Family Bytes Podcast

Dr. Brenda Caldwell, is founder and president Doctor B's Empowerment Services, as well as an author, speaker, psychologist, author, athlete, and artist. As a purpose-driven person, Dr. Brenda Caldwell has lived what most would call a "successful" life. So she and Freddie Albaugh discuss her experiences in work and life, and how

Listen to hear more about:

* How meaningful life can be lost when we tie our identity to what we do.

* The difference between greatness and success.

* How achieving greatness actually means taking on service.

* The power of words and how they live.

* How stepping out into something new always takes risk.

Brenda Gilman, from HeartLife Soul Care, is back for a second week in a row, but this time discussing the topic of disappointment and expectations.

Listen in as Brenda & Freddie Albaugh chat about:

* How expectations are the precursor to disappointment.

* How to develop healthy expectations.

* How healthy people ask for what they want, what they need, and what they're expecting.

* The words you should never use.

* The grieving process of disappointments.

* How to recover from disappointment.

* How to grow from disappointment.

 

Books referenced:

The Wounded Healer, by Henry Nouwen (https://www.amazon.com/Wounded-Healer-Ministry-Contemporary-Society/dp/0385148038)

Brenda Gillman, a certified professional counselor with HeartLife Soul Care, tackles the heavy, yet important, topic of death with Pastor Freddie Albaugh.

You'll hear them discuss:

* the uncontrollability of death

* the difference in embracing and fixating on our mortality

* why death is important to pursue higher quality of life and enjoy deeper relationships

* the importance of grieving

* stages of grief

Freddie Albaugh chats with Kristin Funston, a busy, modern-day working mom about reframing time. Kristin is an author, Bible teacher, and women's and marriage ministry leader.

They discuss the "overwhelm" of life, FOMO (fear of missing out), how the seasons God puts us in restrain our time, and also one practical step -- The Brain Dump -- to helping focus the time we do have on what matters most.

On this week's episode, Freddie Albaugh interviews Anne Floyd, counselor at Hope Church, who shares the 7 key ingredients to life giving relationships. You'll hear details on each ingredient and why they're important.

* Be free to be ourselves

* Clarity and consistent communication

* Able to hear

* Clear where you begin and the other person begins

* Mutual respect

* Trust you can see

* Forgiveness

On Part II of "Reframing Finances," Ruth Abigail Smith chats about how her generation (millenials) suffers from the epidemic of comparison and is the "microwave generation." She discusses how that affects every aspect of their lives - especially finances.

Freddie and Ruth Abigail chat about everything from college debt, to spending, to the necessary work of adding purpose to your finances, because process without purpose usually ends in failure.

Click here to find out more about Financial Peace University. (http://hopechurchmemphis.com/fpu)

Part I of "Reframing Finances" features Gary & Lisa Zyriek, Hope Church members who help lead Financial Peace University at Hope Church in Memphis.

Gary & Lisa talk about not just saving money for the future, but also spending and budgeting for fun as well as how to communicate with financial partners and having a well-balanced view of value and costs for both adults and kids.

For more information on Financial Peace University, click HERE (https://www.hopepres.com/fpu).

Season 2 kicks off with Pastor Freddie Albaugh interviewing Jill Dyson (AngelStreet Memphis) and Jasmine Martin (Circles of Success Learning Academy) about how God used their unlikely friendship to redefine their purpose.

To celebrate the start of our second season, instead of one monthly post we are posting weekly over the next couple weeks. So every Friday, you'll see a new podcast show up over the next five weeks. This weekly series will coincide with the sermons over the next 5 weeks at Hope Church, Reframed: Gaining a Fresh Perspective.

Pastor Freddie Albaugh and his wife, Kristen, share a useful activity for you and your family this Christmas. The Christmas Purge can cultivate a spirit of contentment within your family. Listen to this short podcast to get the steps for a successful Christmas purge, as well as why it's important.

In today's episode, Pastor Freddie Albaugh gives Mark Gregston, author, speaker, national radio host, and the founder of Heartlight Ministries a call to chat about how to handle it when we don't like our kids' friends. Mark is immensely passionate about helping kids and parents through the turbulent teenage years and is a great resource for parents, as well.

In this episode you'll hear and learn about:

* the delusion most kids live under that they have a lot of friends

* loving despite disagreeing with choices

* information vs. wisdom that kids interpret

* motivation in certain relationships

* early years vs. teen years in how relationships develop

* using the coaching vs. training model

* when it's time to intervene in your child's relationship

* Questions to text your teen right now

 

Questions to Text Your Teen RIGHT NOW:

* What is is about me that has caused me to miss you?

* How have I not met your needs?

* What is is about me that keeps our relationship from going deeper?

* Am I boring you?