Podcast Direction & Marriage Communication | Teri Peck | Ep 23

Brenton sits down with his wife, Teri Peck, to talk through real life behind the camera—marriage communication, parenting pressure, and how we’re refining the direction and pitch of the show. We also get honest about the grind of editing and building clips week after week.In this episode: - Why we’re widening the show beyond only trauma-heavy stories—because everyone has a story. - The pitching mistake we’ve made that can “box in” the kind of guests you attract. - A simple communication practice that works: “Repeat back what you heard.” - Timing rules that save arguments: don’t force the conversation when emotions are high (“lids are flipped”) and don’t have weighty talks when you’re hungry. - The unseen workload of podcasting + the tools that surprised us (including Canva). - Parenting reality: potty training disrupted consistency and hit emotionally harder than expected.LinksWebsite: www.brentonpeckpodcast.com#marriage #communication #parenting #relationships #family 00:00 Intro00:23 Why we’re widening the show beyond trauma-only stories02:00 The pitching mistake (“bear your soul”)17:25 Communication tension + “repeat it back”20:05 Don’t force the talk when “lids are flipped”20:53 Don’t talk when you’re hungry22:25 The unseen grind + the tools that surprised us38:50 Potty training vs staying consistent42:30 Creative changes: icons, thumbnails, workflow49:20 Marriage after kids + the “myth” of date night50:55 Outro