Podcast
2 Be Better
Hosted by Chris Burkett · EN
We are the 2 Be Better Podcast. Chris and Peaches read emails, answer questions and have hard discussions to help you on your personal growth journey. We are not licensed for anything but we have lived through a lot. Join us. Lets grow!!
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Your Marriage Isn’t Failing, You Are S4 Ep11
Mar 1601:11:06Tap to summarizeThis episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast dives headfirst into the uncomfortable reality of grief inside a marriage, especially when loss, trauma, and unresolved wounds collide. Using real listener emails, Chris and Peaches unpack a husband’s intense grief after losing his mother, the emotional disconnect it creates with his wife, and how unprocessed pain, a history of TBI, and mismatched grieving styles can quietly erode intimacy. You can expect raw conversation about masculine grief, emotional regulation, anger, resentment, and why trying to rush healing often makes things worse rather than better. The episode also tackles boundaries, responsibility, victim mentality, and perspective through a second email involving family conflict, control, and dependency. Chris challenges the listener narrative hard, questioning entitlement, gratitude, and personal accountability when living under someone else’s roof. Expect blunt truths about boundaries with parents and grandparents, parenting disagreements, food, discipline, and why avoiding hard conversations creates long-term damage. This episode is for listeners who want real growth, not comfort, and who are willing to look at how their interpretations, reactions, and choices are shaping their relationships. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →AITA Dead Fiancé’s Mother Wants the Ring Back, Relationship Red Flags Exposed
Mar 1300:56:15Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches break down real Am I the Asshole stories from Reddit and use them as a lens to talk about relationships, marriage, boundaries, respect, and emotional responsibility. From paternity secrets and IVF ethics to family pressure, controlling parents, partner entitlement, sexual boundaries, and emotional manipulation, this conversation goes far beyond surface level opinions. Each scenario opens the door to deeper discussions about honesty, accountability, self respect, communication, and what healthy adult relationships actually require If you’re navigating marriage conflict, dating confusion, family tension, or questioning whether your reactions are justified or misplaced, this episode will challenge your thinking. Expect blunt perspectives, dark humor, and uncomfortable truths about choosing yourself, setting boundaries, and refusing to live from guilt or obligation. This video is for men and women who want clarity, emotional maturity, and real world relationship guidance, not validation or sugarcoating.Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →Discovering the Divine - Chakras intro video
Mar 1200:25:00Tap to summarizeThis is Peaches stand alone project Discovering the Divine. She will be posting videos/podcasts of things she has interest in. This is one of them. Intro to what the Chakras are and do. This will be a series, that drops as she makes the content. So Bonus content!Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →Stop Ruining Your Relationship With These Mistakes S1 Ep16
Mar 1101:49:28Tap to summarizeSeason 1 replay.In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, we dive deep into real relationship struggles, communication mistakes, and the hard truths many people avoid when it comes to love, commitment, and personal growth. Through real listener emails, we break down issues like trauma affecting relationships, financial responsibility in partnerships, emotional communication, self-esteem, and why some couples grow together while others fall apart. If you’ve ever wondered why relationships fail, how to fix communication problems, or what healthy relationship dynamics actually look like, this conversation gives raw, unfiltered insight from lived experience.You’ll hear honest discussions about topics like putting partners on pedestals, rebuilding trust after mistakes, dealing with insecurity, balancing traditional relationship roles, and recognizing when someone is truly working to improve versus making excuses. This episode also explores love languages, personal accountability, emotional regulation, and what it really takes to build a lasting partnership. Whether you’re dating, married, or trying to understand modern relationships, this episode delivers direct advice, tough love, and practical perspective to help you become a better partner and build stronger connections.Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →Young, In Love, and Completely Unprepared S4 Ep10
Mar 901:05:26Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the To Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches dive deep into trauma bonds, toxic relationships, emotional manipulation, and the hard truth about when it’s time to walk away. Using real listener emails, they break down abusive dynamics, people pleasing, suicidal threats as manipulation, and why guilt is not a reason to stay connected to someone who is harming you. This conversation covers boundaries, self preservation, emotional responsibility, and the danger of mistaking chaos for love, especially after abuse or high conflict relationships. You can expect blunt relationship advice, real world examples, and no sugarcoating. This episode explores why late change doesn’t equal growth, how trauma rewires the nervous system, and why cutting contact is sometimes the most loving and responsible decision you can make. If you’re struggling with letting go, feeling responsible for someone else’s emotions, or questioning whether you’re the problem, this episode will challenge your beliefs and help you reclaim your peace, your agency, and your future.Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →I Was Addicted to Porn for years… Here’s How I Finally Broke Free
Mar 901:01:56Tap to summarizePorn addiction is one of the most hidden struggles affecting men, relationships, and marriages today, and in this powerful conversation we dive deep into the reality behind it. In this episode, Chris sits down with a guest from Team Vulnerable who shares his personal story of growing up with shame, developing a severe porn addiction that lasted more than a decade, and hitting rock bottom when it began destroying his marriage and mental health. From erectile dysfunction on his wedding night to confronting the shame that kept him trapped, this raw discussion explores the real psychological and emotional reasons people become addicted to pornography and why so many feel powerless to stop. You’ll learn how addiction thrives in secrecy, why honesty and vulnerability are the first steps toward freedom, and what the recovery process actually looks like for couples trying to rebuild trust. The conversation covers accountability, healing trauma, rebuilding intimacy, and how partners can support each other through addiction recovery without shame or blame. If you’re struggling with porn addiction, dealing with a partner who is, or simply want to understand how pornography impacts relationships, this episode offers practical insight, real-world experience, and a path toward healing and personal responsibility.Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →Q&A
Mar 600:46:17Tap to summarizeWe answer questions submitted by our Patrons. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →This is a break down of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.
Mar 502:37:48Tap to summarizeThis is a project I did for youtube. This was done over multiple videos. I clipped it all together here to share it with you. This is a break down of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →Why Modern Parenting Is Failing Our Kids S4 EP9
Mar 201:20:21Tap to summarizeHow to Talk to Your Kids About Dating, Boundaries, and Healthy Relationships SEO Description, 2 paragraphs In this episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peach dive deep into how parents can approach dating, relationships, and boundaries with their children in an intentional, age appropriate, and values driven way. Using a real listener email as the foundation, they unpack what healthy conversations about dating actually look like at different ages, how to avoid projecting personal trauma onto your kids, and why modeling respect, communication, and emotional safety at home matters more than any single rule. This conversation explores parenting through presence, leadership, and clarity rather than fear or control.Listeners can expect an honest discussion around boys versus girls, courtship, peer pressure, media influence, sexual boundaries, and how to build trust so your children feel safe coming to you instead of hiding their experiences. Chris and Peach share real examples from their own family, challenge modern cultural norms around media and sexuality, and explain how consistent conversations over time shape confident, grounded kids who understand self respect and responsibility. This episode is especially relevant for parents who want to raise children with strong values while navigating dating, adolescence, and a hyper sexualized world with clarity and confidenceDisclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
Transcribe →AITA Relationship Red Flags, Money Secrets, Jealousy and Control, 2 Be Better
Feb 2701:11:20Tap to summarizeIn this Friday episode of the 2 Be Better Podcast, Chris and Peaches react to Reddit “Am I the A**hole” relationship stories and break down what’s really going on beneath the drama, control, and excuses. You’ll hear direct, unfiltered marriage and dating takes on red flags like an unemployed fiancé pushing a wedding, cultural expectations around modesty and “compromise,” and how resentment grows when values, timelines, and responsibility don’t match.They also dig into trust issues like financial secrecy, hidden accounts, “financial infidelity,” and what happens when jealousy shows up in mixed friend groups, plus what boundaries actually look like when you’re trying to protect the relationship without becoming controlling.Expect blunt relationship advice, practical lenses for decision making, laughs, side tangents, and a behind the scenes glimpse into their coaching world, retreats, and the personal growth work they’re building alongside the show.Disclaimer: We are not professionals. This podcast is opinioned based and from life experience. This is for entertainment purposes only. Opinions helped by our guests may not reflect our own. But we love a good conversation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/2-be-better--5828421/support.
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