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The Virtual Couch

Taking the Scenic Route to Connection: Steph and Craig Salazar on How to Heal Individually Together

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

What happens when two first responders fall in love, face career, life, and faith crises, and embark on a radical journey of healing? How do couples navigate from survival mode to genuine connection after years of chaos and trauma?Tony welcomes Steph and Craig Salazar, the authentic couple behind the popular podcast "The Steph and Craig Show." What begins as a reunion of newfound friends quickly transforms into a profound exploration of relationship transformation, personal growth, and the messy beauty of healing together.Steph and Craig share their remarkable journey from meeting as a police officer and dispatcher to becoming relationship content creators who are changing lives through radical vulnerability. They don't hold back as they discuss the chaos of their early relationship—blending families, career crises, mental health struggles, and the imbalanced dynamics that nearly tore them apart.Listen as they reveal the pivotal moments that shifted their path: Craig's life-changing men's retreat that Steph secretly feared might end their relationship, Steph's breaking point in her dispatch career and her courageous pivot to follow her dreams, and how they both found healing through therapy, spiritual practices, and even psychedelic-assisted healing experiences.This conversation isn't about relationship experts who have it all figured out. It's about two people who've "taken the scenic route" through life's challenges, hitting every obstacle along the way, and discovering that true connection happens when we heal individually first.Whether you're facing relationship challenges, navigating career transitions, or doing your own healing work, this episode offers profound insights wrapped in genuine, heartfelt conversation. Steph and Craig's mission to create a mirror where others might see themselves and feel less alone in their struggles shines through every moment of this unforgettable discussion.Join Tony, Steph, and Craig for a conversation that proves we're all healing together—one vulnerable step at a time. The Steph and Craig Show is available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-steph-craig-show/id1742462702 or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as on YouTube. You can find the episode that Tony references on their show at https://youtu.be/n_LiTO_nt5w?si=GAmnZF3rFdh7QPFH (https://youtu.be/n_LiTO_nt5w?si=GAmnZF3rFdh7QPFH) 00:00 Introduction and Welcome01:07 Special Guests: Steph and Craig01:49 The Transformative Podcast Episode02:22 Authenticity and Vulnerability03:35 The Journey of Steph and Craig04:03 Career Transitions and Challenges04:39 The Scenic Route to Healing

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the virtual couch.

0:04.0

Please take a seat for pillars, emotional maturity,

0:08.0

and your self-worth run so deep.

0:11.0

You are not broken, you're a human,

0:15.0

so check that out.

0:17.0

You don't know what you don't know.

0:20.0

Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of The Virtual Couch.

0:23.0

I am your host, Tony Overbay.

0:24.1

I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist.

0:26.3

And I would love it if you would go check out my new website.

0:29.0

Tonyoverbay.com.

0:30.5

There you can sign up for the newsletter.

0:32.3

Send me a question or a comment or a story idea.

0:35.1

Or if you have relationship questions, especially I'm looking for

0:38.8

those of people who are navigating maybe a bit of a faith deconstruction. I've got a lot of content

0:43.2

that is coming about that. And I would love it. If you will follow me on Instagram at virtual

0:47.5

dot couch or on TikTok at virtual couch or on Facebook, Tony Overbate Licensed Marriage and Family

0:52.8

Therapist or my YouTube channel.

0:55.2

Let's get to today's episode. I am, I know I say this all the time. I wouldn't interview

0:59.3

somebody that if I really didn't think it would be very good, but today's episode, I think,

1:03.2

is really special to me. And I've been looking forward to this conversation for quite a while.

1:07.2

I am thrilled to welcome Steph and Craig to the show. And if their names sound familiar at all, that's because I was a guest on their podcast, not too long ago.

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