Famous at Home

Have you ever given thought to how your "household" is being defined? The direction it's heading? Or the connectedness you feel to one another? In this episode, we talk about the meaning of the word "household" and how it applies to your family.

We talk about:

Why it's important to be curious, not intimidated by uncomfortable emotions.
How to let go of "the chase" and refocus on nurturing your marriage and your kids.
How to embrace your family's uniqueness.
How to become a family of creators, not consumers.

Show Notes:
Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for Your
Time, Attention, and Identity by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley
https://amzn.to/3DCMoDw

25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience
https://amzn.to/3DfMmBC

Watch this episode on YouTube.
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Have you ever given thought to how your "household" is being defined? The direction it's heading? Or the connectedness you feel to one another? In this episode, we talk about the meaning of the word "household" and how it applies to your family.

We talk about:

Why it's important to be curious, not intimidated by uncomfortable emotions.
How to let go of "the chase" and refocus on nurturing your marriage and your kids.
How to embrace your family's uniqueness.
How to become a family of creators, not consumers.

Show Notes:
Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for Your
Time, Attention, and Identity by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz

The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley
https://amzn.to/3DCMoDw

25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience
https://amzn.to/3DfMmBC

Watch this episode on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/u5MpwZYmW8s

Alright, friends! We have some exciting new updates for you about the podcast and Famous at Home. If you're a regular family member of the podcast, you'll want to hear these new updates. Also, do you know those moments when life feels fragmented? When it just feels like everyone is going in their own direction? How do you recalibrate as a family? What is it that reconnects your family at the heart level? In this episode, Josh talks about recalibrating your family and also shares what he and Christi and his family are doing to recalibrate right now.

Josh talks about:

* What to do when your family feels disconnected
* Resources and activities that have brought the Straub family together
* How parenting and spiritual growth are not mutually exclusive, but deeply interconnected

Show Notes:

Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.famousathome.com

Stay up to date on MyKidsEQ: www.mykidseq.com

Coaching with Josh and Christi: https://www.famousathome.com/coaching

Order a copy of 25 Days of the Christmas Story: https://amzn.to/3DfMmBC

Order a copy of the Famous at Home book: https://amzn.to/3U0ubq9

Order a copy of Domestic Monastery by Ronald Rolheiser https://amzn.to/3f5XJnL

If you're a parent, you've likely felt overworked, overwhelmed, and unsuccessful. Maybe you feel that way now? Perhaps home even feels chaotic. What if there was a system that helped you take control over your roles and time at home? Where you could move from chaotic to confident, and ultimately, more present. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with Rebekah Scott, wife, mom of four, business owner, and podcaster about practical ways to move from chaos to confident as a parent.

They talk about:

* The 4 systems to living a life filled with joy and purpose
* How to navigate a relational presence in the home
* Ways to prioritize meals, find time for yourself, work, and still be present with your family

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k869kzrEmw0

Show Notes:

Leave the Famous at Home book a review: https://amzn.to/3h2Hpoh

Listen to the Encourager Podcast: https://encouragerpodcast.com/

Learn about the Encourager Academy: https://encouragerpodcast.com/products/encourager-academy

Shop Rebekah Scott Designs: https://shoprsd.com/

How do you get on the same page as your spouse when it comes to money? Is it possible to simplify your money life? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with Bob and Linda Lotich, founders of SeedTime, about their new book Simple Money, Rich Life and how to create a clear plan for achieving your financial goals.

They talk about:

* Ways to become more unified in your marriage around money
* The one-category budget: Get 80% of the results with 20% of the work
* How to use money as a tool to fulfill what God has called you to do
* How to make giving fun

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEAkiwvJA6c&t=2s

Show Notes:

Order a copy of Simple Money, Rich Life: https://amzn.to/3sRIphE

What is emotional safety? And how do you cultivate an emotionally safe marriage? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about elephants in marriage and how to be your true self in hard conversations with your spouse.

They talk about:

* Approaching conversations in love rather than fear
* Having an "us against the world" mindset
* How to talk to your spouse about feeling emotionally safe

Show Notes:

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2TYVNwpVI

Order a copy of the Famous at Home book: https://www.famousathome.com/book

Go back and listen to our "Sex Makes Everything Better" episode with Laura Dugger: https://apple.co/3gRybLl

Marriage Coaching with Josh and Christi: https://www.famousathome.com/coaching

In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about practical game changers that have helped level up their own marriage. They use a recent national survey on the biggest issues couples argue about to help you apply these game changers to how you communicate in marriage. Can you guess the #1 issue couples argue about more than any other topic? Listen in to find out.

Here are a couple key takeaways:

* Why communication is overrated and the game changer that really matters
* How to cut through your normal "dance"
* The key factor to high marital satisfaction
* Game changers that increase intimacy and connection

Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg7WuNxZPK8

PS. We want to know YOUR game changers. Comment on Instagram or Youtube for what's worked for you!

Show Notes:

Order a copy of the Famous at Home book! https://www.famousathome.com/book

Leave a review for the Famous at Home book: https://amzn.to/3h2Hpoh

Individual + Marriage Coaching Intensives with Josh and Christi: https://www.famousathome.com/coaching

How and why do American couples argue?: https://bit.ly/3FzlNtJ

What does it mean to be a "successful" parent? And what does it mean to raise "successful" kids? Though the world has one definition for this term, we talk to a mom (and grandma) this week who is on the other side of the trenches, having successfully raised her seven kids in every sense of the word.

Helen Smallbone is a co-founder of MUMlife Community and a podcast host with AccessMore, as well as a mom of Grammy Award-winning artists: Rebecca St. James and FOR KING + COUNTRY. In this episode, we talk with Helen about her new book Behind the Lights: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Mum and Her Family, and what her journey looked like behind the scenes of instilling faith in seven children.

We talk to her about:

* How to go deeper in conversations with your kids and find the "why" behind their actions
* Ways to prioritize self-care and solitude as a parent 
* Strategies Helen used to handle sibling rivalry in her home
* The weight of pointing our kids to Jesus
* The power of simply asking God for help

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B3Z69otsno

Show Notes

-- Order a copy of Behind the Lights: The Extraordinary Adventure of a Mum and Her Family:
https://amzn.to/3dkONd5

Learn more about the MUMlife Community:
www.mumlife.org

Since outbursts and sullenness are common in boys, it's easy to assume that's just how boys are and they will eventually grow out of it. But what if we understood the reasons behind their meltdowns or aloofness? What if there were tools that could help boys build an emotionally strong foundation?

In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with their dear friend, David Thomas, LMSW, author, and Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, TN, about his new book Raising Emotionally Strong Boys.

Here are some highlights:

- Practical ways to help your son be resourceful, aware, resilient, and empathetic
- How we can help our boys problem solve in the midst of their self-pity
- Strategies to help boys discover a middle ground between shame and blame
- How to narrate your own navigation strategies in real time with your kids

Shownotes:
Get a copy of Emotionally Strong Boys
https://amzn.to/3QxWWIT

Check out the Raising Boys and Girls Podcast: https://www.raisingboysandgirls.com/l...

Order What Do I Do with Anger?
https://amzn.to/3QvmZjJ

Get a copy of the Famous at Home book!
https://amzn.to/3Bwvved

The world puts a lot of goodies in front of us as parents, enticing activities, gadgets, and toys, to give our kids a so-called "advantage." But do the masses really know what our kids need to thrive? If so, why are we facing an epidemic of anxiety today in kids? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about what research shows really gives kids an "advantage" and how they're trying to implement it in their own home.

Here are some highlights:

- How to build pillars of resilience at home for your kids
- What it means to connect with your inner child and reclaim that child in your everyday life
- The effect screen time has, not only the way you show up for your kids, but the way they show up for you too
- How to incorporate emotional vocabulary in your home and why it matters
- Helpful ways to create a rule of life/liturgy in your home

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m33lWz4qCgc

Show Notes:

Get the FREE downloadable worksheet from the Famous at Home book: www.famousathome.com/book