Growth Minded Marriage
44 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsMary and Kevin are an ordinary Midwest couple with three kids (7, 6 and 3) living our dream life. Join us, every Monday, as we share our weekly life review in an effort to share and examine our most authentic selves. Through this review, we hope you will hear the good, the bad and the ugly moments of self-discovery on our growth journey. Listen while we succeed and fail, rest and motivate, think and rethink. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Above all, we hope to grow together. Welcome to the Growth Minded Marriage.
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Series Finale! November 13th-Nov. 19th, 2021: a grateful farewell
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the series finale of Growth Minded Marriage. What can we say? This podcast has changed our life. We are overcome with gratitude for you, the listener, and for the support you offered as we put ourselves out there and tried something new. With your love and support we have come home to our true selves, which turned out to be the purpose of this journey. We just didn't know that when we started! We can't wait to enjoy our one wild and precious life as they unfold, together. Wishin...
Series Finale! November 13th-Nov. 19th, 2021: a grateful farewell
November 22, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBWelcome to the series finale of Growth Minded Marriage. What can we say? This podcast has changed our life. We are overcome with gratitude for you, the listener, and for the support you offered as we put ourselves out there and tried something new. With your love and support we have come home to our true selves, which turned out to be the purpose of this journey. We just didn't know that when we started! We can't wait to enjoy our one wild and precious life as they unfold, together. Wishin...
November 6th-Nov. 12th, 2021: saying goodbye, an ode to my sweatpants friends
November 15, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.63 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
October 30th-Nov. 5th, 2021: bragging, ego trips, what is next?
November 08, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
October 16th-22nd, 2021: worship associate, art of breathing, rapid responses
October 25, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
October 9th-15th, 2021: James, tired kids, cultivating relationship
October 18, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
October 2nd- 8th, 2021: sickness, fieldtrip, gratitude ditties
October 11, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
September 25th- October 1st, 2021: 10 yr anniversary edition
October 04, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
September 18th- 24th, 2021: soundscapes, Negative Nancy, sweatpant friends
September 27, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
September 11th- 17th, 2021: embracing possibility
September 20, 2021 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.13 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
September 4th- 10th, 2021: coffee addiction, SIBO, soccer
September 13, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
September 4th- 10th, 2021: coffee addiction, SIBO, soccer
September 13, 2021 09:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we share the good, bad and ugly moments on our growth journey. We hope this podcast is a living example of what self-actualization looks like in the everyday. Podcasting is fun for us because of YOU the listener. So thank you for listening and being a part of our journey. We hope hearing o...
August 28-Sept. 3, 2021: pessimism, weight gain, 25,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
September 06, 2021 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBWelcome to Season 2 of the Growth Minded Marriage. This season we are committed to doing only the parts of podcasting we love and ditching everything else. We get to make it up and so do you! Join us as we explore the highs and lows of each week. We will be reflecting on what went well, what we learned and what we never hope to repeat. Podcasting is fun for us because of you the listener doing life right along side us. So thank YOU for listening and being a part of our best life. A note...
The Truth about Season 2- Pt. 2
August 30, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBSeason 2 officially begins September 6th, but as we get behind the mic to limber up we want to share what to expect in the upcoming season. If you were around for Season 1 first, thank you, and second you will notice lots of changes. In Season 2 we plan to focus on the parts of podcasting we love and ditch most everything else. Because (if you need reminding like we did) we get to make it up! Subscribe to Growth Minded Marriage to always find our latest episodes immediately in your feed. ...
The Truth about Season 2- Pt. 1
August 26, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBSeason 2 is not quite here but as we get behind the mic to ramp up for it we want to share what to expect in the upcoming season. If you were around for Season 1 first, thank you, and second you will notice lots of changes. In Season 2 we plan to focus on the parts of podcasting we love and ditch most everything else. Because (if you need reminding like we did) we get to make it up! Follow/Subscribe to Growth Minded Marriage to always find our latest episodes immediately in your feed. Joi...
Unreleased: The Awakened Anesthetist Podcast
July 25, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBHello Growth Minded Marriage Community! Kevin and I are still over here living our dream life, only much much slower and intentionally. We are loving our summer slow down and reset. Thanks for being patient while we take this break and gather ourselves for Season 2 coming September 2021. Meanwhile, I had a burst of creative energy that I channeled into taking one step forward with a project that feels like something, just not exactly sure what yet. Thanks for being a safe and supportive pla...
Season 1 Finale: Ending on a Crash and Burnout
June 17, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBJoin our Growing Together email community HERE Whether you believe burnout, adrenal fatigue or HPA axis disruption are real medical conditions or not, it is undeniable that stress has a negative impact on the body. We all have different sources of stress and different tolerance levels for that stress. This is not about comparison, who has it worse or who can suck it up and keep going longest. This is an honest conversation where Kevin and I realize that we just don't feel good. We want to ...
How to Feel Fulfilled at Work + Mary's Life Changing News
June 03, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBWe have had to take some really hard and honest looks at our careers over the years. I was a full time working mom with 1, 2 and then 3 kids. Kevin was a work from home dad and also our primary caretaker. Life looks differently now. We both are working part time, and sharing the kid duties more evenly. After all the changes, we both have come out the other side with a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction with our careers. Join us as we explore how a sense of control, mastery and autonomy ha...
Inspiration to Keep Going with Sonja Overhiser
May 20, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB"Creative collaboration is the lifeblood of our relationship"~Sonja Overhiser After listening to this episode you will understand why Kevin and I draw so much inspiration from Sonja Overhiser. She is the co-founder of the wildly popular food blog, A Couple Cooks, and the new food justice initiative Food + Wellness Equity Collective. We were honored when Sonja agreed to our audacious request to be interviewed and are proud to bring you this inspiring conversation. Resources Mentioned: Fo...
Hearing THIS Would Have Been Helpful 3 Years Ago
May 06, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBA few months ago, Kevin read Adam Grant's latest book Think Again, and loved it. On Kevin's suggestion, I went searching for Adam on my favorite media, podcasts. I was in luck! I found his podcast by TED called Work Life, and downloaded an old episode from May 2019 called The Perils of Following Your Career Passion. Needless to say, I was very intrigued. I knew from Kevin that Adam has a contrarian perspective, but I had never heard someone say to NOT follow your passion. Of course I had to ...
Hearing THIS Would Have Been Helpful 3 Years Ago
May 06, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBA few months ago, Kevin read Adam Grant's latest book Think Again, and loved it. On Kevin's suggestion, I went searching for Adam on my favorite media, podcasts. I was in luck! I found his podcast by TED called Work Life, and downloaded an old episode from May 2019 called The Perils of Following Your Career Passion. Needless to say, I was very intrigued. I knew from Kevin that Adam has a contrarian perspective, but I had never heard someone say to NOT follow your passion. Of course I had to ...
We Grew From Wanting More to Feeling Enough
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MB“Most of life is choosing what you already chose.... Our lives are stories of recommitment. ~David Brooks Kevin and I come full circle in this episode. We are recommiting to our dream life. Our lives will be a balance between a satisfaction with who we are now, and an openness towards who we could become. We are focused on making the ordinary feel extraordinary. Our lives are about staying true to what we have already chosen, and exploring the expansive world our focus now allows us to se...
Count The Kicks Total is In!
April 15, 2021 05:00 - 8 minutes - 5.84 MBAs a recap (in case this is your first episode, hello there!): Kevin and I have been tracking our downloads since March 11th, 2021. At the end of 30 days, we made a $1/download donation to Count The Kicks in honor of our good friends' son, JP. Count The Kicks is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering and educating mothers to track their baby's movements while still in the womb. Tracking baby's movements for 30 minutes every day can alert you to changes which may be a sign something is going wr...
Deep Questions to Reconnect as a Couple
April 08, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MB***Our Count the Kicks Drive closed on Friday, April 9, 2021. Thanks to you we were able to donate $724 to educate and empower women. Our campaign was inspired by our good friends Kelli and Pat (Ep. 15) and their story of growing through the loss of their son, JP. Learn more about their story, Count the Kicks and Kevin and I's journey by choosing an episode below. Start with these episodes. Ep. 15 Growing Through Grief Ep. 11 Making Friends Along This Journey: Kathy and Tom Gottberg Ep. ...
We Tell Our Kids The Easter Bunny Isn't Real
April 01, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBKevin and I want the holidays to be filled with magic and wonder. We want our 7, 5 and 3 year old to look back on their childhood with warm happy memories. And, we decided early on to be honest with our kids, and let them in on the big secret. Over the years, we have been building our family's Easter traditions incorporating the idea that Mommy and Daddy are the Easter Bunny. Sure they ask questions and are sometimes confused by all the outside information, but we have a simple message that...
Our Past 3 Months & Growing Apart?
March 25, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBResources from this episode: Read Mary's personal blog on our NEW website Sign Up for a future Love and Logic course Learn More about the Beliefs & Principles of Unitarian Universalism Explore the Soul Matters material What is Deep Listening? (I had a hard time finding a great resource. Putting this on the list for a podcast topic) Take a peak at the 8 week Neurodharma course we start April 2021 Learn more about Count The Kicks The couple behind Growth Minded Marriage Podcast is c...
Growing Through Grief: Kelli and Pat's Journey
March 11, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBOur long time friends, Kelli and Pat, courageously share their story of growing through grief after losing their son, Joseph Patrick (JP). The trauma of JP's death and life's journey after such a devastating loss could have easily been a story that ended in separation for Kelli and Pat. Instead, they grew to recognize that the most loving thing they could do was to support each other as they healed in their own individual way. They exemplify the value of prioritizing your own mental healt...
Creative Parenting Solutions
February 25, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBOur two part parenting series now becomes a trilogy. Listen, we are recording and releasing episodes in real time so we didn't know life would create another episode. We are thrilled to announce that parenting is a tad less draining these days and we want to share what has been working. February 2021 brought cold weather, power outages and chaos over much of the U.S. All our time indoors and the hell that can be an unanticipated snow day (am I right?) pushed us to our final limits. And, yo...
Our Private Class with Positive Parenting Educator Kerri Gray, LMFT
February 11, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis is the second episode of our 2 part series on parenting. Check out Ep. 12 to start from the beginning. Kerri Gray is a mother of 4 and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has spent the bulk of her career teaching positive parenting classes to families in the greater Kansas City area. Now, due to the pandemic, her classes have been moved online and made accessible to everyone. She works in conjunction with a non profit organization in the Kansas City area called, Lee's Summit CA...
Raw and Unscripted: Parenting- The Beginning, Our Struggles Now
January 28, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIf you are struggling to stay calm with your child and don't know who to turn to, you can call The National Parent Helpline 1-855-427-2736 (in the U.S.) With a bit of nerves we offer this honest conversation about our parenting journey thus far. In the first half of this episode, we bring you up to speed quickly on the past 7 years of parenting. Some of our listeners may not even know we have kids! We have a son who is nearly 7, and two girls ages 5 and 3. But, this episode really is about ...
Making Friends Along This Journey: Kathy and Thom Gottberg
January 14, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBKevin and I have been on a quest to find "our people". We know that our friends can influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Which is great, but Mary was always left wondering, "How are we supposed to meet these magical people?!" Well, now we have some answers! Kathy Gottberg is an author, blogger, and free thinker. She has been a writer for nearly 40 years; publishing 7 books and blogging at SMARTLiving365.com since 2011. Her husband, Thom, is a commercial real estate broker who has...
Making Friends Along This Journey: Kathy and Thom Gottberg
January 14, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBKevin and I have been on a quest to find "our people". We know that our friends can influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Which is great, but Mary was always left wondering, "How are we supposed to meet these magical people?!" Well, now we have some answers! Kathy Gottberg is an author, blogger, and free thinker. She has been a writer for nearly 40 years; publishing 7 books and blogging at SMARTLiving365.com since 2011. Her husband, Thom, is a commercial real estate broker who has...
Our Return to Leadershape with Kristen Young
December 31, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBKevin and I were thrilled when Kristen Young, Executive Director of Leadershape, accepted our interview request. In doing so, she took a big leap of faith. She exemplifies someone who is willing to take a risk and open herself up to new experiences, something Kevin and I deeply value. Kristen believes in the mission of Leadershape, "To transform the world by increasing the number of people who lead with integrity and a healthy disregard for the impossible." The last 16+ years of Kristen's l...
Consider This Our 2020 Holiday Card
December 24, 2020 06:00 - 2 minutes - 1.87 MBHappy Holidays from Kevin and Mary!
Growing Pains
December 17, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBFinding the right path as an individual as well as one half of a partnership, is well, tricky. We have found that our only answer is more open and clear communication. But how does someone communicate calmly and clearly when there are kids and cleaning and work and noise? So much noise. You would think hosting a podcast with your partner would help, but it only highlighted the ways that we were missing the mark. Trusting that each of us wants to grow together can feel like a risk. What if yo...
Gratitude: His and Hers
December 03, 2020 06:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBWe hope you enjoy this episode's fresh perspective. We want to share what gratitude actually looks like in a marriage and in life. It is one thing to be told that "you should start a gratitude practice," and quite another to hear how it has shaped our daily lives. For both Kevin and I, gratitude is ingrained in the way we see the world and how we communicate. It is certainly a lighter way to live and a happier perspective, but we don't want to mislead you that it solves all our problems. We ...
Solo episode: Mary starts a self-compassion practice
November 26, 2020 06:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBI feel truly inspired to share my new self-compassion practice. You know when something just hits you on the right day at the right time and it feels like you just stumbled in to your future??? As I continue on my personal growth and healing journey I have become more and more open to new ways of approaching the same problems and finding a lot of creative solutions. Self compassion feels like the next creative (yet logical and rooted in science) addition to my journey. I release the feelings...
Our Secret to Happiness
November 19, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBKevin and Mary look back on their childhood to explain how they developed their own growth mindsets aka their secret to happiness. They discuss how their different coping strategies to Kevin's childhood bullying and Mary's childhood trauma and subsequent shame gave them the capacity to one day fully embrace the power of the growth mindset. Their early lives led them on a twisty path to a magical place called Leadershape when they were in their early 20s, which is where they first met. Leader...
Our Secret to Happiness
November 19, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBKevin and Mary look back on their childhood to explain how they developed their own growth mindsets aka their secret to happiness. They discuss how their different coping strategies to Kevin's childhood bullying and Mary's childhood trauma and subsequent shame gave them the capacity to one day fully embrace the power of the growth mindset. Their early lives led them on a twisty path to a magical place called Leadershape when they were in their early 20s, which is where they first met. Leader...
Challenges: Mary Craves Career Alignment
November 05, 2020 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBMary candidly describes her desire to have a career that is aligned with her whole self. She discusses her current career and how she is exploring the pieces of her authentic self that seem to lie outside the parameters of her work as a Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant. This conversation between Kevin and Mary was impromptu and is a great peak in to what their many "off air" conversations sound like. More resources: Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes What is a Certified A...
Transitions: Kevin's Career
October 22, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBKevin shares the journey of his career from age 11 to 37, and how he is positioning himself to take advantage of future career opportunities. This episode was recorded on our 9 year wedding anniversary. Check instagram for a pic of our kids eating the best wedding cupcakes ever created. In this episode we discuss: how being bullied as a kid was still affecting him now Kevin switching majors in college to follow his passion Kevin's dream job at Christie's in NYC his transition into his e...
Real Life Check In
October 08, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWe share a real time update of what's been going on since we launched the podcast. To be clear, we recorded half of this episode the week before episode 1 aired, and then we inserted a part starting at 12:38 the week after it aired. Confusing, but authentic, we hope you enjoy. We discuss: an uncomfortable conversation in which we realize we are on separate dream life journeys the resolution to that conversation and how we plan to move forward how the podcast is already a success why ...
Our Dream Life
September 24, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBIn this episode we discuss when our dream life started as individuals, what our dream life is actually made of and where we see this life of ours going in the future. Kevin and I are excited to be on this journey together and hopeful to connect with other growth minded people. Email us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @growthmindedmarriage
Introduction to Growth Minded Marriage
September 10, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 1.81 MBTrailer episode Connect With Us Email us! [email protected] Instagram @growthmindedmarriage