200: Creating Together in Partnership with Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton
b'\\u201cThe relationship is a third body.\\u201d - Connor Beaton\\n\\nHey, guys! Welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (previously NION Radio). In this podcast, we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It\'s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I\'m so glad you\'re joining me on this journey\\n\\nThis week we\'re talking about couples \\u2014 with a couple! Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton have been guests on podcast episodes 129 and 128, respectively, but that was well before they got engaged! Now they are an official pair, and they work together and separately as therapists.\\xa0\\n\\nOne of the most important topics that we all are interested in is relationships. That\'s what both of them focus on together. They\'re creating, and they have courses together and separately. Though it might be a mystery to some individuals how intimate and professional relationships can co-exist, the thing is, they can \\u2014 with the right tools and knowledge, of course!\\n\\nSo, today, read on as we talk about co-creating as a couple, what healthy co-working relationships are, and how couples can navigate conflicts.\\xa0\\n\\nIf you\'re ready to know what it takes to be successful while in a relationship with your business partner, then this is definitely for you. Without further ado, let\'s get started!\\nWho are Vienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton?\\nVienna Pharaon and Connor Beaton are therapists\\u2014 and newlyweds!\\n\\nVienna has been a licensed marriage and family therapist in New York City for over five years. She\'s worked with countless individuals, couples, and families to help them strengthen themselves and their relationships.\\xa0\\n\\nThis is what led her to create Mindful Marriage & Family Therapy, where Vienna focuses on helping her clients enhance their emotional well-being to improve their interpersonal relationships. She also works with them to gain insight into the root of their emotional triggers. She and her team also provide necessary tools for their clients to feel more in control of their lives.\\n\\nMeanwhile, Connor is also a fantastic therapist who specializes in doing men\'s shadow work. He helps men work with the unknown parts of themselves \\u2014 the parts that sabotage and get in the way when they\'re trying to build healthy relationships or businesses.\\n\\nHe is also a man of many talents, having an excellent knowledge of business and personal development. He can work with anyone from any background or culture with ease due to his extensive experience working globally. Connor doesn\'t just do online courses, retreats, and one-on-one consultation sessions: he also hosts podcasts. His podcast, Mantalks, offers modern guys advice on how they can evolve into their authentic selves while being accountable for things that matter most.\\n\\nIn this episode today, this duo is sharing their years of experience and knowledge in building successful relationships while co-working with romantic partners. You\\u2019ll take away so much! Let\\u2019s dive in.\\xa0\\nCo-Creating as a Couple\\nThere is a specific energy that happens when two people come together in partnership: and it\'s not just the romantic kind. For example, when two people with different skills come together to create something, the results are often overwhelmingly positive and may even be life-altering. This energy drives couples or business partners alike to keep creating, as they do their best work when they partner with another individual. This is what Connor saw at the beginning of his relationship with Vienna.\\n"I definitely saw the merit, growth, and expansion for each of us individually within the possibility of working together. And I also saw the impact that we, as a couple, could have in our work that could deepen our impact with people." - Connor Beaton\\nBut before this can happen, there are struggles that any couple must face. For Connor and Vienna, their contrasting personalities proved to be the most difficult hurdle to come at first.\\n"I was an only child growing up...'