In the season one finale, Carla sits down with her husband, Porter, to talk about taking a leap of faith on love, building a marriage between two fiercely independent people, and why gratitude and a steady habit of curiosity keep them growing together.

Episode Navigation:

00:00 — Carla welcomes her husband, Porter, to close out season one, bookending the solo episode that opened it

01:24 — Porter on why he said yes, and why love is worth the risk

02:45 — Meeting in the vending industry and building a life together in Chicago

05:06 — Two fiercely independent people: not taking his last name, becoming "Carter," and the turtle tattoo

07:09 — Marrying before they had spent more than a week together, then seven straight weeks together in the pandemic

10:08 — Five-one and six-three: learning to see from each other’s view, and saying yes to new adventures

13:37 — Gratitude as the starting point, and Carla’s honest struggle with the first two hours of the morning

17:15 — A quiet morning early in Covid, and the big gestures, like Carla’s first fish in the Bahamas

24:03 — The question game, and why Porter is a turtle and Carla is a hummingbird

26:34 — A coin with a message, finding faith and community, and the courage to share your story

About Our Guest:

Porter is Carla’s husband and the chief operating officer of Canteen North America, part of Compass Group, where he has spent nearly three decades in the food and vending industry, the same industry where he and Carla first met. A Belmont Abbey graduate and father of two, Addie and Thomas, he has been Carla’s steadiest partner through more than a decade of rewiring, her number one fan, and the reason the show exists.

Tool to Use:

Keep asking questions: play a simple question game with the people you love, like "what was your first concert?", because people keep changing and so do their answers, and start each day with one small act of gratitude.

Connect and Resources:

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rewiring-with-carla-v/id6795619317

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033XqpisjbnHw94qqE1d0B?si=5f039c284d604fa0

Website: https://5683justbe.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carla-variglotti-201b1736b/