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This is part two of our We Spent $200,000 Finding Ourselves series, and this chapter challenged us in ways we didn’t expect. In September of 2024, we returned to a familiar environment with familiar people, including a couple experiencing this world for the first time, and found ourselves confronting rejection, emotional exhaustion, and the quiet expectations that form when you show up as new versions of yourselves. This episode is about the hidden costs of growth, not just money, but time, energy, identity shifts, and sitting with feelings that have no villain and no easy resolution. #UndressedConversations #TheNakedTruth #StoryBehindTheStories #MarriageGrowth #EmotionalHonesty

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We’re Mark and Tonya, high school sweethearts married for 30 years. After decades of trying to fit into roles that weren't ours, we finally dropped the masks and started telling the truth about marriage, intimacy, shame, healing, and what it actually takes to stay connected for life. Our goal is simple, to help couples build relationships that feel alive again.

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Over the last 18 months, we spent nearly $200,000 traveling, learning, and chasing something most people never slow down enough to name, ourselves. This episode kicks off a raw, honest series about what pushed us to leave comfort behind, seek guidance outside our normal world, and intentionally choose experiences that stretched us individually and as a couple. This isn’t flexing, it’s reflection. Some of these experiences brought us closer; others forced hard conversations most couples avoid. We’ll share what we can publicly, what we learned, and why we believe chasing alignment matters more than chasing approval. This is Episode One of our journey to stop surviving and start living.

⭐ About Undressed Conversations

We’re Mark and Tonya, high school sweethearts married for 30 years. After decades of trying to fit into roles that weren't ours, we finally dropped the masks and started telling the truth about marriage, intimacy, shame, healing, and what it actually takes to stay connected for life. Our goal is simple, to help couples build relationships that feel alive again.

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n this episode of Undressed Conversations, Mark and Tonya pull back the curtain on the lesson that changed everything in their marriage, the moment they realized play wasn’t just something couples do when they’re young, it was the foundation that kept their intimacy alive. From the early years of pure silliness and spark, to the long stretch of parenting and religion that smothered their connection, to the unexpected rebirth of play when they moved to Florida, this episode traces the full arc of how they lost each other, found each other, and discovered why play is the oxygen of intimacy. If you’ve ever wondered why your relationship shifted after kids, why desire faded, or how to reconnect in a way that feels effortless again, this episode is the roadmap.

⭐ About Undressed Conversations

We’re Mark and Tonya, high school sweethearts married for 30 years. After decades of trying to fit into roles that weren't ours, we finally dropped the masks and started telling the truth about marriage, intimacy, shame, healing, and what it actually takes to stay connected for life. Our goal is simple, to help couples build relationships that feel alive again.

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We share personal experiences and opinions. This content is not professional medical, psychological, legal, or therapeutic advice. Viewer discretion is advised for mature topics.

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