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The Uncommons
The Uncommons is a podcast about what it really takes to find fulfillment in marriage, family, business, and life.
Through honest conversations and lived experience, the podcast explores the dualities of modern life: individuality and partnership, freedom and commitment, ambition and family. And what it truly takes to build something meaningful. From marriage and parenting to identity, ambition, and everything in between, each episode dives into the everyday challenges people don’t talk about…
Episodes
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The High Achiever’s Trap: "I’m Not There Yet” | Ep 31
You hit the goal. The goalpost moved. You hit that one too. And somehow you still feel behind. In this episode, we explore what may actually be underneath the…
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Why You Feel Burned Out Even Though You're Doing Everything Right | Ep 30
You're doing everything right. You're working hard, taking care of everyone, and holding everything together. So why are you still exhausted? What if burnout…
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Why Do Good People Keep Getting Taken Advantage Of? | Ep 29
We are recording this while it still hurts. Something happened recently with someone we trusted. And instead of waiting until we'd figured it all out, we…
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3 Doctors Told Him He Needed Spinal Fusion. He Refused | Ep 28
Three doctors told Pej he needed spinal fusion surgery. His own brother, a spinal surgeon, was one of them. Pej said no. Instead, he sought another opinion and…
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Feminine Energy in Relationships: Why Strong Women Struggle to Let Go | Ep 27
What happens when the strength that helped you succeed makes it difficult to let go in your relationship? Many women have learned to be capable, independent…
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I Survived a War Zone in Afghanistan at 21 (The Story of How I Found Faith Again) | Ep 26
I came to the US with $150 in my pocket, no place to stay, and no one waiting for me. I was 21, and I had just traveled through a war zone in Afghanistan to…
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Your Financial Ceiling Has Nothing to Do With Money | Ep 25
What if your financial ceiling has nothing to do with how hard you work? In this episode, we talk about the beliefs underneath our relationship with money…
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Interfaith Marriage: Answering Your Real Questions About Making It Work | Ep 24
After our first interfaith marriage episode, thousands of comments came in: some full of hate, many full of genuine questions from people privately navigating…
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The Guilt Nobody Talks About When You Outgrow Your Friends | Ep 23
Nobody warns you about the guilt that can come with outgrowing your friends. Sometimes nobody did anything wrong. You still love the person, value the history…
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We Homeschooled for Two Years. Now We're Not So Sure | Ep22
Two years ago we made a decision most people in our lives didn't fully understand.. we pulled our kids out of school and committed to homeschooling completely…
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The Prenup That Almost Broke Our Marriage: Do We Still Need It? (10 Years Later) | Ep 21
Before we got married, he asked for a prenup. I couldn't sign it. Not because I didn't trust him, but because everything I believed about love, faith, and…
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Fear of Rejection: Why Being Seen Feels So Dangerous | Ep 20
A few weeks ago, my aunt called to tell me the community had found the podcast. I spent the next week confronting a fear of rejection and an anxiety I hadn't…
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Your Relationship With Food Reveals Who You Are | Ep 19
We are four days into a cleanse as we record this. And by day two, what surfaced had nothing to do with hunger. In this episode, we explore what your…
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The Identity Crisis Nobody Talks About (When You Lose What Defines You) | EP18
Who are you without your career? Without your success... Your relationships... Your reputation... Or the roles you've spent your life building? At some point…
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I left Medicine After 20 Years To Search For Meaning | EP17
Twenty years of practicing medicine in the US. A company built and sold. One of the highest paid employed physician positions in the country on the table. And…
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Why People Pleasers Struggle to Set Boundaries | EP16
If you're a people pleaser, saying no doesn't just feel uncomfortable — it feels like you're risking love, connection, and acceptance all at once. In this…
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Raising Daughters: Are We Protecting Her or Limiting Her? | Ep15
This episode started as a conversation about overprotective fathers and ended somewhere much more honest. We got into the specific fear each of us is carrying…
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Abundance Without Entitlement: Our Honest Parenting Conversation | EP14
Are we accidentally raising entitled kids? In this episode, we get honest about one of the hardest questions in parenting: where is the line between raising…
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What We Actually Need in a Long-Term Partner | Ep13
Most people have a list. The problem is that the list is usually made of what we think we want—not what we actually need. In this episode, we reflect on how…
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Muslim Wife, Jewish Husband: What Makes an Interfaith Marriage Work? | Ep12
Can an interfaith marriage really work? As a Muslim woman and a Jewish man, we've heard that question countless times throughout our relationship. While many…
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What Makes a Man Finally Commit? From a Man Who Avoided Marriage for 50 Years | Ep11
For most of our relationship, commitment wasn't something we viewed the same way. One of us believed marriage was a natural next step when building a life…
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The Emotional Reality of Co-Parenting No One Talks About | Ep10
Co-Parenting, Blended Families & Learning Compassionate Boundaries This episode of The Uncommons is one of our most personal yet. It's the story of how we…
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Why We Chose Homeschooling for Our Kids | Ep9
Why We Chose Homeschooling: Intentional Parenting, Emotional Development & Raising Kids in the AI Era This episode of The Uncommons isn't a debate about…
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Traditional vs. Modern Roles at Home and Where We Clash | Ep8
Traditional vs. Modern Roles in Marriage: What Nobody Talks About After Having Kids Are traditional gender roles in marriage making a quiet comeback, even for…
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The Double Standard in Marriage | Ep7
We talk about the differences between men and women in relationships, the double standards that come up, and how understanding those differences can change the…
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Our Son’s Accident and How We Held Our Family Together | Ep6
We talk about our son’s horrific ski accident: how we navigate fear, uncertainty, and the emotions that came with it, in real time. This is one of those…
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Is Your Ambition Costing Your Family? | Ep5
We talk about the internal tension between pursuing ambition and wanting to be present for a young family: wanting to achieve more while also being present and…
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When Love Feels Hard: Prioritizing Marriage in the Chaos | Ep4
We talk about marriage and romance challenges while caring for small kids: The Challenges of prioritizing your marriage when life gets overwhelming. From kids…
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Building a Family Through Hard Seasons | Ep1
In our first episode, we share who we are, why we started this podcast, and the real-life challenges that shaped us. From navigating hard seasons to growing…
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From Me to Us: Our Identity Shifts Through Marriage & Family | Ep2
We talk about the identity shifts that happen in marriage and while growing a family: from independence to partnership, control to letting go, and how both of…
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Perfectionism: When High Standards Help and When They Hurt | Ep3
We talk about perfectionism: how it can help set high standards and push you forward, but also create pressure in your life, relationships, and family, and how…