What happens when you start questioning everything you were taught about marriage, sex, and what a “normal” relationship is supposed to look like? In this fun, honest, and very real episode, I’m joined by relationship expert, coach, and author Courtney Boyer, along with Luke, for a candid conversation about modern marriage, intimacy, communication, and what actually keeps relationships connected long term. We dive into Courtney’s personal journey, which she shares in her memoir Opened, and talk about what led to opening her marriage after nearly twenty years, along with the emotional realities behind non monogamy, polyamory, jealousy, boundaries, sexual desire, and building real emotional safety. We also get into the very relatable stuff every couple faces like boredom, long distance seasons, military deployments, life transitions, and how to have the awkward but necessary conversations about sex and needs without accidentally starting a relationship fire. Whether you are curious about alternative relationship dynamics, navigating deployment and distance, or simply want stronger communication, deeper intimacy, and a more honest partnership, this episode brings humor, perspective, and plenty of real talk.

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This episode with Shari Grigsby is a full-on mind upgrade. Shari is an NLP and confidence coach based in North Carolina, and she pulls back the curtain on how your brain is constantly gathering evidence to prove your thoughts right. About yourself. Your marriage. Your kids. Your life. The problem? Most of us are unknowingly collecting evidence for what’s not working. This conversation is about flipping that pattern and learning how to intentionally build evidence for confidence, self-trust, and emotional resilience.

We talk about how this shows up in real life. Long marriages. Motherhood. Teenagers. Emotional exhaustion. Unrealistic expectations in relationships. Shari explains how language, visualization, and small daily promises to yourself literally rewire your responses, shift negative bias, and change how you show up as a woman and a partner. It’s playful, honest, and surprisingly practical. If you’ve ever thought, “Why do I keep doing this?” or “There has to be an easier way,” this episode is for you.

I’m sitting down with Elizabeth Tumbelekis, a mom of three, chef, auctioneer, UCLA and Cornell grad, and co owner of Dark Horse Realty Group. I could have talked with her for hours and hours. Elizabeth breaks down how she went from academia...(you guys, she's an actual Anthropological Archaeologist) and the culinary world into real estate, and what it has actually taken to build a successful business while raising kids. We talk about the grind no one posts about, why giving value for years before it pays off matters, how she uses Facebook to build a real pipeline of clients, and why you’re never “too good” for the work. One of my favorite moments is her reminder that "you can have it all, but you can’t have it all at once", which feels especially real for women juggling ambition, motherhood, and family life. This episode is honest, wildly inspiring, and packed with real talk for anyone building a business in a full season of life.

PS: we chat conspiracy theories, the revival of the trad wife and what that looks like as a Christian woman, real estate myths and predictions.