Matt & Carina believe every couple deserves a relationship that feels
like home: turned on, spiritually alive, deeply safe, and wildly
connected.
They help committed couples break free from exhausting patterns - the
same fights, the emotional distance, the feeling of being alone
together - and create partnerships where both people feel seen,
desired, and completely themselves.
Their work disrupts the talk therapy mode by working from the roots
up: nervous system healing to release protective patterns,
subconscious reprogramming to shift limiting beliefs, effective
relationship skills for real-time connection, and pure Source energy
to dissolve blocks held in the body. The result goes beyond temporary
fixes into lasting transformation.
Matt leads the AWAKE men's group—building emotional literacy,
presence, and accountability so men can connect deeply with their
purpose and the people they love. In addition to being an
award-winning filmmaker, he spent over a decade running funding
programs for Canadian entrepreneurs and business owners.
Carina, a classically trained cellist who's performed on stages
worldwide, channels her musical mastery into sound healing work, using
vibration to harmonize the energetic field and support deep nervous
system regulation.
Together they guide couples through their coaching programs
Relationship Alchemy and the Soulful Couple, and share their insights
as columnists for the magazines Parents Canada and STRONG Fitness.

Jessica Sanchez is a nonprofit founder, advocate, and program builder dedicated to expanding access to culturally responsive mental health care. As the Founder and CEO of Daughters of Both Suns, she leads innovative efforts to connect Black and Latina women to trauma-informed support through a high-touch care navigation model designed to remove barriers and close gaps in access. She also leads workshops, advocacy initiatives, and community impact work focused on mental health, equity, and systems change.Based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Jessica built her organization from the ground up while balancing life as a working mother of three and a full-time professional. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work to further deepen her impact in the mental health space.Her work is deeply rooted in lived experience and a drive to break cycles within underserved communities. Jessica is also the author of Breaking the Cycle: A Path to Ending America’s Legacy of Division and Democracy Unveiled, and the creator of a podcast exploring psychology, power, and human behavior. She is actively engaged in community partnerships and public conversations that center mental health access and long-term community healing.Through her work, Jessica is driven by one mission: to turn lived experience into meaningful, scalable impact that empowers others and builds stronger, more connected communities.

Laila Eshan is an author, speaker, and founder of I Want Freedom, a growing global movement and charity dedicated to ending forced and arranged marriages. At just 16 years old, she was forced into a marriage that took her from Germany to the United States—an experience that silenced her voice for years but ultimately ignited a powerful mission to reclaim it.

Becoming a single mother of four, Laila found her way to freedom from an unwanted and abusive marriage—transforming her pain into purpose and resilience into strength.

Today, Laila uses her story not just to inspire, but to drive real change. Through her memoir, I Want Freedom, she exposes the hidden reality millions of girls face worldwide and turns pain into purpose—advocating for education, protection, and financial independence for those at risk. Her voice has reached international platforms, and her message is clear: this is not culture, it is a human rights crisis.

With a background in real estate, Laila represents resilience, reinvention, and courage at every stage of life. Her work calls on individuals, leaders, and organizations to stand together, take action, and become part of a movement in which freedom is no longer a privilege but a right.

This isn’t just her story. It’s a call to action.

Social Media,

-Insta/FB @lailaforgirlsfreedom

- ⁠- YouTube

I Want Freedom

Handle - @IWantFreedom-33

-TikTok

Laila for Girls Freedom

LinkedIn - lailaforgirlsfreedom

Website - www.Iwantfreedom.ngo

The book can be ordered through the website or

Amazon.

Verlyn is an accomplished author, certified pre-marital/relationship coach, and podcaster, who weaves all these together to support all things love, marriage, and family. Her wisdom, knowledge, and understanding in the areas of feminine womanhood, sacred marriage, and intentional parenting have fueled books for adults and children along with the podcast geared towards candid, down-to-earth, eye-opening premarital coaching.

Verlyn, a native Washingtonian, is a wife, mother, and grandmother with decades of marriage experience under her belt. She continues to motivate and support audiences through her books, podcast, and community engagement. If you’re looking to be married and stay married, Verlyn is your go to for the support you need to advocate for your happiness.

Podcast host of: “Before You Do with Verlyn”

Home - Verlyn Tarlton

www.verlyntarlton.com

Expect great things and great things will happen!Verlyn Tarlton

My journey to working with couples and individuals are all around relationships which started when I first became a therapist. I quickly learned we didn’t get the right training for couples and marriages. It became my mission in my business to have my clients develop Relationship Intelligence so they create committed and lasting extraordinary relationships.I’m LoriAnne Reeves and I’ve been helping couples with couples as a Relationship Mentor, Strategist and Therapist. We have developed a framework for couples therapy that works for great relationships. I’m a Licensed Professional Therapist and trained as a Marriage & Family Therapist. I’ve been in the mental health space for over 30 years. My training includes working with the top relationship experts in the world. That training ranges from top relationship experts to systemic work to neuroscience to constellation training.I help couples and individuals rebuild connection, communication and emotional safety in their relationships so they can lead the lives they desire.

Laziena Hodge is a relational intelligence speaker and the creator of the Relationship Repair Language framework. Her work focuses on helping people understand what actually happens inside relationships when conflict, emotional triggers, and past experiences collide.

Through her work, Laziena helps individuals move beyond simply understanding their patterns and into learning how to repair, reconnect, and communicate in real time. She believes that most people were never taught the skills needed to navigate emotional conflict, which is why the same relational cycles often repeat.

Laziena is the host and co-host of several podcasts within the Laziena Podcast Network, where she explores emotional intelligence, healing, relationships, and personal responsibility in a way that is practical and deeply human.

Her mission is to help people build stronger relationships by developing the relational skills that allow connection, accountability, and repair to become possible.

https://laziena.com/free-resources

Featuring Byron & Margaret McKie (Beyond I DO Podcast) and Marquis & Taylor Williams (USTUCKWITME Podcast)

In this powerful and soul-stirring episode of The Black Garden, we explore the beauty, the burden, and the brilliance of Black Love through two dynamic married couples at different stages of covenant.

With 28 years of marriage, Byron and Margaret McKie of the Beyond I DO Podcast bring seasoned wisdom—lessons forged through time, trials, health crises, and the unimaginable pain of family loss. Their testimony is proof that love isn’t just spoken at the altar—it’s built in the storms.

Alongside them are Marquis and Taylor Williams of the USTUCKWITME Podcast, four years into marriage and boldly navigating the early foundations of partnership. From learning each other’s rhythms to confronting the infamous “50/50” debate and everyday pet peeves, they speak candidly about building unity in a generation that often quits too soon.

This episode dives deep into:

• The myth (and truth) behind 50/50 in marriage

• Pet peeves that test patience but strengthen growth

• Overcoming health battles together

• Navigating grief and family deaths as one flesh

• Choosing love daily—whether year 4 or year 28

Two marriages. Two timelines. One powerful message: Black Love is intentional, resilient, and worth fighting for.

This isn’t surface-level relationship talk. This is covenant conversation.
This is vulnerability.
This is legacy.

For those bold enough to step beyond the thorns and into the soil of growth…

🌑 Welcome to The Black Garden.

Carly Alyssa Thorne is a multidimensional creator and conscious leader with over three decades in the transformational arts and entertainment industries. A Director, Producer, Actress, Author, Speaker, and Life Coach, she brings a rare blend of creative vision and holistic mastery to every project she touches.

Bridging Eastern and Western philosophies, Carly integrates wellness, spirituality, and storytelling into a unified approach to transformation on and off the screen. She has owned and operated fitness and wellness centers, produced and directed films and live events, and guided countless clients as a certified Life Coach, Reiki Master, Integrated Energy Master, NLP and Hypnotherapy Practitioner, and Interfaith Ordained Minister.

Her career reflects a lifelong commitment to conscious evolution merging health, healing, and creative expression into a single flow of purpose. As both a film and life director, Carly empowers others to embody their truth, elevate their message, and share their light with the world.

IMDB meets Gnostic TV Carly’s work bridges conscious business, personal mastery, and cinematic storytelling to awaken the next era of transformational media.

Please Follow her at her website :Carly Alyssa Thorne |