Couple Things | The Best of 2021

[@9384cows]

I'm almost 71 and LOVE "COUPLE THINGS". I have a LOT going on in my life ( I know, I really need therapy and I am working on that. It is VERY complicated! ) and don't sleep very much because my mind won't relax. So, in the middle of the night when I can't sleep and I can't turn off, I pull out my phone and ear buds so I don't wake my husband and listen to your Pod Cast. I have learned a lot and really enjoy listening to yours and each couples perspective on marriage and/or partnership. You have helped me a lot and I eventually fall back asleep, too. But don't worry, if I fall asleep before the episode is done I listen to it again the next day or next night until I have listened to it all. Thank You and have a Fantastic New Year!🍾🥂

[@mytrishy1]

Just love you guys! I’ve been married 18 years, I have three adopted kids, I’m a pastor, and I still learn stuff all the time about relationships, including from you! Thank you for all you do.

[@ishasayid188]

I actually found you guys through Squirmy and Grubs. I am disabled myself and I loved that episode. Since then I went back and watched most of you guys' videos and am a huge fan of you guys. keep up the fantastic work

[@Kbuzmin99]

I actually have 2 favorites: Marlo and Phil, Squirmy and Grubs. I am an older woman who's late husband of 31+ years was disabled. That is why I connected to these couples. So many of the things they said were on point and their humor was refreshing. Thank you for producing something that even an old widow can enjoy. Happy New Year!!!

[@amylynn3353]

You should have Brene Brown on! She's AMAZING!!! I loved the Gottman episode! Love you guys! Happy New Year!

[@donnadales3346]

Love your hard work in producing Couple Thing Sessions. Love all of them and have learned so much. My favourite would be the live therapy group session.

[@laurasackett8673]

I LOVE your podcasts. Your honest discussions, your friendship, your rule about always being transparent, your evident desire to pursue excellence in all things ( especially in your marriage and now parenthood) are so encouraging to me. My favorite podcast so far has been the one about the People Choice Awards. It was playing in my car as I drove down to an airport, 2+ hours away from my house, at 10pm to pick up a "friend". You two had me laughing and thoroughly entertained for the entirety of the drive. I pray that one day I have a relationship like the two of you- not because it is perfect, but because you are committed to each other and seem to truly enjoy one another. It's beautiful to watch and listen to. Thank you for the gift you give all of use who have the privilege off being a part of your life in this way!

[@beamonkieable]

My husband and I have been married 8 years in March with 2 kids. Our first year of Marriage was extremely hard, probably harder than most. We had 4 deaths in the family within that time frame. It was really hard but we grew closer because of it. Marriage is hard like you said and not the fairytale that people expect. But it is perfectly, imperfect and I am grateful and blessed for the life we live together 💕 Happy New year! I hope this year is a good year for you and your family. I enjoy watching your journey. Thank you for showing your love for God/Christ and putting Them first. Love for Our country, and Family and how important it is. You are a great example to everyone around you and it continues to shine through 💕

[@danrichards2374]

When you're happy, you LOVE the song. When you're NOT happy (depressed or anxious), you UNDERSTAND the lyrics. Love you two, the kids, all the parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, very much. Shawn is beautiful, with or without makeup, because she's SO bubbly. Andrew, I'm glad you decided that shorter hair is the way to go. The two of you can be your true selves around each other. Good or bad.... You find a way to come back better/stronger because of the other.

[@melissacatlin706]

My favorite episode was The Holderness family. It was funny and entertaining but also had serious moments. Love both couples!

[@margueritemcghee]

Chris and Lauren Lane was a great podcast. They are real and down to earth. So relatable. It would be great to have Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe on the pod discussing relationships in the public eye, upcoming nuptials (stressors and compromises), DWTS, home life (USA and Canada), all of their businesses (Restart, Dew Edit, etc.) and future plans.

[@kaytlinbender2580]

My favorite was the postpartum struggles and joys. It helped me prepare to welcome my 2nd child after having a miscarriage after my first. It’s great to see other perspectives on multiple topics too. Love listening to you guys!

[@mariae.shipman9315]

Our fave was the last episode with the Holderness Fam about working with your spouse that was so relatable + helpful for us! Thanks y’all! 🤍

[@stacyengle3240]

Being an Oklahoma State alum, I loved the episode with Leslee and Matt Holliday. I truly enjoy hearing your positivity and laughter each week.

[@phyllishaynes1544]

I enjoy just the two of you talking to each other. Happy New Year!

[@kimwilson5901]

Really enjoyed the Postpartum Struggles and Joys! Just had my second baby in November so that episode was a good one as I prepared to have him! Love the podcast and learn a lot!!

[@abbeym15]

So many powerful and fun episodes this year! Postpartum struggles is such an important topic, so that pod is my #1 for this year! Thank you for sharing the beauty and struggles of marriage

[@vmayer5295]

Happy New Year from Quebec, Canada !!! 🎉🎉🎉 Your family make me cry, laugh and all of the above !!! Keep being you !!! You guys are awesome 👌

[@vickigulley9479]

My favorite this year was the episode with Marlo and Phil. I have recommended your Coupe Things podcast to my daughter and new husband. I really hope they take the time to Listen. Happy New Year and thank you for sharing and investing in others.

[@anaraciti7957]

Also I would LOVE a collab with Brene Brown since all three of you are absolute icons!!

[@josalmon4742]

Y’all are such good examples of a respectful marriage.

[@michelleturner3902]

Please share the story of jett james name???..like yall did with drew

[@cindyleden2819]

I’ve been listening since the beginning! I love the variety of guests and topics!!

[@andreariesenberg2306]

I have enjoyed so many of your videos. I have followed Shawn for a long time, my daughter is the same age and seeing someone from central Iowa succed as Shawn has is inspiring. It's fun to follow your family and see your real life situations. Bless you all!!

[@tazmom0]

Squirmy and Grubs!!! I absolutley love them!!!

[@hannahlaaa879]

Love your podcast!! My fav episode was the intimacy episode! Love how vulnerable and relatable you guys are!

[@brittanyu9538]

Jordan Rogers and JoJo Fletcher would awesome.

[@m-k.courtright9600]

I really enjoy your couple things podcast tremendously. I enjoy each one. But, I think the most special one was when you shared about the birth of your son, jet. Keep up the good work! You are helping, encouraging and entertaining people. May you have a blessed 2022.

[@sarahjkas]

As someone newly engaged and having a hard time with a long distance military relationship, I loved The One About Intimacy rounds 1 and 2. Talking about Money in a Relationship also hit key points that I personally found beneficial. I am so excited to see what is coming in 2022! I've been following yall since before Drew! Happy New Year East Fam! Also, I'd love to see a podcast with Kara and Nate. They are super awesome world travelers with a Nashville home base.

[@MeredithAnne88]

Y'all are amazing. Happy New Year, East Fam!

[@shandingey]

You should have Cole and Savannah Labrant on they have a great love story and unique story of Savannah having Eveleigh before Cole and how that dynamic works in their relationship and faith as Christians. They are huge KZbinrs and can talk about the complexities of fame and relationship too. I think it would be a great conversation/episode.

[@katelynnmitchell7280]

I freaking love y’all! Idk if I can pick just one fav episode, but probably the one where y’all talked about lessons of communication. I struggle with that and other things so much but this podcast has helped me tremendously. You guys are such amazing people to look up to

[@jillg7018]

Thank you for my Christmas card! Happy New Year to you both. Excited to see what you all have in store this year! ❤

[@anaraciti7957]

Hi Shawn and Andrew! I really loved the episode a few weeks back where you both talked about y'all's experience with the People's Choice Awards. It was humorous, insightful, and just a joy to listen to. I am very excited to see what is in store for this channel in the New Year, and I wish you both all the best!

[@susanlawson4547]

It’s honestly hard to pick a single episode that’s my favorite. Bc it felt so good to have a podcast that made me feel that relationships ebb and flow and that arguments are healthy. If I had to pick just one, it’d be the therapy session though

[@susanlangbein5036]

Do an interview with your parents

[@sharonarrington6067]

Happy New Year early. My favorite episode was with Marlo n Phil. I learned n laughed so much.

[@donovane9298]

the new office is eating DOWN! love that for y’all

[@carrietaylor8447]

I really enjoyed the episode you all did with Drew and Ellie Holcomb! I also love when you all do your live episodes so you can interact with us! Thank you for all of the content you provide to us!

[@lilyshepherd7672]

My favorite episode was the Gottman episode. it has helped my relationship. Love you guys

[@melissasantos1823]

therapy session with the two women family therapist. the good you do and direction your going is is vey inspirational.

[@rosiecheeks710]

My favorite episode this year was the Shrink Chicks. I usually prefer your solo videos, but those guests were great. Keep up the good work!

[@billingaccounts9673]

Really enjoyed all of them. Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue show was fun and inspiring. Looking forward to you shows in 2022!

[@michellejones4556]

I loved your episode with The Holderness Family!

[@kelseyquick966]

I always learn so much from listening to your guys podcast, but my favorite episode this year was “The One about Intimacy” Learned so many tips as I have a fear of divorce with coming from divorce parents and want my relationship one day to be one that is forever lasting and keeping the relationship alive. Thank you guys so much for shedding so much positive light on how you can make relationships work in all sorts of ways with no one way being superior unlike sometimes the world can portray.

[@elizabee1117]

how long for regaining smell after covid?

[@awgustbaird]

The new set is beautiful! 💗

[@katherineflannagin2512]

My favorite episode was definitely with Zack and Laura from The Gottman Institute! You guys have been the highlight of every week for me this year and I always take away so much from your show! Super pumped to see you guys live in Nashville!

[@kristinseymour5088]

Shrink chicks was definitely my favorite!!

[@tinakeegstra5603]

Favorite-Postpartum struggles Show❤️❤️❤️

[@lhenkle6039]

You should interview the Crazy Middles!

[@samanthalee5631]

Most recent one that I loved was Shrink Chicks. I love being introduced to solid therapists! You should have Phil and Alex (vloggers) on to talk about how they stay joyful through immense trials ❤️

[@lauraduncan2939]

I really enjoyed a couple of episodes with professionals you did including Shrink Chicks… thinking about finding my way to therapy whether it’s with my husband or just for myself and I love the marriage therapy content! Can’t wait for everything you will talk about next year!

[@shelbyshellhammer8392]

Love both of you so much!!! Learn so much from you both on the daily!

[@megaamybug]

This was a fun look back! I really enjoyed Marlo and Phil’s episode. I went and downloaded their book right after the podcast was over. They added so many great insights and talked to such a diversity of couples. Ashley and Dave Crosby are a really fun couple I follow on social media. They have a daughter who sings and went viral at the age of 3. They would be fun to have on the podcast.

[@JamieMetal1]

My favorite was probably any of the pregnancy related ones or the Holderness Family!

[@debross9]

My favorite episode was marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue. I laughed until I cried and listening to the little bit again to day just made me flashback I have to go watch it again lol happy New Year

[@cindyperez1085]

I’d enjoy an interview with podcaster Mindy Minx and her husband Larry who is 30 years her senior. They have had fertility issues and been on a long journey to get pregnant which culminated with IVF and Mindy is pregnant. They are a wonderful example of how love is so beautiful. Love is worth the effort!

[@shainacormier1350]

My favorite was the Gotman institute!

[@jlpicker1]

I’ve enjoyed the Holderness’s episode and actually got there book to listen to as a result.

[@genamartin229]

First and foremost, God bless y’all for the quality of guests you have on Couple Things! I thoroughly enjoy viewing videos that don’t bow to the norm by keeping it clean, motivating, interesting and spiritually sound. I really loved the show with Bode Miller and fam, as I had a big crush on him during his Olympic days (even though I’m close to old enough to be his mother 😂)! But I have to say Squirmy and Grubs are right up there with the East Fam! I’ve watched both of your channels for about the same amount of time (pre Drew Hazel) and I’ve learned so much about allowing myself to be vulnerable, because we all have a story to tell….our testimony, so to speak, and we are all amazing and wonderful in our own way when we allow our stories to be witnessed. Happy 2022 Shawn and Andrew, Drew, Jett and Nash! May God continue to bless you until you cup runneth over! ❤️

[@scrumps101]

I’m not seeing the links in the description of the episodes that were mentioned. Please please please add those. 😊

[@katelynfrazer9632]

Love you both! Loved the intimacy episode because it’s something we can all relate to in some sort of way. Sex is not all that intimacy is about.

[@laurenmills9054]

Please interview Cole and Savanah LaBrant!!!! Also Matt and Abby would be great as well!

[@alechamrick2404]

I just recently found yall but I enjoyed the peoples choice awards

[@mandymaier1497]

The post pardum episode. Makes me feel human!

[@kellybarrios760]

I received a Christmas card from the East Family ❤️🎄❄️

[@jolenevandenberg4502]

Shrink Chicks was my favorite.

[@EDucating_Shanny]

Love youuuuu!

[@morganfaranov7414]

Blessed to have gone through another year with you guys and your podcast! I’ve said this before but I feel like I’m navigating young adulthood with y’all as my mentors. Excited for another year of wholesomely refreshing lessons and laughs on Couple Things :)) praying for blessing in your guys’s life next year ❤️ Ooo and have to say my favorite episode was with Jordan and Cheyna :)) Finally have to thank Shawn for introducing me to the book Redeeming Love. Just read it tonight and it’s beautiful. Love the recommendation ❤️

[@tashawells3568]

There isn’t one episode I loved more than another because I LOVED THEM ALL!!!! You two always make me laugh, I absolutely die laughing at your #shorts videos because both of y’all’s laughter is infectious and you both are such good sports with all of the pranks and silly fun games you play! You guys are literally couple GOALS. Love the podcast, love the vlog, love all of the #shorts (the clothes swap was absolutely hilarious, tiny little Shawn drowning in Andrews clothes and Andrew is Shawns clothes, sooooo funny!), and maybe I lied, I would have to say my favorite vlog was when you guys brought Jett home to meet Drew, I could go on and on. I can’t pick a fav podcast because they are all amazing, informative, positive, inspiring, again I could go on and on. The love you two have for each other as well as your children shows so deeply in the absolute best way possible. I’m 37 and have looked up to Shawn since the very beginning, I also loved Dominque Daws (sp? - sorry) but Shawn you have become the most beautiful human, best wife, (personally think you and Andrew were made for each other, watched your full wedding video the other day and balled my eyes out, God knew what he was doing when he got you two together, that’s for sure!) and Andrew you are an amazing husband, father, I love how much you love Shawn and your babies and I love how you are always wanting more babies, in fact you guys should just have 10 more! Haha jk. It’s just fun to be able to get to know you guys better by seeing your vlogs, by listening to the podcast and I just absolutely love cracking up at y’all’s #shorts vids, always always puts a smile on my face! Just wanted to say I think y’all deserved the PCA, and no doubt in my mind that one it will be yours. Keep doing what you’re doing you two, I can honestly say I look up to both of you in more ways than one, I appreciate you guys for allowing us a look into your personal lives and sharing those perfect babies of yours! Lastly, I know I’ve said it numerous times, but both of you have the best humor and most infections laughs, I literally end up crying laughing so hard when the both of you laugh, it’s the BEST! Thanks for a great 2021 with the East Fam, I look forward to all of the pods for next year, the family vlogs are an all time favorite, watching the kids blossom into toddlers and seeing how much love you guys have for them and for each other. It truly shows, I apologize for repeating myself but GOSH DANG IT, I can’t get enough of y’all! Always keep me engaged and smiling, I wish you both a safe and happy NEW YEAR, and I can’t wait to see what amazing things 2022 brings for the East fam! Best fam on the internet by far! Xoxoxo love, Tasha from Boulder City, Nevada!

[@morganhunter4636]

So great! Happy New Year! Something I think would be cool to see is a lot of the behind the scenes grunt work that either you or your team do, whether that is scheduling to film ad partnerships or preparing audio equipment, or team meetings (more in depth than a simple...day in the life...). Again, I just think it would be cool to see more behind the scenes, especially since you guys are doing the content house for established content creators or new people who may want to get started... What do you think? Wishing you guys the best, Morgan

[@dalanniek1180]

I loved the lanes episode. Actually all of them were amazing! I think you guys should try and do an episode in the new year with Marcus and Kristin johns. (They are in Nashville) and AN AMAZING COUPLE!

[@jml79bu]

I would love to hear you interview Chad and Tori Masters. They are a Christian couple who do amazing videos about their lives, faith, boundaries, intimacy, etc.

[@ashleyzellers147]

you should interview the Labrant family.

[@lorimoore7612]

I really loved the episode the Marlo and Phil. But I love all your episodes. Been watching since before you got pregnant with Drew!

[@judymarais12345]

Love you guys. Watching for years, but never get any response back from you.

[@tinanevills1656]

Would love to here an interview with you all and Esther Perel

[@dreamingmusicgal]

I enjoyed all of them, but I think my favorite one was Matthew as an older single(widowed) person. I wondered what advice he'd give us older ones vs the younger age. I really feel like we as boomers and up get left behind this day in age and we want to learn but for the over age group if that makes sense. We have so many different needs and wants that the younger group is looking for a relationship or love leading to a possible 2nd or 3rd marriage. Blessings and Love!

[@b.l.s.4703]

One other couple you may enjoy interviewing is The Scott Fam on KZbin with Roger Scott and Talia Scott I love watching them like I love watching you too!

[@kimryan903]

Interview Granger and Amber Smith in 2022!!!!!

[@b.l.s.4703]

So, there is this stand up comedian Steve Trevino....he does mostly marriage comedy. He is hilarious and you see his progress in life on his podcast with his wife. Their life journey is really awesome to hear about how they got to where they are today. His wife and him work together so they like to meet couples that work together as well. For some diversity it would be good to see you interview them. They are really pretty open about there life and struggles on their podcast. Watch his Till Death do us part comedy stand up. It is very relatable. So, I nominate them. Also, love to watch you and your husband!

[@lennarolan3792]

Andrew, Is the Redirected interview series going to start back up or are y'all just focusing on other things? Those stories were all very inspiring. I always thought a series on ex olympians would be great.

[@daniellerose1114]

A lot of great episodes although the one with the people's choice awards was a great one. Looking forward to new episodes in the new year. And one couple you all should have on is Shenea Grinds Beech and Josh Beech. They're an amazing couple and so sweet. Not to mention Shenea was on 90210, and has her own KZbin Channel as well as podcast so this would be awesome they're a great couple. And Josh is fro m England which is really cool. And they have 2 kids, one of them is close to Jets ag e. Hope that you have them on

[@christinamahon333]

I loved Matt Husset,shrink chicks.. I think you should do an episode with your parents.

[@lauramritenour7243]

Please interview Cat and Nat.

[@cathybaker9892]

You should totally have Simone and Jonathan on..

[@amygirlxo]

Julia and Hunter Havens!! They are a Nashville couple!!!!!

[@michgorscarlett3646]

❤️

[@gina8546]

Tara and Hunter??? I hope so

[@grahame38]

I am sorry to say this but the beginning was very booooringgggggg!.😴😬😤