The Victory Couch addresses high & lows of daily living from two different perspectives. Join a uniquely matched couple reliving their work days, parenthood & side projects with faith, realism, humor, & authenticity. Rick Rando (speaker, black belt, father, husband) & Julie Rando (former higher ed professional, photographer, wife, mother) welcome you into their world with a mission to provide a safe landing space for listeners. Come alongside this inspirational & vibrant journey with tips on how to navigate life’s adventures, only to crash at the end of the night, on the Victory Couch.
On the couch today, we discuss the influence of women in the lives of students studying the martial arts, our current pet peeves, and our take on Disney live action films. We also “time travel” and r…
Grab your captain's hat and sail off into retirement with a big box of your favorite girl scout cookies. We dig into both of those topics, along with our memories as team sport parents, and movies to…
From old adages we disagree with, to what you want to get on your calendar the last three-quarters of the year, to what makes us feel better when sick--we cover a lot in a short episode. We also disc…
Here we are for another week, coming back stronger than a 90s trend (for you, Swifties)! We discuss 90s trends that are coming back which we wore the first go around, coffee go-to orders, weird food …
Rollout your sleeping bag and stop by the nearest Blockbuster (in your dreams) as we reflect on sleepovers of yore vs. sleepovers today. We also share what we love about our in-laws, and what we woul…
We don't make it to the big city often, but when we do, we do it right! Squish on in as we share about our adventures in NYC complete with a “wouldn't He do it” moment. Also discussed are signs of an…
Welcome back and squish on in as we launch into Season Five! Roll down those windows and pump up the jams, it's nearly spring! Today we discuss our jams that deserve the windows down. We also chat ab…
Beginning Thursday, March 13 we will be launching Season 5 of The Victory Couch!
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is all about giving feedback. How to give feedback and how to receive it--- enjoy these …
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is about saying no-- how to do it, and when is the word "no" needed, appropriate and pow…
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is about navigating healthy friendships of the opposite gender while respecting your ma…
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is about helping the kids in your life through stressful situations (The Victory Couch i…
Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 6 - outgrowing a friendship Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is about navigating lif…
Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 5 - handling dissapointment
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is about how to ha…
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is on how to gain your kid's respect but still remain a fun parent (The Victory Couc…
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is on combating negativity. How do you do it? Is there a phrase you cling to or a pro…
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is on making and keeping friends as adults. Where do you find friends in your 40s? How …
Join us in between seasons for this special mini-season format of The Victory Couch, upholstery. Today's focus is on practicing silence and tips to incorporate silence intentionally in your every day…
We couldn't leave the couch for 2024 just yet without wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Plus we just had to leave you with some of the best (in our opinion) Christmas movies around.
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We bring to you the 100th episode of The Victory Couch! Due to the depth of material, we had to break it into two parts. We discuss why we continue putting out new content even in a challenging po…