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Mental Health in our Marriage. We are back with the 2nd part of our series. In the 1st episode, we talked about our experiences and history with mental health. In this epde we dive more deeply into how we handle it, and some of our tips and tricks. We still want to talk about these more as our Podcast continues, but this has been a great palace for us to start.  So many people reached out with their own stories, and we felt honored to have those conversations. Listen in on this episode, where we give some of our tips and tricks on how we handle mental health in our marriage. Thank you so much for listening, guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at info@wearebackseatmedia.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Mental Health In Our Marriage! Mental Health is so important to talk about!  Mental Health Issues are not easy to talk about. But in our Marriage, we want to bring these conversations to the light! That’s why we wanted to make these episodes! This is the1st of 2 parts where we discuss mental health, and how it fits into our marriage. We have been very open about how mental health shows itself to us, but we wanted to dive deeper into how we face it, and what we do to deal with it. We know that other people out there have mental health issues in their lives. Anxiety, depression, bi-polar, and other ailments are a common part of the everyday life for some people. We think having health conversations around these topics can create more acceptance and an easier environment to seek help. A big lie that we face with mental health is, “you are in it alone”. This is just not true. So for these episodes we want to bring it all into the light! We want to show how mental health issues are a part of our marriage, but it doesn't define our marriage.  We know we are not alone, and talking about this topic has helped us in our marriage.  We encourage you to listen, and reach out to us. Tell us how you deal with mental health. Give us advice.  Give us your tips! We made this episode to talk about how we deal with it, but we want to hear from you. We know you can help us, and we hope this may have helped you! Thank you so much for listening, guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at info@wearebackseatmedia.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

We want to glorify God with every part of our life. In this episode we talk about media and how we can use it. Is it something that can be used to give glory to God?? We think so, and we talk about it in our latest episode.. Sometimes in Faith circles, “media” can be looked at as bad, or something that has no use in our lives. We think that since the world is moving in a direction that uses technology prominently, let’s use media as a tool!! We have a great discussion, but let us know what you think. How do you see media/podcasts/video/TV/Movies?? Is it something that you want to be seen as a tool? Or is it just a distraction in Life? Enjoy our latest episode, and please get in touch with us!

Traveling with your spouse! Everyone always said to us, “traveling with someone you love is always a good test”. In this episode, we talk about being on the same page when we travel to places. Whether it be by car, train, or plane, we all have our travel habits.  We discuss how budget, what activities to do, and little traveling habits, all reveal what it is like to travel with us. One important thing we have discovered is that when we are on the same page with these 3 travel items, then it is always a good time. And if we don’t see eye to eye on 1 or 2 of these, then it can set us up for some stress. Traveling to places is supposed to be fun. It’s not meant to turn us into little balls of stress. Each new adventure is a good thing. Not a memory that haunts us! It was a fruitful and fun conversation we had, and we want to hear from you guys! Do you like to travel? Why is it hard to travel with someone else? What snacks do you get at the airport or gas station? Tell us in an email, or drop us a comment on social media! In our segment today, we also revisit “Captain America: The First Avenger” in “The Marvel-ous Rewind”. Listen and hear what we think about his personality and where  it ranks in our favorite Marvel movies list!  Thank you so much for listening guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Snow in the Heart of Texas We never thought we would talk about putting on a sweater in the Heart of Texas because of weather, but this past month was once in a lifetime! We have taken a little break from releasing any episodes because it has been such a crazy month! We are sure you guys have seen the news and all the crazy weather we have had here in Texas. So, we wanted to make a recap episode, to talk about what our experience was during this “SNOWPOCALYPSE”!! Lost water, no heat, and rolling blackouts are some of the things we went through for a time. And even if this sounds bad, we were still blessed to have things working properly at times. Some people were not so lucky. So make sure to pray for those who lost belongings, houses, or their lives. But Texans came together to help each other out during the crisis, and that is what is most important.  We hope you find this entertaining and make sure to get in touch with us! Thank you so much for listening guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Our words really matter! In our new marriage, we have discovered that our words to each other are really important. What we say, either builds the other up, or tears them down. And as we have started making our marriage habits, we try our best to use our words to be helpful not hurtful. It can be challenging in a heated moment to remember about using “right speech”. But we have found that being intentional with our words has helped us communicate more clearly and kept resent from growing. If one spouse is always being teased or “jabbed” at, then how will know that it isn’t serious? Do we say “I love you” more than we criticize the other? These are questions we have asked ourselves to help our love grow, and inform how we speak to each other. This was a very fun episode to make, and as we say in it, the little details really matter. It can be easier to talk about big marriage issues, and get feedback, but do we care about the little things? Are we willing to talk about and work on the little habits? That is why we love this episode. It dives into a small part of our marriage, but also very impactful. At the end of the episode, we have another “time traveling with Tania” segment, where we hear about something Tania watched late on TV one night. Thank you so much for listening guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Did we turn into our parents?!? This is a question we ask during our married life. Because something we found out early in our marriage was that the biggest example of a marriage was the witness we saw growing up. In episode #28 we talk about the times where we do something in the house, and then look at each other with a surprised look on our face! “Do I sound like my Dad?” “Does my Mom do the same thing?” “Are we becoming our parents?” These questions have arisen quite often in our first years of marriage. When we have looked into our well of behaviors for how to act in a marriage, for both of us, our parents are the prime example.  We are lucky because we were blessed to be raised in great homes. We now feel a responsibility to continue that chain of good homes, and create a strong marriage, using the example of our parents.  No parent is perfect, including our own, but when we look at how we act in our own marriage, we find ourselves being bright to our own parents for some of the tough questions in a marriage.  Thank you so much for listening guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Expectations vs Reality in a Marriage  What is the reality to the expectations when we start a relationship? One of the more helpful conversations we have in our marriage, revolves around the expectations we HAD for each other, and the Reality of what actually is. From our upbringings, to movies, or Television, we brought in certain expectations for how the other should act. Maybe it's the cooking and cleaning expectations of a wife, or the financial security of a husband, but for us, the reality has been far more interesting than the expectations. In this episode, we dive into this topic and talk about why we have these expectations for each other, and what we do to LIVE in reality. Being candid about what our talents or weaknesses are and how they affect our home has been extremely fruitful, and helped stop the seed of resentment being planted.  We have found that letting go of the expectations of how we should act,  we had for each other was a part of our journey. It will always be a balance of what we expect out of each other, and what we can offer. But communicating about it has helped us so much, and we look forward to figuring out how we can continuously help each other out.  We hope that this conversation that we have on this episode can help any of you guys, in your lives because we know how helpful it has been for us.  Let us know what your expectations for your husband or wife were when you first got married. Tell us how you guys deal with it. Email, text, or leave a comment to give us some tips for how to better handle this stuff! Thank you so much for listening guys! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

Stop Keeping Score Stop keeping score in a marriage. Never do it. Throw out the “Marriage Scorecard”. This is marriage advice we received before we got married, and we have found it to be so helpful! Maybe you know what the “Marriage Scorecard” is, but if you don't, here is a simple and informal definition: It is the invisible score you keep in your head, of who has done more chores, acts of service, or any general amount of work in the marriage.  The advice we got before we got married, was to NEVER engage with this. It only causes animosity, and remember “the fruit of love is service”. So why do we not keep score and what are the benefits? Well, for one, it helps immensely with our communication. It makes it so easy to talk to each other when we are not holding everything in. If they haven't done the dishes, and we are upset about it, if we are not keeping score, then it makes it easy to bring it up This was an amazing episode. Reach out to us with your thoughts on the Marriage Scorecard! We would love to hear what you guys think! Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

New Year. New Resolutions. As each new year passes, new resolutions come and go. Sometimes new year’s resolutions are looked at as trite or overrated. Most people don’t even take them seriously! But for us, last year in 2020, we learned that the whole world can be flipped upside down. So, we wanted to set our intentions for the new year. We want to get better at the little things.  In this episode, we had a fun conversation about why we wanted to set some goals for 2021. But we want to know if you guys have any New Year’s Resolutions. Please reach out to us, and email us. DM us on Instagram. Leave us a comment.    We also introduce a new segment called “The Marvel-ous Rewind”, where we discuss the Marvel movies. Because we haven't really seen any of these movies.  We know, we know, how is that even possible???  Listen to the episode to find out, and hear us discuss our thoughts on “Iron Man”.  Follow us on Instagram Send us an email at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other blogs too! And as always, subscribe, rate, and review. 

2020 Recap: Buckle up everyone! This year was unforgettable, hard, and flipped ALL of our normal lives upside down. People around the world went through immense suffering and turmoil. An invisible enemy made our entire planet scramble to figure out how to help people, and get healthy. Even in ALL those hard times, there were blessings. We know that finding meaning in difficulty can be trite, but during this year we had the best opportunities to live out our vows.  We found out what it really meant to live out, “through sickness and health” or ‘richer or poorer”. And we are grateful to have these chances to grow closer together. There could not have been a better year to work on our marriage, than this year: 2020.  In this episode, we talk about this past year, and what we learned. We also go into why we haven’t released an episode in a while. Look above at the vow part, to get a hint! Reach out to us and tell us how your year went. You can do that at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com  Check out our other episodes here! And make sure to follow us on Instagram Most of all, we hope God blesses you in the coming year. This was such an insane year, and we want to thank you for spending some time with us. Thank you all so much for listening to us, and making our lives better this year. We hope we did the same for you!

 “Are we best friends?” This is a question we ask each other. But does a couple have to be best friends in a marriage?? We talk about our thoughts on our own friendship, and why being weird with each other has been so important for us.  We want to know what you guys think about friendship in a marriage. Get in touch with us and tell us about why you think it's important. Or whether you don’t need to be best friends. For our segment, we bring back the wildly popular, “Time Traveling With Tania” where we see what Tania was thinking as a sophomore in high school. The real question that comes up from the segment is “what was I doing at the same time”?? Follow us on Instagram for some videos and behind the scenes! And check out our website for all What’s the Dill content

How do you know they are the one??!? At some point in our relationship each of us thought about our future as old people sitting in rocking chairs, talking about our lives together.  This is also known as: “The One”. But how do we talk about our future together without referencing movies and all the glorious dating moments? How do we rationally think about our life together in the future? Well, in this episode, we talk about our experiences with pondering our future lives, and when we knew each other was “the one”. This episode was suggested to us by a fan, and we loved the idea! It was awesome to hear what people are going through and then talk about it.  To be honest, it was hard to talk about at times, because that feeling of knowing someone is the right person for you, can be such a gut feeling. A feeling of peace that makes you not worry. So finding the right words was tough sometimes, trying to articulate that peace. But overall, our peace in knowing each other was the right person was so special for us to have. There has been a lot of work put in, since we knew we were meant for each other, and in our marriage, we have seen our growth.  We hope you like this episode, and let us know when you knew your spouse was “The One”! Listen, rate, and review on ALL podcast platforms. Follow us on Instagram for extra content from us And check out our blog, where we will be putting more written content as well.

First date stories are always fun. Now that we are married, looking back on our first date holds a special place in our hearts. We love talking about what was going through our heads at the time. It's fun to look back and see how far our journey has gone. And it stemmed from that first date together! In this episode we talk about our first date, but we always raise some classic questions: Who should pay on a first date? Do first impressions matter in the long run? Would you eat chocolate if it fell on the floor? We want to know what you guys think. So, listen to the episode to hear the questions we ask about, and let us know your answers. Follow and give us a like on Instagram Check out our other episodes like the one where we talk about happiness, and if you choose it.  Thank you so much for listening, everyone!

“2020...am I right y’all?!?” How many Dad Jokes, during this Thanksgiving, will be made? Probably somewhere in the billions. But is that any different than other Thanksgivings? Anyway, Pseudoscience aside, there truly is a lot to be thankful for, even in this crazy year. We wanted to make an episode to talk about why we are still grateful in 2020, and how we have seen God work in our lives this year.  We also talk about our favorite things associated with Thanksgiving. From the food to the football, and all the family in between, Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect and share life with the ones you love.  We are choosing to be grateful this year and look at the good things that have happened. Because our gratitude is bigger than 2020, and we are going to get through this year.  Thank you all for joining us on this podcast journey. We are 20 episodes in, and we have enjoyed every second of it.  Follow us on Instagram And check out the other parts of our blog Get in touch with us, to tell us what you are grateful for this year!

Worries in our lives can be so easy to NOT deal with. It is so much easier to just worry and let the burden of worries just take over your mind. These worries we have are also a very internal struggle, because no one really knows how someone else is dealing with, at times in their lives! In this episode, we talk about the consequences of worry in our lives, and how we try to fight against it. It can be SO easy to just let the worries of life wash over ourselves. Sometimes it can seem like ALL we do is see the negative in our lives. But life is so GOOD. We need to let go of our worries to really see the good in life. We go into how we let go of worries, and why its important for us to talk about what is going on in our lives. Thank you so much for listening. We REALLY want to know what you guys think about this episode. Tell us in a comment how you deal with worry, and how you talk about it to the important people in your life. Follow us on Instagram And check out our other episodes here! Thank you so much for being with us on this journey!

Being vulnerable is the first step in communication, in our marriage. Because what it says is: “I am ok with letting you in”. Each day in our marriage is another opportunity to be vulnerable with each other. So in this episode we dive into why we chose to be vulnerable with each other, and how difficult with find it. We talk about how guys, in general, have a harder time opening up and being vulnerable. We know that was the case for us. But we also discuss how there are different levels of desire to being vulnerable each day.  This was a surpsode to us, and is something we have worked on, during our first year plus, of marriage.  It has been incredible to take this journey with all of you, and we thank you so much for listening! Make sure to follow us on Instagram And check out our other episodes  As always, rate, review, and subscribe, and we will see you next time! 

We love to talk about our personality types according to the myers-briggs test. Even if people don’t know what it is, we find ourselves working it into social conversations. This test is commonly taken for people to better understand how we perceive the world and make decisions. In this newlywed stage of our marriage, we have found it productive and fun to talk about our personality types, and how we can better work within our strengths and weaknesses. Have you been hanging out with us recently and we have brought this topic up? Very likely!! It can be an “A-HA” moment to have when there is some context to a personality quirk.  And, we have those quirks in spades!! This was a really fun episode for us to make, because we can tell you all about our personality types. It may seem pointless but we have found ourselves having some really important conversations that started from us talking about these personality types.  Have you ever taken the test? Tell us your personality type in an email, and let us know how it has shaped your day to day life. Send it to us at whatsthedillpodcast@gmail.com Make sure to follow us on Instagram And check out our blog post on having too many tabs open! Thank you all so much for listening!!

Today we are talking about Happiness and Joy,  and why they are important in our lives. This was one of our favorite episodes to make!  We wanted to have a conversation on what makes us happy in our individual lives, but also what makes us happy as a single married unit. We define what gives us happiness, but we dove deeper into why happiness is an emotion that goes up and down, and why Joy could be the answer we are all looking for! Happiness is not just about avoiding difficulties, or maximizing the pleasure in our lives, but rather it is an emotion and response to the day to day events of our lives. We experience happiness when things are good, and that feeling can be fleeting.  So should we chase happiness? Well, in the episode we talk about the unshakable Joy we have in our marriage, that comes from God. This Joy is a deep peace knowing that we are saved and that God is in control of our world, EVEN when we think it's CRAZY!! We found this conversation to be so helpful for us, and we have even talked about it, since we stopped recording.  Let us know what you guys think! Do you seek happiness? Do you agree with our definition of Joy? We want to hear from you, so leave a comment or send us an email with what happiness means to you and what you think Joy is all about! Make sure to check out our Instagram And as always, look at the other parts of our website

So many moments of growth in our lives have started because of breaking out of our comfort zones. So, for Episode #15 we wanted to discuss the times we have broken out of our comfort zones, and the results we saw! It can be scary to step out of what is comfortable. The unknown. Fear of the Future. A loss of control. All these things run through our minds when we are contemplating breaking out of our comfort zones.  But one thing we talk about in this episode is the growth we have seen each time we step over the rising tide of challenges. For both of us, moving to different parts of the country (or world!) has given us ample opportunities to not be comfortable. They were real lighting rods in our young adult years, that struck us in a way that helped us grow.  We also have a brand new segment called “Time Traveling with Tania” and it was a lot of fun for us to make. Let us know if you guys want more of this segment! Make sure to listen to our other episodes And follow us on Instagram We love to hear from you guys, so make sure to email us and tell us what you thought about this episode!