147. Mormon Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion – Extended Family
Three experienced life coaches talk about extended family in a mixed faith family. In this podcast we discuss: What has been ...
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146. Watering Down Your Preferences
I have spoken in the past about the importance of preferences in communication. In this podcast I go a little deeper ...
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145. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion : Sex and Sexuality
Three mixed faith marriage life coaches talk about sex and sexuality in this episode. Join myself, Chris Rich, and Suzette Halterman ...
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144. Weaponized Incompetence in a Mixed Faith Marriage
Weaponized incompetence has a real impact in a marriage. It can be exacerbated in a mixed faith marriage or it can ...
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143. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: BLAME
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81186297927?pwd=Fuc4pOmgUYHhh9fwMNrJfOJEbNdvsT. Blame is the topic of this month’s panel discussion. Each month three mixed faith marriage coaches gather to talk all ...
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141. Apologies and Trust Building
When there has been hurt and pain in a mixed faith marriage there needs to be both apologies and trust building. ...
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140. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: SUNDAY
Chris Rich, Suzette Halterman and myself (Brooke Booth) meet again to discuss mixed faith marriages from both our personal and professional ...
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139. Three Things I’ve Learned as a Life Coach for Mormons in a Mixed Faith Marriage
Here I share three lessons I have learned as I have worked with countless individuals and couples as they navigate a ...
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138. You are not working as hard as I am
I have heard clients express frustration that their partner is not working as hard on the marriage as they are. ...
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137. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: PARENTING
In this month’s mixed faith marriage panel discussion we talk about parenting. As always we share our own wins and failures ...
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136. Dismissing, Deflecting and Gaslighting
In this episode I explore dismissing, deflection and gaslighting. I find it helpful to explain these terms so we can have ...
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135. Vending Machine Marriage
When big things happen like a faith transition or a mixed faith marriage it’s not uncommon to find yourself or ...
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134. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion : ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY
The panel meets again (Suzette Halterman, Chris Rich and Brooke Booth) to talk about being adaptable and flexible. In this ...
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133. Love and Approval
In this episode I share some of my musing on love and approval that have been eye opening for my ...
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132. Emotions and Communication
Here I talk about the intersection between emotions and communication. Many people ask me how they can communicate with less ...
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131. Conversation with Suzette Halterman (Part II)
Suzette Halterman is back on the podcast as an expert in mixed faith marriage dynamics. I always love to get ...
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130. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: Tithing
In this panel discussion with Chris Rich and Suzette Halterman we talk about the sometimes delicate topic of tithing. We ...
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129. Talking to Kids About Your Faith Transition
I get a lot of requests on how to talk to kids about a faith transition. Good news, I put ...
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126. Interview with Samantha Conley on Faith Transitions and Relationships
This is a raw and real podcast about faith transitions, mixed faith families and friendship. Samantha Conley shares her experience of ...
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128. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: RESPECT
Chris Rich, Suzette Halterman and myself (all three are certified life coaches who work with LDS in mixed faith marriages) talk ...
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127. Passive and Active in a Mixed Faith Marriage
This is a little addendum to the last podcast on codependency. In this episode I dive into what it looks like ...
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126. Codependency Part II
Listen to episode 44 for the first part of this series! In episode 44 I talk about what codependency is and ...
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125. Talking About Church Stuff
Talking about the Sunday school lesson, who you saw at the RS activity and how your primary lesson went used to ...
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124. Awkward and Awesome
In this podcast episode I talk about a coaching I tool I love to use with my clients in a mixed ...
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123. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: If I had known I would not have married you
“If I had known about this …. I would not have married you” is something that comes up in a mixed ...
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122. Invisible Labor in a Mixed Faith Marriage (Part 3 of 3)
In the third installment of my three part series on patriarchy I talk about invisible labor and more specifically emotional labor. ...
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121. Why Are You Feeling Rage/Anger? (Part 2 of 3)
Part 2 in my 3 part series on patriarchy in a mixed faith marriage. In this episode I talk about a ...
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120. Patriarchy and a Mixed Faith Marriage (Part 1 of 3)
I am doing a three part series on the impacts of Patriarchy in a mixed faith marriage. In part one I ...
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119. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: Listening
This panel discussion is all about listening. We share our horror stories and our successes when it comes to listening. We ...
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118. Mixed Faith Marriage Analogy – The Designer and The Engineer
I hear a lot of clients tell me they should be on the same page in their marriage. However, being in ...
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117. Respect in Relationships
Respect is often touted as super important in a marriage (and I agree). However, there are so many definitions of respect, ...
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116. Learn to Fall in Love Again
The most important work I do is to teach clients how to fall in love again after a faith transition and ...
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115. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion – Garments
In this panel discussion myself (@BrookeBoothCoaching), Chris Rich (@ChrisRichCoaching) and Suzette Halterman (@SuzetteHaltermanCoaching) talk about garments. We talk about the impact ...
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114. Fitting in v. Belonging
For years I sought to fit in to my marriage only to find I didn’t actually belong. My mixed faith marriage ...
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113. They Don’t Approve
This episode is for those of you who have had the faith transition. If you are like me, after your faith ...
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112. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: Partnership
In this panel discussion myself (@BrookeBoothCoaching), Chris Rich (@ChrisRichCoaching) and Suzette Halterman (@SuzetteHaltermanCoaching) talk about partnership. In this discussion we talk ...
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111. Intention and Impact in a Mixed Faith Marriage
Most of the time our intention is very good in our mixed faith marriage. We want what’s best for our spouse ...
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110. Self Care
Self care is a bit of a cliche but also essential. A mixed faith marriage and a faith transition are not ...
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109. Marriage on a Pedestal
One of the reasons a mixed faith marriage can be so challenging is because we place our marriage on a pedestal. ...
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108. Mixed Faith Marriage Panel Discussion: Alcohol
Suzette Halterman (@SuzettelHaltermanCoaching), Chris Rich (@ChrisRichCoaching) and myself (@BrookeBoothCoaching) continue our conversation on mixed faith marriages. The combined insight of three ...
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107. Marriage Advice
Here I share some pretty common marriage advice. A lot of advice is great. A lot of advice is not so ...
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106. 4 Pillars of Communication
I want to revisit communication. Here I share what I consider to be the four pillars of communication. 1. Know your ...
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105. This is not how its supposed to be
I hear two phrases on the regular in my coaching practice. This is not what I signed up for. This is ...
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104. Mixed Faith Mastermind – Connection
Chris Rich, Suzette Halterman and myself are starting a series where we combine our knowledge, expertise and experience to help you ...
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102. Suzette Halterman a Couples Expert
Here I interview Suzette Halterman a colleague in the mixed faith marriage coaching world. Suzette is an expert in couples work. ...
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103. General Conference
General Conference can be a tense time in a Mormon mixed faith marriage. We used to spend the weekend chilling on ...
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101. Hiding in Your Mixed Faith Marriage
There is a cycle I see where we start to hide things from our spouse because we are afraid of judgment ...
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100. Let’s Catch Up
For the 100th episode I share how my mixed faith marriage was a huge catalyst for my own self development and ...
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99. Projection
Projection or mirroring is a pretty common in relationships and mixed faith marriages. Learning about it and building awareness can help ...
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98. Managing v Solving Issues in a Mixed Faith Marriage
There are some issues that need to be solved in a marriage and some things that need to be managed. I ...
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97. Future Tripping and a Taoist Story
I share a simple Taoist story that I feel applies to a LDS mixed faith marriage. I have seen clients get ...
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96. Sunk Costs in a Mormon Mixed Faith Marriage
Let’s talk about sunk costs in a mixed faith marriage. In this episode I describe a sunk cost fallacy and how ...
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95. The Story You Are Telling About Your Mixed Faith Marriage
In this podcast episode I teach a concept from my online course – Loving and Strengthening Your Mixed Faith Marriage. The ...
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94. Assumptions and Subtext in Communication
I think it’s not uncommon for 80% of communication to be assumptions and subtext and 20% to be direct and verbal. ...
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93. Couple Counseling
In this week’s podcast I talk about my recent experience with couples counseling. I share some general guidelines on when to ...
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92. Pendulum Effect
In this episode I describe what I call the pendulum effect in a mixed faith marriage. Often a spouse who has ...
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91. Substance Use in Your Mixed Faith Marriage
Alcohol, cannabis, psilocybin and other substances may be new topics of discussion in your mixed faith marriage. These topics can be ...
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90. Grief and Trust
As I continue to do my own work on being in a mixed faith marriage I realized I needed to revisit ...
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89. Honesty in Communication
A mixed faith marriage opens the door to some pretty serious conversation. Conversations about values, parenting, eternity, etc. In retrospect I ...
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90. Interview with Reed Dean on Faith and Relationships
In this podcast Reed Dean (certified life coach) and I discuss how our faith journeys have impacted our relationships. We also ...
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91. Interview with Melisa Mons a LGBTQIA+ activist in a mixed faith marriage
In honor of Pride Month I interview Melisa Mons is a LGBTQIA+ activist and ally. Melisa is also in a mixed ...
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88. Rocking the Boat
I hear people say all the time that they don’t want to rock the boat. This is often associated with their ...
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87. Quiet Quitting
Quiet quitting happens in the workplace but can also be happening in your mixed faith marriage. In this podcast I’ll give ...
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86. How to Fight
Fighting can be a huge problem in a mixed faith marriage and it can be an excuse to avoid talking about ...
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85. Relationship Bill of Rights
A relationship bill of rights can be a tool you use to strengthen your mixed faith marriage and open the door ...
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84. Why I Hate Motherhood and Its Impact on My Marriage
This may not be an easy episode for some of you. However I hear regularly about women who struggle being mothers ...
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83. Tools for your mixed faith marriage
Here I share about my newly revised free mini course. It’s been expanded and improved in so many ways. The mini ...
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82. I Didn’t Sign Up For This
I didn’t sign up for this is a common response to a mixed faith marriage. In this podcast I give a ...
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81. Discrimination
Religious discrimination is not an easy topic but it can have a real impact in your mixed faith marriage. Accepting the ...
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80. Emotional Bids
In this episode I talk about why connection in a marriage sometimes decreases after a faith transition. This is often because ...
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79. My Mistakes
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my Mormon mixed faith marriage. When we can own our mistakes, we can learn ...
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78. The Long Game
I consider a Mormon mixed faith marriage and parenting in a mixed faith marriage to be a long game. What I ...
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77. Conflict Tolerance and Conflict Intolerance
A LDS mixed faith marriage means the two partners have a conflict of opinion. Conflict is present. Learning to tolerate conflict ...
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76. Advice for Believing Spouses
In this episode I share my answers to 2 questions recently presented to me. They are: (1) What advice do you ...
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75. Criticism and Defensiveness Cycle
I’ve seen my clients in a mixed faith marriage struggle with the criticism and defensiveness cycle. In order to break a ...
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74. Care, Care Taking and Control
This week’s podcast discusses the difference between care and care taking. Often when we love someone deeply we want them to ...
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73. When Your Spouse Disapproves of You
I have heard from my clients that they don’t know what to do when their spouse has a negative opinion of ...
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72. Marriage Evaluation
A mixed faith marriage can cause some to question marriage as an institution. It can open up questions about why you ...
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71. The Loss of a Dream
A LDS mixed faith marriage often means the loss of certain dreams. There may be many lost dreams: the dream to ...
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70. Is it better to be right or happy?
I address a listener’s question about wanting to talk about certain issues in her marriage and wondering if she is wanting ...
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68. Trying New Things
A faith transition can prompt one to want to try new things- coffee, alcohol, tank tops, etc. In this episode I ...
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67. Chris Rich Interview (Second time around)
Chris Rich is a fellow life coach and a good friend. In this podcast we talk frankly of our stories and ...
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66. Uncertainty
If you have experienced a faith transition/crisis you have probably faced uncertainty. Here I talk about one way to frame uncertainty ...
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66. New Years Resolutions (for any time of the year)
In this episode I give four tips to help you actually make meaningful changes to your mixed faith marriage this coming ...
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65. Simple Tools
I love having tools to use in my mixed faith marriage. They help me show up with more confidence and capability. ...
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64. Interview with my Husband Part II
I interview my husband again in this episode. Here we talk about tithing, fasting, getting kids ready for church, tattoos, piercing, ...
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63. Emotional Cupcakes
Sometimes we indulge in emotional cupcakes in our mixed faith marriage. These are the little hits of dopamine we get when ...
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62. The Holidays
Many wonder how to celebrate a religious holiday if you don’t believe in the same religion. In this podcast I teach ...
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61. Role v Relationship
When a marriage is based in roles a faith transition can be very disruptive to the marriage. When a marriage is ...
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61. Managing Your Spouse’s Emotions
When we are managing our spouse’s emotions it tends to be because we don’t want to deal with their emotional reactions ...
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60. The Angry Phase
In this episode I explore the angry phase in a Mormon faith transition. You may be surprised to learn that it’s ...
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59. Defensiveness
Defensiveness is poison for your marriage. Here I discuss how to defend yourself without being defensive. I use real examples from ...
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58. Secret To Getting Along When You Don’t Agree About Church Stuff
The issues or sticky points in your marriage are often connected to deeper problems. In this podcast I give you a ...
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57. Listener Question- How to manage messages that create shame
Here I answer a listener question who is concerned about messaging their children receive that they consider shameful.
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56.Intimacy Part II (Sex)
In this episode I address issues around sex my clients have brought to coaching calls. I offer an exercise to help ...
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55. Intimacy (Part I)
Intimacy is not just sex, although sex can be part of intimacy. Here I explore the concept of intimacy and how ...
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54. My Spouse Doesn’t Want Me To Teach Things I Want to Teach to the Kids
I have had clients stop teaching their kids and stop parenting in the way they want because they are afraid of ...
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53. Parent, Roommate and Girlfriend
We often default to roles in our relationships. Here I talk about three common roles: parent, roommate and girlfriend (or boyfriend) ...
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52. What if the Mixed Faith Marriage is Not the Problem?
In the episode I share some common but unhelpful approaches to a mixed faith marriage and then offer a radical approach ...
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51. Conflict Resolution
Conflict is part of any relationship. Here I give some concrete ideas on how to develop your conflict resolution skills and ...
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50. Essential Elements of Communication
Here I break down four skills you need to be a good communicator. Communication is vital in any relationship and it ...
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49. Complaining
Complaining can erode away at your relationship. Here I talk about how to recognize if complaining is an issue in your ...
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48. Boundaries Part II
Here I revisit boundaries. This is a deep dive into the different types of boundaries and how to know what is ...
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47. Enmeshment
Enmeshment, differentiation, individuation, boundaries and codependency have been a part of my Mormon mixed faith marriage. They may be part of ...
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46. Talk with my Husband
Daniel and I sit down and talk frankly about our mixed faith marriage as we mark 5 years into my faith ...
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45. Interview with my 15 year old daughter
Listen to 15 yo Sage talk about her experience as a child in a mixed faith marriage. Sage was age 10/11 ...
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44. Codependency
Codependency shows up a lot in a Mormon mixed faith marriage. I used to think it didn’t apply to me because ...
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43. Anniversary – 4 Years of a Mixed Faith Marriage
It’s been four years since I stepped away from attending church. Here I share one HUGE lesson that helped me and ...
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42. 20/80 Rule
Here I teach the 20/80 rule. 20% of your time and budget should go to the fun and flashy things that ...
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41. 5 Go To Phrases for Better Communication
It can be super helpful to have some go to phrases in your back pocket to help with communication in your ...
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40. Interview with Beth Hinze
Beth is a fellow life coach who had a faith transition, mixed faith marriage and a divorce. Here we hear her ...
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39. Why a faith transition impacts your marriage
Here I explore some of the messaging in the church that may be impacting your mixed faith marriage in negative ways.
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38. Parenting – Do the kids stay home or go to church?
Here I explore the question whether to allow the kids to stay home or go to church. Often this simple question ...
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37. Direct Communication
Direct communication is one if the best ways to improve your communication and decrease resentment. Here I give you some ideas ...
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36. Divorce
I was taught divorce is not an option and believed that for many years. Here I discuss the pros and cons ...
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35. Four Horseman: Contempt, Criticism, Defensiveness and Stonewalling
Marriage researcher John Gottman teaches about the four horsemen that herald a divorce. Here I share how I leaned to decrease ...
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34. Falling Into and Out of Love
Here I give you a three step process on how to fall in love again after a faith transition.
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33. Interview with Chris Rich
Here I talk to a colleague of mine – Chris Rich. We are both life coaches and both in a Mormon ...
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31. Emotional Adulthood and Emotional Childhood
Here I offer more detail around the concepts of emotional adulthood and emotional childhood. When you can step into emotional adulthood ...
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30. Relationship Goals
In this episode I teach you something from my group coaching program- Loving Your Mixed Faith Marriage. Here I walk you ...
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29. Commitment
Often people are interested in improving their marriage and interested in developing communication skills. However, commitment is often necessary to make ...
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28. Faith and Marriage
Here I talk with my sister about faith and marriage. She and her husband left the church and have a very ...
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27. Partnership
In this episode I talk about the partnership model versus petitioner model. I provide a definition of partnership and compare and ...
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26. How to Support Your Spouse
In this episode I talk about some common obstacles that prevent you from supporting your spouse from love and in a ...
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25. Love
Love feels so good. Sometimes we limit or put conditions on feeling amazing. Here I talk about conditional and unconditional love ...
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24. What Do You Believe About Mixed Faith Marriages?
Here I ask a series of questions to explore what you believe about your mixed faith marriage. Your brain is a ...
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23. Selfish
Selfishness is often at the root of many marriage problems. Here I challenge a common definition of selfish and suggest an ...
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22. Grief Cycle
A faith transition and a mixed faith marriage may cause you to feel grief and loss. Maybe you have experienced the ...
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21. Boundaries (Part I)
Boundaries can be an important part of a mixed faith marriage and participating in a mixed faith extended family. Here I ...
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20. Fear
In this short but important episode I talk about fear. Fear can present as a series of questions with very scary ...
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19. Being on the Same Page
I hear a lot that it is important to be on the same page in a marriage, especially in parenting. Here ...
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18. Passive Agressive
Acting in a passive aggressive way is unfortunately common in a mixed faith marriage. Here I tell you about common ways ...
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17. Phases of a Mixed Faith Marriage
There are often several phases that are part of a mixed faith marriage. Here I talk about the – Ignore it ...
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16. 10 Signs You Need Help Navigating Your Mixed Faith Marriage
Here I address 10 things that indicate you need help in your marriage. Often we put off getting help. An investment ...
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15. Foregiveness
Here I talk about how to deal with those painful things our spouse’s sometimes dish out to us in a mixed ...
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14. What Others’ Think
Many clients come to me with a deep concern around what others will think about their faith transition or their spouse’s ...
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13. Baptism (Baby Blessing, Ordination, Endowment, etc.)
If you are facing a baby blessing, baptism, ordination or other event you may be anxious or concerned about how to ...
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12 – Making Decisions
Making decisions in a mixed faith marriage can be painful- but it does not have to be. If you want to ...
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11. Difficult Conversations
This is part 2 of a 3 part series on communication. Here I share a tool that will help you succeed ...
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10. Talking About A Faith Transition With Your Spouse
There are a few things to consider when you talk to your spouse about your or their faith transition. This podcast ...
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9. Guilt and Shame
Guilt and shame almost invariably show up in a mixed faith marriage whether you are the active believing spouse or the ...
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8. The Truth About Emotions
When faced with emotions in your mixed faith marriage there are a few ways you can respond. My recommendation is to ...
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7. People Pleasing
People pleasing is common in Mormon mixed faith marriages. It is one of the biggest blocks to emotional intimacy and causes ...
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6. When a Relationship Gets Challenging
We often default to certain roles when things get challenging in our mixed faith marriage. These roles may be undermining your ...
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5. Stress
If you believe a mixed faith marriage is hard and not ideal, you will most like experience a marriage that is ...
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4. Manuals
We often have a set of rules on how we think our spouse should act, speak, dress, think, believe, and show ...
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3. Art Of Being An Adult
If it feels like things are just happening to you in your mixed faith marriage it may be time to implement ...
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2. Emotions Matter
If you find your attempts to talk with your spouse about faith and religion are a train wreck, it may be ...
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1. Trying to Change Your Spouse
Do you wish your spouse would change (go to church/not go to church, read this/don’t read this, believe something/don’t believe something) ...
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Parenting After a Faith Transition
I talk to my clients a lot about their kids. I am a marriage/relationship coach, but kids are often intertwined. Parenting ...
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