About this episode

Zach discusses the transformative journey of Susie and Paul Pettit, who found love after divorce and redefined their understanding of relationships.

Zach sits down with Susie and Paul, a couple who found each other through the comment section of a meditation app, fell in love before ever seeing each other's faces, and eventually moved across the globe to build a life together in Wollongong, Australia. Both came out of 20-year marriages. Both made the decision to leave. And both arrived at this second chapter with a fundamentally different understanding of what a relationship is actually for. The conversation covers a lot of ground: the fear and courage it takes to end a marriage, what the brain does when it's protecting you from change, and why staying in stable misery can feel like the smarter option even when it clearly isn't. Susie, a life coach and host of the Love Your Life Show , talks about how she once saw relationships as a transaction, where she got something and gave something back, and how completely that framing has shifted. Paul, who has spent a decade studying, practicing, and teaching Buddhism and mindfulness, brings a steadying philosophy: you are the creator of your experience, not the victim of your circumstance, and your emotions exist to teach you, not to be avoided. Together they describe a marriage…

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guests: Susie Pettit, Paul Pettit

Topics covered

• divorce
• relationships
• mindfulness
• personal growth
• emotional health

Keywords

• divorce
• relationships
• mindfulness
• emotional health
• personal growth
• life coaching
• Buddhism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Love Your Life Show

Places: Wollongong

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