Episodi

  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 29 – about the importance of small moments
    Jul 23 2026

    When you really think about it, would you sacrifice those largelife moments for the little every day moments? Our answer is an agreed upon, yes. Listen in and find out why.

    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram @thevictorycouch, Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or ⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.


    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season 4: Episode 2 – about milestones and simple moments, brilliant ideas, TV families, and what is beautifulhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/4dElJFUAsEjBOHM5CEfAtA?si=7b5eKU51Qryl2txO0cAPXw


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    13 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 28 – about staying organized
    Jul 16 2026

    “When you have crazy schedules, organization is key.” - RickRando


    Rick says it well, if we don't have things planned out. If it'snot organized, if we don't have a plan, it's going to be chaos.Listen in today as we discuss tips and tricks that keep our personal, business, and family lives afloat.


    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram @thevictorycouch,Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.


    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season 4: Episode 1 – about organization, making calls, and whether or not to befriend co-workers outside of the workplace

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JxKFeu8bKfJ68tBxNH5nU?si=aBZXTlJKQOSy3bausExjzQ


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    15 min
  • Summer Crazy Message
    Jul 9 2026

    We promise we have a few more VC - Upholstery episodes coming your way!


    Until then please send some "human fuel" our way as we deal with some summer crazy in the and around the Rando household. We really need a vacation soon.


    Human Fuel portals: Facebook messenger, Instagram, and victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com

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    1 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 27 – about toxic positivity
    Jul 2 2026

    Some call it Pollyanna syndrome, some call it seeing the worldthrough rose colored glasses....today we discuss the good and the bad of seeing the good in all things. Listen in and join us as we discuss a new term for us, “toxic positivity,” what we think of it, and how we handle being accused of it. Squish on in. We hope you gather something useful to apply to your life today.


    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram@thevictorycouch,Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.


    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season 3: Episode 17 – about toxic positivity, superheroes, and lessons learned from being an aunt & uncle

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1qVNloSPYsjwjnogtJczLz?si=_hEWLNFPTZGg8hdOG8vw7g

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    16 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 26 – about the habit of quitting
    Jun 25 2026

    Today we discuss an epidemic of sorts-- the habit of quitting.This is something we see kids and teens doing more rapidly with activities than ever. We can't help but notice when things get challenging, more and more kids (and adults) are just stopping and giving up-- when maybe it's time to learn perseverance. Squish on in. We hope you gather something useful to apply to your life today.


    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram @thevictorycouch,Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or ⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one. Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season 3: Episode 14 – about tree light timing, pregnant chipmunks, emotions, and feeling unnerved

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L9wcW78BZHHCX6J8uhjiD?si=9I2tdFQIQAKOTrry20VnPw


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    10 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 25 – about modeling emotions well for our kids
    Jun 18 2026

    This week's revisited topic is one we all likely need a reminderabout-- that is, how to model processing our emotions well, and teaching our kids to do the same. Anger, frustration, anxiety, sadness, confusion, happiness, etc. they all live in all of us and pop up in ways we don't always handle perfectly. This discussion is a timely one as we manage how to process emotions in summer scenarios, family vacays, tight quarters...and so on. Squish on in. We hope yougather something useful to apply to your life today.

    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram @thevictorycouch,Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.


    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season 3: Episode 14 – about tree light timing, pregnant chipmunks, emotions, and feeling unnerved

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1L9wcW78BZHHCX6J8uhjiD?si=9I2tdFQIQAKOTrry20VnPw


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    16 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 24 – about handling disappointment
    Jun 11 2026

    As we continue the journey to mend and renew on The VC-Upholstery, this week we are discussing what it means to handle disappointment well. How do we handle disappointment? And, perhaps more importantly in this conversation, how do we help our childrenhandle disappointment?

    Squish on in. We hope you gather somethinguseful to apply to your life today.

    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).


    Show notes:

    Continue the conversation over on Instagram @thevictorycouch,Facebook, victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠


    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop, guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.

    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season3: Episode 12 – about handling disappointment, traveling the world, and what 2023 taught us

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lDPKFFg29LVaIS8BfJ4co?si=zmw7aEjoQcmYKdgnumLeWQ


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    12 min
  • Upholstery (mini-season) - Episode 23 – about intentional kindness
    Jun 4 2026

    As we continue the journey to mend and renew on The VC-Upholstery, this week we are sharing about what it means to exhibit kindness intentionally. Who do we try to go out of our way to be nice to and how do we show kindness? Listen in and help us spread a little kindness intentionally today.

    Thank you for joining us in between seasons for this specialmini-season format of The Victory Couch, Upholstery. We hope these gentle reminders will encourage you to disconnect with what doesn't really matter and CONNECT with those who do (The Victory Couch is hosted by Rick and Julie Rando).

    Show notes:

    Connect with us on Instagram @thevictorycouch,Facebook,victorycouchpodcast@gmail.com, or ⁠⁠www.thevictorycouch.com⁠⁠

    Want a new Victory Couch sticker for your water bottle, laptop,guitar case, etc.? Send us a message and we'll mail you one.

    Listen to the original episode in FULL here:

    Season Three, Episode 10: about must dos before Christmas, olderperson habits, fictitious lives elsewhere and intentional kindness

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/1C9OxMvo0vPtoAhREcEEXs?si=LkAHNPbNQcGX1yuvGL8x5Q

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    7 min