The Ladd Life

You read that title correctly! We are so excited to have our first guests on todays episode! Alex and Emily are our very good friends that we met through the fire department. Alex is Shane's partner on the ambulance and Emily also had the same cancer as Michelle with a very similar story. This episode really shares what life through their one eye is like. Be sure to stick around for the end where we all get extremely vulnerable in sharing how Michelle and Emily's cancer has affected each of us. . You can also watch or listen to Emily's Ted Talk linked here —> https://youtu.be/Qkdng_j7Fzk

An AMRAP in the gym stands for as many rounds (or reps) as possible in a certain time frame. We spun that and made this one as many random (questions) as possible in 30 minutes. We answered 11 thought provoking questions like: “What do you feel is the biggest waste of time?” “Do you work to live or live to work?” “What is a question that you think most people will lie in their response?” and so many fun others! Join us as we share our throughs!

Join us for a fun game of true or false! I took a bunch of your commonly asked firefighter / paramedic related questions and turned them into true or false questions for Shane to answer to the best of his knowledge!

One of our favorite topics is conflict.. our first year of marriage was full of it. It's not something we're proud of but we wouldn't change it because we know it only made us stronger. Listen along as we share some helpful tips on how you can have healthy conflict within your relationships.

Having a purpose helps us live our lives to the absolute fullest! In this episode we talk about how you can establish your “why” in 3 main areas of your lives, your relationship, your health & fitness journey and in your job.

Have you ever wondered about the calls Shane runs on and what he does? In this episode he's spilling the beans! In Part 2 of this series Shane talks all about the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose and cardiac arrest. He shares what happens when you call 911 and what you can do as a bystander as you wait for 911 to arrive. He also shares some shocking statistics about each medical emergency. Our goal though this “Medical Emergencies” series is to bring awareness to some of the most common medical emergencies so you can be more aware and proactive in the case they may arise to you or someone around you. The documentary Shane mentions is Heroin(e) and can be found on Netflix.

On Instagram we asked you to share with us your favorite quotes and verses and we are sharing our thoughts on them! We talk about the faithfulness of Jesus, our favorite quotes and Shane drops some knowledge on several of them!

We believe communication is necessary for any relationship to be strong and successful. In this episode we share 4 tips on how you can build a strong foundation of communication for any of your relationships- marriages, friends family. We also talk about the areas we fell short but provide hope in any circumstance.

Michelle is answering your fire wife questions! She shares some advice for new fire wives (seasoned fire wives, it's for you, too!), she talks about how she copes with spending lots of time apart and how they deal with tough conversations with little time together. Shane also chimes in on many of the questions! They both share their vulnerability about the ups and downs of being a fire family.

In this episode we are picking up right where we left off on last weeks episode (if you haven't listened to “Nutrition Part 1”, be sure to listen to that first!). In part 2 we talk about 10 ways to lose weight without dieting and Shane shares the best way to read nutrition labels.

Nutrition is another topic we really enjoy talking about. We aren't professionals but we have spent a lot of time researching along side of trial and error so we kinda know a few things. Tune in this week for part 1 as we talk about staying consistent, planning ahead and how you can easily track macros. Shane even shares some tips on how to stay on track while on shift or at work.

In this episode we share how we've “fireproofed” our marriage (pun intended!). We've have our ups and downs, but we believe these can really help you navigate the good and the tough that can come from relationships. No marriage is perfect but every marriage is worth fighting for. We hope these tips help you fireproof your marriage!

Have you ever wondered about the calls Shane runs on and what he does? In this episode he's spilling the beans! In Part 1 of this series Shane talks all about the signs and symptoms of a heart attach, a stroke and diabetes as well as what will happen when you call 911. He also shares some statistics and helpful tips on how you can prevent them. Our goal though this “Medical Emergencies” series is to bring awareness to some of the most common medical emergencies so you can be more aware and proactive in the case they may arise to you or someone around you.

We had questions piling up from our Instagram Fam so we are answering them! Want to know where our dream vacation is or how we like to spend our free time? We even share how to escape a burning building. Listen along as we answer those questions and tons more!

On today's episode we talk all about how we've turned motivation into discipline and share some tips on how you can do the same!

... pun intended! In this episode Michelle asks Shane 17 random questions about his job at the fire department. We learn what his favorite call has been, what drug is used the most and what movie or TV show gets firefighting mostly wrong.

We strongly believe pouring into ones love language is the best and most practical way to love someone the way they desire to be loved. Each day we strive to ensure we are loving each other through their love language. On this episode we talk about the 5 different love languages, what they are and how to show love for each one. We talk through what ours are and the practical things we do to love each other the way we need to be loved.

There are a lot of common misconceptions around CrossFit and we want to clear the air on some of them. In this episode you will learn more about why we are so passionate about CrossFit and what draws us to the sport.

Life can throw us uncontrollable curveballs of stress when we least expect it, it's important that you minimize other stressors in your life to help soften the blow. On today's episode we talk all about the 7 things we do to eliminate stress in the areas that we can control. Tune in as we talk all about what Michelle talked Shane into getting and what they do after each meal.

Don't worry, we're the ones taking the quiz! Tune in as we ask each other 15 random questions and see how well we really know one another. You'll find out what Michelle never leaves the house without and who Shanes favorite superhero is.

For the first time publicly, Michelle shares her cancer story in full. You'll get to hear the series of events leading up to her diagnosis, details of what the cancer removal entailed and what life with one eye looks like (no pun intended). Being different in a world full of criticism isn't easy but we want to encourage you to tell your story and tell it loud!

Have you ever wondered what a day in the life of a firefighter / paramedic looks like? On today's episode Shane walks us through what goes on in the fire department and what he does to prepare for shift.

We've been spoiled with our garage gym, everything we needed at our fingertips! We started at our gym about 10 months ago and have had to get used to packing a bag when we workout there verses at home. In today's episode we share everything that comes to the gym with us!

We believe that strong, consistent and purposeful communication around scheduling your lives is key. In this episode we share why we are so passionate about scheduling as well as a few tips to get you started.

We are passionate about a healthy lifestyle and a key factor to that is sleep. We talk about the different stages of sleep, what can be preventing you from getting quality sleep and we share the 5 sleep habits we've adopted since getting our whoop bands. *Disclaimer we start our bedtime at 9pm not 8pm (LOL) not sure why we kept saying 8pm.

If you've been wondering how it all began, here ya go! We share all the juicy engagement details from how Shane asked my parents for my hand in marriage and picked a ring to how he planned the day and.. plot twist.. whether or not I said “Yes”!

We dive into the different stages of our fitness journey and how we each fell in love with CrossFit. Michelle talks about when she finally decided to really give CrossFit a try and Shane talks all about how we merged Michelle's love for running with his love for the sport of fitness. Shane also explains what CrossFit is and why we stick to it. Whatever fitness journey you're on or whatever type of fitness you enjoy we hope this episode motivates you to get out there and get after it day in and day out!

Michelle asks Shane a few common questions about the fire life.. What schooling and testing is like to get into the fire department, what his schedule is like and more. Michelle shares her favorite thing about being a fire wife and what it was like when Shane responded to his first fire.

We are sharing all about what lead us to becoming the Ladd's, when we knew each other was “the one” and a few tips we learned along the way that we believe will strengthen your relationship.

Get to know The Ladd's! We are so excited to start this podcast journey with you! You will learn all about who we are and what you can expect from The Ladd Life Podcast. We open up about our marriage, our health and fitness journey as well as the fire department life. We hope that we can share our story and encourage you though what life has handed us.