Ep. 92: Investing in Your Marriage, Letting Go as Parents, and the Cole Walliser's Glambot Email Controversy

This week’s episode explores what it really means to invest in what matters most. We talk about why marriages need intentional care to grow, how parenting requires releasing control as kids mature, and we unpack the Glambot controversy.

💍 Forever Segment: Reasons to Invest in Your Marriage

Marriage doesn’t thrive on autopilot. In this segment, we talk about why investing in your marriage matters just as much as investing in your health, faith, or career. Growth requires intention, effort, and consistency and relationships are no different. We break down why choosing to pour into your marriage is essential if you want it to get better, stronger, and last.

🌱 Roots & Bloom Segment: Releasing Control as Kids Get Older

As kids grow, parenting has to shift. In this conversation, we explore what it looks like to release control as children get older; knowing when to step back, when to guide, and when to trust. We discuss how letting go in healthy ways helps build independence, confidence, and resilience in your kids without abandoning your role as a parent.

🌍 Lifestyle Segment: Cole Walliser, The Glambot Emails & The Apology

We unpack the controversy surrounding Cole Walliser, the face of the viral red-carpet Glambot camera seen at major award shows. From leaked emails to online backlash, we discuss public reaction, accountability, and whether his apology felt sincere, or simply strategic in today’s cancel-culture climate.

Today we’ll be touching on:

• Vacationing In Fictional Places
• The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang
• Investing In Your Marriage: The Reasons Why?
• Releasing Control as Kids Get Older
• Cole Walliser, The Glambot Emails & The Apology

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Song of The Week: Jessie Ware "I Could Get Used To This"

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Show of the Week: Landman (Paramount)

Ep. 91: The Kristy & Desmond Scott Experience, Being Present For Your Kids & iShowSpeed In Africa

This week’s episode covers love, legacy, and culture from three powerful angles.

💍 Forever Segment: The Divorce of Kristy and Desmond Scott — Choosing Each Other Every Day

Every marriage faces crossroads. In this episode, we reflect on Kristy and Desmond Scott’s divorce and discuss what “choosing each other” actually looks like in real life. From communication to commitment, we break down practical ways to protect love before it starts slipping away.

🌱 Roots & Bloom Segment: Present on Purpose — How Not to Abandon Your Children

Abandonment doesn’t always mean leaving, it can mean being physically present but emotionally absent. In this segment, we talk about what it really means to show up for your kids with intention, attention, and love, even in the middle of busy life.

🌍 Lifestyle Segment: iShowSpeed Touring Africa — Changing the Narrative

iShowSpeed’s tour of Africa is shifting how the world sees the continent. In this segment, we talk about how his journey highlights beauty, culture, joy, and diversity. . . challenging the outdated “save a child” narrative often pushed in Western media.

Today we’ll be touching on:

• Have You Ever Won A Contest?
• How Long Can A Dolphin Hold It's Breathe?
• The End of Kristy and Desmond Scott: Could It Have Been Avoided?
• Present on Purpose: How Not to Abandon Your Children
• iShowSpeed Touring Africa

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Song of The Week: Teedra Moses "Be Your Girl"

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Film of the Week: Marty Supreme

Ep. 90: Looking Back to Move Forward: Our 2025 Family Reflection

To close out the year and step into a fresh start, we’re dropping a special mini pod in honor of the New Year. Shorter than our usual episodes, but packed with reflection, honesty, and intention as we look back on 2025 together.

💍 Forever Segment — Marriage Audit

We take a real look at our marriage in 2025. Did we grow closer? Where were the highs and the hard moments? What lessons did the year teach us about communication, partnership, and love moving forward?

🌱 Roots & Bloom Segment — Parenting Audit

Parenting comes with constant learning curves. We reflect on how we showed up for our kids this year, what worked, what needs adjusting, and if our kids could grade us, what they might say. We also talk about intentional changes we want to make in the new year.

✨ Lifestyle Segment — Top 3s of 2025

To keep it light, we wrap up the episode sharing our Top 3 Movies, Music picks, and Favorite Moments from 2025. The things that made us laugh, think, and pause along the way.

As we head into the new year, this episode is all about reflection without judgment and growth without pressure. Here’s to learning from the past and moving forward together.

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