Own Your Ship Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mel Walker
Every week, your host, Mel Walker, will feature discussions with special guests or have open conversations about how her experiences changed her perspective on what healthy relationships are all about.
Conversations range from toxic marriages, blended families, infidelity, and a whole lotta sex! You know, stuff that most people cover up or whisper about.
It's the perfect blend of righteous and ratchetness through the eyes of a millennial married woman who just wants us all to own our mess.
Finances in new marriages are one of the main reasons marriages don't make it past 5 years. This week on the season finale of the pod, Mel shares tips newlyweds can use to ensure that they start their marriage off on the right foot.
Marriages these days are barely passing the 5 year mark. Most divorce decrees cite "irreconcilable differences", but the truth is that marriages are failing for far more serious reasons.
May is Mental Health Awareness month and most people are just now starting to get comfortable with talking about their mental health struggles. But what about your partner? Would you know how to spot the signs of depression in your partner? Would you know where to go for help? This week's episode tackles just that.
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Love Bombing is a true sign of a narcissit. Though the term has been around for decades, it's still fairly new to many.
This week on the pod, Mel breaks down the bad beahvior and shares signs to identify if you're with a love bomber, and how to get away.
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Hey guys and gals. Today on the pod, Mel highlights 11 things that you should consider before you make that trip down the aisle. See below for the books to consider before saying "I Do".
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We hear it all the time, "She's pressuring me for that ring", "She's pressuring me to have kids", "She's pressuring me to buy that house", but what does pressure really mean? Mel sits down with Relationship Coach, Troy Spry, and they both unpack, from a male and female perspective, what pressure in relationships really means and how it opens the door for serious introspection.
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Troy Spry is a certified dating and relationship coach, speaker, host, and author of the book Teach Me How To Love: Why What You Don't Know WILL Hurt You. Troyโs mission is simple: to inspire individuals to first become better people so that they can become better mates, create better relationships and ultimately help to build better communities.
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๐ Get my memoir, From Broken Pieces to Master Peace
https://bit.ly/3eDfXZN
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Childhood Trauma has become a topic that more people are getting comfortable talking about. Mel is no exception. This week on the pod she shares her experiences and how if left unchecked, would have led her down the path to divorce.
She shared 10 ways that she could have lost her marriage and encourages the audience to seek help before it's too late for theirs.
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My Blog: https://www.melissatwalker.com/blog
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Twitter: http://twitter.com/melissatwalker_
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Owning your mess in your marriage can be tough. This week on the pod, Mel shares 5 tips that will help you not only own it, but to work through it.
This week on the pod, Mel is back from a virtually non-existent maternity leave. She shares what's been happening, her journey with the podcast so far, and where she envisions this brand going.
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This week on the pod, Mel is kicking it with Marriage Strategist, Jenard Moore while they discuss the controversial topic of Submission in Marriage. Bound to ruffle some feathers, they admit what they thought submission was and how they handled it as newlyweds. Tune in, as they both peel back the layers of what submission really means.
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Jenard Moore is the host of the Moore Love Connection podcast a successful podcast geared towards helping millennials thrive in their marriages, relationships and become the best versions of themselves! Jenard is also the founder of the largest marriage club on Clubhouse with over 18.5k members and counting. He has been married for five years to his beautiful wife Destiny, and they have two beautiful daughters!
You can check out the Moore Love Connection podcast on all podcasting platforms, and also view the website for your marriage merchandise (www.moorelovecxn.com).
This week on the pod, Mel gets candid about the things she wished she knew about relationships in her 20's. In this 15 minute episode, she breaks down 9 points that she wished she knew and understood.
This week on the pod, Mel is chopping it up with none other than theeee Wife Coach, Lakia "LB" Brandenburg. As wives, moms, business owners, and everything else in between, we spend a lot of time building our legacy, but what happens when we're not here anymore to keep the legacy growing? Does our legacy just disappear? Does our family take it over?
Tune in, as LB and Mel talk about protecting their legacies and changing the narrative behind how we approach preparing for the end.
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Lakia โLBโ Brandenburg is The Wife Coachยฎ๏ธ and creator and instructor of Teach Me How to Be A Wife Intensive, a premium coaching program in wife development thatโs changing married women into happy, fun, and irresistible wives. Follow her on Instagram at @thewifecoach.
This week, Mel gets candid about why she wasn't ready for marriage. She shares her experiences about what the church and society expected from young married women like her and what she did to get on track.
In this final week of sharing their relationship journey, Mel and Javan talk about memories of their wedding and how they transitioned to life after "I Do". Mel gets super candid about her role in almost destroying their marriage and they both share their advice for having a healthy relationship.
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Javan's Instagram - @tonylakephotography
This week, Mel and Javan talk about the proposal that was obviously a proposal, how they got to the ring, how they navigated their new blended family, and the secret they held for almost a year.
They wrap things up with wedding planning (yes, they fed their vendors lol), the wedding celebration, and the special gift that they received.
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Javan's Instagram - @tonylakephotography
This week on the #OYSPodcast, Mel continues the conversation with her husband Javan about their love story. In this episode, they go on their #firstdate, and things get a little awkward, to say the least. They also figure out how to make their long-distance #relationship official.
Sit back and share in the giggles with Mel and Javan and don't be afraid to share your own experiences.
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This week on the Own Your Ship podcast, Mel's husband, Javan, joins the host as they discuss the first part of their love story. They talk about how they met and where they were at that point in their lives.
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Javan's Instagram - @tonylakephotography
This week on the pod, we're getting real blunt about relationships. If you were anything like me back in the day, you wanted that ring badly and you'd do and tolerate almost anything to get it. Then when you finally get the ring, things seem off and you wonder if you'll actually get married. We're talking about the 4 signs that he might have given you a 'Shut Up Ring'. I promise you, it may not be what you think.
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This week, Mel has her first guest on the podcast! She'll be talking to Shivonne Davis, a marriage strategist who does not play about them babies! Shivonne and Mel have a candid conversation about their experiences being moms in a blended family. The conversation touches on everything from the other parent, to adjusting to life with a bonus parent.
This chat is thought-provoking and highly entertaining.
Shivonne utilizes the power of restorative transformation, biblically-based tools, and practical strategies, to help Christian Millennials work to restore, redeem and heal their marriages. She can be found on Instagram @iamshivonnedavis. Don't forget to join her Facebook group: The Kingdom Millennial Marriage Movement.
Don't forget to head over to Mel's Instagram page @melissatwalker_ and let's continue the conversation about Blended Families.
Today's episode is a little heavy. We're talking about Daddy Issues!
Mel will be sharing what it is and 5 tips to identify if you may have or had daddy issues. It's not all about the psychological stuff. Mel breaks it down in an easy, practical way for you to understand.
She shares a little about her own experience dealing with daddy issues and her journey to recovery. So if you've ever been curious about daddy issues, this episode is for you.
Don't forget to grab a copy of Mel's latest book, From Broken Pieces to Master Peace https://bit.ly/3eDfXZN, and follow her on Instagram @melissatwalker_.
In today's episode, Mel shares her struggles with being her authentic self and how the church and family played a role in her persona.
She gives a glimpse into her childhood and encourages the audience to check out her book, From Broken Pieces to Master Peace (bit.ly/33MN2wN).
This episode is more about introspection and being true to who you are, regardless of what people may think and say.
NEW EPISODES DROP ON JANUARY 5, 2022.
Welcome to the Own Your Ship Podcast!
Every week, your host, Mel Walker, will feature discussions with special guests or have open conversations about how her church experiences changed her perspective on what healthy relationships are all about.
Conversations range from toxic marriages, blended families, infidelity, and a whole lotta sex! You know, stuff that most churches cover up or whisper about.
It's the perfect blend of righteous and ratchetness through the eyes of a millennial married woman who just wants us all to own our mess.
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