Alternatives Podcast

This is our FINAL episode of Season 2! Our guests are Chip Whitman and Katie Kirgiss. We're talking about how to navigate tough family dynamics in the midst of COVID-19. If you or a friend are struggling with this right now, we promise that you will leave this episode feeling empowered to address these problems!

Since Friendship Day is this week, we thought we'd record an episode about friendship and COVID-19! Our guest for today is Seth Redden! We discuss the good in friendship, difficulties of friendship, and importance of friendship, especially in the midst of a pandemic! Seth said it so wonderfully, "Friends double our joy and divide our grief."

Today on the podcast, we're having an honest conversation about anxiety! We are so excited because Craig Marshall is returning for another episode! Craig shares that with everyone going on, anxiety is a common response. We dive right into talking about what anxiety is, how to identify it in ourselves, and what to do with it!

We are SO looking forward to this week's episode because our guests are Beth and Josh Rose! They are sharing what their experience has been like parenting during a pandemic! They are some of the funnest parents we know and we can't wait for you to hear from them!

Our guests for this episode are Chris and Amy Brown, as well as Tim and Christina Mitchell! COVID-19 has put marriages in a unique situation and our guests are speaking into that. We have newlyweds AND a couple that's been married for 24 years, so there are multiple perspectives for you to hear from. If you are married or have friends that are married, this episode will inform you on how to encourage marriage in this season!

This episode of the podcast is near and dear to us! We know many that had to change their engagement and wedding plans because of COVID-19 and want to have an honest conversation about this. Our special guests for this week are Juliana Robinson and Ryan Lunde!! Juliana and Ryan are sharing how this season looks different than they thought it would. We also discuss the challenges of this time as well as how you can prepare for your future marriage while you plans are changing!

Today's special guest is Mark Childers! To be honest, we laughed through most of this episode. Mark is talking about non-negotiables in life in COVID-19. We learned so much from him and had a blast recording!

Welcome to Season 2 of the Alternatives Podcast! Our guest for this episode is Tammy's daughter, Julianne De Armas! She is a recent college graduate and is sharing what her experience has been like graduating the midst of a pandemic. If you are graduating college or high school and feel disappointed about the way your senior year is ending, please give this episode a listen!

Today's episode is different than what we usually do. Alternatives had a time of encouragement over Zoom for moms in our community and we wanted to share it with you all. There are lots of friends on this call, husbands and kids come in out, the audio could use a little help, but this conversation really gets to the heart of motherhood!

Our dear friend Leslie Salazar-Carrillo from is on sharing her tips for a first date! We talk about what to do with your first date nerves, what to talk about, and how to know if you should go on a second date. Leslie shares the importance of being yourself and using a first date to really get to know someone. We had so much fun recording this episode and know you will have just as much fun listening!