The 200% Marriage Podcast

Meredith & Craig | Road of Life Coaching
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You can build a kick-ass marriage that fuels your career and your business, and Meredith and Craig will show you how.  The 200% Marriage Podcast is the go-to playbook for high-capacity couples who refuse to settle for a "fine" relationship. Meredith and Craig’s unconventional, research-backed frameworks have rescued countless professionals and entrepreneurs from "Roommate-ville." In every episode, they’re giving you their hard-fought secrets, the "Holy Trinity" of connection science (Oxytocin, Adrenaline, and Endorphins), and deeply personal – often hilarious – stories, so you can transform your partnership into an Unstoppable Team. If you’re a new listener, you’re in the right place. Every episode will empower you to ditch the 50/50 scorekeeping myth and help you take a massive step toward a relationship that’s as successful as your professional life. From throwing "challenge flags" on your own b******t to finding the "relationship superglue" in the “fundane” moments, this is relationship coaching for people who hate relationship coaching. Want to know if you're roommates or an unstoppable team? Take the 200% Marriage Quiz at https://the200percentmarriage.com/marriedpreneurquiz and follow the shenanigans at @meredithandcraig.

  1. 6d ago

    154. The Beginning (Chapter 33) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

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  2. Sep 22

    153. Just Do It (Chapter 32) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "My goal is to build a life I don't need a vacation from." — Rob Hill Sr. Now that you’ve mapped out your shared North Star, it’s time to stop letting it gather dust on a shelf and actually make that mofo real! Welcome to Chapter 32: Just Do It. In this episode, Meredith takes the mic to read her final chapter of the book! We’re breaking down how to turn your dream life into daily, actionable momentum - and why waiting for "perfect circumstances" to celebrate is the ultimate unforced error. We’re sharing the exact play-by-play of Operation No More Winter - how two risk-averse Canadian corporate kids used a spreadsheet adn a North Star, rented their house out in a panic, stored their furniture, and created massive momentum to escape the snow and ice! (And yes, we tackle why Coach Bennett from Nike called BS on waiting until the end of the race to give yourself a high five!) Inside this Team Briefing: Operation No More Winter: How breaking a massive dream into bite-sized "chunks" and regular-season wins made escaping the frozen East Coast of Canada actually happen. The Physics of Momentum: Why hitting a brick wall slowly stops you cold, but smashing into it with unstoppable momentum lets you bust right through it. The Celebration Epidemic: Why perfectionist, high-achieving people-pleasers refuse to celebrate small steps - and why celebrating the little wins is the ONLY way to reach the Hall of Fame. The ROL Origin Story: How a flash of brilliant shower inspiration (and a first-date road trip) birthed Road of Life Coaching. The Play: Pick one regular-season win today, break it into bite-sized chunks, and celebrate the hell out of making the plan. Bum taps are in order! Don’t you dare settle for "fine." 🏔️⚡️ -----------  Take Action:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca Join the 33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33daychallenge-419437 Take the Unstoppable Team Audit: https://the200percentmarriage.com/unstoppableteam-916705  #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #JustDoIt #OperationNoMoreWinter #CelebrationMomentum #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  3. Sep 15

    152. Dreamwork Makes the Team Work (Chapter 31) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "Dream big, start small, then trip over the small stuff on your way to the big stuff." — Robin Sharma You’ve probably heard the old saying "Teamwork makes the dream work" a thousand times. Well, let’s throw a flag on the play right now: in marriage, that’s actually backwards. It’s the DREAMWORK that makes the teamwork. In this briefing, Meredith takes the mic to kick off Part 6: The Commitment to the Future with Chapter 31: Dreamwork Makes the Team Work. We're opening up about the early days of our entrepreneurial journey when we left our corporate jobs and blindly launched a real estate business we absolutely hated. We had no shared vision, no clear direction, and zero map. We were like two ships bobbing around at sea, constantly stumbling over friction because we lacked a North Star. (Spoiler alert: Trying to build a business or a life without mapping your destination first gives you a slim-to-none chance of actually ending up somewhere you like!) Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The 5-Area Dream Alignment Audit: How to sit down individually (with zero money, time, or geographic constraints) and map out your dream life across location, professional freedom, health/vitality, key relationships, and free time. The "North Star" Decision Filter: Why having a clear shared vision turns high-conflict decisions into a simple metric: "Does this get us closer to or further away from our North Star?" Keeping Molehills as Molehills: Why being aligned on the big picture keeps minor annoyances (like dishes in the sink or loaded dishwashers) from spiraling into multi-day arguments. The NFL "Hall of Fame" Stacking Strategy: Thanks to our friend Greg Kimble, here's how to break your ultimate decades-long dream (Hall of Fame) into Super Bowl wins, playoff victories, and daily regular-season reps. Scuba Diving vs. Land Mammals: How to co-create a shared vision out of two different individual dreams with curiosity, creativity, and zero resentment. The Play: Stop floating through life on autopilot and start rowing in the exact same direction. Sit down with your teammate, grab your notebooks, do the dream alignment exercise, and start building an Unstoppable Team. Don’t you dare settle for "fine." 🏔️⚡️ --- Take Action:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge  Unstoppable Team Audit: https://the200percentmarriage.com/unstoppableteam-916705  #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #DreamworkMakesTheTeamwork #NorthStar #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  4. Sep 8

    151. Show Up. Throw Up. Grow Up. (Chapter 30) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." — Helen Keller We didn't tell a single soul before we pulled the trigger. No family, no friends, no social media posts. We covertly researched the venue, booked a flight to the Sacred Valley of Peru, and flew high into the Andes to drink a medicine that looks and tastes like a shot glass full of motor oil. Welcome to Chapter 30: Show Up, Throw Up, Grow Up. In this briefing, Craig and Mer take the mic to wrap up Part 5: The Commitment to Fun & Adventure by sharing the raw and unfiltered story of our two-night Ayahuasca experience. We’re breaking down why adventure is an essential catalyst for growth - and how supporting each other through sheer physical misery, dark visions, and hospital gurneys created an unbreakable foundation for our team. (And yes, we tackle the bucket-and-toilet-paper situation right off the bat, because nobody is pooping in a bucket in a room full of strangers!) Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The "Big Ayahuasca" Decision: Why we bypassed fly-by-night shamans in Canada to find a traditional retreat in Peru with Western medical doctors on staff to mitigate risk. Night 1 (Craig's Bliss vs. Mer's Misery): How Craig experienced pure euphoric kaleidoscope joy before the violent "purge," while Mer fought for her life on a tiny medical gurney. Ditching the "Knight in Shining Armour" Complex: Craig's massive ego-realization that taking away Mer's pain wasn't his job - and why trying to "save" your teammate robs them of their own strength. Night 2 (The Flip & The Metal Dragon): Mer’s gentle, half-dose grieving process vs. Craig's mental horror movie - and the subconscious lesson behind the fire-breathing dragon operated by a tiny man inside. Leapfrog Moments: Why small daily micro-adventures keep the spark alive, but high-stakes, out-of-your-comfort-zone leaps act as exponential superglue for your relationship. The Play: You don't build an Unstoppable Team by playing it safe in Roommate-ville. Step out of your comfort zone, embrace the wild journeys, and use adventure to deepen your bond. Don’t you dare settle for "fine." 🏔️⚡️ — John Callahan Whoop whoop! You made it. Welcome to the moment we've all been waiting for: Chapter 29: Coitus Power (aka the sex chapter)! (And if you skipped straight to this episode from the table of contents... go back and listen to the rest! The first 28 chapters are the actual foreplay that make bedroom shenanigans happen.) Let’s get ultra real: We are not sex therapists. We aren't here to give you a science manual on positions or pleasure techniques. We’re assuming you already know the how. We’re here to talk about the why - why coitus matters, why it's healthy, and why it is relationship superglue for your team. In this briefing, Craig pulls back the curtain on our own sex life, dismantles the "I'm too busy" cop-out, and tackles the internet haters who claim scheduling sex is unsexy. Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire: Why some teammates are ready to rumble out of thin air, while others need "to be warmed up" like a car on a cold February morning The "Poor Me, I'm Having Sex" Reality Check: Calling BS on the excuse that scheduling sex "kills spontaneity". (We get real with you about how you've been scheduling sex your whole adult life, you just didn't call it that) The Monday Morning Coitus Transformation: How one couple transformed from having sex twice a year to dominating Monday mornings - turning the worst part of their week into the absolute best. The Matthew McConaughey Effect: How intimacy ripples out of the bedroom into the rest of your day - making dinner taste better and your conversations more inspiring. Taking 100% Responsibility: If you want sex, initiate it! Stop sitting in judgment waiting for your teammate to move first, and start getting your woo on. The Play: Stop trying to "find" time - CREATE it. Pick a day, put it in the calendar, and let coitus transform your entire relationship. Because making sure sex actually happens? That's what’s sexy. Don’t you dare settle for "fine." 🏔️🔥 --- Resources:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge  #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #AyahuascaJourney #ShowUpThrowUpGrowUp #SacredValley #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  5. Sep 1

    150. Coitus Power (Chapter 29) - The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "Sex is like air. It's not important unless you aren't getting any." — John Callahan Whoop whoop! You made it. Welcome to the moment we've all been waiting for: Chapter 29: Coitus Power (aka the sex chapter)! (And if you skipped straight to this episode from the table of contents... go back and listen to the rest! The first 28 chapters are the actual foreplay that make bedroom shenanigans happen.) Let’s get ultra real: We are not sex therapists. We aren't here to give you a science manual on positions or pleasure techniques. We’re assuming you already know the how. We’re here to talk about the why - why coitus matters, why it's healthy, and why it is relationship superglue for your team. In this briefing, Craig pulls back the curtain on our own sex life, dismantles the "I'm too busy" cop-out, and tackles the internet haters who claim scheduling sex is unsexy. Spontaneous vs. Responsive Desire: Why some teammates are ready to rumble out of thin air, while others need "to be warmed up" like a car on a cold February morning The "Poor Me, I'm Having Sex" Reality Check: Calling BS on the excuse that scheduling sex "kills spontaneity". (We get real with you about how you've been scheduling sex your whole adult life, you just didn't call it that) The Monday Morning Coitus Transformation: How one couple transformed from having sex twice a year to dominating Monday mornings - turning the worst part of their week into the absolute best. The Matthew McConaughey Effect: How intimacy ripples out of the bedroom into the rest of your day - making dinner taste better and your conversations more inspiring. Taking 100% Responsibility: If you want sex, initiate it! Stop sitting in judgment waiting for your teammate to move first, and start getting your woo on. The Play: Stop trying to "find" time - CREATE it. Pick a day, put it in the calendar, and let coitus transform your entire relationship. Because making sure sex actually happens? That's what’s sexy. Don’t you dare settle for "fine." 🏔️🔥 --- Resources:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge  #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #CoitusPower #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  6. Aug 25

    149. The ABDs of Marriage (Chapter 28) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "If you're trying to bake a cake and the only ingredient you have is flour, you're f****d." Let’s dismantle a massive relationship myth right now: Date nights will NOT magically fix a broken marriage. If your connection has been running on fumes for years and your primary strategy is grabbing a $200 dinner once a month while scrolling on your phones across the table... you’re trying to bake a cake with nothing but flour. Date night is an important ingredient, sure - it’s just not the only ingredient. In this briefing, Craig takes the mic to read Chapter 28: The ABDs of Marriage. We are calling out the dangerous post-wedding trap where couples hit the brakes the second they say "I do" instead of slamming their foot on the gas. We're diving into the non-negotiable rule of high-performance couples: Always. Be. Dating. Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The "Shit Sandwich" Reality Check: Look ahead 20 years to when the kids are out of the house and the chores are hired out. If you ignore your teammate now, do you want your late-stage "strangers" relationship served with mustard or mayo? The #1 Priority Hierarchy: Why your marriage has to sit at the absolute top of the charts above your job, your business, and yes - even the kids. (F**k 'em! Just kidding... but they sit at number two). Rescheduling over Skipping: Why life happens, but letting a missed date night slide without immediately putting it back in the calendar is the ultimate unforced error. The Weighted-Vest Hailstorm Massacre: The true story of a ski-resort hike, 40 pounds of extra iron, grape-sized hail pelting our faces, bleeding ears, and why getting pummeled on a mountain created a core memory. Creating Your Highlight Reel: Why presence is the only place happiness actually exists - and how being present builds a library of core memories you'll re-live on your front porch 50 years from now. The Play: Marriage isn't the finish line - it's the starting line. Stop taking your teammate for granted, put date night in the calendar like a non-negotiable executive meeting, and start pursuing your person again. (And hey, bonus discovery: dating apparently leads to hailstorms, hailstorms lead to welts, and welts are sexy). Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀 -- Resources:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge  #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #AlwaysBeDating #DateNightMyth #CoreMemories #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  7. Aug 18

    148. Squirrels, Hemorrhoids, and Other Marriage Glue (Chapter 27) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." — Michael Altshuler When we talk to marriedpreneurs and high-capacity couples about getting intentional and having more fun in their marriage, we hear the exact same excuse on repeat: "Craig, Meredith, I just don't have enough time. Between the business, the kids, and the household logistics, I barely have time to go to the bathroom." Let’s run a quick Scoreboard Audit on that: If you’re looking to find time, you’ll never get it. That’s not how time works. You have to CREATE time. In this briefing, Craig takes the mic to read Part 5, Chapter 27: Squirrels, Hemorrhoids, and Other Marriage Glue. We’re completely dismantling the myth that connecting requires a 4-hour, $500 date night and showing you how bite-sized chunks of daily laughter, un-boring inside jokes, and LeBron James-level celebrations are the ultimate relationship superglue. Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The 4-Word Reality Check: Why telling your kid (or your spouse) "I don't have time" actually means "You're not my priority"—and how taking 100% responsibility changes your entire schedule. Bite-Sized Connection: How 5-minute daily reps—like grabbing your teammate by the hips for a kitchen dance or hiding a cardboard craft—keep you out of Roommate-ville. 33 Unfiltered MacKay-isms: A hilarious, zero-context deep-dive into the weird, brilliant things Meredith says on the DL (including elevators with chickens, crows being forest bullies, and being hemorrhoid-free since 2023). The LeBron James Playbook: Why the greatest basketball player on Earth has a personalized, unique secret handshake for every single teammate—and why your marriage needs its own go-to celebratory move. Creating Your Marriage Handshake: How to build a custom celebratory rep for when one of you crushes a work project, wins game night, or tags-team dinner to create "us" time. The Play: Stop waiting for a 2-week vacation to start enjoying your marriage. Get intentional in the "fundane" 95% of daily life, run your own race, and build an Unstoppable Team. Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀   "You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing." — Michael Pritchard With a title like Hide the Penis, you might think you’ve finally reached the sex chapter. Hang in there, ya' spicy nugget - that's coming later soon! In this week's episode, Craig takes the mic to kick off Part 5: The Commitment to Fun & Adventure with Chapter 26: Hide the Penis. Here’s the raw truth: Laughing together isn't a nice-to-have "bonus" in marriage - it’s a non-negotiable must-have. When you stop having fun, you disengage, you drift into Roommate-ville, and navigating the hard stuff feels like passing a kidney stone. We’re breaking down why shared laughter in the "fundane" everyday moments is your team’s ultimate secret weapon, and how a silly cardboard craft from 2020 turned into a multi-year, cross-border connection game. Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The "Fundane" Reality: 95% of life isn't epic vacations or bucket-list summits - it's laundry, bills, and hauling kids to tiddlywinks tournaments. Here's how to inject joy into the mundane. The Origin of "Hide the Penis": The true story of a 2020 pandemic lockdown, a face mask package, a pillowcase surprise, and a late-night retainer lisp ("Goodnight thweetie") that launched a 6-year (and counting...) tradition. The 30-Year "Fun Muscle" Atrophy: The true story of what happened to this couple when they put fun on the back burner for decades until they forget what it even looks like - and how to rebuild that muscle from scratch. The Daily Laughter Commitment: Why we committed years ago to laugh together at least once a day, no matter how chaotic or stressful the schedule gets. Book Cover Easter Eggs: The truth about the purple cardboard penis on the cover of The 200% Marriage book (and the little Canadian maple leaf for our roots). Don't wait for a romantic getaway to start enjoying your marriage. Stop drifting through the day-to-day, get intentional, and build small moments of connection into the ordinary routine. Find something to smile about today - even if it means stuffing a cardboard craft into a sweater sleeve! Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀 -- Resources:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge  #200PercentMarriage #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #MacKayisms #LeBronHandshake #Fundane #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

  8. Aug 11

    147. Hide the 🍆 (Chapter 26) | The 200% Marriage Podcast

    "You don't stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing." — Michael Pritchard With a title like Hide the Penis, you might think you’ve finally reached the sex chapter. Hang in there, ya' spicy nugget - that's coming later soon! In this week's episode, Craig takes the mic to kick off Part 5: The Commitment to Fun & Adventure with Chapter 26: Hide the Penis. Here’s the raw truth: Laughing together isn't a nice-to-have "bonus" in marriage - it’s a non-negotiable must-have. When you stop having fun, you disengage, you drift into Roommate-ville, and navigating the hard stuff feels like passing a kidney stone. We’re breaking down why shared laughter in the "fundane" everyday moments is your team’s ultimate secret weapon, and how a silly cardboard craft from 2020 turned into a multi-year, cross-border connection game. Inside this Strategic Briefing for Your Team: The "Fundane" Reality: 95% of life isn't epic vacations or bucket-list summits - it's laundry, bills, and hauling kids to tiddlywinks tournaments. Here's how to inject joy into the mundane. The Origin of "Hide the Penis": The true story of a 2020 pandemic lockdown, a face mask package, a pillowcase surprise, and a late-night retainer lisp ("Goodnight thweetie") that launched a 6-year (and counting...) tradition. The 30-Year "Fun Muscle" Atrophy: The true story of what happened to this couple when they put fun on the back burner for decades until they forget what it even looks like - and how to rebuild that muscle from scratch. The Daily Laughter Commitment: Why we committed years ago to laugh together at least once a day, no matter how chaotic or stressful the schedule gets. Book Cover Easter Eggs: The truth about the purple cardboard penis on the cover of The 200% Marriage book (and the little Canadian maple leaf for our roots). Don't wait for a romantic getaway to start enjoying your marriage. Stop drifting through the day-to-day, get intentional, and build small moments of connection into the ordinary routine. Find something to smile about today - even if it means stuffing a cardboard craft into a sweater sleeve! Don’t you dare settle for fine. 🏔️🚀 -- Resources:  Grab The 200% Marriage Book: Amazon.com ; Amazon.ca   33-day Challenge: https://200percentmarriage.com/33DayChallenge #The200PercentMarriagePodcast #UnstoppableTeam #ExtremeOwnership #HideThePenis #CommitmentToFun #Fundane #RelationshipROI #NoSettling #RoommateVille #RoadOfLife

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You can build a kick-ass marriage that fuels your career and your business, and Meredith and Craig will show you how.  The 200% Marriage Podcast is the go-to playbook for high-capacity couples who refuse to settle for a "fine" relationship. Meredith and Craig’s unconventional, research-backed frameworks have rescued countless professionals and entrepreneurs from "Roommate-ville." In every episode, they’re giving you their hard-fought secrets, the "Holy Trinity" of connection science (Oxytocin, Adrenaline, and Endorphins), and deeply personal – often hilarious – stories, so you can transform your partnership into an Unstoppable Team. If you’re a new listener, you’re in the right place. Every episode will empower you to ditch the 50/50 scorekeeping myth and help you take a massive step toward a relationship that’s as successful as your professional life. From throwing "challenge flags" on your own b******t to finding the "relationship superglue" in the “fundane” moments, this is relationship coaching for people who hate relationship coaching. Want to know if you're roommates or an unstoppable team? Take the 200% Marriage Quiz at https://the200percentmarriage.com/marriedpreneurquiz and follow the shenanigans at @meredithandcraig.

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    Meredith & Craig | Road of Life Coaching
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    154
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