Does life feel too complex, perhaps even chaotic, at times? As we continue our series, Words that Matter for Your Family, this week we talk about the word "simplicity," and why it's important to take inventory over what is exhausting you.In this episode we talk about:•Identifying the areas of your life that feel more complicated than they need to be. •The correlation between added layers of complexity and added layers of anxiety•Even paying attention to how the things in your physical space are making you feel emotionally heavy•Ways your schedule might be overloaded•Practical ways to simplify your lifestyle as a family in a way that brings lifeWatch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@FamousatHomepodcastShow Notes:Order a copy of 25 Days of the Christmas Story:https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/25-days-of-the-christmas-story-P005829480For more insight on cultivating "simplicity" in your home, purchase a copy of the Famous at Home book here:https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz  Discover more Christian podcasts at  lifeaudio.com     and inquire about advertising opportunities at     lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

Simplicity: Family Life Doesn't Have to be so Complicated

We all want to put our families center stage. Yet, in a world competing for our time, attention, and identity, our families often get our leftovers instead of our best. Welcome to the Famous at Home podcast, with marriage and leadership coaches, Dr. Josh and Christi Straub. With a realistic, grace-filled look at the struggles families face, the Famous at Home podcast is like having a cup of coffee with authentic friends who just “get you.” yet with the practical and life-changing coaching strategies Josh and Christi use to help spouses, parents, and leaders stay emotionally engaged and connected to their biggest fans. With topics designed to help you become a rockstar in your own home, set healthy rhythms between work and home, and build a rock-solid marriage, the Famous at Home podcast will encourage and inspire you.Because the greatest red carpet you’ll ever walk, is through your front door.

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Welcome to our first Summer Series! This is episode 1 of a 5 part series called, On Becoming Great Parents. We hope you download the pdf files that go along with these episodes (found in show notes below) and use them in your small groups, with your spouse, or as a companion guide to the content. In this episode, we address how we can enter into our child's world and build their emotional resilience. We outline 4 pillars that help us lay a foundation for our kids to manage their emotions, connect with Jesus, and feel seen.Here are timestamps for each of the topics. (00:52) Introduction to the Summer Series(1:41) Recap of upcoming FAH happenings (3:31) The state of mental health in kids (8:55) What are the pillars for kids to build emotional resilience? (10:43) Pillar #1: Emotional Safety(18:10) Pillar #2: Learning What the Bible Says(20:29) Pillar #3: Focus on Who You're Becoming(25:45) Pillar #4: Find What Helps Your Kids Feel SeenShow Notes: Click here to download the free discussion guide pdf for the Summer Series. https://www.famousathome.com/summerseriessignupLadies, register now for Tender & Fierce! Special pricing ends June 28.http://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierceMen, join the interest list for our exciting, upcoming men's discipleship journey! Click here. https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestformGet a copy of the Famous at Home book. Click here.https://amzn.to/3yHJheSWatch this episode on Youtube by clicking here. https://youtu.be/-JlA3HlWWhs

4 Pillars of Emotional Health in Kids [Summer Series: On Becoming Great Parents 1 of 5]

What if we stop focusing on problems and cultivated the solution? That’s the question driving a major shift happening with Famous at Home. Josh + Christi are together this week for a behind-the-scenes look at the last few months—the prayer, the wrestle, and the surrender.  In this episode, Josh + Christi talk about the “why” behind the shift, the new offerings coming out as a result, the summer podcast series’, and a new rebrand unveiling this fall!Here’s a timestamp for each of the various topics:  (3:45) The philosophical shift and blueprint of Famous at Home from solving problems by being the solution.(7:20) How the first launch of Tender & Fierce is going and what’s coming up for it this summer.  (11:55) The shift of Famous at Home and how Tender & Fierce is the tip of the spear leading the way both online and in-person.(16:04) The background story of how we surrendered Famous at Home and the upcoming rebrand and mission.  (23:57) Josh shares where his heart is and what he’s been working on behind the scenes for husbands and fathers.  (29:07) What we learned through years of coaching and how we’re shifting to a new way of serving families for greater impact and momentum.(36:36) Josh revisits what he’s working on for men and why transformation happens not through content but through relationship.(39:30) What’s coming up this summer for the Famous at Home podcast. Three mini-series’ with downloadable PDF’s for your small groups, family, or personal development:  The series’ will be on the following topics: Series 1: On Becoming Great Parents Series 2: Cultivating an Emotional Healthy MarriageSeries 3: Cultivating a Spiritual Growth Environment for Your Home (43:43) What the NEW Famous at Home podcast will look like beginning this fall! (45:53) A brief but thrilling MyKidsEQ update.(48:11) Why there might be a new outro to the podcast and how that outro fits the new shift.  Show Notes: Sign up for next Tender & Fierce by clicking here:https://www.famousathome.com/offers/w9RKKZybInterested in the men's discipleship community with Josh? Click here: https://www.famousathome.com/mensinterestform

Being the Solution + BIG Famous at Home Updates

What would happen if we could walk into any room bringing our identity, rather than getting our identity from it?   Following up our episode on giving kids joy permission comes an episode on how to experience joy as a byproduct of walking daily with Jesus in our true identity. When we’re not walking in our true identity, we’ll get it from one of three places:what we havewhat we door how we think other people see us.   In this episode, Steve Petermeyer, a coach with Identity Exchange, joins us to talk about how we can know our true identity, identify when we’re believing a lie about who we are, and how to invite Jesus into telling us the truth.  Steve also walks through questions we can ask in our faith communities to get us beyond small talk, go below the surface, and live out our unique identity. For example, what are you doing that God never asked you to do? Are there any lies that you’re believing? What is one fear you currently have?If, as Steve says, “More is caught than taught,” when it comes to raising our children, imagine the implications of living out of our true identity as fathers and mothers.  In this episode, Steve discusses:Why all external conflict is the result of internal conflictThe two worldviews that influence our identity and how we relate to the world around usThe two ways we act when we’re walking in our false selfFour ways to walk with God more intimately, discover your identity, and live in your true selfWhat it looks like to “remember” our identity as we walk with and pray to Him each dayHow to recognize an emotion, confess it to God, and ask Him what the truth about that emotion really isHow we can disciple our children on how to hear from GodShow Notes:  Check out Living Fearless by Jamie Winship. Click here.https://amzn.to/3UhGyjC Listen to Jamie Winship talk about abundance versus scarcity worldviews.Click here.https://youtu.be/2s3KWZFCH0A?si=YNR6bAF7ZW8xsZq_ To learn more about Identity Exchange, click here. https://www.identityexchange.com/coaching

Walking in Your Identity with Steve Petermeyer

There are so many parenting debates happening right now in the culture at large. Screentime. Discipline. Anxiety.  But what if we’re focused on the wrong things?  Instead of trying to fix and manage the problems, what if we cultivated the solution?  What if the environment we cultivate is the very thing our children need?  In this episode, Josh talks about their current parenting journey, the two competing worldviews that influence how kids experience joy, and how we can give our kids joy permission.  Here are some highlights:  How two competing worldviews influence the amount of joy in our homeWhy we need joy permissionWhy resourcefulness is a cheat code for helping kids live joyful livesThe one way to step into joy this week as a family, no matter how difficult the season you find yourself in right nowShow Notes:  Focus on the Family Broadcast: Click here to listen to Encouraging Your Kids to Discuss Their Feelingshttps://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/encouraging-your-kids-to-discuss-their-feelings/ Listen to Jamie Winship talk about abundance versus scarcity worldviews.Click here.https://youtu.be/2s3KWZFCH0A?si=YNR6bAF7ZW8xsZq_ The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt.Click here.https://amzn.to/3vWdgie 

Giving Kids Joy Permission

One of our closest friends, Luke Smallbone, who is also one-half of the four-time Grammy award-winning duo For King & Country, joins Josh in the cabin to share stories from his own childhood, which are depicted in a brand new movie hitting theaters everywhere, called Unsung Hero.Unsung Hero is a true story about his family's adventure of coming to the States from Austrailia, and the ups and downs they experience along the way. In this epsiode, Luke shares how some of these heartfelt moments of prayer, faith, and miracles shaped who his family is today. Luke and Josh share plenty of laughs as Luke takes us behind-the-scenes of the making of the film, and how lessons from his own upbringing have influenced who he is today as a father. In this episode, Luke shares:A behind-the-scenes look at how the song Unsung Hero came about, and how it was then turned into a film.What it was like producing a movie about his own childhood.His most heartfelt, memorable moments as a boy from scenes in the film.Practical lessons he implements as a father today about faith, prayer, and miracles from his own childhood.Show Notes:Watch the trailer for Unsung Hero.https://unsunghero.movie/Get tickets to the theater to see Unsung Hero, which hits theaters April 26!https://unsunghero.movie/

Simplicity: Family Life Doesn't Have to be so Complicated

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