On The Brighter Side

This week's episode is vulnerable and from my heart to yours. The story about how I overcame my biggest fear and changed my relationship with myself and others is tender and empowering at the same time. My prayer is that it resonates with the person or people who need it the most right now. As 2020 comes to a close and we start a brand new year, I hope we will all have a little more love and compassion and a little less judgement for those who cross our paths and are fighting their own difficult battles. I would love to connect with your on Facebook inside my FREE group at: www.facebook.com/groups/otbsofmarriage or on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/monitanner1. Let's make 2021 our best year yet!

In today's episode, I'm chatting with Bryn Bamber, a mental health professional trained in Core Energetics, about the stress and overwhelm that so easily besets us during the Holidays, especially this year. We discuss ways in which we can prepare and adjust for triggers and emotions that come up in a productive and respectful way through planning, auditing, setting healthy boundaries and honoring ourselves. I'm certain you will enjoy this interview as well as the free resource Bryn has prepared for you. It's an anxiety mini-training that's only 10 minutes long that you can listen to it when you're feeling stressed and will reduce your anxiety by 50%. You can download that here: www.tinyurl.com/anxietytraining. Be sure to check out my Exclusive VIP Vault for yourself or any other entrepreneur on your list. You can find all the details here: https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/thevault. Have a wonderful and joyful holiday!!

In Today's Episode, Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife discusses the importance of making space in your relationship for everyone to fully develop and why this is so important. Sometimes it's difficult to ask for support when you have a big dream, but it's crucial for the health of your marriage to be able to navigate the selfish/selfless meaning frame and create a meaningful solution that allows each partner to thrive. If you've ever had a big dream or a desire to develop your skills in some area, but didn't want to burden your family or spouse, this episode is a must listen! I promise you will be so happy you did. You can find all the resources we discussed in the interview on Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's website: https://www.finlayson-fife.com/ Learn more about the On the Brighter Side of Marriage Vault at: https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/thevault.

In today's episode, I'm sitting down with wife, mama and local cookie company owner, Kourtney Post. We discuss how to make more time of the things that are most important. That includes prioritizing daily connections and weekly date nights. When we put first things first, we find time for everything that is truly important. Make sure you check out Kourtney's creative cookies on her website: https://www.baketybakeidaho.com/ and her Instagram account @bakety_bake. For more great marriage and entrepreneurship resources, visit us at:  https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/.

In today's episode, I'm chatting with my friend, Nate Bagley of Growth Marriage. Nate is a full-time marriage researcher determined to rid the world of mediocre love. He and his wife, Angilyn live in Utah with their brand new baby girl. Nate shares with us what he learned from travelling the country interviewing happily married couples as well as the world's top marriage experts. We talk about how to avoid roommate syndrome and foster lasting love and passion in our marriage. You will want to listen with a pen. Join us for a FREE Are We Roommates Marriage Summit on November 8th-11th, featuring the world's top marriage experts best advice about how to avoid complacency and roommate syndrome (including yours truly). You can register here: https://www.areweroommates.com/ For more great marriage and entrepreneur resources, please check out:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com

Today's interview is with my personal Charisma coach, McCall Jones and her supportive husband, Tanner. In February of 2020, at an event called Funnel Hacking Live, McCall had the realization that she had something passionate, female entrepreneurs needed in order to be successful. She immediately wrote out a business plan and began to fulfill her big dream to take over the world with Charisma Hacking. In this episode, McCall shares with us a process called emotional mapping and why it's so important to be able to accurately convey our emotions to our spouse if we want them to support our big dreams. You do NOT want to miss this episode. If you are interested in learning more about Charisma Hacking or how to represent yourself better on video, check out McCall's FREE Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/charismahacking. For more great marriage and entrepreneurship resources, check out my website:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com

Today's episode is with Collette and Russell Brunson. Collette is a stay-at-home mom with 5 kids and a podcast called Sharing Her Journey and Russell is the co-founder of ClickFunnels, helping entrepreneurs all over the world grow their businesses online. The Brunsons have learned some incredible lessons growing a billion dollar business without wrecking their marriage or messing up their kids. Communication and patience have been super important to them on their journey. To listen to Collette's podcast, look up Sharing Her Journey in your favorite podcasting app. For marketing advice, search Marketing Secrets in your favorite podcasting app. If you want access to an exclusive interview with Collette and Russell Brunson full of stories about their experiences and answers to all of your questions here's what you can do:1) Subscribe to On the Brighter Side ~ Marriage for Entrepreneurs in iTunes.2) Download, Rate and Review the show.3) Send a screenshot of your review to moni@onthebrightersideofli

Today's episode is with Ron and Rachel Cool. Ron is has a digital marketing agency called Hindsight Hacking Media helping entrepreneurs find their voice and increase their visibility, traffic and sales and Rachel is a stay-at-home mom with 3 kids. Ron talks about how important support from Rachel is to his success and motivation to succeed. He also tries very hard to give her the time and space to develop herself as well. This mutual support helps them keep their marriage strong while building a business that provides time freedom that they both value. Find out more about Hindsight Hacking Media:http://gethhm.com/ To find more amazing resources, visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Today's episode is with marriage mentors Sulojana and Jeeva Sam. They have 3 grown children and mentor couples from breakdown to breakthrough in as little as 10 weeks guaranteed. The most important lesson they have learned juggling marriage, family life and entrepreneurship together is alignment. They prioritize God first, their marriage second, kids third and your business and everything else after that. Date nights are crucial to this being successful. Find out about working with the Sams:https://www.thesams.ca/ For more great resources, visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Today we are chatting with Kinsey and Ryan Machos. Kinsey is a marketing coach who helps entrepreneurs build expert brands so that they can be seen, known and heard online.  Ryan has an insurance brokerage company, RMI group, that focuses on home, auto, farm, and commercial insurance. With 3 kids an 2 home-based businesses, the biggest lesson they have learned is to focus on what matters most! If your family unit is in order everything else is so much easier! Set yourself up for success in business by focusing on getting your family into a routine. Being an entrepreneur allows you the time and freedom to improve the quality of your life and business and thrive! It is possible to be happy at work and setting that example for your kids is a great lesson to show them. To find out more about marketing coaching with Kinsey join her Facebook group:Marketing and Launch Strategies for Coaches, Consultants, and Entrepreneurs  For help with your insurance needs you can check out Ryan’s company on FacebookRyan Machos -

Today’s interview is with Aniqa Rani and Akbar Sheikh. Aniqa is a former architect turned fashion designer who specializes in modest, flattering designs.  Akbar is a best-selling author and business coach who strives to help entrepreneurs grow to a 7 Figure Family. His driving force behind everything he does is 'make more so you can give more'. This amazing couple talks about the most important lessons they have learned while being successful business owners, parents and partners to each other. Family first is their motto  and they achieve that by keeping realistic expectations in all aspects of their lives. Also, a healthy dose of compassion and love for each other helps them along their journey.    Check out Aniqa’s fashion line here:Instagram:  www.instagram.com/aniqa  Want to be coached to 7 figures by Akbar? Use the link below:https://akbarsheikh.com/ For more great resources, visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Today we are sitting down with Ceri & Dave Payne. Dave is Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Officer at Rocky Mountain University and Ceri is a certified life coach that helps Mompreneurs find balance with the demands that come in life and business. They are parents to three adorable girls.   The most important lesson they have learned together is that balance is 100% possible if you know the results you want, put your priorities first and stop comparing yourself to someone else. What is perfect for one person is not perfect for another. If you desire to be fully loved and supported, that is the focus you need to have when it comes to your marriage. Ceri and Dave’s belief and support in each other has allowed them to grow and be happy in their careers and family life.    To learn more about Ceri’s coaching services go to her website:https://organizedlife.coach/ For more resources, visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Today’s interview is with Natasha & Mitch Smith. They are high school sweethearts and parents to three little girls. Natasha & Dave use the Enneagram Method to help connect in their marriage, family life and business. The most important lesson they have learned is that you have to make time! Schedule it so you have that commitment to your family to avoid getting lost in the shuffle of everyone doing their own thing.   The Enneagram Method that they use helps with the decision aspect of communication. It shows us what and why we do the things we do. It allows people to show how they are really feeling instead of going the vague route of “it’s fine”. Sharing your heart in a safe way is a bonus of incorporating this method into your family relationships, not just with your partner but your kids as well.   Check out Natasha’s website below and go take a enneagram test to find out your number.https://radiantlyflourish.com/https://tests.enneagraminstitute.com/ For more great resources, visit:https://onthebr

Today’s interview is with Nate and Angilyn Bagley. Nate is a full time marriage researcher, educator and podcaster who strives to rid the world of mediocre love. Angilyn is a registered nurse who is compassionate about healing and removing people’s pain. Nate and Angilyn are new parents to an adorable little girl named Aurora. In their marriage they have learned that to have the love and passion they both desired in their marriage they needed to experience that in their careers as well. When your relationship is great everything else blossoms and when you struggle in your marriage everything else suffers. To be a successful entrepreneur you need to have a great marriage with support and encouragement from your partner.  To avoid a mediocre marriage, check out the links below:https://growthmarriage.com/https://www.areweroommates.com/ For more great resources, visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Today’s interview is with Lauren & Justin Golden. Lauren is the founder of the Free Mama and Free Mama Movement, where she teaches moms to work from home and not have to choose between their career and their families. Justin is the founder of That PPC Guy, where he manages google ads for businesses and helps companies avoid wasting money on pay per click ads!  Lauren & Justin are parents to three great kids, and they work hard to keep their responsibilities and commitments to their family and businesses. They understand the importance of wearing many different hats in life and at the end of the day it’s a balancing act that you have to be forgiving of yourself when it comes to your time frame.  Follow through on the promises and goals that you set for yourself, your family and your business, but start small and grow from there. Lauren Goldenhttps://www.thefreemamamovement.com/ Justin Goldenhttps://www.thatppcguy.com/ For more great resources, please visit:https://onthebrightersideofmarriage.com/

Are you an entrepreneur, married to an entrepreneur or running a business with your spouse? Do you want to know the secrets to successfully juggling the demands of building a business and marriage and raising a family? If so, then this podcast is for YOU! Hi, I’m Monica Tanner. Wife to a hunky man named Ben, boss mom of 4 incredible kids, relationship and intimacy expert and a passionate entrepreneur. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with finding the answer to 2 important questions. What makes a marriage strong and lasting and what does it mean to be successful. The older and wiser I get, the more I realize that both of these questions have the same answers, but they aren’t always easy to come by. In the early stages of my business, I used to feel so guilty as I took precious time, energy and financial resources to find my voice and worked hard to build something that only existed in my mind. I overcompensated for this dream of mine by burning the candle at both ends and by the end of each da

Today, I'm chatting with Megan Brame. Megan is a 5x award-winning entrepreneur-turned marketing coach who wants to help other entrepreneurs build their businesses into profit-making machines that let them get away from their soul-sucking jobs and support their families, while avoiding common pitfalls.She wants everyone to know and learn how to make sure they are keeping their priorities clear. Megan believes all business owners should make self-care a priority and shares her tips on how best to accomplish this to avoid burning out! You would not let your best friend suffer with low mental health and fear, so you shouldn’t let yourself go through that either! Balance is key to build your dream business and to STOP SUCKING AT BUSINESS!Learn more about Megan on her website: https://www.meganbrame.com/on Facebook – Stop Sucking at Businesson Instagram – @stopsuckingatbusiness Check out her book: https://www.meganbrame.com/day1book/

Today, I'm republishing an episode with my dear friend, youth advocate, internet crusader and incredible human, Collin Kartchner, which was originally recorded in April of 2018. I'm putting this back out in the world with a little bit of commentary and whole lot of love.Collin's message and mission touched hundreds of thousands around the world as he taught parents to connect with their kids in this digital age, fought against the dangers of social media and spread the joy of 8 second hugs. I will never know the reason he was taken so soon, but I will continue to be inspired by his passion and support his mission in every way I can.He wanted parents to wake up to the dangers that surround our kids and families. No one will ever fill his red Nike shoes, but I have listed below some accounts and organizations who are also spreading messages of hope and healing. I've also linked to Collin's 2018 Tedx talk and his podcast. Please get educated and inspired and let your voice be heard. This

Harry Uddoh is a purpose-driven Relationship and Dating Coach on a mission to help people all over the world develop the confidence, self-esteem, and mindset needed to build deep and meaningful romantic relationships.From watching the separation of his parents and the ripple effect that it caused many of his family, to trauma at a young age, Harry has grown spiritually, physically, and mentally by studying and learning martial arts. He has given himself the tools to handle anything that comes his way, and he is excited to share that with his clients, friends, and family. Harry also shares his 3 best tips for a healthy relationship today:1)Nurture your friendship2)Always be curious3)Remember “You could be wrong”Want more information on how to Own Your Desires? Connect with Harry below https://www.harryuddoh.com/ or on Facebook and Instagram @harry_uddoh.

In today’s episode with fellow podcasters, best-selling authors, relationship and business coaches and co-founders of Thrive, Inc, CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, we discuss the beauty of conflict. We talk about how to navigate and make the best of all the conflict that will inevitably arise while our families are all together and navigating new living arrangements and schedules due to Covid.This timely and relevant episode covers the beauty of conflict and how we can use it to grow, not only personally, but in our relationships as well. I hope you will listen to the end, where we really get talking about how to make the best of all the chaos and stress we are all experiencing right now. I recommend you listen with pen in hand.You can find CrisMarie and Susan online at: https://www.thriveinc.com/ or on their podcast called: The Beauty of Conflict. Look for their books: The Beauty of Conflict: Harnessing Your Team’s Competitive Advantage and The Beauty of Conflict for Couples.Claim your free gift from Chr