are offended, people are triggered, or even better... people are offended that someone else is triggered!  When you become offended, you enter victimhood, and when you enter victimhood, you give away your power.  In this episode we'll dive deep on being offended, refusing victimhood, no longer giving other people your power, and more! This episode is an...

"I don't fix my problems. I fix my thinking and my problems fix themselves."  But how do we fix our thinking? How do we even catch ourselves going down the rabbit hole of creating our own problems?  This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, called "Coffee Talk w Ashley & Locke." The audio quality may not always be grea...

This week, we're talking Crabs In A Bucket: what are they, how do they affect us, when do we act as the crabs to others and ourselves, and much more! This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, called "Coffee Talk w Ashley & Locke." The audio quality may not always be great- we're on our phones, with no recording equipment or...

This week we're hammering home the need to put your own oxygen mask on first! It's seems cliche, yet so many people struggle with feeling selfish when they take care of themselves.  We talk about why self-care is not selfish, what self-care looks like, modeling self-care for our kids and more! This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, ca...

In this episode, we talk about the seemingly dark world around us.  We go deep on bringing about what we focus on, being on autopilot, whether evil is necessary, using pain as motivation and so much more! This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, called "Coffee Talk w Ashley & Locke." The audio quality may not always be great- we&apo...

Today's guest is Curt Storring. Curt is a father to 3 boys, a husband of 10 years, an entrepreneur, and a men's group facilitator. He started Dad. Work to help other dads become better men, husbands, and fathers, by sharing the tools, practices, and wisdom he learned on his own journey from miserable, angry dad to calm, confident leader. You can find more of Curt on his podcast Dad. Work...

Today, we talk about some harsh truths... Getting our shit together can be incredibly simple, but not always easy. It requires radical honesty and accepting that we are what has been holding ourselves back this whole time. It doesn't mean that you are a terrible human being, just that you need to take accountability before anything can be different. Join us on this conversation about lying to...

Joy is a choice. Yep, we said it! In this episode, we talk about how it's not always about doing MORE to achieve Joy, but sometimes doing less, how Joy is a choice, reframes to find joy in everyday activities, lessons we can learn from kids, and more! This episode is an audio version of the LIVE show we do on Instagram every Friday @ 8:30 AM, called "Coffee Talk w Ashley & Locke.&quo...