She overshares, he fact-checks. She brings the drama, he brings the deadpan. After over a decade of marriage, Amanda and Tim Nelson have figured out what it really takes to make love last... humor, hard conversations, and calling each other out (lovingly).
In The Full Nelson, they get real about the messy, funny, and unfiltered sides of marriage, parenting, and building a life together, no fake perfection, just the stuff that actually works.
No More Surrogacy, We Bought a House Next to Our Best Friends, & Our No Realtor Experiment.
This week is a full life catch up and things did not go according to plan. We share the emotional decision to step away from surrogacy for baby number two and what led us to completely change course. We also reveal that we are moving after finally finding a house, which just happens to be two doors down from our friends. Yes, we are basically creating our own little compound. We recap our recent mountain getaway, talk through the chaos of buying a home without using a real estate agent, and...
11 Jan 2026
New year accountability and couple friends
New year, no excuses. In this episode, we talk real accountability and what we are actually committing to this year. From a no BS diet, exercise, and fitness challenge between us to how we think about relationships, friendships, and who we allow access to our marriage, our family, and our home. We get into why not everyone deserves a seat at your table, how couple friends can either strengthen your relationship or quietly drain it, and why being intentional about your circle matters more tha...
23 Dec 2025
The Christmas One!
This episode starts light and festive and ends somewhere we didn’t expect. We talk Christmas traditions, the ongoing debate about opening gifts early, our favorite and least favorite Christmas songs, and how we think about personal goal setting as the new year approaches. Then we get into couple goals, whether you should sit down and formally plan your future together or let things unfold organically. And finally, Tim drops a surprise: he’s into manifestation?! Which leads to an hone...
7 Dec 2025
Coffee, Legacy & The Circle of Life: Building a Future (One Espresso at a Time)
This week on Full Nelson, we talk about the new espresso machine we bought and trace back through the quietly insane amount of money we've spent on coffee appliances over the years. It starts with a $30 frother and ends with a full-blown barista setup, but the point is bigger than coffee. We break down how small lifestyle upgrades add up and how the same principle applies to building a legacy. We get into the long-term vision for our family, what we want our life to look like ten or twenty ye...
27 Nov 2025
Tis the season and insane conversations about controversial articles.
This week on full nelson, we spiral (lovingly) through the chaos of the holidays, starting with the controversial take that parents are the actual magic makers and everyone else can sit down and enjoy the ride. we get into why thanksgiving is not the place for politics (grow up, pass the mashed potatoes), and the absolutely unhinged trend of “asking your infant for consent before changing their diaper.” spoiler: we have thoughts. we also unpack our christmas tree saga — real vs. fake, whic...
16 Nov 2025
13 year anniversary and all things STEAK!
This week's episode is a study in presence, craft, and commitment. We open with a conversation about the millennial struggle to simply be here. Why our generation is constantly chasing the next accomplishment, the next reinvention, the next season - and what it actually costs us when we're never fully grounded in the moment we're living. From there, we move into one of our most requested topics: steak as a craft. Not trends. Not gimmicks. Just the fundamentals - the cuts that matter, the meth...
21 Oct 2025
Life Online (and What Happens When It Breaks)
This week’s episode is a ride. We’re recapping our F1 weekend, from the best party of the year with Uber One (yes, a live rodeo and Zac Brown Band) to getting completely locked inside our house during a Ring outage. We dive into how dependent we’ve become on tech, our very different takes on living off the grid (Amanda’s ready, Tim’s… not), and whether traveling with kids is actually worth it or just a very expensive chore. We’re also sharing why we’re taking next week off, spoiler: it involv...
13 Oct 2025
Episode 11 but celebrating episode 10
We’ll call this our “oops, we skipped a week” episode. In true Full Nelson fashion, we’re catching up, reflecting on what we’ve learned so far, and getting brutally honest about what we could do better, both on the mic and in real life. We answer your questions in a raw Q&A that covers everything from how to tell your partner your needs aren’t being met without sounding like an attack, to what happens when one person’s evolving faster than the other in a marriage. Plus, a peek into our ...
7 Oct 2025
Evolving Together (Without Losing Yourself): love, logic, and learning to be human in an AI world
This week we go deep on what actually makes a marriage work. We’re talking about the real stuff — how to move through every stage together: newlyweds, babies, legacy, and learning how to unlearn everything you thought you knew about love. We get into asking for what you need when your needs change, and why keeping score will quietly wreck your relationship. Then we jump into AI. Meta’s new “Vibes” app, Sora, and how tech is about to flip entire industries upside down. Spoiler: everyone’s rep...
28 Sept 2025
Surrogacy, Invest America, Women in the Home, and Why the Big Light is Ruining Amanda’s Life
In this episode of Full Nelson, we cover a little bit of everything: our upcoming surrogacy journey, what Invest America’s new policy rollout could mean, and why Tim’s obsession with turning on the “big light” is driving Amanda insane. We also get candid about people spouting opinions online without doing their homework, the evolving role of women in the home, and how Amanda’s algorithm is nudging her away from the girl boss era and closer to homemaker vibes. Equal parts funny, honest, and th...
21 Sept 2025
Firing Our Realtor, Fighting On-Air, and Facing the Weight of the World
This week on Full Nelson we catch you up on why we didn’t film last week and everything that’s been going on behind the scenes—from almost moving houses to officially representing ourselves and cutting ties with our realtor. We get into the weight of the world lately, including our raw take on the Charlie Kirk assassination, and what it means to show up for your community instead of pulling away when things feel heavy. We also launch two brand new segments—starting with our on-air fight (yes...
7 Sept 2025
Co Sleeping, regulating emotions while in a relationship and the truth about swim diapers.
This week, Amanda and Tim cover it all — from the bedroom to the football field. We’re talking about the messy middle ground of co-sleeping (do we love it or hate it? …both), the dirty truth about swim diapers (spoiler: they don’t actually absorb anything), and how to regulate your emotions when life feels heavy and you’re still trying to be good partners to each other. Plus: Bills vs. Ravens Sunday Night Football predictions, whether we’re actually insane enough to take a baby to Singapore, ...
19 Aug 2025
The Secret’s Out + Men and Emotions
We’ve been sitting on a HUGE secret, and for the first time ever—we’re finally sharing it with you. This episode goes deep: Should men be emotional, or is it still seen as a turn-off? How do men and women really handle emotions differently, and what does that mean for relationships today? Plus, we’re breaking down how to choose a partner who actually supports you, instead of one who drags you down. If you’ve ever wondered what really makes a relationship work (and what doesn’t), this one’s f...
11 Aug 2025
How Fitness & Losing Over 70 Pounds Changed Our Lives, Plus Self-Driving Taxis, Texas Roadhouse Caesar Salads, and Sheetz Merch Chaos
This week on Full Nelson, we’re serving up hot takes you didn’t know you needed. Like… why Texas Roadhouse might secretly have the best Caesar salad from a chain restaurant in America (yes, we’re ready to die on that hill). Why a DM from Sheetz—the holy grail of Central Pennsylvania gas stations…just changed Amanda’s life yet again. And why we’d rather trust a Waymo autonomous car than 90% of the humans on the road. Then it gets personal: Amanda opens up about going from over 200 pounds to a...
3 Aug 2025
Showing our son's face on social media, Trip to Italy, Things people are too casual about, Did we come from generational wealth?
In this episode of Full Nelson, we’re recapping our recent trip to Italy—yes, with a one-year-old in tow—and sharing what it’s really like travelling internationally as new parents. We get into everything from flight logistics to nap time at Lake Como to how Amanda always needs another trip on the books (because obviously). We also open up about a topic that’s been on our minds: why we originally chose not to show our son’s face on social media, and why we’ve shifted that perspective. It’s a...
25 Jul 2025
Airbnb vs. Hotel & Marriage Finances
Airbnb vs Hotels, couple finances, and buying a house in Austin, Texas. In this episode, we’re diving into the Airbnb vs Hotel debate, what we love, what we avoid, and when each makes sense for travel. Then we answer listener questions about managing money in marriage, splitting finances as a couple, and how we approach budgeting. We also share a major life update: We put in an offer on a house in Austin, Texas. From house hunting tips to first-time homebuyer struggles, we’re giving you the u...
16 Jul 2025
Full Send, Full Nelson
In this first episode, we’re talking about why we started a podcast because honestly, we didn’t have some 10-step plan. We’re just figuring it out as we go. One of us wanted a space to process things out loud, the other one just likes making stuff. So here we are. We get into how we met (yes, high school but didn’t date then), how we reconnected, did the long-distance thing, and slowly turned into a real relationship. We also talk about what’s kept us together this long, especially af...
1 Jul 2025
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