When a tired Elena admits she’s frustrated, her son flips the script and calmly hands her the exact emotional-regulation advice she’s taught him: breathe in and out… 35 times. What follows is laughter, perspective, and a reminder that kids are always listening. From there, the conversation wanders (as it always does) through parenting wins and fails, marriage dynamics, travel, money, real estate, Legos, gift-giving pressure, organization chaos, Monopoly strategy, and what it really means to slow down and be intentional, especially during the holidays. Honest, funny, and unfiltered, this episode is a snapshot of real life: raising kids, navigating relationships, and trying to do a little better each day, while laughing through the mess.

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New year, fresh goals, and real conversations. In this episode, we sit down to talk through our New Year’s resolutions and get hands-on creating our resolution boards. We share what we’re aiming for this year, why these goals matter to us, and how visualizing them helps us stay intentional. Whether you’re big on goal-setting or still figuring things out, this conversation is all about starting the year with clarity and purpose.

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As the year comes to a close, Ryan and Elena settle into a cozy holiday setting to reflect on 2025—the wins, the lessons, and the moments that mattered most. In this year-end episode of Casual Conversations, they push past the easy trap of focusing on what didn’t happen and instead challenge themselves to intentionally recognize what did go right.

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