Today’s episode is an honest, unfiltered look at what it means to grow in real time without letting that growth quietly chip away at your relationship.

Sarah shares the behind-the-scenes of a major life transition season: launching a brand-new business venture with her partner after it was officially finalized in January, stepping into a new eight-to-five, preparing for her first international retreat in Mexico, and intentionally restructuring the backbone of her photography business to support long-term legacy building. All of it is happening at once. And none of it is small.

But this conversation isn’t just about logistics. It’s about what massive expansion does to a relationship.

When financial uncertainty increases, when one partner feels stretched outside their comfort zone and the other feels steady in familiar territory, when risk tolerance and decision-making speed start to look very different, how do you communicate without turning stress into separation? How do you name overwhelm instead of projecting it? How do you disagree without destabilizing the connection?

Sarah unpacks what this season is exposing: differences in stress response, the humbling experience of not being the expert, learning to treat conflict as data instead of evidence of incompatibility, and choosing to see a new venture as a shared legacy rather than one person’s project. She also speaks candidly about parenting through growth seasons, managing emotional bandwidth during wrestling season chaos, and protecting small connection rituals when time feels limited.

This episode is about navigating construction seasons in your life without mistaking the noise for damage. It’s about staying regulated enough to stay connected. And it’s a reminder that growth does not have to erode intimacy if you are intentional about protecting it while you build.

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The Legacy Edit is a podcast about identity, healing, leadership, and building a life that actually fits.
We talk about personal growth, relationships, and creative work with clarity and intention—without the noise.