The Junkyard Love Podcast - 0107 with Marriage Coaches Meredith and Craig Bennett - Marriage Needs Sunlight and Water

0107 with Marriage Coaches Meredith and Craig Bennett - Marriage Needs Sunlight and Water

11/24/24 • 52 min

Meredith and Craig Bennett are relationship coaches. Awhile back, at the exact same time, they both left their corporate jobs to pursue being entrepreneurs - they jumped right into real estate, and bombed quickly. And it turned out to be exactly what they needed to head them down a road right back to themselves. They stop by The Junkyard Love Podcast to chat about their pillars for building a dream marriage, how to approach difficult conversations, tactical use of expression, examples of questions all marriages can ask, loss of intimacy, feeling disconnected, feeling like roommates, being intentional in our marriage, the art of working as a team, not getting lost in hyperbole, having a 200% marriage mindset, and more.

Here's a blip from their page:

"Through it all, we’ve developed a growth mindset, and grew exponentially as individuals, we built businesses, most of which sucked, got in the best shape of our lives in our forties, and did all of it while strengthening our marriage and making it bulletproof.
Our marriage is the foundation for everything else we build in our lives. It is a cheat code for life, and we believe that having that dialed in helps every other facet of life and that has become our passion.
Now we focus on helping other entrepreneurs live their dream life and that starts with having that rock-solid relationship where you don’t need to spend valuable time and energy repairing a relationship.
When you have that dialed in it only requires maintenance which leaves so much time and energy to focus on building the life and business of your dreams."

To checkout more from Meredith and Craig, start with their pages here:
https://roadoflifecoaching.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meredithandcraig
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyfCfgI3sbdpEMMZUDR93aA
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075941024162

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0108 with Author of 'The Human Idea' Anne Riley - Always Evolution Occurs

Anne Riley, armed with an MBA, scientific wit, experience in multiple industries, and the mind of a curious philosopher - has been on a lifelong quest to understand how humans logically fit into life's panorama. Spending much of her time studying the works of Charles Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould, and Michael Rothschild (among many others), and immersing herself in the basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, economics, and government - all gave her the foundation for a new way of thinking about humans - and has arrived with her new book to encapsulate these concepts - "The Human Idea - Earths Newest Ecosystem"
Anne's book flips humanity's attention upon itself and builds to uncover the essence of what it means to be human. This podcast episode explores the profound inquiries of why we are here and how our capacity for thought distinguishes us from other species. Riley invites us on a journey through the tapestry of life, blending scientific acumen with philosophical depth to illuminate how the survival tactics refined over eons can inform our modern challenges. Discover in Anne's book "The Human Idea":
The Ecosystem of Life: Insights into the vast web of life that connects us all, tracing our evolutionary path to understand our place within it.
The Power of Ideas: Exploring the uniquely human trait of ideation, fostering both our greatest triumphs and our most pressing dilemmas.
The Ideasphere: Riley's innovative concept of the ideasphere, a lens through which we can view human society and leverage this understanding for sustainable progress.

Anne Riley's narrative is more than a contemplation on our origins; it's a clarion call for our future. Facing existential crises like climate change and social divides, "The Human Idea" provides a blueprint for harnessing nature's lessons to forge a path toward a more harmonious existence. Join us for this enlightening conversation, about the human ecosystem. Episode 108 with Anne Riley - Always Evolution Occurs.

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For more on Anne, checkout her pages here:
https://www.thehumanidea.com/
https://www.instagram.com/anne_riley_ideasphere/?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-riley-656b0125a/

The Junkyard Love Podcast - 0107 with Marriage Coaches Meredith and Craig Bennett - Marriage Needs Sunlight and Water

Transcript

Jacob00:00:08.639

The recording is in progress, she says. Better conversations with our Hello, Meredith. Hello, Craig. Welcome to the Junkyard Love podcast. I'm really happy you're here.

Meredith00:00:16.934

Thanks, Jacob. We're thrilled to be here.

Craig00:00:18.614

So happy to be here, Jacob. Thank you.

Jacob00:00:20.295

Yeah. Yeah. I've, I've really enjoyed just kind of