Do you finally have the baby you’ve been expecting and are aghast to discover you’re just not happy? Is it just the baby blues or something more? Join Jennifer Diepstraten on this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast as she interviews Pamela Zimmer, best-selling author of “Reclaim the Joy of Motherhood,” about her two-year struggle with postpartum depression symptoms. Find out why this treatable medical condition is frequently left undiagnosed, why it’s different from just the “baby blue...
Sep 12, 2014•47 min
Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten go on a search for happily married and still in-love couples and interview Brian and Tanya Beaven for this episode. They have been married for 34 years. They were high school sweethearts, got married at ages 15 and 17 and have been together ever since. And when asked how they feel about each other now? They are still in love, just as much as the first day Tanya saw Brian across the hallway at school and they got together. The Diepstratens go in-depth in this interv...
Sep 05, 2014•39 min
Wondering what level of involvement and discipline is appropriate for a fiancé to have with a future stepson? In this episode, Jennifer and Peter have an interactive coaching session with Diana M. She doesn’t know how to keep the peace in her home and preserve the relationship between her son and her fiancé (his future step-father.) About her fiancé, she says, “My fiancé is telling me what he thinks I should do, very harshly, then I feel like I become defensive. It just becomes a fight between m...
Aug 29, 2014•37 min
Ready to create a deep, connected partnership? Want to build something together? In this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten share a recent training they did called, “You’ve Got Each Others’ Backs: 3 Keys to Creating a Deep Connected Partnership Where You Become the Greatest Highest Version of Yourself and Help Your Partner Do the Same.” This episode addresses one of the missing links that many married couples and others in long term relationships need so...
Aug 22, 2014•36 min
Feel like your partner is more like a roommate than a lover? In this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten share a training called, “You’ve Got Each Others’ Backs: 3 Keys to Creating a Deep Connected Partnership Where You Become the Greatest Highest Version of Yourself and Help Your Partner Do the Same” This episode addresses the common problems that many people in long-term relationships seek advice for: Where did the honeymoon phase go and how do we get t...
Aug 22, 2014•55 min
Did you know that asking a new kind of question can immediately change your life? In this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten interview Noah St. John about his new book, The Book of Afformations and how to easily shift any limiting subconscious beliefs about relationships. Do you ever wonder, “How come I can’t seem to find the right person?” or “Why can’t I find a better way to communicate?” Or perhaps you don’t think these things consciously, but you kee...
Aug 15, 2014•52 min
In this episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten have an interactive coaching session with anonymous caller Jane, who’s frustrated by her boyfriend and his 17-year-old son’s lack of communication. The 17-year old son recently graduated from high school, sits in his room and plays video games all day, while his friends have gotten jobs or gone off to college. But Jane’s boyfriend seems powerless to help the son, and Jane is left stymied because she doesn’t know...
Aug 08, 2014•33 min
Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten interview Laura Doyle, author of New York Times’ Bestseller, The Surrendered Wife , The Surrendered Single and Things Will Get as Good as You Can Stand . Her books have been translated into 16 languages and published in 27 countries. In this episode, Laura shares how she went from nearly divorcing her husband to being cherished and adored, and is now happily married for 25 years. She teaches the Six Intimacy Skills, the first of which is how to have good self-care....
Aug 01, 2014•56 min
In this episode of the Amazing Relationships podcast, Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo interviews entrepreneur, Ashley Ryan, about the four years she spent traveling in Asia with her son, ex-husband, and ex-husband’s girlfriend. Ashley Ryan, founder of Her Smart Marketing, has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, bringing in 6- and 7- figure revenue through simple, un-complicated savvy marketing systems. Ashley shares the three key reasons she was able to put the wounds of her divorce behind her...
Jul 25, 2014•48 min
Wondering how to get the spark back in your marriage? Michael calls in for this Relationship Q&A session because he is ready for a new girlfriend or wife, but is afraid of running into that “really bad spiral downhill.” As Michael says about his ex-wife, “She kept spending money cause she didn’t feel loved and I was working overtime trying to make bonuses, trying to make up for the time and the money she was spending on credit cards and it just became a really bad spiral downhill.” In this e...
Jul 18, 2014•36 min
Are your kids influenced by peer pressure, acting out, or too hard on themselves? This week, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten of FamilyCo interview expert life coach Renaye Thornborrow of Adventures in Wisdom. Renaye shares about how to handle the ups and downs of growing up, build self-esteem in your middle-schooler, empower your children to make good decisions when you’re not around, and go for their dreams. Renaye is a retired corporate marketing and engineering executive, holds an MBA from Uni...
Jul 11, 2014•42 min
CAUTION: This episode contains some explicit sexual language! In this week’s episode of the Amazing Relationships Podcast, Reid Mihalko, America's Sex Geek, and founder of reidaboutsex.com shares accurate information about how to have your sexual pleasure reach new heights of intimacy, how to increase your sexual self-confidence, and how to communicate what you like and don’t like with your partner in the bedroom. Reid originally became famous for creating New York City’s Cuddle Party; since the...
Jul 04, 2014•57 min
This week on Amazing Relationships, Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo interviews real-life expert Dionna Fitch about her unusual relationship with her ex-husband. Within three years of their divorce, they starting celebrating their daughter’s birthday together, going to school shows together, and sharing pictures with each other. How does her new husband handle it? Ex-husband and current husband “totally hang out and were on a baseball team together.” Dionna’s current husband is instrumental in f...
Jun 27, 2014•33 min
In this relationship Q & A session, Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo has an interactive coaching session with Sonia, a caller she’s never met before. 31-year old Sonia is on the eve of a surgery that might leave her infertile and she’s scared. She starts the call with her father-daughter issue and complains how her dad doesn’t support her or understand what she’s going through. She just wants him to understand and tell her that he loves her. Instead, when she tries to speak her dad about the...
Jun 20, 2014•52 min
Want to be wealthy but you’re totally broke? If you’re broke, are you embarrassed and not dating because of it? Wondering if it’s possible to create a real partnership with someone that aligns in heart, head, and finance? You can become wealthy on any income and find your mate even if you're penny-less today, according to this week’s expert. In today's broke-to-millionaire behind-the-scenes expert interview, Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo interviews Rennie Gabriel, author of Wealth on Any Inco...
Jun 13, 2014•1 hr 14 min
Jennifer Diepstraten interviews Claudette Chenevert, the Stepmom Coach, about the roles and expectations of bringing in a new parent (stepparent) with teenagers and how to navigate the stepmom role. She addresses questions such as, “What level of parenting or interaction is appropriate for my fiancé to have with my 14-year old son (from a previous relationship)?” “How do I feel welcome in my home as a new stepmom?” and “Which parent should be the disciplinarian when you have teenagers?” Claudett...
Jun 06, 2014•25 min
For this week's episode, Jennifer and Peter do a Relationship Q and A session as podcast listener Nicki calls in with relationship questions: “My boyfriend has three kids, the youngest is 16. We want to get married but we don’t want to wait until the youngest is 18. How do you make a relationship work when my boyfriend is caught in the middle between wanting to please his kids and wanting to be with me? We want to be married so how do I forge a relationship with older kids?” Sensing a deeper iss...
May 30, 2014•36 min
Looking for a passionate, sensual, and deep sexual experience? Wondering how to get into a sexual relationship? Tune in as Erwan and Alicia Davon, husband and wife leaders of Erwan Davon Teachings, talk about the 15- minute female orgasm and how to maximize sexual pleasure. We got the opportunity to ask these sex experts about some common notions such as, “Don’t have sex on the first date or the guy will leave,” and “Porn sex is hotter than regular sex.” Erwan Davon speaks on why the guy (or mal...
May 23, 2014•57 min
Invisible Close Founder, Lisa Sasevich, Shares Her Relationship (and Business) Success Principles: How Lisa created partnership with her ex-husband and a 7-figure business to boot with two toddlers in tow. What does it take to have an amazing relationship AND a successful business? Join us in an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with Lisa Sasevich where she shares her story of how her commitment to amazing relationships has allowed her to take a family trip to the Winter 2014 Olympics with h...
May 16, 2014•41 min
In this interactive relationship coaching session, our guest asks, How can you get the point across to your husband to stop doing the things you dislike without feeling like a jerk? And more importantly, how can you stop being angry about it, in case he never changes? Luciana shares how her husband’s sleeping until the last minute makes her late for work, and makes her think he doesn’t care about her. Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten of FamilyCo go beyond standard relationship advice on love and c...
May 09, 2014•32 min
Wondering what to do if someone you love shuts you out? This week, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten go behind-the-scenes (BTS) to record this interview. It will fill you with grace, love, and courage to travel the high road with your family. Join us as we interview Jon Sundt about his personal journey of estrangement from his father and reunion after the drug-related deaths of his two younger brothers. Jon is the Founder and CEO of an alternative investment company, Altegris, which he recently sol...
May 02, 2014•38 min
In this humorous episode, Peter and Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo share keys #2 and #3 about how to keep your love alive and make productive partnerships. Key #2 is why the “shoulds” erode our love in spite of our best intentions and what to do. Should the toddler be poddy-training so soon? Should the tween do more chores? Should I go to the gym now or after dinner? Should I put up with that or not? The “shoulds” are all of our expectations and ideals that get in the way of experiencing appre...
Apr 21, 2014•22 min
Ready to put an end to broken-record conversations and relationship ruts? If you want to let go of the past and create a rock-solid foundation for your relationships, you will need three key principles. In this episode, Jennifer and Peter Diepstraten of FamilyCo discuss the first of the three principles, “You DO your view.” This explains why we continue to do the same thing over again in our relationships and communication, even when we KNOW we shouldn’t do the same thing over again. This enligh...
Apr 21, 2014•18 min
Your hosts, Peter and Jennifer Diepstraten of FamilyCo, and parents of a blended family, are here to inspire love and possibility in your relationships. We designed this podcast to show you that it really is POSSIBLE to have deep, connected relationships and families. Whether you’ve lost who you are as a married couple and you feel like you need a clear direction, whether you’re uneasy about approaching a sister, brother, child or parent again, or whether you want to get along better with an ex,...
Apr 21, 2014•36 min
