Down To Earth with the Burucharas

David & Callie Buruchara

Welcome to Down To Earth with the Burucharas, hosted by Callie and David Buruchara. We believe it's possible to pursue high ideals for a relationship while still keeping it down to earth. Join us and featured guests as we explore how to build beautiful, intentional, and fulfilling relationships amidst the everyday highs and lows. We keep it faith-based, real, and practical. New episodes every Friday. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and please rate and review the podcast if you enjoy it!

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BONUS: Neurodivergence & Relationships with Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh

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12/15/23 • 51 min

In the final episode of season 4, Callie and David talk with Jeremy and Ilana from mybestsociallife.com. Whether you are on the spectrum, consider yourself neurodivergent, or know someone who is, this episode is for you! We talk about:

Jeremy and Illana's career transitions from law and special-ed to helping people on the spectrum find community, make friends, start dating, and find love
How Jeremy became the "Hitch" for people on the autism spectrum, as mentioned in The Atlantic
Why dating is so difficult for neurodivergent people and how to get help
Along with lessons we can all learn from the neurodivergent community (and their parents) about succeeding in relationships.

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Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh are friendship and dating coaches who empower autistic and neurodivergent adults to find community, make friends, start dating, and find love. Ilana has over 16 years of experience as a special education teacher in New York City and is now the Director of Education for My Best Social Life. Jeremy has over 13 years of experience coaching autistic adults into the social lives they want and deserve.

Their flagship program is called Social Life 360, and it's like nothing else in the autism and neurodivergent world: It combines a warm and inclusive community, private and group coaching, and confidence and social skills building that uses formulas, diagrams, and step-by-step processes which allow a differently wired brain to observe, understand, and engage with the social world.

Jeremy and Ilana offer a no-cost 90-minute Strategy Session to every family whose autistic or neurodivergent adult wants to have a more fulfilling social life, and they love giving families incredible clarity on the path from loneliness to a more connected life. Jeremy and Ilana do all of this with a deep commitment to kindness, compassion and world-class support. You can learn more about Jeremy, Ilana, and the Social Life 360 Strategy at MyBestSocialLife.com and you can contact them about scheduling your family's Strategy Session at [email protected] or [email protected].

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How We Love/Attachment Theory (Part 1) with Dr. Torben Bergland

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05/20/22 • 58 min

In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Torben Bergland as he introduces us to the wonder that is attachment theory and why it's so important to understand in all our important relationships. We talk about why attachment theory differs from other common personality type tests, what it's so crucial to understanding both our own and loved ones' attachment styles for the health of our relationships, what each of the 4 attachment styles is, and how attachment theory impacts our spirituality.
Check out these helpful books/resources Dr. Torben recommends on attachment theory:
How We Love by Milan & Kay Yerkovich
Wired for Dating by Stan Tatkin
Created for Connection by Sue Johnson
Dr. Torben Bergland is based in Silver Spring, Maryland and is originally from Norway. As a psychiatrist and psychotherapist, he has taken a special interest in working with patients with depression, anxiety, and personality disorders, as well as integrating relational, religious and existential perspectives in psychotherapy. He serves as the Associate Directors of the Health Ministries Department of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the global headquarter of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. with a special focus on mental health, and health and wellbeing of church workers.

Confronting A Friend

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03/18/22 • 58 min

In today's episode, Callie & David talk about the necessity of confrontation in friendships. Confrontation is often interpreted as being aggressive or negative, but in reality, confronting an issue is all about facing it in a truthful, mature, and respectful way in order to build a closer relationship. However, sometimes it's not our friends we need to confront first, but ourselves. Join the conversation to learn more about navigating this often difficult part of friendships!

Your Relationship With Your Story with Kevin Wilson (@crossculturechristian)

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11/26/21 • 57 min

The psychologist, Dan Allender once wrote "if we don’t tell our stories, our stories will tell us. Our stories impact us either unconsciously or consciously. It’s up to us to decide whether we’ll be passive recipients or active agents in the shaping of our lives.” In this episode, we have none other than the king of chai & storytelling, @crossculturechristian, Kevin Wilson, to help us learn how we can explore, own, and honor our individual stories. As he shares reflections on his story, be sure to find profound and relatable gems that you can apply to your own life and take action on today!
Kevin Wilson is a youth and young adult pastor at the Oceanside SDA Church who is passionate about helping people think meaningfully about life so that they can live their lives meaningfully. He describes himself as a “third-culture-kid” who grew up in Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United States. When he’s not ministering to his congregation, he spends time nurturing a growing tribe of 220K+ chai-loving friends across TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, by using chai as a medium for storytelling. He currently lives in San Diego, married to his best friend of 10 years and his fur-children Phoebe and Leo.

Your Relationship With Food with Dr. Margaret Nagib

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11/05/21 • 40 min

Food. It's something we all have in common, the world over must eat to live. Yet our food choices, habits, and preferences often tell a deeper and more complex story. In this episode, Dr. Margaret Nagib, a clinical psychologist specializing in treating eating disorders, takes us on a journey to understand how to assess our relationship with food and why it's crucial to do so for our well-being and the well-being of loved ones around us. Essentially, if you eat food, then this episode is for you.
More about Dr. Nagib (Instagram: @margaretnagib)
Dr. Margaret is a clinical psychologist specializing in Christian counseling, inner healing, personal and spiritual development as well as treating eating disorders, trauma, self-injury and mood disorders. She received her masters and doctorate in clinical psychology from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. and has also graduated from 2 years of Bethel Church’s Supernatural School of Ministry in Redding, CA.
In addition to serving clients in her private practice in downtown Wheaton, Dr. Nagib travels around the country and internationally providing seminars for various organizations and churches.
As an expert on emotional and spiritual wholeness, Dr. Nagib has written articles and been featured in several publications such as Relevant magazine, Addiction Professional, The American Association of Christian Counselors, and the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Nagib is also the author of Souls Like Stars: Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, Unveil Your Shine.

The Marriage Conversation & Pre-Engagement Counseling

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05/07/21 • 53 min

You've probably seen at least one of those cringeworthy "Top Marriage Proposal Rejections" videos and like us, you may, or may not, be wondering "How did they not see this coming?!". In today's episode, we talk about why we believe pre-engagement counseling is much more important than pre-marital counseling (though both are important!) coupled with the need for more open, honest, and regular conversations about marriage long before the proposal, especially if marriage is the end goal. Join us as we talk about:

When and how to have the marriage conversation while dating
Our struggles talking about marriage with each other
Why we chose to do pre-engagement counseling
7 key topics to discuss deeply before you get engaged

Trust: Too Little Or Too Much?

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04/09/21 • 54 min

In today's episode, we delve into why all lasting and meaningful relationships in life are founded on trust, however, in pursuit of this ideal, we found ourselves trusting too little and/or trusting too much. Join us as we share our personal "trust issues" as well as:

Reasons why we trust too little or too much
Why love doesn't always equate to trust
Why it's easier to break trust than to build it
4 proven ways to test if someone trustworthy and to build trust in your relationships

Expanding Your Dating Pool: How To Meet People IRL And Online

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03/03/23 • 70 min

In this episode, Callie and David share tips and insights on how to meet potential partners within and beyond your current circles. They discuss different places and spaces where many couples first meet but most significantly, they emphasize the importance of approaching dating with a mindset that prioritizes reasonable efforts over immediate results.

Sexpectations with Juliette Sweeney

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01/28/22 • 59 min

In today's episode, we're joined by Juliette Sweeney, an author, marriage & sex blogger, and trainee therapist, as we explore the importance of figuring out what unrealized, unexpressed, and unrealistic expectations each of us may have about sex, especially as they relate to our individual experience. Like in previous episodes, we'll uncover some deep-rooted sex myths as well as explore a few tools and mindset shifts to help us have healthier sexual conversations with ourselves and those we love.
Juliette Sweeney is an author, and the founder of both Really Married (reallymarried.co.uk) and Pen Therapy (pentherapy.co.uk). Juliette is also completing her Master's in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. As a trainee therapist who currently works with couples and individuals, Juliette aims to focus on helping couples within her own future private practice - specializing in sex therapy. Juliette has a strong passion for sex education from a Christian standpoint and ultimately aims to inspire the conversations that we all desperately need to have, but typically don't know where to begin.Follow Juliette's
Instagram: @reallymarried, @todayincolour, and @pentherapy.coBlog: https://reallymarried.co.uk
Book: Failing In Love: How failed relationships can lead to love at its finest

It's Not Your Turn (Your Relationship With Waiting) with Dr. Heather Thompson Day

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10/22/21 • 49 min

What do you do when it seems like everybody else is getting their breakthrough but you’re not? What is one important thing you're currently waiting on for life to get better?
Join our conversation with Dr. Heather Thompson Day, author of "It's Not Your Turn", as she shares what we can do to shape ourselves while waiting, so we are ready when it's our turn. So much wisdom for every single situation of life in this episode! If you enjoy it, please share the love with a friend and check out Dr. Heather's book!
Dr. Heather Thompson Day is an associate professor of communication at Andrews University, with a gift of inspiring young people through her speaking and writing. She's an author of 7 books including It’s Not Your Turn, and Confessions of a Christian Wife. . She's also the host of the Viral Jesus podcast and runs an online community called I’m That Wife which has over 200k followers. Heather resides in Michigan, with her husband, Seth Day, and their three children, London, Hudson, and Sawyer Day.
Follow Heather on
Instagram: @heatherthompsonday
Her website: heatherthompsonday.com

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