On the Brighter Side

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Managing Time, Expectations and Challenges with Abbi Perets Jan 13, 2020

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In today's episode, I'm chatting with my friend, Abbi Perets, all the way from Israel, where she lives with her husband and 5 kids. The also runs a successful online company, teaching mamas how to be a freelance copywriter. She has experienced hardships as a mother and a business owner and talks about the blessings and lessons she has learned from them.

Abbi specializes in time management and shares her best tips about how to manage your time in 2020 to make it your most productive year ever. She has a freebie for all of us about how to give ourselves a free time makeover. That can be found at this link: https://successfulfreelancemom.com/time/

You can find more about Abbi and the services she provides on her website here: https://successfulfreelancemom.com/ or on Instagram @abbiperets or join her Facebook group called Successful Freelance Mom.

Goal Setting and Collaboration in Marriage with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife Jan 06, 2020

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In today's episode, Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife talks about setting personal goals and goals as a couple. She explains how the best goals are collaborative, common pitfalls to keeping up with your goals and how to overcome those. She also talks about how to care for your mental health and have the best 2020 possible.

You can find out more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife and her life-changing workshops and courses by going to: http://www.finlayson-fife.com/ or follow her on Instagram at @finlaysonfife.

You can see more interviews with her in the EPIC Marriage Summit for FREE here: https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/epicmarriage-summit

BONUS: The Essential Calendar with Crystal Mickelsen Jan 03, 2020

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In today's bonus episode, I'm chatting with Crystal Mickelsen, the creator of The Essential Calendar about how scheduling 3 months at a time can enrich family life. We talk about all of the benefits of getting everyone involved in family planning sessions and how to schedule in fun!

You can find The Essential Calendar at: https://www.theessentialcalendar.com/ and remember to use the code: BRIGHTER15 to get 15% off your purchase. You can also find The Essential Calendar on Instagram @theessentialcalendar.

Marriage, Marathons and Mental Health with Tony Overbay Dec 30, 2019

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In today's episode, I'm sitting down with my friend, Tony Overbay, a licensed marriage and family therapist and utlra marathon runner. We talk about the metaphors we've seen in long distance running to marriage. He also talks about setting goals for the new year, using principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. There are so many benefits physical activity can have on our mental and emotional health. Let's make 2020 our BEST year ever.

Here is a link to Tony's New Year's goal setting episode from last year: http://www.tonyoverbay.com/2018/12/27/episode-97-resolutions-that-will-stick-no-really-acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-plus-resolutions-success/

You can find more of Tony over on his website: http://www.tonyoverbay.com/ or on Instagram @tonyoverbay or @virtualcouch.

And here's a link to Tony's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Hes-Porn-Addict-Now-What/dp/1950328031/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tony+overbay&qid=1576794183&sr=8-1

Have a wonderful New Year's and join us next week (year) for a discussion with Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife about New Year's Resolutions.

2019 Christmas Episode - Jon's New Wheelchair Story Dec 23, 2019

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Merry Christmas On the Brighter Side listeners! Today I'm talking about the true meaning of Christmas and the best experience I've ever been a part of. This year, for Christmas, one man received a new wheelchair and a new leg on his 61st Birthday.

I will be forever grateful for my friend Tawsha Stanford, who had the thought of raising money to buy our friend Jon Peters a new wheelchair for Christmas. We put our idea on social media and within hours, we were able to raise enough money to buy Jon's dream wheelchair.

We have been blessed by Jon for years and forever changed by this experience. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your contribution and participation in this Christmas miracle.

Thank you for supporting On the Brighter Side. I appreciate all of you and am truly grateful for the opportunity to produce this podcast. My message for this episode is to act on those kind thoughts. Hold your family close and enjoy them this holiday season.

Score Keeping and Sex Talk with Jamee Andelin Dec 16, 2019

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In today's episode, I sit down with my friend Jamee Andelin. We interviewed each other about all things pertaining to score keeping in marriage, sex and intimacy and overcoming and living with our differences. This episode is fun and light hearted, but we discuss extremely common issues that arise in marriage.

Jamee is a life coach and fellow podcaster. You can find her at: https://jameelee.com/ or on her podcast, Coaching with Jamee at: https://anchor.fm/jamee-andelin.

I know you are going to love this episode. Remember that sharing is caring, so if you do love it, make sure you share it with a friend who would love it too.

If you want to join our Love Language Challenge, you can do so here: www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/love-language-challenge.

Building Trust Especially after Betrayal With Geoff Steurer Dec 09, 2019

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In today's episode, I sit down with licenced marriage and family counselor, Geoff Steurer to talk about the importance of building a trust in your marriage. Geoff specializes in re building trust after a serious betrayal. If you are the betrayer or the betrayed, there is hope for recovery for you and for the marriage.

If you are interested in joining the 5 Love Language Challenge, you can sign up right here: www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/love-language-challenge

Geoff's Resources:

Trust Building Academy (main website)

12-week Trust Building Bootcamp (enter code: BRIGHTER20 to receive 20% off the course)

Follow me on Facebook

Follow me on Instagram

My marriage vlog on YouTube

Illuminate podcast with Geoff Steurer

My weekly relationship column "Your Hardest Question" on Meridian Magazine

Heal your marriage from porn (6-hour audio course) - Geoff Steurer & Kevin Skinner

Love You, Hate the Porn - Mark Chamberlain & Geoff Steurer

Other Resources:

Not Just Friends - Shirley Glass

Moving Beyond Betrayal - Vicki Tidwell Palmer

Love Sense - Sue Johnson

Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson

I Know You, I Like You and I Have Your Back with Nate Bagley Dec 02, 2019

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This week's episode with Nate Bagley is one of my all-time favorites! He's an experienced marriage researcher, interviewing some of the greats, such as John and Julie Gottman, Gary Chapman and Sue Johnson.

He teaches us his framework for building a strong foundation of friendship within your marriage, so you are able to have hard conversations and withstand conflict. His pillars of friendship include the framework of I know you, I like you and I have your back.

You will love the simplicity and ease with which he explains these three pillars and the way he uses experiences from his own life to illustrate these concepts beautifully. He talks about an experiment he did with his wife in his first year of marriage to find out her love language and we made a challenge out of it. Whether you have been married for 3 days or 30 years, it's such a boost to any relationship to know your spouse's love language.

You can join our 5 Love Languages Challenge at: https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/love-language-challenge. I promise, it will be so much fun!

You can find out more about Nate and his incredible program here: https://www.talktoyourspouse.com/. I also suggest looking up his podcast: https://www.mormonmarriages.com/podcast or his blog: https://growthmarriage.com/.

Don't forget the perfect gift for anyone on your list who is married and hard to shop for is the EPIC Marriage Summit All Access Pass. You can get that here: https://www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/allaccess. Get a this special low price only through the holidays.

Having Fun with Your Spouse in Your Marriage with Celeste Davis Nov 25, 2019

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Happy Thanksgiving Week Everyone! My interview this week is with the lovely Celeste Davis of The Marriage Laboratory. We discuss how to have fun with our spouses in our marriage and why that is even important. We go over common objections to having fun and overcome them one by one. We also discuss how to have a healthier sex life and why that is also so important.

I love this episode and I know you will too. If you would like get more from Celeste you can find her at https://www.marriagelaboratory.com/ on Instagram @marriagelaboratory. You can check out her podcast here: https://www.marriagelaboratory.com/marriage-theraoke-podcast/.

Don't forget about the EPIC Marriage summit. 30+ marriage experts giving their BEST marriage tips and tricks for strengthening your relationship in just 30 days. Register here to gain access for FREE. www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I am truly grateful for each and every one of you!

When Your Spouse Has a Demanding Job with Sara Payne Nov 18, 2019

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In today\'s episode, Sara Payne and I talk about the challenges involved with having a spouse with a demanding job and how she learned how to let go of the resentment of not having him around to help very often. We also discuss the debt incurred in medical school and living in lots of different locations away from family and friends.

Sara teaches us how to rewrite our story and find ways to be grateful regardless of the circumstance and gives her best advice to spouses of how to let go of resentment and expectations and start having fun and enjoying your family.

You can find out more about working with Sara at www.sarapaynecoaching.com or @sarapaynecoaching on Facebook and Instagram and listen to her podcast, The Doctor\'s Wife on any podcast listening app.

Don\'t forget to register for the EPIC Marriage Summit for FREE at: www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com.

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