Love for Life Podcast
The podcast for modern couples who want real connection that lasts.
Hosted by relationship and family coach Nichole Farrow and her husband Ben, this show is for couples trying to stay close while raising kids, building careers, and handling the stress of everyday life. Each week, they unpack the real issues behind modern relationships—intimacy, emotional connection, mental load, conflict, communication, and the quiet resentments no one talks about.
With a mix of expert insight and raw honesty, Nichole and Ben give you practical tools to strengthen your relationship, raise emotionally secure kids, and create a life you both actually want. Because working on your relationship isn’t just for when things go wrong—it’s a lifestyle choice that impacts everything. Research shows couples who invest in their connection are 6x more successful and live 4 years longer.
If you’re ready to break generational cycles, ditch the surface-level advice, and do the real work of love—this is your podcast.
Episodes
76 episodes
#76: AITA: Christmas Confessions from Our Listeners
From unionised Elves to in-law hideouts in the car boot, our listeners have spoken. And they're not holding back."This week, we're diving into your Christmas confessions the stories you've been too embarrassed to tell anyone else. The of...
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16:53
#75: How to Not Murder Your Partner During the Holidays: Christmas Survival Guide for Couples
In this episode of Love for Life, Nichole and Ben dive into the brutal reality of why the "most wonderful time of the year" often becomes the most relationship-damaging time instead. With Google searches for relationship counselling spiking 40%...
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Season 75
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Episode 2
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31:46
#74 In-laws and boundaries at Christmas
In this episode of Love for Life, Nichole and Ben unpack the festive minefield of Christmas boundaries when in-laws expect unwavering compliance with their holiday traditions. The hosts dive deep into a listener's dilemma about wanting to creat...
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Season 74
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Episode 2
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15:36
#73 Keeping Score: When Two Careers Kill One Marriage
You're both working. You're both parenting. And you're both secretly keeping score.This weeks question comes from a couple who look like they've got it together - two careers, two kids, nice house, good jobs. But inside? They're co...
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Season 2
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Episode 73
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22:09
#72 My fiancé picks his mum over me
In this episode of Love for Life, Nichole and Ben tackle one of the most common yet unspoken relationship deal-breakers: the overbearing mother-in-law who treats your partnership like a three-person marriage. The hosts don't hold back on what n...
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Season 2
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Episode 72
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15:16
#71 The sleep divorce (and why it saved our marriage)
In this episode, Ben and Nichole explore the surprisingly serious world of "sleep divorce" after being forced into separate bedrooms due to Ben's relentless snoring. What starts as a light-hearted discussion about their sleeping arrangements qu...
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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26:08
#70: The Real Reason You're Fighting About Housework
In this episode, Nichole and Ben tackle one of the most explosive conflicts in modern relationships: the mental load debate. When one partner insists they're doing everything asked while the other feels like they're managing a household a...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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16:41
#69: Would You Choose Love or Money?
In this episode of Love for Life, Ben and Nichole are discussing the new film The Materialists, where Dakota Johnson must choose between the broke ex-boyfriend (Chris Evans) or the rich guy (Pedro Pascal), and why the internet's obsession...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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28:08
#68: Bitesize - My Partner Is More Interested In Their Phone Than Me
What does it mean when someone needs a screen more than they need you? We're talking about the partner who claims they need to decompress but really they're choosing to disconnect. The promises to change that last two days. The kids who stop tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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16:02
#67: The Housework Recession: Why Smart Women Are Opting Out of Marriage
Divorce improves women's lives when it comes to housework. Marriage improves men's.Female breadwinners do MORE housework than their unemployed male partners. After divorce, women's domestic workload drops. Men's increases.One econ...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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41:53
#66: Are You Normalising What You Should Be Fixing
When did we start calling 'surviving' a marriage success?This week, Nichole and Ben respond to a powerful listener confession: "Am I the arsehole for wanting more from my marriage?" She's being told by everyone - her mum, her sister, the...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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32:36
#65 The Great Parenting Divide: Gentle V Authoritarian
In this episode, Ben and Nichole dive into one of the biggest challenges couples face, when parenting styles don't align. They share their own heated arguments about handling children's behaviour and explore shocking research showing 20.3% of U...
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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56:15
#64: Micro-Romance: Why Small Gestures Are the New Big Love
Ben and Nichole dive into why micro-romance is revolutionising relationships and why your brain craves it more than grand gestures.What if everything you think you know about romance is wrong? Discover the shocking 86% statistic that's r...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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31:51
#63: Porn, Power & Partnership: What No One is Talking About
Porn isn’t just a private habit, it’s one of the biggest unspoken forces shaping modern love, intimacy, and even how kids learn about sex.In this raw conversation, Nichole and Ben ask the questions most couples avoid:Is porn ...
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Season 2
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Episode 63
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34:46
#62: September Reset: The Real New Year for Parents
Forget January. For parents, September is the real new year. Back-to-school doesn’t just mean new uniforms and routines it’s a chance to reset your family, your relationship, and yourself for the next six months.In this episode, Nichole ...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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26:08
#61:Would I date you now? Dating After Kids
What would happen if you and your partner had to meet now—on a dating app, with kids, baggage, and all? Would you still swipe right?In this episode Nichole and Ben get brutally honest about dating in 2025 and what it really take...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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39:32
#60: 30 Free Hours Childcare: The Truth About What It Means for Your Family, Finances & Relationship
It’s being called the biggest boost for working parents in years - 30 free hours of childcare a week. The government says it will save you thousands, give you more career freedom, and take the pressure off at home.In this episode, we’re ...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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30:25
#59: What’s Fair in Divorce? The Conversation You Should Have Before You Ever Need It
When we’re in love, we imagine forever. But forever doesn’t always happen. And what’s often left behind isn’t just heartbreak it’s confusion, resentment, and financial ruin. Not because people didn’t care. But because they didn’t plan.In...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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57:05
#58: The Astronomer Scandal: What the Viral Coldplay Affair Reveals About Infidelity, Power, and Public Shame
When Astronomer’s CEO and CFO were caught kissing at a Coldplay concert, the internet exploded and so did their marriages.In this episode, Nichole and Ben unpack the scandal that went viral, the power dynamics at play, and why workplace ...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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35:27
#57: How Anxiety and Self-Sabotage Quietly Ruin Relationships
What if the biggest issue in your relationship isn’t your partner, it’s anxiety? In this episode, Nichole and Ben unpack how anxiety shows up in love without us even noticing. From second-guessing yourself to shutting down or pulling away, thes...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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41:18
#56: Parent child estrangement, Why It Is On The Rise.
Nichole and Ben get personal about what it’s like to grow up with a narcissistic parent—and why more adult children are cutting ties.They unpack why estrangement is more common than ever, what narcissistic parenting actually looks like, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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42:43
#55: Is It Too Hard to Be a Parent Now?
What if choosing not to have kids isn’t selfish, but a response to a world that feels overwhelming, unstable, and unaffordable?Right now, fertility rates are falling in nearly every country on the planet. Parenting has become harder, mor...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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46:28
#54: What No One Tells You About Building a Life and a Business With Your Partner
Can love survive shared bank accounts, joint calendars, and business plans?In this milestone episode, Nichole and Ben unpack what really happens when couples mix love, work, and ambition. One year into hosting a podcast together, they’re...
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Season 2
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Episode 54
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40:42
#53: Why You Lose Half Your Friends Every 7 Years And What To Do About It
Nichole and Ben are asking the question no one wants to answer: why is it so hard to keep friends as adults?In this episode, they unpack the 7-year friendship cycle (yes, half your friends might be gone by then), the quiet heartbreak of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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38:24
#52 The Education System is Failing Our Kids with George Stekelis
Nichole and Ben sit down with former teacher and founder of The Oxbo Project, George Stekelis, for an honest conversation about what school is really teaching our kids and what it’s not.They talk about the pressure children are under, the e...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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51:11