2 Be Better

Chris Burkett
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We are the 2 Be Better Podcast. Chris and Peaches read emails, answer questions and have hard discussions to help you on your personal growth journey. We are not licensed for anything but we have lived through a lot. Join us. Lets grow!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  1. 1d ago

    You're Not Healing Your Marriage, You're Punishing Your Spouse S4 Ep 54

    Can a marriage survive years of betrayal, resentment, and broken trust, or does holding on to the past eventually destroy the relationship? In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches tackle a listener's painful struggle with infidelity, unresolved resentment, forgiveness, and emotional triggers. They break down how couples become trapped in cycles of blame, punishment, silent treatment, and emotional disconnection, even when they still love each other. From rebuilding trust after cheating to taking accountability for your own behavior, this conversation challenges what it actually means to forgive someone, heal from relationship trauma, and stop allowing yesterday's mistakes to control today's marriage. The conversation continues with another marriage struggling with a lack of sex, emotional intimacy, depression, ADHD, and the sexual side effects of antidepressants. What happens when one partner finally finds relief from depression while the other feels increasingly lonely, unwanted, and disconnected? Chris and Peaches explore the difference between sex and intimacy, the importance of prioritizing your spouse, communicating unmet needs, and maintaining connection through difficult seasons of marriage. If you're struggling with relationship resentment, a sexless marriage, rebuilding emotional intimacy, or wondering whether your relationship can be saved, this episode delivers uncomfortable truths, practical relationship advice, and a reminder that love alone won't fix a marriage when neither person is willing to change. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  2. 3d ago

    The American nightmare - Live stream replay

    The American Dream was supposed to promise freedom, financial security, and a better life. So why are millions of Americans drowning in debt, working themselves into exhaustion, and struggling to enjoy the lives they've worked so hard to build? In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, we examine how the American Dream has become an American Nightmare. From the rising cost of living, inflation, and the declining purchasing power of the dollar to America's $40 trillion national debt, household debt, mortgages, and the pressure to constantly consume, we explore whether the lifestyle we've been taught to chase is actually sustainable. Have we confused financial success with personal freedom, and how much of our lives are we sacrificing to maintain an image of success? We also examine the human cost of chasing money and material possessions, including burnout, declining health, struggling marriages, disconnected families, and the dangerous habit of postponing happiness until retirement. What happens when you spend 40 years working toward financial freedom, only to discover that your health, relationships, and best years are already behind you? We'll challenge the psychology of consumerism, lifestyle inflation, financial responsibility, and society's definition of success while exploring how to reclaim your time, strengthen your relationships, and build a life you actually enjoy. If you've ever felt trapped by bills, exhausted by work, or wondered whether there's more to life than making money and paying debt, this conversation is for you. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  3. 4d ago

    Your Trauma Explains Your Behavior, It Doesn’t Excuse It S4 Ep53

    In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches break down a listener’s relationship struggles involving trauma, emotional triggers, nervous system regulation, conflict, reassurance, abandonment fears, and personal accountability. When your partner hurts you, where does their responsibility end and yours begin? We dig into the difference between explaining unhealthy reactions and excusing them, how past relationships can distort what you see in your current one, and why emotional regulation doesn’t mean ignoring legitimate problems in your relationship. We also talk about communication during conflict, panic attacks, anxious and avoidant relationship dynamics, resentment, repair after arguments, emotional safety, self-mastery, and learning to question your interpretation before treating it as reality. Healthy relationships require more than love, they require two people willing to understand their own patterns, communicate clearly, take ownership of their behavior, and stop expecting their partner to regulate emotions they ultimately have to learn to manage themselves. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  4. 5d ago

    You Didn't Make Me Do Anything, Let's Talk About Reactive Abuse

    Is reactive abuse a legitimate response to emotional manipulation, or has it become another way to avoid accountability? In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, we challenge the popular idea that someone can push you into acting "out of character" and explore the difference between **explanation and justification**. We break down reactive abuse, emotional manipulation, trauma responses, self-defense, revenge, and emotional regulation. When someone hurts your feelings and you deliberately hurt them in return, are you defending yourself or satisfying your ego? We examine how pride, resentment, and the desire to retaliate can turn ordinary relationship conflicts into destructive cycles of blame, punishment, and emotional abuse. We also explore **personal accountability, victim mentality, healthy boundaries, shadow work, and emotional maturity**, asking why people sometimes tolerate years of mistreatment before reaching their breaking point. How often do we use childhood trauma, triggers, past relationships, or someone else's behavior to excuse our own choices? From marriage and relationship conflict to the Hermetic Principle of Cause and Effect and the concept of karma, this conversation challenges us to examine the stories we tell ourselves to justify hurting others. If you've ever said "You made me act this way," struggled with resentment, or confused retaliation with self-respect, this episode will challenge how you understand responsibility, forgiveness, emotional control, and what it actually means to become a better person. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  5. Oct 23

    You Changed After You Destroyed the Marriage, Now What S4 Ep52

    In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches respond to a man trying to rebuild himself after repeated infidelity led to the separation of his marriage. He is doing therapy, journaling, support groups, exercise, and personal development, but the bigger question becomes whether he is truly changing for himself or still hoping his transformation will convince his wife to come back. We talk about accountability, betrayal, rebuilding trust, respecting boundaries, mixed signals during separation, and the painful reality that sometimes another person’s breaking point becomes your turning point. We also get into the difference between apology and changed behavior, why good intentions do not erase the way your partner experiences you, and why personal growth has to survive even if reconciliation never happens. The conversation explores self-mastery, emotional discipline, hope after betrayal, letting go without giving up on yourself, reclaiming your own power, and learning how to become better without making another person responsible for validating your transformation.  Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  6. Oct 21

    When Forgiveness becomes self abandonment

    When should you stop forgiving someone? At what point does forgiveness stop being an act of love and become an act of self-abandonment? In this episode of Thoughts From the Chair, Chris from the 2 Be Better Podcast breaks down the psychology of forgiveness, toxic relationship patterns, emotional abuse, betrayal, and the importance of setting healthy boundaries. We explore why forgiving someone doesn't mean giving them access to your life, why apologies without changed behavior mean nothing, and how compassion can become self-destruction when you repeatedly tolerate mistreatment. Whether you're struggling with infidelity, a toxic marriage, family trauma, or someone who continues to hurt you, this conversation challenges you to recognize the difference between genuine forgiveness and allowing yourself to be hurt over and over again. Forgiveness isn't about forgetting what happened, excusing someone's behavior, or pretending your relationship can return to what it once was. It's about accountability, emotional healing, rebuilding trust, and taking responsibility for your future. Chris walks through 12 practical steps to forgiveness, including self-forgiveness, processing resentment, recognizing manipulation, establishing boundaries, and learning to release the past without abandoning yourself. He also shares the personal story of surviving Hurricane Ian and how that experience shaped his understanding of loss, security, and rebuilding something better after devastation. If you're struggling to let go of resentment, heal after betrayal, rebuild a broken relationship, or forgive yourself for past mistakes, this episode offers a direct approach to personal growth, self-respect, and reclaiming control of your life. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  7. Oct 21

    You Want Your Family's Respect Become a Man Worth Respecting

    You want your wife and children to respect you? Then become a man worth respecting. On this episode Chris and Peaches of the 2 Be Better Podcast tackle masculinity, leadership, fatherhood, marriage, and what it actually means to be a respectable man. Chris challenges the idea that earning a paycheck, paying the bills, and helping around the house automatically makes you a good husband, father, or leader. Those are responsibilities, not accomplishments that entitle you to respect. Real masculine leadership requires emotional maturity, self-discipline, accountability, integrity, and the ability to lead by example instead of demanding obedience. If your wife is afraid to disagree with you, your children walk on eggshells around your temper, or your family only listens because they're afraid of the consequences, you haven't earned their respect. You've taught them to fear you. This conversation breaks down what healthy masculine leadership looks like inside a marriage and family, including keeping your word, controlling your emotions, communicating through conflict, setting boundaries, protecting your family's emotional well-being, and becoming someone your children actually want to imitate. Chris discusses the difference between being a provider and being a leader, why competence builds confidence, how fathers influence their sons' behavior and daughters' expectations of men, and why your family deserves more than the exhausted, angry version of you that comes home from work. You'll also hear uncomfortable truths about weaponized incompetence, personal responsibility, marriage compatibility, and the importance of developing your own purpose and values. Because being the man of the house doesn't mean you automatically deserve authority. It means taking responsibility for the example you set every single day. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

  8. Oct 19

    Stop Trying to Save Someone Who Doesn't Want to Change S4 Ep50

    In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches dive into real listener relationship problems involving long-distance relationships, lack of purpose, personal growth, commitment, trust, boundaries, and accountability. What happens when one person is building a future while their partner seems stuck? Can you help someone find motivation and direction, or are you simply putting your own life on hold waiting for them to change? They break down the difference between supporting your partner and carrying them, why actions matter more than promises, and how difficult conversations reveal whether two people are actually building the same future. The conversation then turns to betrayal, broken agreements, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust after a wife secretly contacts someone her husband specifically asked her not to communicate with. Is a conversation really harmless if you knew you had to hide it? Does forgiving your partner's past infidelity mean they owe you forgiveness when you betray their trust? Chris and Peaches unpack relationship boundaries, consequences, resentment, accountability, rebuilding trust after betrayal, and the uncomfortable reality that love doesn't guarantee reconciliation. If you're struggling with trust issues, relationship stagnation, emotional burnout, long-distance love, broken boundaries, or a partner who won't change, this episode challenges you to stop focusing on what you can make someone else do and start deciding what you're willing to accept in your own life. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

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We are the 2 Be Better Podcast. Chris and Peaches read emails, answer questions and have hard discussions to help you on your personal growth journey. We are not licensed for anything but we have lived through a lot. Join us. Lets grow!! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.

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  • Creator
    Chris Burkett
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    547
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Chris Burkett
  • Show Website
    2 Be Better

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