90 Carlos and Heather Whittaker

We are joined by Carlos and Heather Whittaker. Carlos is a best-selling author, speaker, and hope dealer! Our conversation touches on sacrifice in marriage, seeking help and mentorship in tough times, how to cope in healthy ways, and the importance of faith in marriage. WE ARE NOMINATED FOR A PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD! you can vote here! bit.ly/3jW0aIm Here are a few topics we covered: 0:00 introduction 6:06 carlos' massive career shift 8:15 the sacrifices and perspective from heather 10:00 the realization that carlos wasn’t happy 13:20 dangers of thinking suffering needs to be a part of the journey 15:08 the kite vs the kite holder 17:36 medicators and coping mechanisms 22:42 getting outside help 26:16 how they met 28:06 the dating to married timeline 30:00 the adoption process and journey 38:17 balancing striving vs surrendering 42:08 carlos' most proud accomplishments 45:30 heather's most proud accomplishments 48:18 best piece of advice for marriage You can follow Carlos on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/loswhit/?hl=en Carlos Whittaker’s website here: https://carloswhittaker.com ANDD....WE ARE GOING ON TOUR!! Check out the link below to see if we are coming to a city near you in 2022! Click here to get your tickets now: https://www.couplethingspod.com/ We are sponsored by this company that we love. Check them out below:  HoMedics receive a FREE filter with your purchase by going to HoMedics.com/COUPLETHINGS and using code: COUPLETHINGS  If you haven’t yet, please rate Couple Things and subscribe to hear more. Follow us on Instagram to keep the conversation going at https://www.instagram.com/couplething... And if you have suggestions/recommendations for the show, send us your ideas in a video format – we might just choose yours! Email us at [email protected]. Subscribe for more! http://bit.ly/3rnOdNo Follow My Instagram http://www.instagram.com/ShawnJohnson Like the Facebook page!  http://www.facebook.com/ShawnJohnson Follow My Twitter  http://www.twitter.com/ShawnJohnson Snapchat! @ShawneyJ Follow AndrewsTwitter http://www.twitter.com/AndrewDEast Follow My Instagram http://www.instagram.com/AndrewDEast Like the Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/AndrewDEast Snapchat! @AndrewDEast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices