The Connected Life

We’ve all been guilty of venting about the negative things that happen in our lives and rarely verbalizing the positive aspects. This can be especially harmful when it comes to romance. Everything is butterflies and rainbows in the beginning of a new relationship. We gush non-stop about every little thing our partner does. Soon life gets real and things aren't so peachy any longer. This can leave us frustrated, complaining, and wondering what happened to the romance. Why is this? We’re so glad you asked! Join us on The Connected Life as we dig into the 3 stages of love and the 7 themes that feed and fuel romance in a relationship!   And don't forget to head over to www.justinandabi.com to learn more about THE FATHER SERIES!

For most of us, life is experienced through a lens of traditions and rules established by family and culture at large. Rarely do we stop to question why we do what we do. Many traditions are beautiful and the rules that govern us can be very helpful. However, left unchecked, we can spend an entire lifetime living for traditions and by rules that we neither have value for, nor are they helpful. Join us as we revisit the story of our unconventional wedding. We share how we created a unique expression of ourselves through a process of healthy introspection and how that led to new traditions and breaking many of the rules often connected to such a sacred moment. If you’re ready to break out of the box and find an authentic expression of yourself, this episode is for you! And don't forget to head over to www.justinandabi.com to learn more about THE FATHER SERIES!

We all have triggers around emotions, money, and other people's behavior… and we’d like to blame them for how they affect us. But truth is, that our triggers are our responsibility. Join us for round two of a blame free lifestyle. In this episode our freshly married friends, Marcus & Brianna, share stories about some of their trigger happy moments. From vulnerable honeymoon experiences, to money problems in Seattle, this episode hands us recent examples and practical tools to help with any type of relationship! Strap on your seat belts and get ready to take a ride and explore the foundations for beginning a healthy relationship! And don't forget to head over to www.justinandabi.com to learn more about THE FATHER SERIES!

Blaming, shaming and complaining, sound like a familiar experience to you? The list of people in our lives who behave this way is endless, but often times we’re just as guilty. Whether to our friends, parents, romantic partners, spouse, kids, the random sales associate, or especially - to ourselves, we can’t deny our role in this style of communication. In today’s episode, we are joined by special guest and fellow life consultant Laura Duncan. Laura walks us through stories from her own personal parenthood journey in an effort to demonstrate how we can maneuver through our triggers in a way that’s both healthy and beneficial for everyone involved. Join us as we search to discover tools to create a blame free life-style!

For many people, dating is a game to be played with a singular goal in mind, winning. The game is one of proving we can get someone or get someone to choose us. This often leads to needless tug of wars that end in grief and a sense of feeling unfulfilled. But what if dating could be entirely redefined? In this episode our good friend Ruth is back with us to share about her 5 year, dating hiatus and how the experience created success for her dating journey that followed. Join us as we talk about breaking free from shame-dating and learn how to redefine the purpose of dating as one of growing into the best version of yourself. Singles, you won’t want to miss this one!

In order to have successful relationships with the opposite sex, whether in dating, marriage, or friends, we can’t be at war with those we want to love. For many of us, it’s easy to find ourselves in an unconscious tug of war with those of the opposite sex. Unknowingly, we can have entire power struggles happening under the surface due childhood pains and promises of who we’d never be, or how we’d never act. In this episode, Abi and Justin sit down with their close friend, Ruth, and discuss her journey to face the unconscious war she had been waging for years with masculinity. Through getting honest with herself and choosing to face her fear, Ruth created much needed resolve, but not until she was aware it was even happening. Come join us in turning over some rocks and getting really honest about what we find.

For many people dating can be vulnerable, scary, and feel as though there are no clear rules on “how to” do it right. But like anything in life, there is a lot of gray space when it comes to dating and rules are more like shackles than a map to freedom. In this episode Abi and Justin throw out the rules and instead dive into 6 helpful values to help you on your journey. If you’re single this is a MUST listen to episode! Remember to Rate, Review, Subscribe, and  Share! #theconnectedlife, #theconnectedlifepodcast And don't forget to head over to www.justinandabi.com to learn more about THE FATHER SERIES!

As humans, tragedy and loss are unavoidable. Because of this, pain is a universal part of life. For most of us, we feel lost in a sea of these painful moments that we have no tools to navigate through. We stumble through life surviving the bumps and bruises we are forced to endure simply because we haven’t been taught how to grieve. Without a proper understanding of grief, we are left wandering around trapped in this pain or disconnected from it all together. But what if there were practical steps to journey through our grief into a life of thriving? Join Justin, Abi, and life consultant Laura Duncan, as Laura shares her story of walking through tragedy and how she found life in the midst of it. Get ready for practical tools to help you process your grief and find hope for the future! And don't forget to head over to www.justinandabi.com to learn more about THE FATHER SERIES!

For most people, conversations about how we’ve been hurt and how we’ve hurt others are often terrifying and filled with anxiety.   Because of this, we spend our entire lives trying to run from the past and, in doing so, we disconnect from those we love the most.   In Part 2 of How Our History Shapes Us, Justin and Abi sit down face to face with Justin’s parents, Bob and Bobbie.   Through choosing to face fear head on, Bob talks openly about hearing the live recorded counseling session where Justin vulnerably processed the pain he’s had as a child with his dad.   Through grace and love they have an open and honest discussion about the pain in their history.   Come join our family as we risk getting messy through unreserved honesty! This is an episode you won’t want to miss!   Remember to Rate, Review, Subscribe, and 
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In this incredibly raw and exposing episode Justin opens up the doors to his personal life like never before! During a live recorded counseling session Justin speaks out about his deep wounds with his father. Through blunt honesty and tears he purges a history of bottled up pain. If you’ve ever wondered what it tangibly looks like to walk through the healing process this is a unique opportunity to go behind closed doors and get a front row seat.  Get ready to be inspired about the possibilities of love and healing available for your own life as we dive head first into the messiness of Justin’s journey. This episode will give you permission to be imperfect while challenging you to grow no matter what phase of life you’re in! As a bonus, in next weeks episode, Justin’s Dad joins us and speaks candidly about his experience when he accidentally walked in on the live streaming of Justin’s session and how that affected him! You WON’T want to miss this two part experience.