The Blessed Life Podcast

The Blessed Life Podcast

A husband and wife have candid conversations about love, life, culture, and overcoming some of life's difficult challenges. We walk through our personal journeys of self-growth, interpersonal connection and gaining self-awareness. We will learn and share with listeners grounding techniques, brief meditations, and skills to improve life.

Episodes

November 14, 2020 47 mins

In this episode the hosts have a candid conversation about their last two weeks including Halloween.  You may know that Halloween is their favorite holiday, but this Halloween was their best ever, even in the midst of the COVID era!  

Amanda talks about her real estate test and shares how that went-- YES she was able to take it and finish it!  Speaking of tests, they share their experience and thoughts of testing children....

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It is the Second Episode of the Second Season of The Blessed Life Podcast!  The hosts reintroduce the Safe Word in this episode by bringing back the Peacock!  

Amanda discusses her frustrations with trying to take her real estate exam through the "remote testing center" at their home... Did we mention frustrations?  It feels like since the last recording of the podcast, the hosts have been really practicing patie...

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October 18, 2020 43 mins

Amanda and Nate welcome you back to Season Two of The Blessed Life Podcast!  In the season opener Nate and Amanda share a little about what they have been up to in the off season and how they are coping with world since we have all gone COVID! 

The hosts also share some insight to what Season Two has instore, including deeper conversations, and some of the topics they will be covering like parenting our children through in...

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Holy Cow.  It has been a little bit since we have recorded and published a podcast.  Our sincerest apologies.  We needed to find our COVID Balance and adjust to a new way of life.

Since we have been on our hiatus, Amanda has completed real estate school and is awaiting her test date to arrive.  Huge congratulations for your resilience and dedication to completing this huge endeavor Amanda! Nathan has been cycling a lot and...

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April 12, 2020 53 mins

Better late than never is what they say....  

In this episode the creators discuss some of the struggles they are facing during this unique period of time while sharing some strategies for working while at home, staying connected and grounded to reality, and some self-care tips for building resilience to overcome challenges in life.

They even experienced a little difficulty while recording this episode and were ab...

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In this episode the creators of the podcast discuss Nate's journey of recovery over the last nine years.  They explore a little about how he begun walking the way of living a new life without the use of substances.  Quickly in this journey, Nate found that more than substance use had to change, but also his behaviors and relationships... Fast forward nine years and here he is with his life partner, wife and co-creator of The B...

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In Episode 21 Amanda and Nate start all over again, like brand new baby podcasters while they try a fresh new venture into podcasting.  We will tell you more as we go...

In this new and uncertain time of dealing with COVID-19, aka the Coronavirus, the creators of The Blessed Life Podcast take a focus on staying connected and grounded in the podcast-- well "grounded" may be understatement in this late night record...

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Hey!!! We made it to twenty episodes, we are getting better, stronger, more connected and entertaining... at least in our humble opinions!  

In this episode we have the honor of being joined by Adam Boyd of There and Back Films, and the producer of The Coffee and Bullshit Podcast with Travis Hinman.  

We talk about drive and passion and driving things like a Lamborghini, building our creativity through YouTub...
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Episode Nineteen, what is there to say... There were goosebumps, thrills, chills and tears shared by the creators!  Frankie Hernandez stops by the podcast to talk work, kids, life, heartbreak and legends. 

Frankie shares some about his experiences working with legends like Soja, Michael Franti, Jim Belushi, and Raggae Royalty-- Ziggy Marley!!! 

We also discuss the love of fans who support creators in the community...

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The creators discussed the pandemic of COVID-19, also known as the Corona Virus.  Share some podcast related experiences and announce their upcoming website and YouTube channel!!!  The website is www.TheBlessedLifePodcast.com and is up now with links to our favorite podcasts, our podcast and more... with a lot more to come still!  

The journey to Portland for Nate's birthday was filled with a lot of music from Dr. Dre...

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The creators are joined by an amazing guest, Sheriff Nathan Sickler.  Sheriff Sickler talks about the needs of the County, criminality, mental health and substance use, and how these all interact with each other.  Sheriff Sickler talks about the proposal for a new and modern jail and how it will benefit the community.  He also discusses the power of his marriage of 18 years and how he and his wife continue to make it work with thei...

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The creators are joined by Jake Rockwell of The Rockwell Real Estate Group, Powered by EXP to talk life, making positive changes and being an entrepreneur.  Jake talks about his different business ventures from owning a bar/pub to becoming a successful real estate broker.  
Jake talks in depth about the importance of meaningful friendships, the value of having connection and acceptance in his marriage, and how he keeps those co...

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The creators are joined by local hero Matt Havniear.  Matthew is a hometown boy, born and raised in Southern Oregon. He joined the Marine Corps in 2007.  After Matt completed his service in the United States Marine Corps, he started a non-profit called Team Overland where he and his team organize camping expeditions for Veterans and Military Supporters to help Veterans reintegrate, network, and heal in a healthy and natural social ...

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February 15, 2020 89 mins

In this episode, we are joined by Sammy Joe Pelletier.  Sam speaks about his life and journey to recovery, becoming an example for others who are trying to make positive changes in their lives.  He opens up and shows us and the world of listeners that it is ok to be vulnerable, emotional and real in our relationships with others to be the best version of ourselves for others.

Sam talks about his engagement with Reclaiming ...

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Episode Thirteen the creators explore the hot buzz word "self-care".  They discuss the six categories of self-care:
Practical
Social
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Spiritual
They provide examples of how they practice self-care in their lives and the benefits of self-care they see in their lives.  They also briefly discuss the consequences of when they do not practice self-care.

The creators...

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Nate and Amanda discuss their favorite episodes including the PEACOCK, Connection and even the fun ones too!  They dive a little deeper into why they are doing The Blessed Life Podcast while also taking a look into what is going to be happening in upcoming episodes!  Listen to episode to hear about Nama'stay in Bed and the powerful benefits of their experiences.  They also discuss a recent scare they had in their personal live...

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January 24, 2020 82 mins

In this episode of the Blessed Life Podcast, Amanda and Nathan welcome the legendary Travis Hinman AKA DJ Opie, the host and creator of the Coffee and Bullshit podcast.  Travis is cool and collected as he discusses life, his progression through therapy, and his own personal journey of self-development and awareness.

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January 17, 2020 68 mins

Erin and Sam are back at it again, joining the hosts Nathan and Amanda with guest spots on The Blessed Life Podcast.  Juicy questions are answered, funny stories are shared and there is a lot of silliness in this episode.  The Blessed Life Podcast helps Sam and Erin explore their relationship, the connections they have with themselves, each other, their friends and family.  They provide the answer to life, well their life any how.....

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January 12, 2020 78 mins

Amanda and Nathan are joined by two special guests who help breakdown the social construct of monogamy and explore polygamy.  Erin and Sam show up and add some additional humor to this touchy subject.  There is a lot of humor, a little awkwardness and even moments of Amanda on the floor and Nathan stuck without words... Tune in, turn it up and share the podcast!  

Thank you for listening and hope your day and life is bless...

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January 10, 2020 75 mins

In this episode Amanda and Nathan are joined by their close friends (Amanda's BFF for 20ish years) Erin and Sam.  The discussion is off the hook with some seriousness around masculinity, male socialization, toxic versus consciousness masculinity all with some laughter and personal stories.  Thank you Sam and Erin for being our official first guests!!!  

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