Thrive Again - Your relationship podcast
Guiding a positive redesign in the relationship we have with our partner and ourselves. Offering tools, strategies and personal insights to bring your relationship from barely surviving to thriving.
We are Michael and Amy, your couples connection coaches.
Our mission is to help relationships to THRIVE again!
A bit about us...
We met in 2005 and married in 2009, welcomed two children in 2010 and 2012. Our relationship has had many ups and downs since we first met.
- Mental breakdowns from work overload
- Massive stresses from a premature baby
- Scare with ovarian cancer
- Dealing with financial pressures
- Not knowing ourselves!
This led us to experiencing:
- A communication breakdown
- Arguments and not understanding each other
- Living separately under one roof
- Exhaustion!
This podcast is for couples and singles who want to unlock their relationship potential using a conscious and holistic approach that brought us back to a state of beautiful harmony.
One of the basic human needs is to feel LOVE and CONNECTION but our modern life has led us to feel disconnected and isolated more than ever before.
This podcast is all about helping you to RECONNECT as a couple at a deeper, more meaningful, soul level.
Now, both working as coaches we share insights, client breakthroughs and personal stories to move your relationships from barely surviving to absolutely thriving!
www.michaelandamy.com.au
Episodes
78 episodes
3 Things That Feel Like Love...But Aren't
Love can look calm on the outside while quietly falling apart underneath. If you’ve ever felt like you’re “doing the right thing” in your relationship but somehow ending up more distant, we’re putting words to why.We unpack three patter...
How To Rebuild Desire & Sexual Intimacy In Long-Term Relationships: With Sexologist Isiah McKimmie
If your relationship looks great on paper but your physical connection has quietly faded, you’re not broken and you’re definitely not alone. We sit down with Australia’s leading relationship therapist and sexologist Isiah McKimmie to name the r...
How to Bring Up Couples Coaching Without Starting a Fight
Want to ask your partner about couples coaching but worry it’ll blow up into an argument or get met with a cold brick wall? We get it. When a relationship already feels tense or disconnected, even a well-meant suggestion can land like criticism...
5 Reasons Men Shut Down
The moment he goes quiet, it can feel personal. Your mind fills in the blanks: he doesn’t care, he’s checked out, you’re on your own. We get it and we also see another truth again and again in couples coaching: men often shut down because conne...
The Real Purpose Of A Relationship: Becoming Your Authentic Self Together
What if the version of you your partner loves is only a mask you built to keep the peace? We pull back the curtain on authenticity in relationships and talk candidly about the armour we wore, the shame that sat under our reactivity, and the exa...
A Man's Guide To Masculine Containment: The Secret To Safety & Desire
One sharp comment, one quick defence, and the spark can vanish. We open up about the split-second loop that pulls couples from warmth into cold distance—and the quiet skill that pulls you back: masculine containment. Think steady presence under...
7 Things We Learnt About Love As Relationship Coaches
Love doesn’t usually break; it drifts. Between busy weeks, tense chats, and old patterns, it’s easy to feel unseen and say, maybe the love is gone. We pull back the curtain on seven hard-earned lessons from coaching couples and doing our own wo...
Stop Starting Fights With Your Eyebrows
What if the real problem isn’t what you say, but the energy that carries it? We take you inside the quiet mechanics of relationship communication and show how tone, body language, and nervous system state can derail even the fairest message bef...
Fearless Inner Peace and Relationships - With Manna Abraham
What if trauma isn’t what happened, but the meaning you keep choosing right now? We sit down with transformational guide Mana Abraham to reframe trauma as memory plus meaning and trace how that lens quietly builds identities that run our relati...
From the Vault: Navigating Holiday Stress - Strengthening Your Relationship Through Effective Communication
Navigating the festive season with your partner can sometimes feel like a tightrope walk through social obligations, family gatherings, and holiday stress. Imagine having a toolkit to maintain harmony and connection even amidst the chaos. That'...
Why Nice Guys Silently Ruin Relationships
Ever felt like kindness is your superpower, yet your relationship still feels flat, tense, or strangely distant? Michael goes solo to unpack the quiet patterns that so many men mistake for love: covert contracts, conflict avoidance, and the end...
Sexual Performance Anxiety - How To Fix Erection Problems with Shay Doran
Ever felt like the bedroom turned into a stage and you forgot your lines? We sat down with men’s coach Shay Doran to explore why performance anxiety is so common, how it hijacks the body’s physiology and what it really takes to restore ease, de...
Softening The "Strong Woman"
What if the “strong one” is secretly exhausted and aching to exhale? We dive into the hidden pattern of hyper-independence, why control often masks fear, and how couples can rebuild trust by trading silent resentment for steady leadership and g...
From Hustle To Heart: Rewriting Masculinity with Andrew Boniface
What if the life that proves you’re winning is the same life that’s quietly draining the colour from your home, your body, and your heart? We invited our friend of 20 years, Andrew Boniface—dad to twin girls and former helicopter pilot—to share...
What Sex Really Means For Men VS What It Really Means For Women
Ever wondered why “I want sex” often really means “I want to feel close”? We open up about the different meanings men and women attach to intimacy and how those hidden needs—safety, reassurance, being desired, and presence—shape desire more tha...
What if your partner isn’t the problem—but the cycle is?
A sink full of dishes isn’t just a chore—it’s a crossroads. We unpack why couples keep fighting about the same small things and reveal the bigger pattern underneath: a cycle of criticism, defensiveness, and withdrawal that quietly erodes trust....
3 Ways to Revive the Spark Before It’s Too Late
Have you and your partner drifted into feeling more like roommates than lovers? You're not alone. That feeling of disconnection—where conversations revolve around logistics rather than love—can creep into even the strongest relationships.
The Masks Men Wear and How This Blocks Connection
Have you ever felt like you're hiding parts of yourself in your relationship? The masks men wear create an illusion of safety while preventing the deep connection they truly desire.Drawing from personal experience and years of working w...
The Divine Feminine: Navigating Modern Family Dynamics with Emily Robinson
What happens when the feminine awakens but the masculine hasn't caught up? Emily Robinson, soul journey mentor and founder of Intuitive Parents Intuitive Kids, takes us on a profound exploration of relationship evolution that goes far beyond ty...
You Don't Have a Communication Problem, You Have an Information Gap
Ever feel like you and your partner are speaking different languages? You're not alone. A staggering 91% of couples report dissatisfaction with their communication. But what if the problem isn't how you're communicating, but what critical infor...
Beneath The Betrayal: Why Men Cheat To Stay And Women Cheat To Leave
Ever wondered why people cheat? The truth might surprise you. In this eye-opening exploration of infidelity, we uncover a startling revelation: men and women betray their partners for fundamentally different reasons.Men typically cheat ...
How to Create a Conscious Relationship through Radical Truth: With Aaron & Greer
What if your relationship struggles were actually doorways to deeper connection? Aaron and Greer, the heart behind Intimacy for Couples, dive deep into what truly transforms relationships from mundane to transformational.Their journey b...
What If Your Breakup Is Actually Your Breakthrough? A Conversation With Breakup Coach Janice Formichella
Ever wondered why breakups hurt so physically and mentally? There's real science behind your post-breakup brain fog – studies show your IQ can temporarily drop by up to 25% during heartbreak!Breakup coach Janice Formichella joins us for...
We Almost Lost Each Other Until We Found Ourselves: Our Relationship Journey
Have you ever wondered what transforms a struggling relationship into a thriving partnership? In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Michael and Amy share their journey from disconnected partners to heart-led relationship coaches who now guid...
Roommates to Lovers: How to Break Free from Emotional Distance
Feeling more like flatmates than lovers? You're not alone. That gradual drift from passionate partners to practical co-managers happens in countless relationships—and it happened to us too.The statistics paint a stark picture: only 9% o...