Nothing's Wasted: Recent Episodes
Elisha & Adia
Nothing's Wasted is a podcast dedicated to the un-filtered human experience of marriage, relationships, and life; A space where the journey is highlighted. We are living in a time where the focus is perfection however, we have learned that perfection is an illusion at best. Our focus is to shed light on the intrinsic value of the process. Join Co-hosts Elisha and Adia as they use authenticity, transparency, and humor to discuss life through the lens of marriage.
Join us for our final episode of this "Growing Pains" season as we discuss the difficulties in making the inevitable transitions on the parenting journey.
Join us for this amazing discussion around patterns. This week special guest, and mindset coach Joel Buckner helps us unpack how our personal patterns are impacting our daily lives.
Some things are just how God created you to be, while some things, are preferences. Some things are non-negotiable, while others have wiggle room. Join us this week as we navigate learning how to tell the difference.
Insecurities..... It's a sensitive topic so, let's talk about it.
Join Elisha and Adia this week as they discuss this delicate area, and share some ways they have learned to navigate what seems to be par for the course in this journey called life.
Do you avoid having difficult conversations? Join Elisha and Adia as they share their thoughts on what makes a conversation difficult, why they are so often avoided, and how to better navigate this uncomfortable territory.
“I’m Fine”. This statement is often shared without an honest evaluation. Why is that? Is there a better way? Join us as we discuss this commonly used phrase.
Vulnerability can often seem like the last thing we want to be in any situation but, it's often the thing we need most. Join us this week as Elisha and Adia discuss this topic and why it can be so difficult to navigate.
Being wrong is something everyone has experienced. Some people resist correction while others welcome it. Join us as we unpack various aspects of our experiences surrounding being corrected.
Who are you?........This is such a loaded question but, one that all of us have to answer at some point or another.
This week Elisha and Adia discuss the process of finding ones self and share some of their thoughts and experiences around the topic..
The older we get the idea of starting over seems to get a bad wrap. Join Elisha and Adia this week as they recall some of their personal experiences with starting over and discuss how to reframe the start over in a more positive light.
Welcome Back to Season 3!!!!
Have you ever felt like you followed all the "rules" and still find yourself dissatisfied with the outcome? This week Elisha and Adia discuss the "why" behind finding ourselves in this place and how to make efforts to avoid it in the future.....from their experience of course.
Join us this week as Elisha and Adia discuss marriage commitment, and why it seems so difficult to maintain at times.
Check out this weeks episode to hear Elisha and Adia discuss the inevitable construct of change and how it impacts our relationships as we do just that.
Bonus Episode
Check out our bonus episode to hear Elisha and Adia tackle the frustrations repeating the same argument. We found this additional conversation on arguing that was previously recorded and never aired. Be sure to also listen to this weeks episode "Everybody Does it"
This week Elisha and Adia discuss one of the things that everyone has done, or will do, no matter what type of relationship(s) you find yourself in......Argue. Join us as we dig into our vast experience with this topic. Also check out our bonus episode on this topic: Why Do We Keep Having the Same Argument
This week, Elisha and Adia tackle how to be in relationship, during those you really don't like the behavior of the one you're in relationship with.
Join us this week as we finish our conversation with special guests Cierra, Jewel and Nikia. If you missed part one, make sure you go back and check it out.
Do you find yourself feeling like you have to show up as some sort of "representative" in friendships/relationships?
Join us and special guests Cierra, Jewel and Nikia, as we discuss the struggle to be our authentic selves.
Join us this week as Elisha and Adia discuss some of their "in progress" perspectives on parenting, and how the parenting experience fits them differently.
Join us as we finish up our lively dialogue with special guests Janeen and Jerome. Be sure to check out Age, Wisdom and Hindsight Part 1 if you haven't already. You won't want to miss a minute of this very real and relatable conversation.
There truly is a luxury of ignorance that comes with youth but, there is such an opportunity for wisdom that comes with the blessing of age.
This week Elisha and Adia continue the "If I knew then what I know now" conversation. Join us and special guests Janeen and Jerome, who have stopped by to help share their perspectives from a more seasoned single adult point of view.
Wouldn't it be nice to tell your younger self all the goods that you know now?
Join Elisha and Adia as they discuss some of the things they would share with their younger self about their relationship, and if there is anything they might do differently.
Join Elisha and Adia as we finish out this amazing conversation with Chris and Jeff on all things relationships from the unique male perspective. Make sure you do yourself a favor and check out "The Male Perspective (Part 1) if you haven't already. You do not want to miss a second of this dialogue.
This week Elisha and Adia discuss the under shared and seldom emphasized viewpoint of relationships and friendship from a predominantly all male perspective, with special guests Chris and Jeff.
Join us as we finish our conversation with Sufiy on being a friend in the storm. Be sure to check out Part 1 if you missed it!
Welcome Back!!!!
Join us for part one of our two part conversation with Sufiy, who is our first guest of many this season. This week we will be discussing our experiences in friendship during the "storms" of life. Come take your front row seat to hear the dialogue of a ride or die friendship.
Join us for our final episode of this season, as we discuss our experiences with managing the voices of others in our relationship in addition to the need for edifying friendships.
You often hear people say that marriage is work but, they never really explain what that means. Tune in this week as Elisha and Adia discuss what they've discovered about the meaning of this kind of "work".
This week Elisha and Adia discuss the well known hashtag: Relationship Goals. Join us as we ponder some pros and cons.
Tune in this week to hear Elisha and Adia discuss how they learned to handle feeling like your partner's goals etc. are riding shot gun, while your goals are taking a back seat.
Change is probably the only sure thing in life outside of death but, navigating it can be a challenge. Tune in this week, as Elisha and Adia discuss how they have learned to navigate varying "seasons" in their relationship.
Is it a healthy compromise or is your partner just trying to change you???
In this week's episode Elisha and Adia try to flush out this question and share some of their experiences along the way.
"Sticks and stones may break your bones but, words will never hurt you"...... This couldn't be further from the truth in our eyes.
In this week's episode, Elisha and Adia discuss the weight of our words and the lasting impact they can have on our relationships.
Why is it that people struggle to correctly hear the actual words that are coming out of our mouths?
Tune in this week to hear Elisha and Adia discuss their experiences with saying one thing but, having it received a completely different way.
In this episode Elisha and Adia discuss the frustrations behind unmet expectations in relationships, and some of the their experiences that were major contributors to the problem. They also share some of the lessons they've learned along the way that have helped to avoid this frustration.
Welcome to the Nothing's Wasted Podcast!!!
In this episode Elisha and Adia introduce themselves and share the heart behind this podcast; the intrinsic value of our rough spaces in life, and their reasons for sharing some of the lessons learned along their journey.