In this episode of Getting Open, married couple Allison Raskin (author, mental health advocate) and John Blakeslee (former CIA officer, screenwriter) join Andrea Miller to talk about marriage, mental health, faith differences, and identity crises. From CIA secrets to financial struggles, and fertility to therapy, their candor offers powerful insights into modern love.

Chapters:
00:00 - Coming up: Marriage fights, financial stress, mixed faith dynamics & CIA surprises
02:00 - Meet the guests: Allison Raskin & John Blakeslee
04:39 - Launching their new podcast 'Starter Marriage'
06:18 - The power of direct communication in marriage
12:17 - How to bring up hard conversations lovingly
21:47 - Why premarital counseling changed their foundation
33:47 - Interfaith marriage challenges & raising kids without religious pressure
44:04 - Their biggest challenge: financial insecurity and shifting careers
52:59 - Grief, composting, and creative transformation
55:23 - Why their first year of marriage was the hardest
59:03 - How often do they fight?
01:03:14 - Resolving conflict through questions
01:08:12 - CIA questions: are you a spy? life undercover, real vs. fiction
01:14:41 - It doesn’t need to last forever to be meaningful

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Katherine Woodward Thomas, best-selling author of Calling in the One and Conscious Uncoupling, joins Andrea Miller to share how transforming your identity, healing old relationship wounds, and embodying self-worth can change your love life. Together, they unpack practical and spiritual tools to call in love, exit toxic patterns, and consciously create healthy relationships.

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Michael Hunter—creator of UpSpiral Life—joins Andrea Miller for a high-vibe deep dive into the truth behind manifestation, energetic alignment, Daoism, shadow work, and healing from the inside out. From overcoming an autoimmune illness to manifesting love, this episode blends ancient wisdom with practical spiritual tools for a better life.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro to Michael and his wisdom on Daoism and manifestation
01:08 – Michael's background in acupuncture and UpSpiral Life
04:00 – Daoism: The OG Law of Attraction
10:30 – Why 90% of Manifestation Is Feeling Good Now
18:00 – Why venting can be harmful and what to do instead
25:00 – Shadow work & IFS (Internal Family Systems)
34:00 – Morning Routine That Changed His Life
41:00 – What Is the Quantum Field?
45:00 – Why energetic awareness + heart-centered meditation matters
48:00 – You Can’t Out-Affirm Your Wounds
55:00 – Michael's story of illness, divorce, and transformation
59:00 – Calling in “The One”: energetically attracting a relationship
01:07:00 – Michael's childhood connection with angels
01:17:00 – Coaching advice for celebrities like Zendaya or Billie Eilish
01:22:00 – Choosing whose dream you’re in
01:24:00 – Final Takeaways: what you think, say, and feel creates everything

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Karena Kilcoyne, former criminal defense attorney and author of Rise Above the Story, joins Andrea to explore how childhood trauma shapes identity and how to reclaim emotional freedom. Together, they unpack the power of self-forgiveness, self-love, and letting go of victimhood.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro & trigger warning
01:22 – Karena’s background & why she wrote her book
05:50 – Karena shares her early family story and survival mindset
10:30 – Childhood pain becomes belief systems we carry into adulthood
14:25 – Forgiveness isn’t forgetting
22:00 – How to reconnect with your worth and create inner safety
29:40 – 3-Step Process to Heal: Awareness, Untangling, Rising
39:00 – How embracing the whole story makes healing possible
48:00 – Naming Emotions to move through them
1:03:10 – Healing the parts of yourself stuck in survival
1:13:50 – Breathwork & spiritual healing tools
1:17:00 – Final takeaway: let it rise, don’t run

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In this bold and timely conversation, Andrea Miller and Professor Neil Minsky dive deep into the growing influence of the manosphere—a loosely connected online world of influencers like Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson. From toxic masculinity and online radicalization to the search for role models, they unpack how these ideologies affect young men, feminism, and society at large. Neil offers insights on how curiosity, community, and critical thinking can shift the narrative.

Chapters:
00:00 – What Is the Manosphere? Professor Neil joins to explain why it’s expanding dangerously fast
06:00 – Incels, MRAs, and the Red Pill
10:30 – Andrew Tate’s Influence on Teens
14:00 – Are Young Men Feeling Attacked? Exploring blame, feminism, and growing defensiveness
20:00 – Neil dives into the academic side of whiteness and masculinity
30:00 – Andrea shares a personal story about her son's view of the manosphere
34:00 – Why “Alpha Males” Fill a Void: Do we lack healthy male role models?
44:00 – Why community and conversation are key to preventing radicalization
48:00 – How big business and social media prey on insecurities to sell manhood
52:00 – Unpacking the link between biological drives, attractiveness, and influence.
01:03:00 – Don’t Follow One Voice: ask questions and stop listening to any one guru

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In this episode of Getting Open, parenting coach Patrick Ney shares powerful tools to help parents shift from control to connection—especially when raising kids with ADHD or emotional challenges. Through stories, neuroscience, and mindset shifts, he shows how healing yourself can transform how you show up for your child.

Parents, answer follow these prompts:
-This is how I was raised.
-This is what I learned about myself in school.
-This is how am now.

About The Calm Parent Summit
This event will include interviews with approximately 15 parenting experts and speakers and will be hosted by All About Parenting—a program that has helped over 60,000 parents and reached hundreds of thousands more through our webinars—this event focuses on the mindset shifts that truly transform parenting. An EARLY page preview is here: https://calmparentsummit.com/
May 15 & 16 2-day Mini Summit

Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: “This wasn’t what I expected…”
01:05 – Meet Patrick Ney, Global parenting coach
03:00 – What parents misunderstand about ADHD
06:30 – How parents unknowingly project their own expectations
12:45 – “Who raised me, and how does that show up now?”
18:10 – The cost of clinging to an “ideal child” fantasy
24:00 – Patrick’s poem about life, death, and being present as a parent
30:00 – The “Calm Scale” tool for meltdown moments
33:00 – 3 psychological needs of kids: Relatedness, Competence, Autonomy
41:00 – Sit in the storm with your child
49:00 – Patrick’s closing: You are enough, and your kids need YOU—fully human, not perfect
50:30 – Resources: ComParentSummit.com & AllAboutParenting.com

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In this powerful episode, Dr. Fleet Maull—author, meditation teacher, and founder of the Radical Responsibility® model—shares his extraordinary journey from federal prison to global leadership in personal transformation. He and host Andrea Miller explore how embracing full accountability, trauma-informed mindfulness, and embodied awareness can radically shift our lives. From spiritual awakening behind bars to neuroscience-backed tools for emotional regulation, this conversation is a compelling blend of inspiration and practical wisdom.

Chapters:
00:00 – Meet Fleet Maull & intro to his story
01:18 – What is Radical Responsibility?
03:45 – From Zen practice to prison sentence
10:45 – The moment everything changed in prison
18:00 – Healing from fatherhood regrets & family trauma
26:00 – “What can I do?” — the game-changing mindset shift
31:00 – The Drama Zone vs. Empowerment Zone
34:15 – What is NeuroSomatic Mindfulness?
46:00 – Healing trauma through the body
52:15 – How emotional intelligence grows with introspection
54:00 – What to do when loved ones stay in victim mindset
56:00 – Final thoughts from Fleet on inner freedom

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