The Connected Life

In part one of this deeply emotional and impactful two-part series, Justin and his best friend Marcus share stories of a radically loving God. Reflecting on their own experiences, they shine a light on how the intimate knowledge of a good and present God has far-reaching emotional and physical impacts. Through miraculous stories of God’s faithfulness and intervention, they remind the world that we’re not alone, left to figure it all out on our own. 

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Creating connected relationships where we feel like we’re authentic and thriving can seem difficult for many of us. Underlying issues that we don’t understand within ourselves can get in the way of having the experiences we desire. At the center of these difficulties are often codependent behavior patterns that affect an estimated 90 percent of the American population. 

In this episode, Abi and her best friend Pietze explore codependency and its impact. They discuss two of its main forms, how it’s an adaptive behavior we learn to survive, and ways it limits our authenticity. They also share powerful insights on breaking free from these unhelpful patterns that can redefine how you experience relationships altogether!

If you want to be more authentic and get a better understanding of yourself, while getting some killer tips on how to create ideal connections, this is a MUST listen to episode!

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We’ve all lost relationships at some point in our lives. Whether we created the disconnection, they did, or we both played a role, those losses can be difficult and messy. Sadly, these losses can seemingly leave us worse off than if we never knew the person, but what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

In this episode Abi and Justin shine a light on powerful approaches to relational loss. They take a look at having gratitude for what was, how our grief matters, ways to have compassion for others, and surrendering what we think relationships need to be. Justin shares how you can make the most out of the love that existed in even the messiest relational endings. Abi discusses the ways some of us simply have incompatible triggers. Together they explore what relationships might look like through an eternal perspective.

If you want to learn how to get better at dealing with loss, this episode is chock full of golden nuggets. Don’t miss out!

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For many of us, our beliefs around spirituality and faith can lead us to heightened levels of anxiety and mental torment, without even realizing it. Our thoughts on God can induce looping mental gymnastics that keep us feeling unlovable and fearful of impending doom. Obsessive-compulsive thoughts of needing to be perfect, in order to please God, can rob us of peace and a life filled with goodness. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this episode friend and fellow Life Consultant Rachel Hughes joins Abi and Justin to address spiritual OCD and paranoia that comes from having a broken view of God. They look at ways trauma and attachment play a role in our approach to faith, the impact of ideas about God that oppose goodness, and the role looming punishment plays in robbing us of peace. Lastly, they discuss how an understanding of a God that has unrelenting love grounds us in peace, while restoring a sense of connection that is vital to having a sound mind.

If you’ve ever battled with finding peace in your expression of faith, this episode might shine a light on some of the reasons that keep you from feeling settled and confident in your spiritual journey. Don’t miss out!

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Connection is tricky. For some, distance in a relationship seems terrifying, leaving us feeling abandoned and alone. For others, a consistent sense of being close can feel overwhelming, resulting in feeling pulled on and suffocated. Either way, it can lead to unnecessary relational breakdowns when we lack the proper education. Understanding secure attachments can be a game changer!

In part two of this two-parter, Abi is joined again by her lifelong best friend Pietze as they continue to create clarity around attachments. They take a deep dive into secure attachments, how a balance of closeness and independence is extremely healthy, and steps to people can take to foster a feeling of safety in any relationship!

This two-part episode has the potential to change your relationship dynamics forever. Don’t miss out!

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Creating functional and healthy relationships can feel like a mystery. It’s easy to believe we’re broken and don’t do connection well. But what if understanding our attachment system could redefine how we relate, create compassion for others, and improve our relationships? 

In part one of this two-part episode, Abi sits down with her lifelong best friend Pietze to discuss attachment styles. They explore attachment theory, how attachment styles develop, and how these styles can wreak havoc on relationships. Together they vulnerably share about the messes they’ve made through not understanding this in their own world. Lastly, they highlight the impact of attachment styles on our connection to God, how we can feel closer to Him, and how healthy attachments can repair the most broken parts of our stories.

If you want more clarity on relationships and hope to develop healthy connections, this two-part series will rock your world!

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In this story of life, death, and rebirth Abi sits down with Justin to discuss his week-long expedition with breath and cold plunge master Wim Hof. Justin candidly shares about his process of being pushed to the brink of his body's capacity, the fear of death he faced, and the healing from trauma he found in the arms of an unlikely person. In the afterglow of his journey, Justin fondly reflects on a community of strangers that fostered radical love that paved the way for a restorative healing experience.

If you want to hear an inspiring story that reminds you how good humanity can really be, this is a MUST listen to episode!

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What if a vulnerable conversation could be enough to foster the comfort needed to relieve panic and anxiety? Many of us have history’s littered with painful and traumatic moments that impact our everyday lives. On difficult days, sometimes a loving presence and caring questions are just enough to free us from our funk, while bringing repair to parts of our past.

In this episode Justin sits down with a grumpy gal named Abi, who isn’t in the mood to do a podcast. Through thoughtful questions, Justin navigates Abi’s swirl of emotions until they’re able to shine a light on moments of trauma needing love and attention. Through a vulnerable recap of her history, Abi slowly softens until tender tears can be expressed. In this vulnerable and live healing experience, Justin and Abi discuss the impact of trauma on a person’s life and model the simple, yet profound ways we can support someone we love in the midst of their messiness.

If you’ve ever wanted to see a practical example of loving someone in a painful moment, without having to fix them, this episode is an informative roadmap filled with truth, transparency, and tenderness. Watch it now, your loved ones will thank you later.

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In 2011 Brene Brown launched a cultural shifting TED Talk called The Power of Vulnerability. Now, with over 20 million views, her clinical research has validated what an entire emotional health industry had been spending years trying to help the world understand, that vulnerability is a vital key to connection and happiness. The question is, if it’s so vital, how do we practically express vulnerability? 

In this episode Abi and Justin share about misperceptions of what people believe is vulnerability, while shining a light on practical ways to live vulnerably and build deeper connections. They open up about the fears they’ve had to face in order to live vulnerably while highlighting the incredible ways vulnerability has changed their lives.  Lastly, they discuss the powerful role that boundaries play in creating a balanced life of vulnerability and how anyone can grow this impactful emotional muscle.

Whether you’re new to this concept, or a seasoned vet, this episode has thought-provoking ideas that are an invitation to create a life full of hope, healing, and goodness! Don’t miss out.

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We’ve all had times where we followed our intuition and it didn’t work out the way we hoped it would. For many of us these kinds of disappointments can lead to not trusting ourselves. This breakdown in trust can feel like a safer route, but more often than not the consequences of not following our intuition can be a mundane life filled with regrets. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this episode Justin and Abi talk about he impact of following your intuition. They share hopeful stories of how their intuition paid off and stories where they got it wrong, yet found beauty in the midst of mistakes. They discuss the reasons people don’t follow their intuition, the price you’ll pay in order to do so, and what you’ll gain by connecting in.

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At a young age many of us find ourselves losing our innocence through situations that leave us feeling unsafe. In order to protect ourselves, slowly over time, we unconsciously fortify our hearts. In the process we disconnect from a source of joy and wonder that is at the epicenter of creativity and life, in hopes of avoiding pain. In doing so we find ourselves living a mediocre existence. But what if it doesn’t have to be that way?

In this episode Justin and Abi shine a light on the child within. They discuss the reasons we find ourselves shut down to the goodness life has to offer, the ways we can reconnect, and beautiful aspects of what life can look like when safety is restored to our hearts.

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Disconnections in relationships are normal and to be expected. Yet, for many of us, the disconnections we often saw modeled to us growing up didn’t end well. For so many, the experiences we’ve been exposed to are filled with unresolved pain that ends in further distance or no acknowledgement of the real problems at all. Because of this, being present in other people’s conflict can be anxiety inducing, sending us into fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responses. But what if we could sit down in the midst of someone’s messiness and realize that everything can truly be okay?

In this very candid episode Abi and Justin have taken their gloves off and they’re ready to brawl. While sitting down to record a new podcast episode they find themselves disagreeing about the content, sending them into a triggered meltdown, and an adult time out. After sending their producer home, they bravely return to the studio to discuss their disconnect in real time in front of the cameras. In a moment that could be utter disaster, they share their unfiltered feelings as they pursue reconnection and discuss the ways they’ve grown in conflict.

If you’ve ever had trouble reconnecting in a relationship you’ll find this episode deeply relatable and freeing. Come take a listen and let the high stakes in conflict melt away!

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Our time on earth is limited and facing the reality of our mortality can feel scary or morbid. We can easily place our deaths in the back of our minds where we imagine them far off in some distant future and forget how precious each moment truly is. In the end of another person’s life it’s realistic to reflect not only on how they spent it, but also how we’re spending the incredible gift we’ve been given.

In this episode Abi and Justin sit down to discuss the recent loss of Abi’s Uncle Johnny. Abi vulnerably shares about the sad, yet beautiful and redemptive ending to John’s story that left her facing grief while finding healing. Together they celebrate how Johnny lived his life and reflect on the simple yet powerful ways his love left an impact on this world. Lastly, they reminisce about individual moments they had with him while exploring the what a life well lived can look like.

If you’re wanting to feel what it’s like to experience beauty and redemption in the midst of tragedy, this episode will melt your heart and bring you comfort. Don’t miss out!

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We’ve all found ourselves feeling an ache and an anger when we see and hear stories of injustice and violation perpetuated by people in authority, especially when we admire them. There are countless stories of abuse of power throughout all of our human institutions. This messiness can leave us feeling disillusioned and cause us to live reactive. But, what if we could foster a responsive lifestyle that creates healing, while addressing a course correction?

In this episode Justin and Abi take a look at a recent clergy abuse scandal that left many feeling rocked to the core. Justin shares how this scandal has shined a fresh spotlight on the abuse he suffered and buried years ago. He discusses his response to seeking justice while addressing the check engine lights that could help avert these kind of disasters in every system. Together they examine the effects of power differentials in any institution, what unconventional justice can look like, and how healthy expressions of having a voice can bring repair to our suffering.

If you’ve been impacted by the moral failings of others or participated in a moral failure that hurt others, this episode will be a fresh and empowering conversation that has the power to begin to restore hope in humanity.

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We all have histories laced with difficulties that leave an impact on us. Often times the people that play a role in perpetuating pain are the ones that matter most to us. In our formative years these experiences have a tendency to leave an imprint that lasts a lifetime. It’s reasonable to want to pass judgment on those people and events, while swearing to never be or do them, but in doing so we often find ourselves replicating a cycle we’re not so proud of. But what if letting go of our judgements and accepting we’re equally messy is a vital step to healing and repair?

In this episode Justin is joined by friend and fellow Life Consultant Rachel Hughes. Rachel shares about the repercussions of growing up in home with a bi-polar parent. She discusses her mental breakdown in her youth, the vows she’s made to never be like her parent, the ways she mirrored her childhood in her marriage, and the road paved with humility, forgiveness, and compassion that was necessary to find resolve within herself.

In a world filled with trauma, tragedy, and messiness, this episode holds keys to restoring dignity and innocence to our humanity and to those around us. If you’re wanting love to triumph in the midst of darkness, this episode is just what you’re looking for!

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Often times we find ourselves in unnecessary conflict all because of miscommunications. This can leave us feeling misunderstood, judged, and defeated. As humans we all have the ability to talk, but rarely are we trained in how to successfully communicate. It’s easy to feel like we’re the only ones having a tough time. But we’re not alone, and honing one simple technique can easily leave us feeling like relational rockstars!

In part two of this incredible two part series Abi and Justin take a deep dive into practical ways to implement narration into your communication style. They share tangible examples that make it easy to apply narration at home, with friends, in the work place, and in most circumstances you might find yourself in.

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Experiencing connection or conflict in most relationships usually comes down to one foundational issue, communication. Communication is at the epicenter of all human relationships, making it one of the most vital topics necessary to understand if we hope to be successful in our exchanges with one another. Unfortunately, most of us rarely consider the ways our communication style is affecting us getting the results we so desperately desires. But what if there were a few simple tweaks to the way we communicate that could dramatically altar the experiences we were having while getting us what we so deeply desired way more often?

In this episode Justin and Abi dive into one the greatest communication hacks they’ve ever experienced. They discuss the ways their communication style has been disastrous, how their words have been detrimental towards one another, and practical steps they’ve taken to change the way they share and show up with each other. Lastly they give tips on how to implement this phenomenal communication hack into your own life so you can start building bridges, instead of burning them to the ground.

If you’re wanting to have successful conversations that lead to deeper connections where you feel heard and understood, while better hearing and understanding others, this episode is a GAME CHANGER!

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It’s easy for many of us to find ourselves surviving seasons of life. As we pass through difficulties we can often find ourselves looking toward what the future brings without taking time to examine what was. But what if a healthy reflection of what we’ve been through is vital to framing the way we approach our future?

In this episode Justin and Abi review their last season of life. They discuss how eliminating black and white thinking helps them to extract the beauty out of their circumstances, while creating room to properly grieve the difficulties. They share how judgements they’ve held towards their experiences have hindered the way they encounter love, while also examining the ways embracing their difficulties has been a gift that has grown them in the best of ways. Lastly, they share how healthy reflection can create an empowering narrative that forms the grit and resilience necessary to step into some of their deepest desires and dreams.

If you’re wanting to develop a hopeful lifestyle that will create sustainable peace regardless of the situations you face, this episode is monumental in doing so!

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For many of us it’s easy to live life from one day to the next getting bogged down by the demands and drama that we believe require our attention. We can get lost in goals and achievements, while finding ourselves missing out on vital moments that are designed to impact us and the world around us. But what happens when we take time to slow down and reflect on the love that we’ve received and given?

In this powerful Christmas episode, Justin and Abi reflect on ways that love has been gifted to them through experiences with other people as well as the ways they’ve participated in loving others. They share how love is never wasted, even when relationships get messy or they’re only momentary. Through answering 7 simple questions they model how you can connect to the beauty this life has to offer while making the most out of the love the exists all around you!

If you’re wanting to have a beautiful experience that inspires you as you step into the coming New Year, this episode is a fantastic way to make that happen!

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When we look at the difficulties in our lives, and see the suffering in the world, it’s easy to feel like we’ve been abandoned and left all alone to survive. But what if in the midst of all the messiness there’s a God that’s always with us and deeply cares about us?

In this episode Abi and Justin discuss the ways a good and radically loving God found His way into our humanity, starting by tangibly stepping into the human condition, and then further extending Himself into our individual experiences. They reflect on beautiful moments in their own journey where God connected to them through people, nature, circumstances, and miracles. Lastly, they discuss how our pain and suffering can blind us to God’s involvement and how looking back on our story, with curious wonder, can often reveal the places He was especially close when we couldn’t understand or see it.

If you need encouragement and a friendly reminder that your life matters, this episode will give you confidence that you’re not alone while shining a light on goodness in the most difficult circumstances. Don’t miss out!

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For most of us the idea of failure is filled with a sense of dread. It’s often associated with shame, punishment, and disconnection. It often feels like is says something negative about who we are. But what if failure wasn’t an abusive bully, but rather a friendly mentor rooting for us to succeed?

In this episode Abi and Justin are joined by their good friend and owner of The Adventure Challenge, Bryant Ellis. Bryant discusses the toxic relationship many of us have with failure, the misconceptions that people have about it, and how failure became an intimate friend that has been foundational to his success. Together they share ways they’ve all grown through their failures and how a few simple changes in your perspective can forever alter the way you experience life.

If you want to gain confidence and create momentum, this episode will help you adjust the way you see your messiest moments while giving you the courage to try things you’ve only dreamed of. Don’t miss out!

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Every family system comes with its own mess. Every sibling finds themselves playing a role whether it’s assigned to them or they unconsciously take it on. Through these roles pain is perpetuated. In an environment where we should feel most known, we can feel the least seen. But what if our our siblings could be catalytic to feeling loved and understood?

In this episode Justin takes a fascinating behind the scenes look into a family of twelve through the eyes of three siblings on independent journey’s of emotional healing. Katie, Sarah, and Phillip open up about the roles they played in a large family, the different ways they react to conflict and pain, and the process of rediscovering each other as adults. Katie shares vulnerably about the difficulties of being a “parentified” child and, in an incredibly touching and heartfelt moment, Sarah and Phillip take time to acknowledge Katie in her pain of being the oldest.

If you have siblings and have ever wanted a better connection with them, this episode will inspire you to have hope and to take steps towards repair with yourself and the ones you love and long to know.

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We all have certain expectations of what our lives should look like both in the long term and the day to day. These expectations can often get us stuck in ways of living that leave us having an experience that can feel boring and mediocre. Change can be scary and disappointment can feel overwhelmingly painful, but can the unexpected actually be an invitation to pivot into an abundant life that gets fully lived?

In this episode Justin and Abi open up about detours that became divine pivots in their lives. They share about unforeseen moments of pain and difficulty that changed their trajectory, their choices not to resist, and the resilience it produced. They discuss how childlike wonder takes moments of suffering and transforms them into opportunities to discover the truth of our being. Lastly, they explore the ways mystery and intrigue are vital to creating memorable lives just like they are to making great movies.

If you’re looking for an episode that will help you take the messiest moments of life and turn them into encouraging opportunities, this episode is JUST FOR YOU!

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When it comes to success and self-help books, gratitude is often identified as a foundational key to the achievements and wellbeing of any individual. It’s often suggested that gratitude plays a crucial role in the experience of happiness and joy a person has. But what if having gratitude  transcends just having a good life and is vital to an eternal experience?

In this Thanksgiving episode Justin sits down with Jonny Duffield to discuss gratitude from a unique angle. After much research and contemplation, Justin shares his eternal take on life, leaving Jonny to rethink many aspects of his perspective. Together they explore the necessity of building gratitude like a muscle, our addiction to misery, and the reasons we’re here on earth. Lastly they tackle the subject of pain, the gifts that are waiting to be extracted out of every circumstance, no matter how messy it may be, and the ways gratitude can redeem even the worst situations.

If you’re ready to be challenged, and wanting to make drastic shifts to the way you experience life, this episode is an invitation, packed with life altering perspective, to start seeing the world through a fresh and liberating lens. Don’t miss a second of it!

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Creating a life of wholeness isn’t for the faint of heart. Choosing to foster change and development can feel like a lonely road. The process is difficult and the end result is never perfection. No matter how much we grow, messiness is always part of our human experience. But the beauty of the journey is that we don’t have to do it alone!

In this Episode Abi and Justin chat with two friends that found each other in Life Consulting MasterClass, Amy and Emily. The two share about their emotional healing process and its impact on their families, how they became friends in the program, the risky decision to have a family vacation with one another, and the powerful ways they’ve grown over the last year. Amy describes the shocking response her son gave her after she had a meltdown and Emily opens up about one of the most transformational moments of her adult life.

If you love hearing relatable stories that inspire you to take risks and break out of the box you’ve created for yourself, this episode is just what you’re looking for!

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We’ve all had friendships where we’ve hurt others and they’ve hurt us. This is an inescapable part of humanity. When our messiness collides friendships can break us in a way that causes us to want to shut down and shut off towards connection. But what if there was love in friendships that could make us and restore the places that seemed permanently broken?

In this episode Abi and Justin sit down with Desiree and Karen, two friends that found each other in Life Consulting MasterClass. Des and Karen discuss the necessary risks involved in building a new friendship, the beauty of not having to fix each other, and the power of having a strong sense of self. They also explore the impact of being in a safe environment and how the tools they’ve developed have been foundational to being completely honest. Together they share how their friendship has been vital to repairing and redeeming their past experiences.

If you’ve ever needed hope for friendships, this episode will give you insight into what a friendship could be and perspective on ways that connection can heal you. This inspiring episode is a must!

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There are seasons in all of our lives where we feel so broken that we’re willing to do almost anything to stop the pain. For many of us, being willing to allow love to have an impact on us is often the last thing we want to do. The exposure we feel when we begin to trust others with our stories, and our hearts, can feel so terrifying that it seems nearly impossible to say yes to. But what happens when we feel so safe in a community that we choose to risk letting our walls down?

In this episode Abi sits down with two unlikely friends, Ryan and Phillip, an oil field worker and an environmentalist, to discuss how they found common ground in a wildly diverse community. The two share their journey of learning how to be their most authentic selves through letting others love them. Ryan opens up about his tragic loss and Phillip shares the story of his near death experience in heaven that forever changed the way Ryan sees life.

This episode will leave you in tears as you hear how a community of kind and loving people can create a safe enough environment to redeem even the most broken circumstances. You WON’T want to miss out!

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In a culture of achievement, productivity, and purpose, it’s possible to create a world where we’ve achieved our dreams, yet still feel like we’re missing out on life. The internal drive we have towards an end goal can be filled with chaos, while peace is nothing more than an idea far in the distance. But what if we could experience a successful life built on rest and connection?

In this episode Abi and Justin are joined by their friends and LCMC students Carly and Amos. Carly and Amos share about their lifestyle of radical love and entrepreneurship that has been full of accomplishment and impact, yet they’ve found themselves in burn out. They discuss the ways they’ve felt alone and trapped in the midst of an amazing life, and how the journey of learning to feel and connect to themselves has lead to living a whole spectrum lifestyle. 

If you’re wanting to silence the chaos and get the most out of your time on earth, this episode will challenge you to rethink your approach, while inspiring you with practical ideas on how to find peace and enjoyment right now! Don’t miss a second of it.

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For many of us, when considering letting people into our lives, they’re either all in or all out. Progressively letting people into our hearts is rare and when we do gradually let them in, we rarely have clarity on the terms governing the relationship. Because of this we can often feel anxious or easily betrayed, but what if the connections we build could be created around more deliberate conditions?

In this episode Justin and Abi explore the reasons they let people close to them, how they navigate setting expectations for others and themselves, what they do when a relationship needs adjusting, and how clarity creates a lifestyle of stability.

If you want to feel powerful in relationships, while expressing a heart of love and care for others, this episode is a must!

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Many of us believe that creating a successful life is centered around outward goals and actions. Though this can yield favorable results, the end product can often feel empty and pointless. But what if deliberately posturing our heart in ways that ignite connection, creativity, and hope were just as vital to actually experiencing a sense of fulfillment?

In part two of this two part series Justin and Abi take a look at 8 fundamental  qualities that are necessary in the way we approach life if we want to feel and create a life well lived. They share how now matter where we’re at economically, socially, or relationally, we can all foster a life that feels abundant and purposeful.

If you want to create a life that feels like it’s worth living, this two part series is perfect for challenging your paradigm and helping you to create new habits! 

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Success is often defined in the broader culture by enormous amounts of wealth, power, and notoriety. While this idea of success can feel tempting, it isn’t necessarily fulfilling to most people. At the heart of success is a sense of fulfillment unique to every individual’s life. And although it’s a unique experience, there are components that universally play a part in every person’s creation of it.

In this two part series Justin and Abi sit down to discuss key foundations to creating a lifestyle of success. In part one they take a look at practical action steps every individual can take to experience the life they want to create. Though it’s easy to get stuck in our ways and believe we are the way we are, the qualities described in this episode are something every person can develop.

If you’re wanting to get clarity on ways you can move your life closer to reflecting the hopes and dreams of your heart, this two part series is right up your alley!

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In part two of this two part series Justin and Abi’s close friend, fellow Life Consultant, and clinical psychologist Ruth Outram joins the conversation once again.

In this episode Ruth takes us deeper into the impact of her belief system on her financial wellbeing. She shares about her battle with shame and the intolerable emotions she fought to avoid like anxiety and worry. She also discusses her practical process of rewiring her beliefs through deliberate actions. Together they tackle the common humanity we all share in our struggles, the difference between avoidance and hyper-fixation, and how having a healthy view of God’s nature can dramatically shift your life from lack to abundance. Lastly they take a look at the power of celebrating our victories while refusing to quit in any area of development.

If you’re wanting relief and clarity on your approach to finances, or want a healthy approach to rewiring any part of your belief system, this episode is right up your alley!

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Money is a tricky topic for many people. Conversations around finances are often taboo and filled with shame and condemnation. If we have too little of it, we feel like a failure, if we have too much of it, we feel guilty. It’s easy to live feeling like a prisoner to our emotions about money, but what if we could feel powerful and at peace with our finances?

In this episode Justin and Abi are joined by their good friend and fellow Life Consultant Ruth Outram. Ruth opens up about her childhood and shares how the dynamics of her house shaped her view of finances. Together they discuss the places we disconnect from financial issues, the impeding doom many people feel regarding their futures, the ways we try to find safety through money, and the tremendous hope there is to correct all the things that feel broken and overwhelming.

If you’re wanting to get emotional resolve and redefine your relationship with money, this episode will help set you on the path to making simple, yet powerful decisions that will impact your emotions and your bank account. You won’t want to miss a second of it!

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Our attraction to others can often feel confusing and complicated. For many of us it’s easy to judge ourselves for the things we don’t understand about our desires. Without a better understanding of how we function it’s easy to create conclusions about ourselves and our identities. But what if clarity about our attraction and sexuality could break shame and bring freedom?

In this episode Abi and Justin sit down with their good friend Ruth Outram, a clinical psychologist training to get her doctorate, to discuss the dynamics of attraction. Ruth shares how attraction is so much more than the limited view that culture has painted. She discusses the differences between adaptive and proceptive attraction and how being able to have curiosity with yourself and your attraction helps you to go on an authentic exploration of yourself, without the shaming shoulds.

If you’re wanting a better understanding of yourself, and the way you romantically connect in relationships, this episode will help you have a more healthy approach and a perspective that will help break shame. Don’t miss out!

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Can you imagine a world where you feel like a champ at fostering repair in conflict? When disconnection hits a relationship it can be really jarring. Without tools to reconnect we can feel overwhelmed, anxious, and out of control. It’s easy to feel like we’re failing, or just getting by. Sometimes, it can even feel hopeless and irreparable. But what if there were a few foundational principles that could set you up to feel like a boss at repair?

In this episode Justin and Abi share about the failings and victories they’ve had in conflict with each other. They process the ways personal ownership, empathy, and compassion are vital to establishing a sense of safety and care fundamental to repairing a divide. They dive into the practical necessity of self-awareness and how narrating our inner emotions and intentions can be a game changer in difficult conversations. Lastly they discuss how we can become empowered in the repair process and feel successful regardless of how others show up.

If you’re wanting a practical approach to feel more confident in conflict, this episode will lower the stakes and give you a better understanding of yourself and others! You won’t want to miss it!

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We all desire a life filled with healthy connections. Unfortunately, the way we relate to others stops us from having the fulfillment we hope for. Oftentimes we assume the intent of other’s words, actions, and decisions. These judgements leave massive room for misinterpretation, creating chaos and disconnection. But what if something as simple as curiosity could restore working relationships, friendships, families, and marriages?

In this episode Justin and Abi explore reasons as to why we often lean towards assumptions rather than curiosity. They discuss how our interpretation of the emotional energy people emit isn’t always indicative of their thoughts, feelings, and actions. They share ways our assumptions may not only be incorrect, but also damaging to ourselves and others. Together  they paint a picture of how curiosity can be a breeding ground for grace, where healing and love can abound.

If you’re wanting to foster a life of love, vulnerability, and intimacy, this episode will give you a major building block to create the foundation you need!

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As humans, we have an immense capacity to do damage to ourselves and the ones we love. The darkness of our decisions can leave our lives bankrupt and seemingly beyond redemption. With no where to run, and no one to run to, it’s easy to understand why many people give up all together. But, what happens when a miracle working Creator graciously intervenes in the most seemingly hopeless circumstances? 

In this episode, Justin sits down at a Wyoming Men’s retreat for an awe-inspiring interview with a very special guest named Mike. Mike shares candidly about his history riddled with abuse, violence, and drugs. He opens up about the scandalous love of his Creator that met him at the brink of death and the undeserved grace that left him living in one of the most expensive zip codes in all of America.

This episode is a hope filled reminder that the most broken situations can be turned into beautiful stories of restoration and redemption. No matter how much we’ve messed up, none of us are too far gone that we can’t find our way to an abundant life through grace. If you only listen to one episode this year, let this be the one!

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What if it was possible to experience happiness and deep connection to yourself and others in the midst of illness? If we’ve been alive long enough, there’s a good chance that we, or a loved one, have been affected by some form of sickness. For many of us, the battle with health complications can take a toll not only our bodies, but on our emotions and the emotions of the ones we love. Sickness can leave people feeling disconnected and broken in many ways, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this episode Jonny and Pietze join the conversation to discuss their process of navigating Pietze’s chronic health issues. They shine a light on the power of being honest about the circumstances, how triggers can intensify the trauma surrounding sickness, and how finding compassion for yourself and the person you love is vital to creating connection and hope in difficult times. 

If you’re wanting a dose of encouragement and wisdom on how to navigate circumstances that are beyond your control, while deepening the connection with the people you love the most, this episode is just what you’re looking for!

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What if it’s possible to experience and express life in a way that leaves a fulfilling impact on us and the ones we love the most? For many of us, life can feel like a painful and mundane prison sentence that we’re forced to survive. Along the way we lose our spark of innocence and joy. It’s easy to believe that this is just the way life is, but what if it’s meant to be so much more?

In this episode Justin and Abi dive into a vision casting conversation about the future of The Connected Life. They discuss the hope they have for all listeners to break free from apathy and experience a life filled with repair and redemption. They explore the possibilities of what a connected life could truly yield. Together they cast vision for the miraculous ways the knowledge of a loving creator can ignite adventure and create a beautiful story out of the messiest parts of our humanity.

If you’re wanting a dose of encouragement that will help shatter limitations, while igniting a spark of hope for a for an engaging and fulfilled life, this episode is just what you’re looking for!

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Fostering an environment of love and connection within a community isn't easy. Creating a culture of authentic and powerful people requires a commitment to humility that can leave room for misunderstandings, judgments, and loss, leaving us wondering if it’s even worth it. But what happens when emotional healing paves the way for miraculous experiences that change the course of our lives forever?

In one of the most inspiring episodes to date, Tiffany Matthews, co-senior leader of The Gate Church, joins the conversation to share the story of her emotional health revival and the impact it had on her community as a spiritual leader. She opens up about the difficulties of finding her voice in her marriage and as a leader, the pains of stewarding an evolving culture, and how emotional health is a foundational spiritual practice that sets the stage for literal miracles that create compounding healing and freedom.

If you’re wanting to hear a story that shatters the boxes of mundane living, this episode is an invitation to a miraculous lifestyle that blows the ceiling off what you thought was possible. You definitely won’t want to miss this conversation!

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What if our resistance to the inevitable was a root of unnecessary suffering and trauma? Often life has a way of delivering us circumstances that are different than we imagined. It’s easy to attempt to resist the reality in front of us in hopes of things changing, but they rarely do. Finding our power in all situations is possible and highly likely if we're willing to make simple adjustments to our approach.  

In this episode Jonny and Pietze join the conversation once again to discuss the ways our circumstances are working for us if we’re willing to embrace the truth of what is. They talk about the process of learning to make peace with and participate powerfully in situations that aren’t ideal. They examine how a denial of reality perpetuates problems, creates chaos, and limits resolution, while acknowledging reality creates a sense of safety in our bodies and clarity in our minds.

If you’re wanting more peace, hope, and joy as you navigate and overcome the obstacles in your life, this episode is just what you need to make that a reality!

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Many of us are unknowingly living in resistance to the healing process, and for good reason. Awakening to the reality of our lives feels uncomfortable and scary. Often times we fear experiences and feelings that we hope to avoid. But what if the things we’re scared of having to face are already happening and denial is simply keeping us from getting out of the hell we’re already living in?

In this episode Jonny and Pietze join Justin and Abi to discuss the price we have to pay in order to experience an abundant life. They explore the necessity of vulnerability in relationships and the impact love has on healing. They talk about the power of humble ownership and fostering a culture where it’s safe and normal to be imperfect. They redefine success in the healing journey while dismantling the myth that perfection is the end goal. Together they share how the power of forgiveness is revealed in the acknowledgment of our messiness. As we accept that perfect people don’t need a perfect God, but imperfect people do, radical love restores us to the truth of who we were always created to be.

If you’re wanting to gain hope, clarity, and confidence as you’re working through the craziness of life, this episode is just what you need to lower the stakes and get equipped to keep moving forward!

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For most of us, managing our emotions is often the most difficult thing we face in life. We all have tendencies to react in ways that don’t represent our intentions, or our heart towards others. For parents, attempting to guide children through their emotions is especially difficult. But what if there was a way to navigate our feelings well and model behavior that could change the trajectory of a child’s emotional wellbeing?

In part 4 of this series Jonny and Pietze return to help foster an understanding of how to develop a deep self-awareness and create clarity on emotional escalation. They lay a practical foundation to help parents and children identify their emotions, while discussing how to get a healthy release from overwhelming feelings. They discuss ways to create safety within ourselves that will help cultivate safety for others. 

If you want to create a thriving environment where you better understand yourself, and can communicate your emotions more clearly, this episode will equip young and old alike with practical and empowering steps to do so!

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Anxiety is a universal human experience. Most of us are unequipped to know how to navigate and overcome it. Many of us learn at a young age how to dissociate, stuff the fear, and numb out. The long term affects are disconnection, panic attacks, and destructive coping mechanisms. But, what if families could get equipped with tools to move through anxiety and establish a culture of regulation and peace?

In part 3 of this series Jonny and Pietze return to share about their process of tackling anxiety in their home. They look at the affects of their own emotions on their children, the ways they foster safety, and how they found their power as a parent in overwhelming circumstances. They discuss how they’ve compassionately responded to their kids anxiety, while helping them to develop resilience and fortitude to move through difficulties. Together they graciously examine the hurdles we all face as we learn to move through anxiety in the midst of our messiness.

If you’ve ever battled with anxiety you’re not alone. This episode will help you to connect with compassion for yourself, your childhood, and others, while highlighting ways to engage the world moving forward.

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With the overwhelming demands of life, most parents can barely survive their own emotions, let alone navigate their children’s ups and downs. It’s natural to want to train a child to be compliant, but what if the long-term results were emotionally stunted adults who are incapable of processing through emotions? What if there was an approach that could build trust and partnership, while creating lasting success for years to come?

In part 2 of this series Jonny and Pietze invite us to join their Disneyland trip from hell, where everything that could go wrong did, but it didn’t cripple the families connection. They share about their failed attempts to manage their emotions, while navigating the kids’ unavoidable meltdowns. They explore the difference between compliance and resilience and how to move through an emotion rather than staying stuck in it. They discuss how resistance to accept the reality of a circumstance only intensifies problems. They give practical examples of taking ownership for their mistakes and how modeling this impacts the family. Lastly, they shine light on how your worst moments can become the greatest keys to developing safety and connection for everyone!

If you’re wanting to become a healthy and empowered person that can create a loving and safe environment for your friends and family, this series will give you practical examples and tools necessary to get the process rolling!

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No family is without its messiness. Most homes have their cycles of intensity, silence, disconnection, and chaos. Emotions are either shut down or dominate the culture. But what if there was hope to rewire even the most difficult situations and establish healthy expressions of emotions and ways to relate?

In part 1 of this series, Pietze and Jonny join the show. They talk with Justin and Abi about their process of creating a connected family in the midst of chaotic life circumstances that were beyond their control. They discuss how practical steps can empower parents to make a lasting change in themselves and their children, without losing the house to domination or passivity. They cast vision for how regulation techniques can create healing and connection between spouses, while establishing a culture vital to the success of every family.

Through hearing what humble ownership, compassion, and loving parenting can look like, this episode is an invitation to a healing experience for every listener.

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For most of us, fulfillment is something that hangs from a string, off in the distance, just out of our grasp. We wait  until the stars have aligned, and our list of expectations have been checked off, in order to be happy. Until then, we live dissatisfied and frustrated about the life right in front of us. But, what if it was possible to come alive to the goodness right now?

In this episode Pietze and Jonny join Abi and Justin to discuss the chaos that emerged from lofty life expectations. They explore the impact these expectations had on the children and the pain it perpetuated in their marriage. Jonny shares about the torment that haunted him in his perceived pursuit of greatness. Together they layout the ways they broke free from the prison of their mind and how embracing the present moment has amplified happiness and joy for their entire family.

If you’re wanting to create a fulfilled lifestyle now, this episode will shine a light on the many blindspots most of us have that keep us from all that we want. This is a MUST share episode.

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Every mother and daughter have their own unique story. The desire to have a healthy connection is universal but the reality of that kind of relationship is often different. For mothers and daughters that have a history of messiness it can sometimes feel difficult to navigate the muddy waters, if not impossible all together. But what if there were practical steps and a story that could infuse hope into the possibility of restoration?

In this episode Justin and Abi are joined by Melanie and her daughter Amanda. The two open up about their strained relationship that grew from Melanie’s lifestyle of fear and her need to control. Amanda shares about her process of slowly and silently shutting down to the point of having no connection at all. Together they discuss how Melanie’s personal healing journey, and the process of writing a book together, bloomed into a deep connection and an understanding of each other. 

If you’re wanting to hear a heartwarming story of hope and restoration that reminds you of the goodness and possibilities in this world, this episode is a MUST!

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Physical sickness and pain are universally part of every human’s life. If we live long enough, we’re bound to experience our own sufferings or the sufferings of a loved one. Oftentimes we can feel inadequate to help, or judged by those that care about our condition. Suffering is difficult for everyone involved, but what if there is plenty of grace for ourselves and others in the midst of all the messiness? 

In this episode Abi and Justin are joined by their close friend and Psychologist, Ruth Outram. Abi continues her process of opening up about her chronic health issues, the ways she’s abandoned herself in the name of faith, and how she’s spent a lifetime of attempting to be unaffected by the experiences and judgments she’s faced along the way. Ruth shares about her participation as a psychologist and the ways we all feel inadequate and affected by the sufferings of those we care about. Together they discuss the gracious ways we can all create a space of love and understanding, free from blame and offense, in the midst of seemingly powerless circumstances.

If you’ve ever had to hold space for someone that’s suffering, or been the one suffering, this episode will help you find compassion and understanding for yourself and everyone involved! 

Most of us are unaware that our nervous system has a radical impact on the story we tell ourselves about our day to day experiences. Traumatic events have ongoing affects in our body that can profoundly affect our sense of reality and our interpretation of relational exchanges. What if tending to our bodies had the power to redefine not only our experiences, but also our relationships?

In this episode Abi sits down with her good friend and fellow Life Consultant Rachel Hughes. They discuss how your body holds on to trauma, the powerful affects of learning how to purposely regulate your body, and the helpful technique of resourcing or glimmers. Together they share strategies they’ve used to work through trauma, different ways to train your body to experience safety, and how regulation has affected Abi in her health journey.

If you’re looking to get a better understanding of yourself from a holistic perspective, this episode will set a vital foundation in your pursuit of wholeness!

Rarely do we understand the far reaching affects of our spiritual beliefs on our psychological wellbeing. Under close examination, participating in any faith institution can have beautiful and messy repercussions in our lives. Understanding what we believe about the Source that created us is necessary to managing and healing our emotional state. 

In this episode Rachel Hughes, a good friend and fellow Life Consultant, joins Abi and Justin. Abi shares about the affects her spiritual beliefs have had on her journey to physical healing and the impact that’s had on her mental health. Rachel opens up about the influence her own beliefs had on the loss of her mother-in-law. Together they dialogue about deconstructing the religious beliefs that hurt them, the hardships that have shaken the pillars of their faith, the hope they’ve found through redefining their view of God, and how pain can eclipse our view of a loving and involved Creator. 

If you’ve ever wondered how your beliefs about God affect your life, this episode will help you better understand yourself and have compassion on your story. 

For most of us adults it’s easy to find ourselves resentful, disappointed, and cynical. The childlikeness and pleasure that we once had seems to have been stolen through our sufferings. We can find ourselves numb and just getting by. What if, however, there was hope to restore the joy, pleasure, and innocence we’ve seemingly lost?

In this episode Justin and Abi highlight how our child self is unconsciously driving our adult lives. They give powerful tips on how to resolve the pain that’s surfacing. They discuss the difference between the childishness we all exhibit and the childlikeness that is necessary to restore the creativity and happiness we’ve lost along the way. 

If you’re looking to add goodness to your life, this episode will give you hope and practical ideas to begin the process of rewiring the way you live! 

At the core of all humans there is a longing to belong and feel loved. To feel securely attached is to feel secure in love and connection. It’s easy for many of us to feel shaken and insecure in life when our attachments seem threatened. Many of us can feel tossed about by the ebbs and flows of our relationships. But what if there was a promise that we could feel securely connected at all times?

In this episode Justin and Abi discuss the radical power of feeling connected to a loving God that is unrelenting in his affection for each of us. They explore ways that repairing our understanding of God, and letting go of our right to judge, can create stability, confidence, and the courage to risk wildly.

If you’re wanting to hear about a hopeful view of God, that has the power to practically impact your life, this episode is just what you’re looking for!

For most of us, certain realities of our lives seem easier to face when we turn our heads and deny their existence. The thought of accepting the truth of our current experience can feel overwhelming and defeating. We even have a tendency to believe that acceptance leaves us powerless. But, what if acceptance is the first step to creating clarity and hope?

In this episode Abi and Justin examine how resisting the facts of our reality leave us crippled and hopeless. They look at the ways acceptance is the doorway to finding joy and learning how to come alive. They explore how power is found in the wisdom to know the difference between what we can’t change and what we can change.  

If you’re wanting courage to face something in your life that you’ve been avoiding, this episode will remind you that you’re not alone and that you can take immediate steps to change the course of your circumstances right now!

Human trafficking globally is an estimated $150 billion a year industry. With estimates of 25-40 million people being trafficked at any given time, this business of modern day slavery is vastly under exposed. In such a large and nefarious enterprise, largely affecting the likes of vulnerable women and children, it’s easy to turn a blind eye to something that seems impossible to impact, but what if it wasn’t so impossible?

In this episode Justin is joined by his good friend, Benji Nolot, an abolitionist and filmmaker. Benji discusses his work exposing the trafficking industry, how he was inspired, the personal affects this work has had on his life, his most recent film Buying Her, and how we can all participate in ending the demand that fuels modern day slavery. 

If you have a desire to see justice and freedom for victims of oppression, this episode will move you, inspire you, and help you better understand the role you can play in bringing hope to the darkest parts of this world. This is a MUST listen to and SHARE episode!

Each of us have those times in life where we feel devastated to the core. Tragedy strikes and just getting out of bed feels impossible, yet seemingly triumphant. Sometimes it’s so tough it can feel like we’ll never bounce back. But what if in one year things would feel different?

In this episode Justin is joined by his friend, and entrepreneur, Rebecca Bender. Rebecca, a sex trafficking survivor, shares candidly about her life on the the other side of her six years in the sex industry. She looks at the fairytale life people wanted for her, and the pieces she’s spent picking up over the last year and a half when her marriage didn’t have the Hollywood ending everyone hoped for. Rebecca offers hope and perspective for anyone that has gone, or is going through pain they didn’t plan for. 

If you’re wanting to live a life of victory, this episode will lend you bravery and courage to face things you never thought possible. Be sure to share it with all those in need!

They say hindsight is 20/20. For many of us, it’s not always clear that we’re going to be okay, or that goodness is all around us, until we reflect on our past. The many things that should have destroyed us didn’t, and the times we thought we were on our own, grace showed up in the form of people that helped us. Sometimes stories of goodness are the inspiring shoulder we need to lean on when we don’t feel like we can take another step!

In this episode Justin and his close friend Marcus Miller sit down to talk about beautiful stories, filled with goodness, from their own lives. They reflect on times of being scared and hopeless, while exploring the profound impact trust has had on their journeys. Together they discuss the powerful ways their belief in a really good Heavenly Papa has changed their lives for the better. 

If you could use a dose of hope and joy, this episode is the boost you didn’t know you needed! Be sure to listen and dob’t forget to share it with all the people you want to see inspired!

It’s estimated that over 8 million adults and nearly 6 million children have ADHD. The chances are that someone you know has been diagnosed with this disorder. Unfortunately, the potential impact of this on relationships can’t be measured, but it can be addressed. 

In this episode Abi and Justin are joined by their dear friends Marcus and Bryant. Abi, Marcus, and Bryant discuss growing up in their childhoods with ADHD, the affects it’s had on their adult lives, and the ways they’ve learned to navigate life with this disorder. Justin shares his experience of those closest to him having ADHD and together they have a fun filled and heartfelt time. 

If you have a disorder or have been impacted by someone with a disorder, this episode will help you to feel understood and create compassion for yourself and others!

For most of us, communicating our emotional experiences with those closest to us can be challenging, for them and for us. Often times when sadness or pain is communicated the message sent or received is that someone is bad. It’s common to find ourselves trying to assign blame, as most of us believe that someone had to be bad in order for pain to have been experienced. But, what if no one has to be bad in order for someone to be sad?

In this episode Justin and Abi sit down with their friends Aaron and Jenna Zint to discuss the power of accepting that someone doesn’t have to be bad just because someone else is sad. Jenna shares how a simple, yet powerful parenting moment initiated a change in the dynamics of their entire family. Aaron vulnerably opens up about how this perspective has even impacted their sex life. 

In a world riddled with barrier-building blame and accusation, this episode will have you rethinking how you approach yourself and others, while giving you practical advice on how to extend bridges to the ones you care about the most. You won’t want to miss a second of it!

For many people friendship can be as anxiety educing as it is enjoyable and fulfilling. Every friendship comes with its ebbs and flows. For some of us, friendship is sacred and the expectations for a long term commitment are set high. For others, friendship is fluid with light attachment. Regardless, friendship has the power to leave a long lasting impact to our benefit or detriment, making each relationship potentially high-stakes. But are we powerless to decide the outcome, or is it possible to dictate our experiences?

In this episode Justin sits down with his close friend and fellow Life Consultant Marcus Miller. Marcus and Justin discuss the seasonal changes that friendships go through. They explore the ways some friends are short term, while others last a lifetime, and how each friendship, no matter how messy it gets, has the potential to leave the impact of an important lesson or love that is worth holding on to.

If you’re wanting to learn how get the most out of friendships, this episode will leave you with important ideas on how to process the best and worst of each relationship, while holding boundaries and keeping an open mind. 

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It’s easy to view the world at large as a place filled with monstrous villains out to cause us harm. However, woven into the fabric of each of our beings is the nature of love, regardless of how broken we seem. From the moment we exit the womb we find ourselves yearning for a direct connection to the comfort and safety of a loving and nurturing experience. Through the years we all find ourselves acting in ways that contradict this nature of love. But is this contradiction who we really are?

In this episode Justin is joined by his dear friend and fellow Life Consultant Rachel Hughes. Rachel vulnerably opens up about the anxiety she’s feeling in the conversation and humbly allows Justin to get curious about her experience. She shares about the profound impacts her awareness of love has had on her healing. Together they dive into the ways loving experiences not only impact us, but how they have the potential to reveal the truth of who we are. 

If you’re needing a gentle reminder that the sum total of your messiness isn’t the truth of who you are, this episode will leave you feeling a sense of compassion for your story and hope for what’s truly inside of you.

Whether it’s friendships, marriage, parenting, business, health goals, finances, or faith, we all have areas where our subconscious beliefs are affecting the way we’re experiencing life. It’s easy to feel like life is happening to us, but what if we’re always getting what we really want? 

In this episode Justin and Abi are joined by their close friend Ruth who shares about the “ah-ha’s” she had moving back to England to live with her mom during the pandemic. Through a series of meltdowns and repeated attempts to control her mom’s experience she began to realize that the world wasn’t just “happening to” either of them. Digging deep, Ruth came to terms with a well of conflicting intentions that held her back from many of her desires. Through a mirror reflecting Ruth’s intentions she realized that her desire for her mom’s well being was merely control disguised as love, with hopes of getting her needs met. Understanding the subconscious sabotaging, through her conflicting beliefs, Ruth began to change the course of her life, and so can you!  

If you’ve ever experienced problematic cycles that you’d be happy to do without, this episode will leave you with clarity and inspiration necessary to begin repairing the things that seem to be broken!

Disorders like ADHD are prevalent all around us and often go undiagnosed. These disorders not only affect those that have them, but the people around them as well. If left undiagnosed, these kinds of disorders can be crippling and create devastating affects on relationships. Getting clarity on these disorders can be a massive game changer for spouses, parents, children, friends, and bosses!

In this episode Abi is joined by her good friend Jenna, a Health, Life, and Habit Coach, to talk about their battle with ADHD and its impact on their lives. Together they share their stories of being diagnosed, how it affects people’s day to day tasks, relationships, and sex lives, and the life-hacks they’ve created that have made them successful regardless of the disorder. 

With so many people affected by ADHD, chances are this will create unexpected ah-ha’s and give validation to those that have struggled for years living in the dark about something they didn’t even know was impacting their well being. You won’t want to miss this episode! 

Sadly, there are many people that have childhood stories littered with cruel experiences. Those that are entrusted to care for the most innocent sometimes have ways of neglecting their duty to the point of deliberate and outright abuse. For the children suffering in these conditions it can often feel hopeless and impossible to bounce back from. But what if there are answers of radical love and care waiting to redeem and repair even the most broken situations? 

In this deeply vulnerable episode Justin sits down with Annika, a Connected Life listener, who shares about her abusive childhood, her time in the foster care system, and the radical love that has played a pivotal role in her repair. Together they tackle the simple, yet plentiful and powerful ways others can participate in a system with almost a half million children each year. 

This messy, yet miraculous story will remind you that no circumstance is too broken that a redemptive genius of a God can’t touch it with the help of a few humble and loving hearts.

The idea of making changes to our lives can easily paralyze even the best of us. Getting traction and creating momentum can especially feel overwhelming and confusing if we don’t know where to start. The steps to change can seem cluttered with enormous hurdles too big to tackle. But what if the smallest of changes could impact our entire lives?

In this episode Abi is joined by her good friend, Jenna a Health, Life, and Habit Coach. Jenna shares about the power of celebrating small wins, how finding the little things that have a high impact were a game changer for her, and the brain science of how to change your life. Together they explore how transforming your beliefs that are keeping you stuck is vital to living an abundant life.  

If you’re feeling busy or overwhelmed and want to feel like you’re in the driver seat of your life, this practical, yet insightful episode is just what you’re looking for!

Long-term, romantic relationships are filled with many ups and downs. As humans, it’s easy to unintentionally hurt the people we love the most. When the difficulties become too much it’s only a matter of time before someone gets help or walks away. But what happens when one person chooses the path to wholeness while the other one wants to stay the same?

In this episode Justin is joined by his close friend and brother Jeremy Morris. Jeremy shares the single most pivotal advice Justin ever gave him and how that advice saved his marriage and changed the course of his life. Together they explore possible reasons as to why one partner seemingly resists growth, what to do when you’re changing and your partner isn’t, and how to approach radical personal ownership with pure intensions that don’t put a demand on someone else to change. 

If you’re wanting to develop an abundant life, regardless of your partners approach, this episode will empower you with the knowledge necessary to adjust limiting perspectives that can keep you from your desires!

For many, it’s easy to find ourselves living through cycles of life where we feel crippled not only by experiences, but also by emotions that are seemingly driving our lives. Navigating some of the most difficult things we face can feel impossible, and along the way we can seem to lose who we once were. But, what if we could fight back and not only restore what had been lost, but be better off than we’ve ever been?

In part two of this two-part episode Justin’s friend Jason returns to share about his battle with crippling anxiety. He discusses his process of building mental fortitude through seeing his difficulties through an empowering perspective where he learned that he’s agile, not fragile. He addresses the need for creating an ecosystem of help within our personal environment and how rewiring our lives is possible, and an inevitable outcome if we continue to put in the time, energy, and effort.

If you’re looking for inspiration to face even the most difficult circumstances, Jason’s story will remind you that you’re not alone, you can change your experience, and there is light at the end of the tunnel! 

Every human has a story of tragedy. Whether it’s the death of a parent, the loss of a best friend, or a divorce that left them devastated, the examples are endless. Though not ideal, these tragedies are unavoidable. Rather than trying to escape them, what if we learned how to face them head on?

In part one of this two part episode, Justin is joined by his good friend Jason. In Jason’s return to the podcast he shares candidly about how the phrase “I never loved you.” began the unraveling of his marriage. Jason opens up about being a single father of three and his attempts to find a life after divorce. He breaks down his process for facing his pain and the role forgiveness and justice played in all of it. 

Whether you’ve been through a tragedy in the past, you’re going through it right now, or you’re simply fearful of what could come, this episode is for you. This episode will remind you that there are solutions to the pain you’ve been through, you’re not alone, and that you’re powerful beyond measure to face whatever might happen.

It’s easy to believe that luck or hard work is the reason behind desires becoming a reality. However, the truth is much more complex and nuanced. In the pursuit of wanting something that is meaningful, many of us can find ourselves feeling powerless, exhausted, overwhelmed, and hopeless. Sometimes all we need to keep going is direction on how to continue and inspiring stories from others that have seen fulfillment.

In this episode Abi and Justin take a deeper look into the practical journey of creating vision for their lives. They discuss both the amazing fulfillments and the arduous process of surrendering the need to experience specific outcomes in order to be happy. They share stories that will leave you in awe of the goodness and grace that life has to offer, while helping you to adjust your expectations of how everything has to look.

If you’re wanting to build momentum towards a life of endless possibilities, this episode will help awaken the dreamer within, or fuel the dreamer already running. Don’t miss out!

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As a New Year begins, reflecting on the past and thinking about our future is normal. For many people, it’s become popular to start the year off with vision boards, detailing many of our hopes and desires. However, vision and inspiration for life often revolve around what we “do” rather than “who” we are. But what if vision began with “who” we are becoming and the rest of the dreams and desires followed?

In this first episode of 2023 Justin and Abi take a look at their own process of getting vision for who they’re becoming and how they approach what they want to do. They explore the power of following their own intuition, connecting to something bigger than themselves, and learning how to be at peace in the process of not knowing how things will play out.

Sometimes peoples can feel defeated or overwhelmed when looking at the future, but getting vision and living inspired IS possible! Stop what you’re doing and start the year off with this MUST listen to episode. 

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The world we live in can easily seem grim. For many of us, perceiving the cup as half empty is called being a realist, while viewing those that see goodness as nothing more than living in denial. But, what if seeing the cup as half full leads to life becoming full, without sacrificing an awareness of the very real pain in the world?

In this post Christmas episode, Abi and Justin explore the affects of becoming aware of the goodness life has to offer. They share a key moment in their own journey that changed their outlook and approach forever. Without sacrificing their connection to reality, the two describe how their connection to gratitude has rewired their connection to love and redefined their experience of life. Together they reflect on intimate details of the goodness that has impacted them over the last year as they prepare for another new year. 

If you’re wanting to experience a better life in the coming year, this episode is the perfect foundation to build from! Get ready to have some laughs and be moved by the possibilities of what your life can truly be!

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Pursuing the desires and dreams we have requires that we’re active participants in our story, while understanding that we’re wildly out of control. The balance necessary to walk this process out leaves many of us tapping out and giving up, often times before we’ve even begun. But what could happen if our greatest losses became an anchor of determination?

In part two of this two part episode Justin and Abi are joined once again by their long-time friends Lauren and Jason. After a devastating miscarriage of a miracle that shouldn’t have happened in the first place, Lauren and Jason decide to pursue IVF as an alternative to having a child. Through a long and arduous process the two find themselves getting much more than they bargained for. Feeling relief, yet faced with a new dilemma, the two are shocked by a twist they never could have seen coming.

A lesson on faith, hope, and love, this episode will help you build resilience towards everything life throws at you and leave you inspired at the possibilities of what can happen when you don’t give up. You won’t want to miss the epic finale of this two part story!

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Life is filled with unwanted and unforeseen circumstances that can either bury us alive or catapult us into a destiny we never dreamed of. To those that say yes to the process, a life fully lived isn’t the absence of difficulties, but rather the embracing and facing of those difficulties wholeheartedly. 

In part one of this two part episode Abi and Justin are joined by their long time friends Jason and Lauren. Jason opens up about the impact of his divorce, his struggle as a single father of three, and the vulnerable process of finding love again. Lauren shares about her experience as a younger single woman faced with the challenging decision of becoming a mother of three over night with a desire to have her own birth children that may never happen. Together they share about the tragedy that struck them, but didn’t break them, and a decision that will leave you on edge waiting to hear what happened. 

Come join us for a laughter filled episode that will move you to tears and leave you believing that there’s life on the other side of even the greatest of tragedies.

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Growing up children generally have an intense desire to be close to their parents. Even in some of the most difficult situations children long to be attached to the ones that created them. As children grow older however, an adjustment naturally begins and the attachment looks much different. Without understanding this change can be jarring and painful for parents and kids. But what if the transition could be smooth and create new styles of connection?

In this episode Abi and Justin dive into aspects of attachment theory and the affects of attachment between parents and children. They discuss the kinds of adjustments that may be necessary to adapt to the change while repairing the messes that happen along the way. 

If you want to get a better understanding of your relational development as a human and get insights into the growing journey with your parents or your children, this episode is a must.

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People can often seem confusing and leave us feeling baffled at many of their decisions. We can find ourselves defensive and angry with behavior that feels radically illogical and painful. But what if every person actually makes sense?

In this episode Abi and Justin help to restore compassion to the human condition as they explore why people do what they do. Being in the middle of the holiday season can be especially triggering as we find ourselves and others acting in ways that create messes and are a recipe for disaster. Putting an end to the madness doesn’t necessarily begin with avoidance as much as it does understanding the madness. Getting connected to yours and others’ stories just might be the light you need to illuminate the best way to relate to yourself and the world around you. 

If you’re wanting to live a more connected lifestyle this holiday season, and in the year to come, this is a MUST listen to episode. 

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Many of us have learned through our experiences that sharing the depth of our stories leads to pain, disconnection, and betrayal. Because of this there are portions of ourselves that we bury deep within, determined to go to the grave with our secrets. But what would happen if we could bare it all without fear of punishment?

In this episode Justin is joined by his step-brother, and founding member of Wild Courage, Jeremy Morris. Together they discuss one of the most impactful weekends of their lives. Gathered together with 40+ men over a weekend of  sharing the most vulnerable parts of their stories, the two dialogue about the intimate and life altering moments that left them speechless. Through tears, authenticity, and radical risk-taking, a group of the most manly men encountered an unrelenting love, changing their lives forever.  

If you want to stop running and start living, this episode will give you the courage and perspective needed to let down your walls and be who you were designed to be! 

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It’s that time of the year again! Family, food, and festivities. If you you’re like most people, the holiday season is a mixed bag. The past and present are a rollercoaster of emotions, especially during a time of the year that represents belonging and connection. Sometimes it can feel like the holidays happen to us but, what if we can happen to the holidays while giving ourselves grace for the journey?

In this episode Justin sits down with one of his closest friends Katrina to discuss her joys and difficulties with the season. She shares her painful experiences with growing up and losing that childhood normalcy. Katrina also goes into the ways she’s purposely woven community and tradition into her adult life, while having compassion on her unstable emotions that have resurfaced during her latest life transition. 

If you’re wanting a loving yet empowering approach to your process during the holidays, this episode will help you to feel understand and practically inspire you to take back the reigns to your life!

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For many of us, the good and the bad of the holidays seem to happen to us. Emotional rollercoasters are common as we’re flooded with memories and faced with creating new ones. But do we really want some of the most important times of the year to be left up to chance?

On the heels of the last episode, addressing emotional resource, Abi and Justin’s close friend Marcus Miller joins the conversation. Marcus shares practical ways that he develops emotional resource from the amazing moments happening right in front of him. He talks about his history of pulling the best moments out of his past holidays and how he practically applies them to the holiday season at hand. Together they discuss how to practically create and apply goodness to the holidays right now. 

If you’re wanting to get empowered and learn how to make the holiday seasons amazing, this episode will equip you with the tool necessary to change the holiday game forever!

It’s easy to go through life experiencing a sense of loss, disconnection, pain, and loneliness. The narrative we often tell ourselves about our story is one of lack. But, what if it was possible to cultivate a lifestyle of feeling joyful, hopeful, safe, and loved regardless of your past, present, or future? What if it was possible to have a lifestyle that feels abundant and healing in every season?

In this landmark 200th episode Justin and Abi reveal one of the most powerful approaches to creating a life of feeling loved while simultaneously healing our pain. Together they dive into the topic of “resource”, a collection of experiences and feelings that bring peace, pleasure, and repair to the pain in our lives. This practical, yet enlightening conversation will pave a path to becoming a magnet for love in your every day life. 

If you want to feel the full impact of the love that’s available to you, while creating an optimum opportunity to experience even more of it, you won’t want to miss this episode!

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Fear is a universal human experience. Not one of us is immune to it. Often times we live in denial and tell ourselves that we don’t have fear while the effects of it are very present in our lives. What if fear wasn’t meant to bind us, but rather a map meant to liberate us into our unique design?

In this episode Justin and Abi discuss their journey of facing fear no matter what it’s cost them. They layout the 9 most common fears that keep people stuck In life while  highlighting the foundational fear that drives them all. They share the universal benefits of facing these fears. Together they breakdown the practical process to not only get through these fears, but truly conquer them. 

If you’re ready to conquer fears that have kept you from your greatest desires, this episode will empower you with the foundation you need to create a lifestyle of resilience and victory. Don’t miss a second of it!

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As humans, most of our lives are spent seeking to prove we’re loveable. We invest countless amounts of time performing tasks, and pursuing accomplishments, for the sake of a notoriety that will hopefully give us a sense of acceptance and value. One of the many avenues to earning this love is through a performance-based system of rules within institutionalized religion. But what if there is a love that opposes performance in such a manner that it’s actually offensive? 

In this episode Justin sits down with his friend Jason Clark. Author of Prone to Love, God is NOT in Control, and Leaving and Finding Jesus, Jason shares his offensive views on having friendship with a relational-based creator that is love focused rather servant focused. Together they tackle the taboo topic of the goodness of God in a painful and messy world. They address the difficulties of accepting that we’re beloved children in the midst of our humanity, while challenging listeners to reimagine the truth of who they are. Stretching the bounds of listeners paradigms they investigate what friendship with God could really look like. 

Regardless of your perspectives on faith and spirituality, this episode will leave you with hope for humanity and an invitation to let offensive love have its way in your life. You won’t want to miss a second of this episode!

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The storms of life can have a way of leaving us feeling small and fragile. Like a broken down shack ready to topple over, many of us keep our heads down in hopes that we’ll survive our problems unscathed. But what if the storms we face were invitations to build a resilience that carries us into the destiny each of us were designed for?

While at a men’s retreat in Wyoming Justin is joined by his close friend Bryant Ellis for a fireside chat. Through laughter, and a candid conversation, they explore the necessity to embrace suffering as a gateway to building resilience. They look at the detrimental effects of denial and avoidance while giving a hopeful encouragement to face the greatest fears in your life no matter what it costs you. 

If you’re looking for a dose of courage to face even the biggest obstacles in your life, this episode will remind you that you’re not alone and you’re more powerful than you could ever imagine. You won’t want to miss it!

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Connection isn’t something that just happens by proximity. Over time connection is something this is deliberately fostered through experiences and conversations that create a deeper knowing of one another. Often times the process of building connection can feel difficult and even mysterious. The truth is, connection can be rather easy when we have some sort of map. 

In this episode Justin and Abi dive into “Connection Cards: Couples Edition” a game designed by The Adventure Challenge to help facilitate a deepening of connection through fun and heartfelt questions. These simple cards instigate a profound sense of connection as Abi and Justin share their authentic and transparent responses and discuss their lives with each other. Through banter, laughter, and some heartfelt responses, get a front row view of how simple the journey of connecting can be. 

If you’re wanting something that will instigate more connection in your closest relationships, this episode is the spark needed to start a blaze.

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The journey of aging extends an invitation to learn and grow from our victories, losses, sufferings, and celebrations. Not everyone surrenders to the process, but to those who stop resisting, gold nuggets collected from each season of life become a store house of riches ready to help you create a life fully lived.  

In this monumental episode Abi sits down with Justin as he crosses the major age benchmark of forty years old. On this monumental birthday week Abi investigates what the first half of Justin’s life has taught him and explores what the years moving forward might have in store. Justin reflects on what he would have done differently and talks about his fresh approach to the second half of his life. 

If you want to take deliberate steps in how you choose to live your brief experience here on earth, stop letting life just pass you by and fire up this episode! You won’t be disappointed. 

Courage has many expressions, but rarely is the act of vulnerably sharing our story branded as one of them. For many men, our story is held tightly to our chest, guarded by outward acts of accomplishment and performance. The thought of exposing our truth is so terrifying that it’s considered weak to do so. Mustering the courage to get honest is seemingly so impossible that we need to borrow courage from others in order to tell our tale.

In this episode Justin is joined by his brother Jeremy, a cowboy and entrepreneur that came to the end of himself after years of addictions and destructive behavior. Jeremy shares about the blazing fire that has slowly kindled after finding healing from a lifestyle that nearly cost him his marriage and his life. Through his yes to being brave, the men around him have begun to face their greatest fears following his lead as he stopped running and started facing the monsters that had been chasing him for so long. He opens up about the power of sharing your story and how not trying fix men has been the solution to them finding their greatest breakthroughs.

If you have value for men becoming their most authentic expression of who they were made to be, this episode is one you’ll want to hear and pass along to every man you’ve ever met.

For some couples, the early stages of marriage can be filled with wild romps in bed and mind blowing orgasms. For others, it’s a Sunday morning church service, not too exciting, predictable, but gets you where you need to go, and for others, the plane never even gets off the runway. Regardless of what camp you’re in, for anyone that’s been in a long-term relationship we all know that life can hit you hard and our sex lives are collateral damage to the impact. But can tough times be open doors to great sex?

In this episode Pietze and Jonny join Abi and Justin to explore their sex life. In this candid and steamy adult only conversation, Pietze and Jonny open up about the affects of being parents, pornography, and personal pain on their sex life. They share details of how they practically found healing for their hearts, creating mind-blowing sex experiences that forever changed how they rocked the casbah.

In a world filled with impotent, short-sighted Kama Sutra solutions for heart matters affecting people’s sex life, this episode will give you a practical map to creating the sex life you always wanted.

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Relationships have a way of bringing out the best and the worst of our humanity. Giving ourselves to others in these relationships can be scary. Behind some of the most difficult messes we make, with the people we care about the most, are wounds that have evolved out of the way that we learned how to attach as children. These wounds can create cycles of disconnection that loop repeatedly throughout our lives if they go unaddressed.

In this episode Justin sits down with his therapist Barry McGarrah. Barry is an Emotionally Focused Therapist that has given his life to understanding how the relational attachment styles we have affect the way we experience connection. Barry shares insights on formative wounds that perpetuate disconnection while bringing clarity to the ways we can have healthy attachments.

If you’re wanting to have a better understanding of how you connect to the people you care about the most, this episode will be a beacon of hope that will shine a light on how you relate, while giving you a sense of relief knowing there’s reasons for why you are the way you are.

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Being able to connect to our emotions is vital to the healing process, but what if not all disconnection is bad? In fact, what if balanced disconnection is actually part of a healthy lifestyle?

In this episode Abi and Justin investigate the power of healthily dissociating from the intensity life can often create. They look at many different options to disconnect without perpetuating destruction. Together they discuss how dissociating into these alternate activities can actually restore the balance necessary to repair broken connections and pain.

If you’ve been looking for a reason to justify pushing pause on aspects of life, in hopes of catching your breath, this episode will help you navigate the process and get as refreshed as you need!

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Not every person has an official position as a leader, but every person is an influencer. Whether we like to admit it or not, we are influencing one another every day through our emotions and actions. The results can often be creative or destructive, depending on the vision we have for who we want to be.

In this episode Justin and Abi explore the ways we influence the world around us through our passive or proactive approach to the life right in front of us. Together they tackle practical ways to evolve from being a passive influencer to a proactive influencer that has embraced leadership as a role.

If you’re wanting to expand the reaches of your influence and make a positive impact to world right in front of you, this episode is a MUST!

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Romantic relationships are rooted in attraction. For many couples it’s easy to find themselves slipping in and out of attraction for each other. It’s easy to feel scared of connection if we believe attraction is just an emotion you have or don’t have, but what if it’s much more than that.

In this episode Justin and Abi shatter some of the mystery that shrouds romantic attraction. They break down reasons why people fall in and out of attraction and highlight simple, yet powerful solutions to make yourself more attractive to a partner, while igniting attraction for them.

If you’re wanting a more connected and passionate relationship, this episode will give you the opportunity to create the romantic partnership you’ve always desired!

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Tragedy, trauma, and loss can leave us feeling like we’re living a life of deficit. It’s easy to feel broken beyond repair and living a “normal” existence feels like nothing more than a dream for another lifetime. But what if it was possible to redeem what was lost while creating a thriving lifestyle that replicates your success?

In this episode Justin is joined by his friend and fellow Life Consultant Tyler Leifeste. Tyler opens up about the death of his dad at an early age and the debilitating affects of that loss on his life. Together they discuss the intimate three and half year journey they shared and the challenges they faced as Justin dug in and supported Tyler through the healing process. With hope and joy, Tyler shares about his way out of his darkness into vibrant life and how he turned his tragedy into triumph as a consultant helping others find the restoration they long for.

If you want a dose of hope for life beyond healing, this episode will inspire you to dream for possibilities that far outreach just getting better!

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Disconnection can be rough, especially in relationships with years of history. For a lot of people it seems easier to sweep all the messiness under a rug. Eventually, however, the rug isn’t big enough to hide the things we would rather ignore. When it comes time to get honest with ourselves, and the ones we love, it can feel impossible to clean up years of denying the reality of our circumstances. But, what if there is a foundation to rebuild a relationship better than before?

In part two of this two part episode, Jonny and Pietze share about their attachment styles and how their lack of understanding of each other built barriers throughout the years. They expose some of their deepest fears that led to a chasm of disconnection. Jonny talks about his new found capacity to be a rock in the relationship, and together they describe how the humility of taking ownership was the bedrock for restoring connection better than ever before.

If you’ve had a long term relationship, or friendship, this conversation will ignite hope, care, love, and understanding for areas in you connection that you didn’t know you needed.

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Life can have a way of of bogging us down and leaving us feeling like the best of who we are is buried in the past. Through the messiness we experience, pain and loss have a way of causing us to forget the innocence, joy, and limitless perspective we once held in our youth. But what if there was a map that could not only restore us to our most authentic self, but it could show us a way to becoming who we were designed to be?

In part one of this two part episode Pietze and Jonny, Abi’s life-long bestie and her husband, join the conversation. Jonny shares his life changing epiphany about how he had lost the best parts of himself in the past. Through healthy introspection Jonny breaks down how this moment of enlightenment catapulted himself and his marriage into a new trajectory. In part 2 of this two part series you’ll hear how Jonny’s journey not only led to a more authentic expression of who he is, but how this altered their sex life in the best ways possible.

If you’re looking to get inspired about what life and relationships could really be like, this episode is for you!

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Conflict in relationships can be really messy. Sometimes it can be so difficult that circumstances leave the relationship beyond repair. But, what if conflict was an invitation to heal your past as much as the present?

In this episode Abi sits down with her life-long best friend Pietze. Together they openly discuss a recent conflict they  had that could’ve escalated to epic proportions without the proper tools. Fortunately for them it didn’t. Through self-awareness, an understanding of shame and emotions paved the way for emotional repair that resolved the present while healing the past.

If you’ve ever been hesitant about having conflict in your life, this episode will not only give you confidence to face difficulties head on, but it will give you hope for unresolved pain from your past. Don’t miss this must listen to episode!

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One of the most common messages a man can inadvertently take from their father is the belief that we’re only valuable when we perform well. Through even the best intentions this lopsided message can leave a child confused about love even into adulthood. Confronting our pain with a father can feel crippling and paralyzing. But what if the mere acknowledgement of a problem could catapult a willing person into the freedom they always hoped for?

In this episode Justin and Abi are joined by Life Consulting Master Class student Dave. Dave opens up about the trials and tribulations he’s faced walking away from the family business and the explosion of emotions that have followed. He shares about the expectations he couldn’t live up to and the eye opening season that left him facing emotions he never knew he had. Dave bravely drops his guard and allows the Stumvolls to join him in a healing journey, reframing the way he sees himself and his father forever.

If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like to practically heal from wounds in your past, you won’t want to miss this LIVE healing experience.

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Confrontation with people we deeply care about can feel high stakes to say the least. In our anxiety it’s easy to unintentionally communicate in ways that suck the sense of love right out the room. But what if the love we have for others can be felt and leave a lasting impact in the midst of incredibly honest conversations?

In part two of this mini series Abi and Pietze continue the conversation with Pietze’s parents, Doug and Janice. Together they talk about the powerful affects of creating an atmosphere of love free from blame and accusation. They share how acknowledging their triggers, and taking ownership for their own emotions turned the tide in how they relate. Through vulnerability they paint a picture of how they love one another and what their relationship looks like moving forward.

If you’re wanting hope for deeper connections and strength to live a lifestyle of honesty, this episode will leave you inspired to take brave leaps like never before!

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Whether we like to admit it or not, family matters to all of us and being honest with them can be difficult to say the least. Working through relational problems with our family can sometimes feel impossible. But, what if there are hopeful strategies that can deeply impact how we repair connection with each other?

In part one of this two part episode, Abi and her long time best friend, Pietze, sit down with Pietze’s parents to discuss their road to repair. Together the gang explores some of the more difficult parts of their past, the messes that were made seeking healing, and the reality of everyone’s intentions along the way.

If you need repair in your family, have lost hope for connection, or you’re just looking for greater compassion and understanding for yourself and the people that matter the most, this episode will not disappoint!

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Masculinity sometimes has a way of getting a bum wrap for not caring or not being emotionally connected. For many men survival has been in learning how to shut up, keep your head down, and moving forward. More often than not, intimate relationships such as marriage, friendship, and being a father, have a way of exposing undeveloped emotional tools and lack of self-awareness. But does it really mean that men just don’t care?

In this episode Justin is joined by his good friend Jonny Duffield and their special guest Nathan. Nathan opens up about his life of logic, the judgment he held towards emotions, and the painful reality of why he couldn’t access emotions that he inherited from his childhood. Together they dispel the myths about men and their emotions, while shedding light on reasons why they don’t share their feelings.

Nathan’s story will give hope to men and women alike that even the most shut down person can find their way back to themselves and develop the language necessary to share about it with the world.

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Overcoming the loss of anything that matters to us can be incredibly difficult, especially when we’ve experienced loss before. Separating the past from the present can seem almost impossible when navigating our grief. But what if there is a path to clarity that can resolve the past and bring compassion to the present?

In this episode Abi and her best friend Pietze sit down with special guest Shanna to navigate the freeze response Shanna recently had  around her family. Shanna vulnerably shares her history of pain from disconnection in relationships and allows Abi and Pietze to participate in the repair process.

Shanna’s story is a story of miraculous redemption. Her life will inspire and give hope to anyone that is faced with overcoming the messiness of life. Don’t miss out on this healing episode as it happens in real time!