Family by family. That is how communities are built and it's also how they crumble. We have become so used to building and managing communities at scale, trusting in big business to create jobs and government to mop up when things go wrong, that we can feel isolated and disempowered when we hear that our famous "battlers" are really doing it hard. That's why Family By Family has caught our attention. Its mission and vision is to see families thrive, not just survive, and it does it by finding, coaching and linking up families who then develop each others' networks and goals. It's not political, religious, government or judgemental, and that's why we're talking with family coaches, Leanne Evans and Emma Johnston, Karen Lewis Operations Manager and Kylie Spilsbury (member of a sharing family) to find out more.

We discuss

How families are experts
Why it is important not to be from government or a religious organisation
How families work with each other
What it means to be family
How to cope at Christmas
How to manage alcohol consumption in family settings

Also appearing in the Family Christmas episode

A dry Christmas in Rundle Mall

In the musical pilgrimage, we'll hear You Don't Have To Wait For Christmas Day

The SA Drink Of The Week is ...Di Giorgio Family Lucindale Cabernet Sauvignon

In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests us on families in Adelaide.

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