Anchored with Jonathan & Emily: Recent Episodes
Jonathan & Emily
Anchored with Jonathan & Emily dives into our lives as We speak what is on our hearts, minds and give the hard truths of doing life together. We will tell our stories, give our testimony, and real life advice on parenting, working full time, starting our own business, while growing ourselves and our marriage.
Money! Depending on the study you look at, it could be considered the #1 reason for a couple to divorce! It is a touchy subject and can lead to some major arguments, anxiety and stress in a relationship. It doesn't have to be that way! In this episode, Emily and I talk about our personal financial situation, the ebbs and flows we went through when making major decisions on our budget, whether we should have a joint or individual checking accounts and how we got ourselves out of debt. You can discuss it with confidence and we explain the steps we did and what went well and what didn't. Don't forget to leave us a review if you can!
This is the time for the man's perspective and how we tick in the relationship. Jonathan talks about the importance of recharging, self help, why men don't and don't want to open up, strategy in a relationship and more. From a man's point of view, what advice does he have to men and women on how to keep a relationship strong and showing up especially in times of change?
In this special SOLO episode, Emily discusses from her point of view and perspective how to show up as a mother, wife and partner in crime. Emily talks about her thoughts, feelings and opinions on what works for herself, how she shows up in our relationship on a daily basis and becomes the best version of herself in order to be the best possible version for her spouse and the kids! With a growing and bettering mindset, she gives you tips, tricks and ideas on how to be better spouse, mother and person for not only her family, but possibly most importantly, herself!
The 5 love languages, by Dr. Gary Chapman, was a very influential book in our relationship. We read the book before we are married, and we still use the concepts from this book into our relationship on a daily basis. We talk about our individual love languages and how we attempt to fill our love tank to feel the most loved in our relationship. The 5 languages, Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Receiving Gifts, Quality Time and Physical Touch play a monumental role into our everyday relationships, not only with your significant other but with our closest friends, coworkers and family members. Have you taken the test before? I have included the link below to take the test so you can find out your love language. Use this book, our episode of how we dive into each other's love languages, to allow yourself to learn about your own love language, but more importantly, the love languages of those closest to you! Let's fill each other's tanks up as full as possible and love each other hard!
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Do you have children? Expecting a child? Multiple children in the toddler years of life? Experienced that before and know the difficulties and the joys that come along with it? Yes, we are in the throws of raising multiple children under 5 and they are 12 months apart. We talk about the struggles of what life is like to raise children and still have time to focus on each other to be the best versions of each other. Parenting is one of the hardest things you will go through in live but one of the most rewarding as well at the exact same time! Don't believe us? Wait until you experience it yourself. In this episode, we discuss how we go about parenting 2 kids and the struggles we face, yet we wouldn't change a thing about it! If you have more than 2 kids, please; I REPEAT PLEASE!!! reach out to us and have a discussion. Find us on Instagram and let's talk what it's like!
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We get into it on this episode about how we were brought up in the church and how it influenced us. Taking a look at how we grew up around our faith led us to discover what worked well in finding the best church to grow our faith, our relationship with God and our relationship together,
Has 2020 been a constant uphill battle for you? Always feeling like something bad has happened, or seems like nothing can go right? Murphy's law states what can go wrong will go wrong; and we believe people may feel that on the daily! We talk through our rut we experience in our relationship not only with each other but with people around us and what to do to get out of it and stay positive and upbeat! Remember, you make the most of your situation and control your actions, for yourself, to yourself and towards your partner!
In this episode, we go into a level of getting into action. Doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result = insanity! Are you doing what you need to with your significant other? Wife? Husband? Boyfriend? Girlfriend? Realizing you both want to be the best version of yourself and to each other, yet finding yourself coming up short? We talk about how we continue to be the best version of ourselves for each other, and by doing the do while talking the talk, to continuously reach our goals as a couple in our relationship!
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Our first guests to the show, Brad & Nicole Chiafos, give us much needed insight on what it's like to parent athletes and live in the world of sports. From finances, to relationships with each other and friends and everything in between, we have a candid conversation on the good and bad involved with having children in competitive sports! So glad we could have our special guests and will be diving deeper into again on another episode!
In this special episode recorded while Emily and I both were on a little vacation away from our littles and away from society, we discuss the importance of recharging or refueling ourselves individually. After a few days of R&R in the sunshine on the lake, our motor is full and ready to go back to being the best versions of ourselves, in order to be the best versions to each other and our family. It is important to take a step back to reflect and not run too hard in order to perform at a high level on a daily basis! And that is exactly what we just did in this episode and more!
Why do so many people stop having a coach in their lives once they are finished with school? Now trying to understand at an early age that we have it figured out and can do things on our own! We discuss in the 6th episode about how personal coaching we still continue to get in our lives has affected with our mindset and ways we go about doing life together. We go into what our mindset consists of, and what impact our individual growth through coaching has on our relationship together.
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In this 5th episode we dive into a difficult topic that unfortunately too many people are in. Divorce! What do you do when you hear of someone that has influence over you decides to call it quits? How does that affect your relationship with your spouse or significant other? We discuss how a recent string of separations by fairly large names of influence has affected our relationship in a positive and a negative light. Through this all, we continue to be raw and open about our relationship and welcome you all into our lives. Listen in and maybe we can help you in a positive way throughout.
In this episode, we dive into the world of busy. Our society is always on the go, even during these times, with lots of stuff to do; all around us. We discuss how we schedule ourselves to maintain a balance that focuses on our core values.
In this episode, we discuss what our 4 core values are as a couple, and how keeping those as our foundation allows us to continue communicating and becoming closer.
Recorded over Memorial Day weekend 2020, we discuss how Covid-19, all the speculation on how to handle it, and the stay at home order involved with the coronavirus affected our life in a real way. Even as it was nearing towards more normal living circumstances, it still played a role in our marriage and a new, different season we experienced.
Join us as we share our journey of how we met, and how we arrived here. Grab a drink, sit back and relax as you meet us and hear our story. Cheers!🥂