Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

  • 51 minutes 19 seconds
    Dear Shawn & Andrew (Part 1)

    Today we decided to try our spin at an “Dear Abby” newspaper column styled episode! We asked you to send in questions, hot takes, fun stories or ask for advice and we read the submissions in real time. We love getting to know YOU all better, so episodes like this are really fun for us to record and we hope to do more of them! To send in a submission for part 2, click the link below 🙂


    Love you guys!

    Shawn and Andrew


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    27 February 2025, 4:37 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    navigating the happy and hard seasons of marriage

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    Today we had the privilege of sitting down in-person with Jocelyn and Aaron Freeman, better known as the Freemans by their loyal following! Jocelyn and Aaron have been sought-after marriage coaches for 9 years and both hold a Master's Degrees in Psychology. Not to mention, they’ve sold out over 55 in-person couples workshops across the U.S. and are known for creating viral marriage resources that reach 8–10 million couples per month. This couple is amazing and their insights into relationships has helped improve and save marriages around the world!

    🔹 Key Topics Covered:

    ✔️ The biggest communication mistakes that cause disconnection

    ✔️ How to stay emotionally connected during busy and stressful seasons

    ✔️ Why marriage is both challenging and rewarding—and how to embrace its meaning

    Whether you're newlyweds, parents balancing family life, or a couple looking to strengthen your relationship, this conversation is filled with practical advice to help you grow together!

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    21 February 2025, 1:27 am
  • 53 minutes 24 seconds
    248 | Everything we wish we knew as newlyweds

    In today’s episode we made a list of things we wish we could tell ourselves as newlyweds. It was so fun to reminisce on the “honeymoon phase” after we got married and think of all the ways we’ve grown individually and as a couple since then. We hope this episode encourages you in whatever stage of marriage you’re currently in and to our single friends out there, don’t settle! Marriage is such a gift when it’s with the right person and that person is worth the wait :)


    Love you guys!

    Shawn & Andrew


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    19 February 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 21 seconds
    247 | Biggest frustrations in marriage and parenting

    Today we wanted to dive into our biggest frustrations in marriage and parenting, not to dwell on the negative but to encourage you all that you’re not alone in what you’re facing day-to-day and to say we’re all in this together!  AND….big news! We’ve *officially* launched the product we’ve been working on perfecting for over a year and that’s an all-in-one superpowder for kids! Andrew and I co-founded Beam Kids with all the pickiest eaters in mind :) Check out the link below to get your own and let us know what you think, we can’t wait for you to try it! 


    Love you guys,

    Shawn and Andrew


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    12 February 2025, 4:28 pm
  • 49 minutes 26 seconds
    246 | these psychological principles will make your marriage thrive

    Welcome back to Couple Things! Let’s just say in today’s episode Andrew had a field day because we dove into something he’s extremely passionate about and that’s psychology! Better yet, we dove into how different psychological principles apply to marriage and how they can improve your relationship and strengthen your bond. I know this may sound fancy, but they’re actually pretty simple ideas and it was so interesting to understand a bit more about how our brains are wired. We talked about attachment styles, gratitude, confirmation bias and more! We hope you learn something new in this episode because we definitely did! 

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    6 February 2025, 5:16 pm
  • 54 minutes 47 seconds
    Rebecca St James & Cubbie

    Today’s conversation was such a meaningful one, wow we loved this couple. Rebecca St. James has won countless Grammy and Dove awards, is an accomplished actress and the author of more than a dozen books. You probably recognize her husband, Cubbie Fink, as a founding member of the multi-platinum Grammy-nominated band Foster the People. While they’ve both experienced high success, one of the coolest things about them is that they’ve been so open about the hard seasons they've walked through together and it’s helped so many people. In their new book, they open up about their journey with infertility, childhood trauma, depression, processing emotions, career, parenting and more. Honestly anyone can learn something from their story, they’re amazing. We hope if you’re going through a hard season, after listening to this episode you feel encouraged to keep going.  

    We love you!

    Shawn & Andrew


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    30 January 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 31 seconds
    Home Edit: Clea and Joanna

    Have you ever wondered how early is too early to start teaching your kids some responsibilities around the house? We have and that’s why we absolutely loved this conversation about teaching our kids how to clean up in a fun and helpful way with the world-renowned experts themselves, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from “The Home Edit!” Clea and Joanna recently released their newest children’s book “The Rainbow Cleanup” to show kids that cleaning can be fun! Now, as the hosts of “Extreme Makeover Home Edition,” Clea and Joanna are helping kids and adults alike stay organized and live a more simplistic, peaceful life! Parents out there- definitely give this one a listen :)


    Love you guys!

    Shawn & Andrew


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    23 January 2025, 4:00 pm
  • 52 minutes 7 seconds
    245 | Goal Setting Q&A

    We recently posted an episode sharing how Andrew and I set our goals for the year and the feedback has been amazing! We have received so many wonderful follow up questions about the system we use so we wanted to spend time answering them for you guys! We hope this episode encourages you to sit down, either alone or with a loved one, and dream about the year ahead. Download our free goal setting method below to make it as easy as possible to set yourself up for success :)


    Love you guys!

    Shawn and Andrew


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    22 January 2025, 8:06 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Jeremy Pryor

    Today we got to talk about one of our biggest passions in life and that’s family. Our incredibly wise guest, Jeremy Pryor, is basically an expert on this, as he’s founded several businesses and nonprofits including FamilyTeams, which provides training content for families around the world. He’s also a husband and dad of five so he really knows what he’s talking about :)  We got to dive into how to build a strong family unit, what we can learn about the importance of family from different cultures, leaving a legacy for generations to come and more! This was a really important conversation and one we’ll definitely revisit to stay on track with our own family “team”  :) 


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    Shawn & Andrew


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    16 January 2025, 9:56 pm
  • 38 minutes 18 seconds
    244 | your strange family traditions

    We absolutely had to make a part two of this “Weirdest Family Traditions” episode because we had such a blast recording part 1! Seriously you guys, getting to read through your family’s weirdest traditions for each holiday made us SO incredibly happy and honestly inspired us to introduce a few new traditions into our own family this year! Let us know in the comments if you plan to incorporate any of the traditions from part 1 or part 2 into any upcoming holidays :) 


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    Shawn & Andrew


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    15 January 2025, 6:16 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    243 | Couple Goals: Our Full Family Planning System

    We’re back with our goal setting methods for 2025! Today we sat down and went over our individual, relational and family goals for this year and it feels GOOD to have a fresh perspective going into the new year! This is something Andrew and I do every single year and it’s been so beneficial to set tangible goals for ourselves and re-evaluate as the year goes on. We would love for you to set your own goals and we’ve provided our free template below to help you get started. Let us know how it goes!


    Love you guys!

    Shawn and Andrew


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    9 January 2025, 3:08 pm
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