EmPowered Couples with The Freemans

Ever have those moments that don't feel like they're going your way? It could be that you suddenly got into a disagreement on a seemingly great day, your kids aren't acting like you want them to, maybe one of you lost your job during the quarantine period…..or maybe your dog stepped on a cactus early in the morning (like our story) This episode is all about how to let go of RESISTING the present moment and what is HAPPENING. When you're resisting what's happening, you can get frustrated and not have a great attitude. We'll share a relatable story from how our day did not go as we expected this week, but how we switched our attitude about it quickly! Connect More With Us: As you listen to the episode, tag us on an IG story and let us know what you loved. Get $50 off the Communication Course For Couples. (use coupon code: PODCAST)

Things have absolutely changed in the world and in your life from this pandemic. You probably experience a change in your relationship roles (including taking on additional roles you never thought you would have to) and the amount of time you are in your home and around your partner. Plus, no matter what type of job, career, or business you are in; you probably have felt an impact in your finances! Of course this has always been a top stressor on marriages, but now it can be glaring at you in the face, having you feel a lot of fear and uncertainty. This can bring up additional tension and pressure in your relationship together causing you to fight against each other. So get ready to hear from iconic Elena Cardone, as her and her husband Grant are no strangers to challenges, financial downturns, and crashes. What you are going to know from Elena is that marriage is what makes you a better individual and how you can handle financial downturns. You are going to have the ways to stop fighting about 'small things' when you envision, create, and defend your vision and empire together (whatever size it might be). Plus the ways to leverage your individual strengths and weaknesses. So you will feel complete trust, support, and confidence to lay the groundwork to fulfilling your dreams together, no matter what challenges arise. Questions Asked In This Interview: You two had started your relationship 3 years before the 2008 crash. So while many people still feel the impact of that time what was your mindset and belief during those times, that positioned you to be here now? What can couples do (including believing) to keep from panicking and weather a financial downturn together without letting money hurt their marriage? In your book as well as personally in the media, you talk about "guarding your empire"-- what does that look like for couples right now? Many of the pressures on marriages come from forced change in relationship roles. What are some of your strategies for balancing parenting, business, and your vision as a couple? Have you and Grant been getting any couples time or huddle together during the quarantine to always be on the same page? What are ways that couples can come out stronger after this season? Quotes: "When you are attacking your partner, you are playing at a very small level and a small game. You need to have goals and visions that are big enough and exciting enough and know who it is you want to be as a couple." "It's not about male or female, it's about your strengths and weaknesses and who does what best within the relationship. Do what you need to do and have 100% trust in your partner" "Its vital to be able to change and not be fixed on ideas about the way things are supposed to be." - Elena Cardone Other Resources From The Freemans: Get a FREE hard copy of the book The New Power Couple (just pay for shipping) Follow us on Instagram More About The Guests Elena & Grant Cardone: They are a truly iconic couple that is building an empire. First for their family as they have been married for 15 years and are loving parents to two children (one of which you will even hear join at the end!) Then second for other families as they are both best-selling authors, host the 10X Growth Conference, one of the largest for thousands of entrepreneurs, and run one of the largest real-estate empires (Cardone Capital) in the world, valued at $800 M. With this they have been able to raise hundreds of millions for charities. As you will hear from Elena, she passionately wants to empower women partners and help make marriage cool again! Order Elena's book Build An Empire HERE

During these times of uncertainty with the coronavirus, do you find yourself torn between wanting to be really productive and taking time out to relax and just slow down? Or do you see many other people talking about finding the opportunity in these times to serve more people and grow your own influence and impact; and feel pressure to try and do the same? Many couples are finding themselves in this dichotomy, which is putting even more pressure on the relationship, especially when each partner feels differently about this time. So where is the balance between being productive and rejuvenating or even being able to just stay positive when you have emotions of uncertainty, fear, disconnection from your partner, or just not being on the same page? In this episode with brilliant, courageous, and inspirational entrepreneur Jasmine Star, you will be able to find your balance, get clarity on what truly inspires you during this time, how to stay on the same page with your partner and be positive and productive during any challenging time! Questions Asked In This Interview: During this quarantine, what practices do you have as a couple to stay positive and productive? How do you two give each other appropriate feedback that doesn't trigger defensiveness? Adopting/being parents and being entrepreneurs, how is it going so far getting self-care time, biz time, parenting time and relationship time? As both entrepreneurs and spouses, what kinds of challenges come up and how do you handle them? For couples thinking about starting a business during these times, what would you say? Quotes: "Within the projects of our lives we call it the 51-49. There is always one of us that has 51% ownership to make that final decision. This has saved us time, money, and even therapy." "Many think they will have the support of their partners, but you will never get them to complete assignments or projects when you want it, if you do not have their complete buy-in." - Jasmine Star Connect More With Us: On Instagram (and tell us what you took away from this episode) ✅ Get instant access to 'The Couples Workshop' HERE (right to your home) 🖥 More About The Guest: Jasmine Star, in partnership with her husband JD, is a Photographer & Business Strategist who empowers entrepreneurs to build a brand, market it on social media, and create a life they love. After leaving a scholarship to UCLA law school, she picked up a camera, pursued curiosity, and built the business of her dreams. A decade later, she is educating entrepreneurs on how to do the same! They even just adapted a brand new child into their life right has the quarantine was taking effect. So with being new parents, romantic partners, business partners, and influencers; she is the perfect person to help you stay positive and productive as a couple during challenging times. Connect with Jasmine at: jasminestar.com For all the entrepreneurs and personal brands learn about having your social media curated for you at: socialcurator.com

Start your day off with a dose of laughter + power-packed content! This episode is your moment to gain 3 ways you become Stronger Than Ever during these tough times. If you follow us on social media, you've heard us say, "this time will either strengthen your relationship or strain it…..all based on your skills, actions and choices!" Since you're listening to this podcast, you obviously are committed to it STRENGTHENING. So grab a cup of tea or head on a run to enjoy this episode giving you 3 practical ways to do just that! PLUS, we're also including 3 clips from our 'Couples Workshop' (recorded home edition) so you can get a sneak peek into why couples are BUZZING around the world talking about how they are more connected than ever! Connect More With Us: On Instagram (and tell us what you took away from this episode) ✅ Get instant access to 'The Couples Workshop' HERE (right to your home) 🖥

In this episode you will know that expectations are the cause of any and all disappointments that have come up, or will come up in your relationship. But this is not a problem at all once you know that it's from the unexpressed or unknown expectations. You will always have expectations whether from the past that you are becoming aware of, or if you are growing and evolving as people and as a couple, there will always be new ones you discover. From this interview with Patrick and Carrie Antrim, you will have the way to uncover as well as express any and all disappointments (whether from the past or ones still to come as you grow together) with your partner. So that you will both feel understood, on the same page, connected, and ready to become the best partners you can be no matter what challenges arise! Questions asked in this interview: What are expectations you each now realize you had in the beginning of the relationship? Looking back, what was the impact of any of these unknown or unexpressed expectations? What are some basic needs and wants you have for the relationship? What are some aspirational needs and wants you have? Did you two talk about your needs and wants proactively or did you discover them over time from challenges coming up? What is the best way for you to share new expectations of your needs and wants with your partner that you are bound to have as you grow as an individual, a couple, and business partners? Quotes: "Being with someone that is ok with designing a life, verses living a life they are just reacting to." - Patrick Antrim Connect More With Us: Follow us on Instagram ✅ Attend the LIVE Online Couples Workshop (right to your home) 🖥 Get a FREE hardcopy of The New Power Couple book (just pay for shipping)📚 Connect More With The Guests: Patrick and Carrie Antrim are media entrepreneurs that help brands tell great stories and scale their business with video. They are Knowledge Business Coaches that produce high level events and masterminds. Including their own Multi Family business and yearly summit and women's event. They do all of this while being a blended family with 4 kids! Connect with the Multi Family Leadership brand Attend the Multi Family Summit event live or online

This episode is all about the 'Skills for Healthy Romantic Relationships'! No matter what you have heard from songs, movies, or people in general LOVE ISN'T actually enough. Loving each other doesn't guarantee that you'll have a truly healthy relationship. Believe it right now or not what you need are the skills and corresponding habits to have a long term healthy relationship! In this episode, from our "Empowered Couples Show" on YouTube, you will have 2 skills that lead to healthy relationships and reduce the patterns that lead to unhealthy ones using evidenced based tools for couples! You'll leave feeling confident that you DO HAVE everything you need to have love be the foundation of your healthy romantic relationship! ✔︎SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more relationship videos: Connect More With Us: Follow us on Instagram ✔︎ Attend the LIVE Online Couples Workshop (right to your home) 🖥 Get a FREE hardcopy of The New Power Couple book (just pay for shipping)📚

In this episode you will know the most important factor for a healthy relationship: creating the right environment! You may think that sounds like focusing on your home life, yet you will have the 4 areas that create your total environment: home, relationships with other couples, geographical location, between you and your partner. You will have a pattern interrupt method, activities to do on the weekend to keep the environment of love & passion between the two of you going, how lifestyle design can be incorporated to have a great relationship, and even a game you can play with each other that will spark playfulness, intimacy, creativity, and allow you to communicate anything that you have been afraid or hesitate to tell your partner. All of this will leave you feeling the ease and clarity in which you can use this most important aspect of your life, to support you and your spouse having a truly successful relationship. Questions asked in this interview: What is the most important factor for creating a successful and happy relationship? What is the importance of having a community around you, and the couples you spend time with? What are the challenges when you don't have this community? Define the term 'Coupledom' and why it's important to focus on as a couple? What should you look for in other couples to hangout with that will support you? What are some of your activities on the weekends that keep you two in love and the passion alive? What are some tangible benefits to switching up where you live? Other resources: 1) Follow us on Instagram 2) Get a FREE hard copy of the book The New Power Couple (just pay for shipping) Connect More With The Guests: Rono & Sierra are a dynamic duo who have dedicated their life's work to supporting couples in awakening to their highest potential and realigning their north star to create powerful evolutions in life, love and spirituality. Sharing over 35 years of adventure together first as friends, then business partners, then lovers, and then husband and wife; they focus being ceremony facilitators, pleasure provocateurs, and ambassadors of fun. All to create extraordinary retreat experiences and powerful containers for couples to catalyze their dreams and desires. They bring together high frequency, conscious people who seek playful and profound experiences to enrich their lives through the creation of Eden Rising… a first of its kind, "restival" and private sanctuary for couples to evolve their relationship. See more about the Eden Is Rising Retreat and apply to be a part of the event!

Don't feed into the FEAR in the world right now or let it impact your family life. As you can see, the news is pumping out scare based tactics and it can be hard to compartmentalize that and keep it outside the home. The last thing you want is for outside fears (global sickness, financial economy, political future) to start to create tension and arguments between you and your spouse. What you allow to influence you, will be how you respond and interact with your partner and your family. You will start to talk about the things you are fearful of… work, kids future, your health, a family member, your own financial future. Even to the point of seeing what you fear within your own partner. So in today's episode you'll: Know: The most important thing to focus on during stressful times Have: 3 ways to guard your family from worry and stress Feel: a sense of power for what you can control in your life Other resources: SUBSCRIBE to the new web show Get a FREE hard copy of the book The New Power Couple (just cover shipping) and join the Power Couple Book Club! Follow us on Instagram

Welcome to this new game show type episode called "HE Said/SHE Said"! In this type of episode, on the Empowered Couples podcast, you will laugh, be entertained, and relate to this couple as they find out how they see things differently in their marriage even when they love each other, live together, and have been together for years. No matter how well you think you know your partner, you can see things differently AND often don't even realize! (remember the newlywed game, yup it's going to be like that!) In this episode you will know that no matter how long you have been together you are still going to see things differently (especially when it comes to money), but these differences can be turned into real strengths of your relationship. You are going to have questions to ask your partner to be more on the same page with money PLUS one powerful action to implement this week. Listening to this episode you will feel more aware and connected with your partner when it comes to your money habits. Press play and enjoy this 100% relatable conversation! He-Said/She-Said Questions Asked: Would you say your partner is more of a saver or spender? Would you say you are more of a saver or spender? Who gets more frustrated about money? What can frustrate you about the way your partner handles money? If you were left to your own devices, how do you think you'd handle money yourself? If you all of a sudden earned 10,000 today, what would you do with the majority of it (be honest)? Other resources: 1) Schedule your Relationship Breakthrough Session mentioned in this episode. Scroll ½ way down the home page for the link and details to schedule. 2) Follow us on Instagram About The Guests: Today you will meet Garrett & Chelsea who live in Alberta Canada and recently got married and are creating a blended family! They wanted to talk about their different perspectives about MONEY! Anyone else out there have the saver/spender patterns in the relationship? Also, be sure to connect to them on social media! They are certified relationship coaches of Empowered Couples University and building a relationship coaching business to support other blended families on their journey of connection, trust, and love. Follow The Zimmermans On Instagram

In this episode you will know that there is ONE MAJOR thing that you must stop doing in order to experience yourselves as a power couple. In this sense, it's your own version of being a power couple where you are able to approach any challenge with the skills to stay on the same team, communicate your needs and desires effectively, and pursue your purpose together. Yet if you are doing just this one small thing… it will be impossible for you to become that power couple. When this keeps happening in a relationship it is the core reason that couples feel they are "unable to make the marriage work any longer"! Tune into this short episode to make sure you stop this habit and put yourself on the path to being and maintaining the power couple you know you are meant to be. Other resources: 1) Get a FREE hard copy of the book The New Power Couple (just pay for shipping). Then join the "POWER COUPLE Book Club" 2) Follow us on Instagram (and let us know if you would like us to bring the Couples Workshop to your city!) 3) Join the Online Couples Workshop