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The Art of We

As a leader who deeply cares about your contribution and impact on the world, what if you were told that achieving the next level of success with your team, business and family won't be found through signing up for yet another training, expensive mastermind, or who's-who networking event. What if the key to your potential sits across from you at your breakfast table every morning?

Krista Van Derveer and Dr. Will Van Derveer are husband and wife, business partners, and hosts of The Art of We, a podcast that explores how committed partnerships can be potent vehicles for fully delivering our gifts to the world.

As seasoned leaders, educators, and entrepreneurs, they know that the key to their greatest success out in the world lies inside the health, security, and depth of their relationship. The more skilled and secure their partnership, the greater capacity each has to step into their fullest authenticity and potential.

On this show, they will share lessons from their marriage and professional careers that help them thrive. They’ll share where they get stuck, how they overcome challenges, and they’ll dialogue with thought leaders to broaden the conversation. You’ll leave each episode with practices, tools, inspiration, and conversation topics for the dinner table or your team’s next offsite.

If you’re a leader, founder, or overachiever, and you want to better understand how to leverage your relationships for personal and collective growth, then we invite you to subscribe to The Art of We.

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Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
28 minutes
Episodes
127
Years Active
2022 - 2025
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26. What Makes A

26. What Makes A "Power Couple"

A power couple is fueled by two things: their love for each other and their internal drive to make a difference in the world. In this episode, we unpack our interpretation of what a power couple is, …

00:25:37  |   Thu 20 Apr 2023
25. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Navigating This Hard Question

25. Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Navigating This Hard Question

When you’re asking yourself if you should stay in a relationship or leave it behind, it can feel painful and confusing, even heartbreaking. In our previous relationships, we grappled with this dilemm…

00:28:02  |   Thu 13 Apr 2023
24. Tips For Dealing With A Defensive Partner

24. Tips For Dealing With A Defensive Partner

Working with defensiveness is like an art. We’ve found that explicitly talking about what we each need when we are in a defensive state has really supported us to more easily and successfully make it…

00:27:31  |   Thu 06 Apr 2023
23. Do Your Perfectionistic Tendencies Impact Your Partnership?

23. Do Your Perfectionistic Tendencies Impact Your Partnership?

Do you have control over your perfectionism or does it have control over you? Today we get into the pros and cons of perfectionism and the impact it has on our “We.” We illustrate ways that we work w…

00:23:15  |   Thu 30 Mar 2023
22. Tech Addiction: When Your Partner Can't Put It Down

22. Tech Addiction: When Your Partner Can't Put It Down

As mission-based people, it’s culturally acceptable to constantly be tethered to our phones, but what happens when being at the beck and call of our business gets in the way of authentic and deep con…

00:26:01  |   Thu 23 Mar 2023
21. 5 Signs Your Relationship Is In Trouble

21. 5 Signs Your Relationship Is In Trouble

In this episode, we unpack five signs that your relationship might be in trouble or indicate roadblocks to creating the type of partnership that’s a powerful and positive force to be reckoned with. I…

00:33:51  |   Thu 16 Mar 2023
20. Navigating (Cupid-Killing) Complaining

20. Navigating (Cupid-Killing) Complaining

In this episode, we take a look at the (unsexy) impact of complaining inside primary relationships and we share our agreement around holding and handling complaints in our marriage. 

When it comes to …

00:30:54  |   Thu 09 Mar 2023
19. How We Practice Equality In Our Partnership

19. How We Practice Equality In Our Partnership

One of the foundational agreements we’ve made in our partnership is a commitment to “true mutuality” and “mutual responsibility.”

In this episode, we elaborate on what it looks like to bring mutual o…

00:37:23  |   Thu 02 Mar 2023
18. Psychedelic Therapy + Couples

18. Psychedelic Therapy + Couples

The rise of psychedelic-assisted therapy marks a new phase in mental health care, but the modality is wrapped up in layers of misinformation and stigma. After Will joined the Multidisciplinary Associ…

00:29:25  |   Thu 23 Feb 2023
17. #1 Reason Couples Have Conflict

17. #1 Reason Couples Have Conflict

If you're in a relationship, you most likely experience conflict. It doesn’t always look like explosive fights or constant bickering — it might also manifest as living parallel lives, lacking deeper …

00:25:30  |   Thu 16 Feb 2023
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16. "How To Build A Sex Room" Netflix Series Review

The Netflix series called “How to Build a Sex Room” is sparking conversations for us around sex, sensuality, and pleasure. In this episode, we share our review of the series and unpack topics includi…

00:33:11  |   Thu 09 Feb 2023
15. How We Protect Each Other (Even From Ourselves)

15. How We Protect Each Other (Even From Ourselves)

Our agreement to “protect each other in public and in private, even from ourselves,” helps us experience higher levels of  trust and security in our partnership. This commitment requires that we exam…

00:28:10  |   Thu 02 Feb 2023
14. Handling External Distractions + Shiny Objects

14. Handling External Distractions + Shiny Objects

When outside situations or people become a source of distraction to one of the partners in a relationship, or poses a threat to the connection of the two partners, we often refer to this as an ‘unman…

00:31:33  |   Thu 26 Jan 2023
13. The Power of Assuming Positive Intent (When Negatively Impacted)

13. The Power of Assuming Positive Intent (When Negatively Impacted)

When someone says or does something that negatively impacts you, what’s your default assumption about their intention? It’s hard to assume positive intent when you feel triggered, but committing to t…

00:26:48  |   Thu 19 Jan 2023
12. How We Align When We Don't Agree

12. How We Align When We Don't Agree

It’s essential to find true alignment in decision making when operating from ‘the We’ perspective, whether it's intimate or business, to help us accomplish our goals, stay on track with our mission, …

00:30:51  |   Thu 12 Jan 2023
11. Stopping Repetitive Patterns From Childhood

11. Stopping Repetitive Patterns From Childhood

We’ve found that getting stuck in our familiar victim mindset patterns often stops us from achieving the goals and desires that we deeply hold in our hearts. So, what can we do from a psychological p…

00:36:49  |   Thu 05 Jan 2023
10. Having Faith + Trusting Desire

10. Having Faith + Trusting Desire

What do you do when your core connection and trust in your desire is called into question? We’ve all had experiences that have rocked our foundations, perhaps the loss of a loved one, an unwelcome ca…

00:26:54  |   Thu 29 Dec 2022
9. Creating Meaningful Visions Together

9. Creating Meaningful Visions Together

One of the foundational elements for us as individuals and within our relationship is to take a stand for our mission and vision. In this episode, we explore the long-term goals that we have for our …

00:27:37  |   Thu 22 Dec 2022
8. Top-Shelf Listening (+ Our Edgy Example)

8. Top-Shelf Listening (+ Our Edgy Example)

One of the greatest gifts we can give somebody is to generously listen to them. When we tune in for the contribution, value, or lesson of what someone is saying, we create a new level of commitment a…

00:32:59  |   Thu 15 Dec 2022
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7. "Skin Time" + Our Routines For Connection

Our comings and goings were some of the most challenging moments in our relationship, so it's really important for us to have a moment of actual contact and presence with each other before we leave e…

00:30:07  |   Fri 09 Dec 2022
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