Family Bytes Podcast

In this month's episode of Family Bytes, Freddie Albaugh chats with Rebekah Lyons. Rebekah is a national speaker and bestselling author of Rhythms of Renewal, You Are Free, & Freefall to Fly. As an old soul with a contemporary, and honest voice, Rebekah reveals her own battles to overcome anxiety and depression—and invites others to discover and boldly pursue their God-given purpose.

Alongside her husband, Gabe, Rebekah finds joy in raising four children, two of whom have Down syndrome. Her work has been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN, the Huffington Post, - and many other renown media outlets and platforms.

Did you miss the first Hope for Parents Summit? No worries! This month's podcast is the question and answer portion from the Summit with authors and speakers David Thomas and Sissy Goff along with pastor Jonathan Pitts.

Who are we as parents? What do my kids need throughout their development?

If you have these questions; listen now to "The Parenting Perspective" podcast with David Thomas & Sissy Goff.

If you like what you heard....stay tuned because these two kid-savvy gurus will be here on Nov 2nd for Hope's first EVER Raising Boys & Girls Parenting Summit!

Anna LeBaron, daughter of the infamous polygamist and convicted murderer, Ervil LeBaron, is today's special guest.

Listen to her captivating story and as Freddie and Anna chat about what it was like growing up as a child in a polygamist community - from extreme poverty, neglect and children raising one another, child slave-labor, and the chaos of always running from the law.

Anna not only shares her own story, but the effects of the parental relationships and lack of relationship with her father and mother in her adult life and in her spiritual life, and how she's experienced FREEDOM in who her parents are and how she grew up.

You'll hear them discuss the following:

* when performance-based value is your reality.

* how trauma, abuse, neglect in childhood shapes every part of us.

* how abuse comes in many different forms and the effect of abuse is the same, no matter how "big or small" the abuse scenario is.

* PTSD and how sharing with community combated the symptoms of PTSD.

* What a holistic approach to healing & self-care looks like.

Freddie chats with authors and speakers, Connie Albers, Blythe Daniel, and Kristin Funston on all things mom and motherhood. Hear them discuss:

* What healthy motherhood looks like.

* The question to ask your children to help them take responsibility for their behavior.

* How to have dynamic relationships with teens.

* How to pursue an honor-worthy relationship with your children.

* Patterns that develop within families and the generational impact that has on us and our families.

* The difference in each season of motherhood and how to cultivate those particular seasons - from young children, to tweens/teens, and adult children.

We are so excited to have Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith on our podcast this month. She is an author, national speaker, and doctor of internal medicine from the Birmingham area. Her latest book is Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity offers ground-breaking insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness and live your best life.

In this episode, you'll hear Freddie Albaugh and her discuss the strain of achievement, people-pleasing, how enjoyment and joy aren't necessarily the same thing, as well as how applying rest in the seven different areas affects relationships in family.

Dr. Dalton-Smith defines sacred rest as the rest required that is used to restore the energy we regularly put out, and she has defined how there are actually seven different types of rest and that napping or getting 7-8 hours of sleep isn't enough to be truly rested.