Episode 10: Our Spooky Halloween Episode

It's our Halloween special! Brielle and Michael dress up as Macho Man Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth (with Roman joining as Hulk Hogan!) and get into real-life ghost stories, remote viewing, Skinwalker Ranch, childhood Halloween memories, and how they plan to celebrate with their own family.

00:00 Welcome to our spooky episode

00:30 Our costumes: Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth

02:38 Today's topic: Halloween

03:04 How do you say it? The great "Halloween" debate

03:30 Growing up in a Halloween-loving family

04:27 Brielle's real-life ghost story

08:33 When other family members saw the same figure

09:17 The knocking behind the mirror

10:28 Michael on remote viewing and David Morehouse

12:00 What is remote viewing?

15:06 Skinwalker Ranch

17:37 Hallucinations, belief systems, and the mind

21:37 When multiple people see the same thing

23:28 Lessons from the Salem witch trials

27:41 How we celebrated Halloween growing up

28:37 Brielle's dad's legendary front yard displays

32:35 Michael's Halloween memories

36:50 How we'll celebrate with Roman

37:15 Our take on Halloween candy

39:16 Picking costumes as a family

40:03 Why New England does Halloween best

41:09 Wrap-up

Mentioned in this episode:

David Morehouse on The Danny Jones Podcast

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Episode 9: Creating on Limited Time

How do you keep creating when you're a parent and your time is no longer your own? In this episode, Brielle and Michael talk about making room for music, content, and business while raising a toddler at home: shifting your state, choosing your priorities, and letting go of the perfect plan.

00:00 Welcome back (and Brielle's new "chic" shades)

00:46 Michael and the "kinda chic" trend mix-up

03:11 Today's topic: creating on limited time

04:37 Brielle's day: music, content, and full-time mom life

06:41 The pros and cons of working from home as parents

08:38 Structure that supports you vs. structure that restricts you

10:39 100% effort doesn't mean 100% clarity

11:46 Getting into a creative headspace at the end of a long day

12:55 Desire: you have to really want it

14:20 "Unresourceful," not "bad": shifting your state

15:36 Challenging the fear stories we tell ourselves

17:15 You can't manage time, only your priorities

17:57 Our week with hand, foot, and mouth

19:20 Harmony over balance

19:54 Where your attention goes

21:00 You're always creating, even when you're just "being"

22:10 When outside factors get in the way

23:27 "I'm tired, but..." How you finish the sentence matters

24:28 How being present sparks creativity

25:59 Left brain, right brain, and flow state

28:30 Conducting your own mind and energy

30:15 The "wake up earlier" mom trend

31:47 Seeing setbacks as tests, not failures

33:46 Guilt, mistakes, and the stories we tell ourselves

36:53 Your challenge: look at your priorities, not your time

37:51 Wrap-up and a sneak peek at next week's spooky episode

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What does it actually take to become more emotionally intelligent? In this episode, Brielle and Michael share how they each work on it day to day: journaling, check-ins, getting curious instead of reactive, and changing the beliefs underneath our emotions. We're not perfect, and we're not experts. This is what's working for us.

00:00 Welcome back to the Ma-Honeys

01:09 Today's topic: emotional intelligence

02:05 Why affirmations alone don't work (the thermostat analogy)

03:12 Taking feedback and growing up emotionally

04:41 Music as a metaphor for the mind

06:09 Brielle's routine: journaling and asking herself questions

09:58 Autopilot, and setting check-in timers

13:30 "Emotions validate what you believe, not what's true"

14:50 Shadow work: whose voice is that?

16:09 Useful and resourceful vs. right and wrong

17:02 Why the best athletes stay calm

18:05 Getting triggered: pause, get curious, respond

20:20 How we handle disagreements in our marriage

21:06 The cost of holding grudges

25:15 Emotions and the body

27:08 Why kids should be taught emotional intelligence

28:25 You can't breathe your way into a new belief

29:37 How do you change a belief? Step by step

34:57 Core beliefs and confirmation bias

37:05 Why coaching and being pushed helps you grow

39:13 A message for anyone going through a hard time

41:36 Brielle on changing her beliefs during a hard season

42:56 Man's Search for Meaning and the power of faith

44:40 Wrap-up

Books mentioned:

When the Body Says No by Gabor Maté

You Are the Placebo by Dr. Joe Dispenza

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

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