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Hot Marriage. Cool Parents.
by Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner
Are you looking for someone to share their deepest, darkest secrets on keeping their marriage spicy? Are you like, “puhhlease DISH on how to be a cool parent .. because, yeah ... I dunno!” Well Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner have got all you hubbies and wifeys - and mommies and daddies - covered, because each week they find a guest who will SPILL all their dirty secrets! Because we all wanna keep our marriages hot and our parenting cool!
Episodes
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Ep 183 The Shocking Truth About the Impact of Synthetic Dyes on Children
Doug and Jamie (Mostly Jamie ) are now 27 Weeks Pregnant!! They have some exciting updates on their nursery renovation, and next steps needed before bringing their twins into the world. Later in the episode, Doug interviews Brandon and Whitney Cawood; parents turned documentary filmmakers, to…
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EP 182. The Conversation Doug’s been Avoiding with his Siblings
For the first time on Hot Marriage Cool Parents Doug has both his sister Lyndsay and brother Matt. The 3 of them give you a glimpse of what a Hehner family dinner is like. Later in the episode, Doug brings up his addiction and impact it had on his family. His brother Matt shares the feelings he’s...
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Ep 181 Is a Night Nurse a Good Idea and Dougs Sisters Real Thoughts on Doug Marrying a Stranger
Some exciting updates regarding the nursery renovation for their twins, and the anticipation for their arrival around October. Hear all about whether the nursery will be done in time, and what other renovation plans they have up their sleeves. Plus, a very special guest joins the podcast this...
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Ep 180 When finding your Calling Clashes with your Past
Jamie and Doug discuss the fallout from setting personal boundaries around the ones you love. Hear why Jamie chose to share her very vulnerable moment, and how she found her calling of service for others and to God. They discuss how some of the most hurtful moments in your life can help shine a...
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Ep 179 The Importance of Setting Boundaries
Jamie and Doug go over their Mother's Day celebration, and how special it was to be with each other. The following day was their son Hendrix’s 4th bday, which sparked some discussion about family and boundaries. A very real and vulnerable discussion came up, on how much it hurts when people you...
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Ep 178 Special Q&A with our Frans
DESCRIPTION: Jamie and Doug discuss the big news from the last 2 weeks, which is finding out that the twins are IDENTICAL boys!! They share their feelings about hearing that news, and how faith put them in the position they are in now. Jamie recounts her childhood relationship with the church…
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Ep 177. We know the Gender for Both Twins!!
Jamie and Doug recap the events of their first gender reveal, which came back as a boy. Twin no.2 was still unknown, since the early gender test can only pick up male or female, not both. Here all about the intimate party they had, the reaction from the kids, and the exciting news of finding out...
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Ep 176. Jamie's Blood Test Results are in for our Twins! Doug's Reaction to the end of MAFS.
Twins Update....Jamie had her blood tested at the OBGYN, and got a full update on the twins health. They also have in their possession an envelope containing the gender of both babies, and whether they are fraternal or identical. So far they confirmed that 1 is a boy, based on their early…
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Ep 175 We Found out the Gender of 1 of our Twins!!
Jamie and Doug discuss their surprising Gender Reveal party and results. Hear all about the party, what it meant to have some amazing friends celebrate with them, and the surprising twist that will most certainly lead to another gender reveal surprise. Later in the episode Doug has a heart to…
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Ep 174. 11 Weeks Pregnant with Twins and Exciting Gender Reveal Plans and Predictions!
Jamie is back for this exciting episode, discussing the past 11 weeks of pregnancy with twins. Jamie and Doug share their Gender Reveal Party plans, and what it’s like not having family around to be there. Later in the episode, Jamie and Doug break down the Decision Day for Married at First…
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Ep 173 Doug's Revealing Conversation with his Mom
A very special guest joins HMCP LIVE! Doug’s mom Bonnie co hosts this episode and reveals some very interesting thoughts on Doug as a kid, what it was like finding out that Jamie and Doug were pregnant, and her reaction when she found out it is TWINS! Doug and his mom go through everything from…
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Ep 172. We are Having Twins!!
Doug and Jamie bring you into the ultrasound room that revealed they are having twins. Here about what their initial reactions were, and how they feel about the idea of having 4 kids. Doug and Jamie discuss what they learned about how twins are made, what happens in the womb, and the difference...
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Ep 171. Answering your Questions About our Pregnancy Announcement!
Jamie and Doug celebrate their recent pregnancy announcement, and share how moved they are with the responses that continue to pour in. They bring you behind the scenes from the moment Jamie found out the test said pregnant, to the excitement in announcing it to the world. After more than 30,000...
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Ep 170. WE ARE PREGNANT after 3 Plus Years of Trying!
Doug and Jamie finally share the news they have been waiting for….they are expecting! Hear all about the journey, the support they had throughout the years, and their thoughts on what the future holds. Jamie also reveals how a neighbor came over with a message that she needed to tell the both of...
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Ep 169 Giving CPR For the 2nd Time and a Major Announcement Teaser!
Doug was faced with a man having a heart attack for the 2nd time a few days ago. Hear him retell the entire story, how he used a defibrillator to bring the man back to life, and the touching message the gentleman and his wife sent through email. Doug can’t help but think there is a higher power…
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Ep 168 Monumental 10 Year Anniversary Plans and What could Help Fix Success Rate of MAFS Couples
Doug and Jamie discuss their 10 year anniversary plans, and some ideas that came up. They talk about the possibility of having the 10 Year Vow Renewal open to fans that may want to come celebrate, or possibly doing a live stream. This is a very big deal for those that have followed Jamie and…
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Ep 167 Finding my Way out of Post-Partum Depression and Anxiety & Revisiting my Season of the Bachelor with Winner Courtney Robertson
Jamie revisits her Bachelor days, and answers fans questions about what the “Behind the Scenes” was like. Plus she chats with a surprise guest Courtney Robertson, who was the winner of that same season. Hear some never before shared details about what Bachelor life was like when the cameras were...
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Ep 166 Fertility, Goals, and Priorities in 2024. Plus, Predictions for S17 of Married At First Sight
Jamie has some exciting news to share about what she’s been up to so far this year. Jamie and Doug discuss their fertility journey thus far, and Jamie discusses her goals for the new year. Later in the episode, Doug and Jamie break down the current Married At First Sight couples, who they believe...
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Ep 165 My Daughters Heartbreaking Request to me Last Night. Plus, My Honest Feelings & Frustrations with the Current Married At First Sight Season So Far!
Jamie and Doug have been married for nearly 10 years, and this was the first holiday and New Years not being around family. Doug shares what it was like not having to go anywhere, how they prepared their kids with the fact that they will not be with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins...
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Ep 164 How 1 Change with Technology can Save your Marriage and Help you Become More Intentional as Parents
The first podcast of 2024 starts with Doug having a conversation with a very special guest! This little guest gives her expert feedback on Christmas this past year, and what her 2024 goals are. Later in the episode we hear from Joey Odom, who is on a mission to help families become more...
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Ep 163 We Just Did Acupuncture to Help with Fertility! Plus, Doug learns all about his Feminine Side with our Special Guest
Jamie and Doug share an update on what Fertility Tips they have completed, with the latest being Acupuncture! Hear all about Jamie’s experience, and what the road ahead would look like continuing that treatment. Plus, the most requested topic for HMCP is giving a Married at First Sight review of...
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Ep 162 Fertility Products have Arrived! Plus, Parenting Hacks to Teach Kids the Concept of Money and Being Glad for what they Have!
Doug and Jamie share the news that the fertility products they mentioned in the previous episode have been delivered. Hear which products they have, and which products they are looking forward to trying. Plus, friend of the show Rachel Cruze returns with an amazing children’s book,“I’m Glad for...
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Ep 161. How to Prevent and/or Un-Spoil a Child. Plus, we tell our kids Santa is listening, and ask what they want to say to him!
Doug and Jamie start the show with a first time guest…their 6yr old daughter Henley. Henley sat down to answer some questions, and reflecting on Thanksgiving, what she is thankful for. Doug then tells her that Santa is listening to the podcast, and what message she has for Santa this year.…
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Ep 160 Pregnancy Test Reveal, and Top Fertility Tips to Try, DM’d from our Frans!
Jamie and Doug detail their previous months effort in trying to conceive. Jamie recently took a pregnancy test, and go over the results. Trying to conceive is more than a journey, it is an emotional roller coaster. For many couples, there are far more negative results and losses than there are...
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Ep 159 The Impact and Aftermath that comes with Sharing the Skeletons in Your Closet
Jamie and Doug take a deeper dive into the live-speaking event that they were a part of through Family Made. Hear their Q&A session during the live event, which is a Hot Marriage Cool Parents EXCLUSIVE! This was the first time Doug shared about his past struggles with addiction in front of…
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Ep 158 How Being your Own Advocate and Learning to Love and Accept Yourself Changed Jamie's Life
Jamie and Doug give a recap of their recent trip to Nashville TN where they participated in a speaking event with the Family Made Network. They ran into a fan who noticed the week absence, and Jamie and Doug address what happened. After that, Jamie mentioned that she had a major breakthrough and...
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Ep. 157 Sleep training our kids & honoring the memory of our two girlfrans.
Jamie and Doug took an online course to help tackle the challenges with putting their 6yr old and 3yr old to bed. For the last 6 + months, they have struggled with catering to their kids during bedtime. Doug had a routine with Hendrix that would take 45 minutes, and include rubbing his back, and...
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Ep. 156 Jamie may be over a 30 Year Grudge! Plus, our 3-year-old now refuses to stay in his bed/crib and has not had a full night sleep in 2 weeks…& neither have we!!
Jamie and Doug go through the most recent and BEST trip up to see Jamie’s side of the family. The family went up to celebrate the life of her recently deceased grandmother, and while there in upstate NY, may have made a MAJOR breakthrough with the on-again off-again relationship with Jamie’s mom....
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Ep. 155 Is Finding Joy, Being Grateful, and Happiness a Choice?
Jamie and Doug share some exciting news about Doug’s recovery and discuss whether it is something to have a celebration over. The couple also introduces a VERY exciting guest interview with Author, Host of the podcast In-Joy Life, Founder of NaSHEville, and all-around amazing human Mattie…
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Ep. 154 We may have FINALLY found the reason why we’ve suffered multiple pregnancy losses!
Jamie and Doug have been trying for baby #3, which has been going on for over 2 1/2 years. Their latest update included Jamie getting more labwork done, focusing on the couple's genetic profile, and seeing if they are carriers of any specific genes or traits that would have an effect on…
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Ep. 153 WAIT WHAT….You Were Seeing Someone When you Signed up for Married At First Sight?!?
Jamie and Doug share never-before-heard details of their lives immediately before agreeing to go on Married At First Sight. Who was seeing someone, why did you sign up, what was the casting process like….Jamie and Doug go over everything leading up to Season 1 of the hit reality show, and what…
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Ep. 152 Fertility, Our Near-Divorce Story, and a Peek Inside Married at First Sight; Answering Questions from our Instagram DM’s
Jamie and Doug take on some very personal questions and comments submitted to them through Instagram. Hear about where they are at on their fertility journey, and Jamie shares her eye-opening Telehealth call with an At-Risk OBGYN. She discusses whether there is still a chance to conceive…
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Ep. 151 How to Find the Light in an Abusive and Seemingly Hopeless Tunnel
Jamie and Doug are coming off a week that started with their daughter getting the hand foot mouth virus, which got passed to Jamie, and then ended with Hurricane Idalia passing near them. The episode recapped Jamie’s friend Sarah recently passing away at 40 yrs from ovarian cancer, and the…
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Ep. 150 How a Friend with Terminal Cancer Changed Jamie’s Life Forever
Jamie and Doug discuss their extremely challenging past week. Jamie found out her Grandmother passed away, which was the first time someone she had known all her life had passed. Jamie talks about their relationship, and we learn more about their family dynamic. She opens up about how her...
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Ep. 149 Most Important Step to Break the Cycle and not Become a Product of your Environment!
Doug prepared a “Get to Know Jamie” podcast episode, and put together a few very personal questions for her to answer! Hear a few never revealed before answers, like what is the “Biggest misconception about Jamie from their seasons of Married at First Sight?!?!” Things get deep when he asks Jamie...
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Ep. 148 How to NOT let Shame Control You or Your Behavior & 1 Daily Hack to Elevate your Mood & Depression
Jamie and Doug discuss the mental burden of hiding a secret and the anticipated shame in exposing your flaws. They also discuss what it means to find a community, and a tribe of people that wholeheartedly support and accept you for being you. Doug talks about not being body-positive, and why it’s...
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Ep. 147 Making Friends as an Adult and Learning to Forgive Yourself for Past Choices
Jamie brings up the topic of Doug not being more proud of his sobriety, or feeling more of a sense of accomplishment, and Doug shares why he doesn’t feel it is something to celebrate. Plus, their daughter is going to 1st grade this month, and reflect on her past year in kindergarten. They also...
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Ep. 146 The Fertility Specialist Results that we were NOT expecting! Is it possible for us to conceive naturally?
Jamie and Doug go over the long-awaited results from their 3rd fertility specialist appointment, where we learn about Jamie’s blood disorder and Doug’s second sperm analysis….Can they still conceive naturally? Plus, Jamie and Doug talk about the fallout from the last episode about Doug's…
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Ep. 145 My Husband Almost Died of an Overdose and I’m Just Hearing About This Story Now?!?!
Doug and Jamie begin to discuss some recent updates with their house, and how Doug is feeling being halfway through his treatment to come off Suboxone completely. They pick a 5 Star Review to share on the episode……which prompts Doug to recall a traumatic event from his past, where he almost...
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Ep. 144 What NOT to say to someone in recovery…Plus, is it superstition or do you have OCD?
Jamie and Doug discuss the recent revelation about Doug, and the fear, anxiety, and shame associated with holding on to a secret. Doug also goes into how the overwhelming love and support from you has changed his outlook on life, when it comes to vulnerability and being open. Doug also speaks…
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Ep. 143 Is Doug’s Addiction Treatment Really Working? How to handle your daughter saying she learned a curse word in school? Inspirational chat with the Willardson Fam!
Doug discusses how he feels after starting his Sublocade treatment for opioid addiction, and his symptoms that are cause for concern. Also, Jamie and Doug find out that their daughter learned her first curse word in school, and how she tried to keep it as a secret from Jamie. Plus, their amazing...
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Ep. 142 How Important is Settling Down, Finding Community, and Feeling at Home?
Doug and Jamie reveal the reasons for leaving their friends and family, and moving to Florida. They are contemplating whether or not this latest move will really be their forever home. Doug shares more about his past, and the difficulties in finding friends and being vulnerable with new people....
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Ep. 141 The Nashville School Shooting – Shawn Johnson and Andrew East Talk About Their Horrifying Experience | Doug Gives an Update on His Addiction Recovery Journey
Shawn Johnson and Andrew East live very close to the school where the horrifying Nashville shooting took place. Gun Violence is very scary, and they detail their thoughts of that terrible day. Doug shares further about being mentally ready to conquer his battle with addiction. Jamie explains...
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Ep. 140 Doug’s 10+ Year Battle with Addiction & His Start to Breaking Free
Not many people know this but Doug has been battling opioid addiction since the early 2000’s and this year he started taking the first steps to break free of this addiction. Jamie and Doug open up about very personal, raw details of their lives. If you know anyone who has struggled with addiction...
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Ep. 139 OMG Our Son Had A Seizure, We're Living In An RV & I No Longer Host MAFS: Unfiltered
It's weird only podcasting once a month, but boy do we have a LOT of information and news to throw at ya. We go over everything that happened with Hendrix's seizure (and some things we have found that help in the moment), give an update on baby Jayme, talk about what it's like to live in an RV,...
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Ep. 138 The Good, Bad, & Nasty of Moving Into The RV 🤪 How It’s Going & Our Plan!
Shewee it has been a while! SO much has happened and Doug is here to tell you the good, bad and DISGUSTING about living in an RV 😅 It has been QUITE the adjustment but I think we are getting there! 🤞🏻 Doug is also ready to answer a fran’s question about whether he has met any of my exes! 😳 We...
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Ep. 137 Will Justice For Baby Jayme Be Served?
In today’s episode, we fill you in on the events that led up to my nephew Jayme in the hospital. In chronological order, we go through each step of the way until we reached my family in upstate New York to provide as much support as possible. You’ll also hear how and why we started a Go Fund Me…
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Ep. 136 Can Couples Therapy Save Our Marriage?
In today’s episode, we get candid about a time when divorce was in the cards for us and share how our couple’s therapist made us aware that it wasn’t realistic to count on one person to be everything to each of us. You’ll hear how our therapist managed to identify that Doug’s habit of speaking in...
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Ep. 135 Former Married At First Sight Expert Rachel DeAlto Gets REAL About MAFS, Relationships & Relatability
For all the MAFS fans out there, guess who we have on the podcast this week! Yup it's the beautiful, lovely, BOSS BABE, Rachel DeAlto! Not only was she the favorite expert to many couples on MAFS, she is also an author of her new book, Relatable which comes out on September 7! Rachel has also…
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Ep. 134 You Mean Being Bipolar Can Be A Blessing?! How Scout Sobel Built An Empire While Battling Bipolar Disorder
This is such a special episode of Hot Marriage. Cool Parents, that Jamie called in from the doctor’s parking lot just to be with us! Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming a very important guest with whom we have interacted in the past but never had the opportunity to sit down and speak! She's...
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Are you looking for someone to share their deepest, darkest secrets on keeping their marriage spicy? Are you like, “puhhlease DISH on how to be a cool parent .. because, yeah ... I dunno!” Well Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner have got all you hubbies and wifeys - and mommies and daddies - covered, because each week they find a guest who will SPILL all their dirty secrets! Because we all wanna keep our marriages hot and our parenting cool!
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Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner
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