Welcome to the Grit Show!

In today's episode, therapists Daniel and Nina tell their entire story—how they met, their family trials and experiences, and what it's been like working as therapists together.

Nina starts by sharing the story of her family's immigration to the USA from Cuba. This led her to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, meeting Daniel at church when they were 12.

They share what it was like growing up together and then growing together through a young marriage and being young parents.

Daniel and Nina talk about getting their bachelor's degrees in psychology together, which led them to start foster programs and do therapy for kids.

Parenting is discussed, as they share advice for those waiting until they are "ready" to be parents.

As they reflect on their life and how much they took on at once, they talk about how they handled the weight of it all, including unexpected challenges like the health problems that their son ran into.

They dig a little deeper into that experience, about how their son was bedridden and in a wheelchair for three years, and how they navigated this experience, still trying to make life positive and fun.

It took years for them to find out that he had still's disease.

Experiences like this taught them the importance of fathers and mothers and how they complement each other. Daniel is the idea-er, and Nina is the implementer.

More than therapists, they are investors, house flippers, and business venture-minded.

They share things they have learned throughout their lives, like accepting adversity and some of the most common struggles they hear as therapists. This is followed by the formula that treats anxiety and depression better than medication.

They talk about how feelings are amazing but not amazing decision-makers. They share their formula for being a WE in a marriage. There is some focus on the masters vs. disasters of a relationship.

Anxiety is also discussed, and they talk about some of their observations of what seems to cause this and treat it.

They are dream chasers, and this episode talks about being able to do anything you want, even if it means going to school and getting therapy licenses at the same time.

These two love working together, complement each other with their different styles, and offer bucketfuls of advice on honoring themselves and finding peace through adversity.

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