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Ep 395 – Building Unity in a Blended Family with Mike and Kim Anderson

Zach sits down with Mike and Kim Anderson, coaches and founders of Blended Family Breakthrough, to talk about one of the hardest relationship challenges couples face, making a blended family work. After marrying in 2001, Mike and Kim found themselves struggling to balance parenting roles, discipline, and loyalty in a home that combined Kim’s daughter…

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Ep 394 – Near Divorce to Sex-perts: How Susan and Tim Transformed Their Marriage

Zach sits down with Susan and Tim Bratton, a couple who’ve been together for 35 years and built both a marriage and a business dedicated to helping others experience more fulfilling intimacy. Susan, an internationally recognized intimacy expert, and Tim, her husband and business partner, open up about how their marriage nearly ended before they discovered…

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Ep 393 – Marriage, Money, and Maui with Mike & Caroline Neubauer

Zach talks with Mike and Caroline Neubauer, the husband-and-wife team behind Our Family Invests. From meeting on a Maui beach to building a life of real estate success, family adventure, and deep purpose, their story is equal parts romance, resilience, and intentional design. Mike, a former firefighter turned real estate investor, and Caroline, a realtor and hospitality…

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Ep 392 – Parenting, Partnership, and Playing by Our Own Rules with Brian and Toby

Zach talks with Brian and Toby, partners of 13 years, and dads of two daughters. They share openly about parenting, building a household on their own terms, and how their marriage has evolved through different phases, from dating in Manhattan to raising a family in Brooklyn. Brian and Toby talk about splitting household roles, setting…

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Ep 391 – Brewing Love and Business Across Borders with Jennifer and Andres

Zach sits down with Jennifer and Andres, co-founders of ⁠Those Coffee People⁠, to share the remarkable story of how travel, serendipity, and coffee brought them together. Jennifer, originally from Connecticut, and Andres, a Colombian with family roots in coffee farming, met in a hostel in Peru and quickly discovered they were better together. What started as a whirlwind…

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Ep 390 – From Betrayal to Building True Intimacy with Matthew & Joanna Raabsmith

Zach sits down with Matthew and Joanna Raabsmith, co-founders of the RaabSmith Team, to talk about their journey from betrayal and addiction to building a thriving marriage and coaching practice. They share candidly about Matthew’s struggles with sex addiction and pornography, Joanna’s experience of betrayal trauma, and the long process of stabilizing their relationship. What…

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Ep 389 – Blind Spots and Second Chances with Matthew Fray and Jen

Zach sits down with writer and relationship coach Matthew Fray https://matthewfray.com/, author of “This Is How Your Marriage Ends”, and his partner, Jen. Together, they share the story of how their friendship over bourbon turned into a deeper relationship, shaped by lessons learned from past marriages and the blind spots that can quietly erode trust. Matt opens up about…

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Ep 388 – Minding My P’s and Q’s

Zach takes the mic by himself to reflect on pets, parenting, politics, passion, and the practice of relationships. Using his playful “P’s and Q’s” framework, he explores everything from why he doesn’t have the “pet gene” to how parenting young adults is harder and more rewarding than raising little kids. Zach also shares candid thoughts…

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Ep 387 – Building an Extraordinary Family Life with Greg and Rachel Denning

Zach sits down with Greg and Rachel Denning, parents of seven, world travelers, authors, and coaches who have built a marriage around adventure and intentional living. They share how their story began with adoption, grew through unexpected pregnancies, and expanded into a lifestyle of global travel and immersion experiences for their kids. From living on…

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Ep 386 – Sobriety, Support, and a Stronger Us | with Casey and Mike Davidson

Zach talks with Casey and Mike about their journey from young professionals in Washington, D.C., to building a life together in Seattle. Along the way, they share how floating homes, career shifts, parenting two kids, and Casey’s sobriety journey shaped their marriage. Casey opens up about her decades-long relationship with alcohol, the turning points that…

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