Trust Me: Recent Episodes
Trust Me
A weekly podcast where we talk about trust, transparency, and building long lasting relationships in a fast paced world.
Jon makes a radical life change over night and Alexis is caught off guard. The two of them talk about getting to the other side of the argument.
Hey Friends,
This conversation between Alexis and I is a little more candid than our typical style. Instead of discussing cultural norms, sighting stores, pulling from data, so on and so forth, we sit down to discuss the current state of our lives. We are building a new home, selling our old home, going through legal battles, parenting and Jon's business is getting busier all at the same time.
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Alexis and Jon talk about how they work through fights, how they want to fight, what experts says, and what they are going to do in the future to be better about fighting.
We talk about our experience in quarantine. What has been hard, what has been easy and how we deal with all of this insanity. Love you and take care.
In this episode we go back over the dynamics of being in a relationship where Alexis, the women, makes more money. How does this affect their budgeting, ego, and lifestyle.
In our house the traditional gender roles have been flip flopped. Jon is a stay at home Dad with a side business and Alexis is the breadwinner. Coming home everyday tired from grinding it out at the office. Jon is tired after doing thankless chores around home all day and chauffeuring the children around. How do they make it work and maintain a happy home life balance?
Overthinking is always on a collision course with negative self talk. We talk about the different methods we use to try to overcome the paralyzing grips of this thought behavior.
In our first episode of season 3 we discuss anxiety surrounding Valentine's Day. Should you get her something even though she insists on not wanting anything? The answer to that question and many more are in the episode.
The title is definitely click bait. This is our last episode of the year. Alexis and I try to hone in on our why. Why do we do this podcast. What value does it potentially bring fans and us. It’s been a fun year. Thank you for hanging out with us!
Is there any cure for incessant bickering, miscommunication and reacting quickly to emotions? We think the cure lines in the intentional practice of mindfulness.
YouTube has new regulations aimed to protect children, and to prevent marketers from focusing on children. Also one of the kids made a digital pen pal.
We talk about Tik Tok, advice for parents in regards to children, and share recent news surrounding the app. We also talk how triggering it can be to have a partnership in a world where we are bombarded with sexuality and temptation.
Apologizing is hard and necessary in a long term relationship. If you aren’t apologizing there is a very good chance that you should be. We discuss how to so sincerely apologize in an impactful and beneficial manner.
Instagram removes the ability to go and see who and what people you are following are liking. Several memes poke fun at this by saying, “how will I see what my partner is liking?.” We discuss this and talk about personal situations in regards to this topic.
As a family we have been mindfully practicing gratitude. Research has proven that this act also enhances trust building in relationships.
Alexis and Jon want to communicate efficiently. They haven’t been lately but are working on solutions and putting different techniques into practice.
Porn is everywhere. Alexis and Jon discuss how it affects them and what role it plays in their life. This is Part III of the World of Porn series.
Alexis and Jon continue sharing their discussion in regards to having a modern healthy sexual relationship in a world where access to sex is as easy as a touch of a screen.
We talk about our relationship with porn, past relationships and experience with adult entertainment, and discuss a few statistics surrounding the subject.
Alexis makes more money. Jon isn’t a stay at home Dad by any means. Although 27% of dual income household dynamics have the female as the bread winner there still isn’t a lot of literature surrounding this topic. This is Jon and Alexis’ first discussion about the topic.
Alexis and Jon discuss couples therapy. Why they want to do it and why they disagree on using a therapist Alexis had with her ex.
Alexis and Jon discuss insecurity, fear and the perfect cocktail of these two emotions called “the story telling syndrome.” They offer tips to separation fact from fiction. On a side note Alexis loves historical fiction.
In this episode we discuss social media etiquette and our own personal boundaries regarding the opposite sex.
Jon and Alexis discuss sharing passwords for devices, email and social media. What are you hiding?