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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 46 MIN

Bigger, Better, Braver Relationships

from Love, Laughs, and Lessons · host Loves, Laughs, and Lessons

There is a reason you keep ending up in the same relationship with a different face. Nancy Pickard calls it the mysticism of marriage: we go out, we date everyone, and somehow we land on the one person most likely to stick a searing hot rod in our eyeball. Not because we are broken, but because our wounds are trying to get our attention. In this episode, Dr. Frankie and Denise Rai talk with the life coach and bestselling author who has made it her life's work to help people stop outsourcing their healing and start doing the actual work. What follows is one of the most honest conversations we have had on this show.We cover: Why you keep attracting the same person with a different face and what to do about itWhat shadow beliefs are, where they come from, and how they are silently running your relationshipsWhat happens in your brain when you get triggered and why nothing gets resolved from that stateThe feedback wheel: the four part communication tool that stops fights before they startWhy you cannot finish the healing work until you are actually in a relationship doing itGuest Bio: Nancy PickardNancy Pickard is a master integrative life coach, international bestselling author, and someone who genuinely walks her talk. After 26 years of marriage and the identity crisis that followed her divorce, Nancy did not quietly regroup. She moved to Aspen, got a life coach, became one herself, and then at 61 climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to prove to herself she still could. That climb became the heart of her book, Bigger, Better, Braver: Conquer Your Fears, Embrace Your Courage, Transform Your Life. She is certified through the Ford Institute for Transformational Training and the Love and Life Coach Academy and specializes in shadow work, empowered parenting, courage coaching, and holistic lifestyle work. Before coaching, she spent nearly 20 years in health, fitness, and wellness as the owner of Tight Ends, a personal training gym in New Jersey. She works with both individuals and couples, runs a 10 week online course called The Art of Relationship Skills, and offers couple weekend intensives. She is currently turning 70, just got back from Bhutan and Nepal, and is not slowing down.Website: https://www.nancypickardlifecoach.com/Instagram: @NancyPickardLifeCoach Free discovery calls available for individuals and couples

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