Famous at Home

We cannot pretend that life is going to get back to normal. It's not. And we believe that's a good thing, especially for families. In this episode, we talk about what we believe God is up to in this moment of history. There is an apocalypse, or a revealing, taking place in our society. How do you discern  what that means for your family? That's what this episode is all about.



We discuss a number of topics relevant to your family right now:



* How to listen to God in this hour and what He has for your family.* Our decision to lay everything on the table and decide what needs to go and what needs to stay.* Why we decided to homeschool this year and what that looks like.* How to grieve and say goodbye well to an old season so we can properly say hello to a new one.* What it means to "unschool" ourselves in regard to being famous at home.



Show Notes:



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Carlos Whittaker tells stories in books, on stage, and on Instagram. In this episode, he tells stories about race, trauma, and talks about his new book Enter Wild. Carlos' voice in these trying times is one we all need to listen to.



In this episode, Carlos covers some amazing ground on how we as families can specifically hear from God. If you're in a difficult season as a family and questioning God's presence, Carlos will challenge you. Instead of asking "What if God doesn't show up?" Carlos challenges us to ask, "What if He does?"



Here are some highlights:



* Carlos talks about why we're afraid to ask God for specific requests. * How we can teach our kids to pray to God for specific prayers. * What the Lord is really committed to as it relates to you and your family. * What it costs to step out of a mild and mundane faith* What the real goal of being a parent is and how to achieve it.



Show Notes & Sponsors



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Do yourself a favor and follow Carlos Whittaker on Instagram. Click here.



Click here to get Enter Wild: Exchange a Mild and Mundane Faith for Life with an Uncontainable God.



Register now for The Patient Parent: How to Stop Yelling, Quit Overreacting, and See Your Child for Who They Really Are. Click here to register.

The upcoming school year is fast upon us and unlike any we've encountered. As parents, it can feel unsettling with all of the unknowns. You might be working from home. You may be going into work. Either way, keeping the kids at home this school year or having them learn online adds further burden. Not only is fear of the unknown an issue, so is our depleting frustration tolerance.



In this episode, we reveal the decision we made about this school year and invite you on the journey to use the podcast as an ongoing discussion as we all journey through these uncharted waters as families this fall. No matter the decision you make for your family, we can all lead well for our kids and inside of our homes.



Show Notes: 



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Register now for our FREE webinar, How Not to Lose Your Ever-Loving Mind on Your Kids coming up the week of July 27th. Click here to register.







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Fr. Aaron Smallwood joins us for a conversation on racial injustice and what it means for today's family and the family of God. If you're learning about the root of the racial tension in America and trying to figure out how to talk to your kids about racial justice, this is a good starting conversation.



In this episode, we talk about our personal covenant relationship, our own family histories as it relates to race, and how we're living out covenant relationship in our own families today.



Show Notes:



Sign up today for The Leader's Heart Cohort and receive 20% off registration.



Register now for our FREE webinar, How Not to Lose Your Ever-Loving Mind on Your Kids coming up the week of July 27th. Click here to register.



Books on Racial Reconciliation and Injustice:



Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation by Natasha Morrison



Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing by Joy Degruy



Race, Religion, & Racism by Frederick K. C. Price



The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander



Movies to Watch:



The HelpImitation of LifeJust MercySelma

Father Aaron Smallwood, Spiritual Director of Famous at Home, joins the podcast this week to talk about spiritual direction. We talk openly and transparently about our own journey of spiritual direction, what spiritual direction is, why it's important in the day-to-day of your family, and how you can find spiritual direction.



Show Notes:



To sign up for the free webinar, How to Not Lose Your Ever-Loving Mind on Your Kids, click here!







To register for The Leader's Heart Cohort and save 20%, click here!

When we lead, we influence culture. Whether culture is at home with your kids or it's at work, how you show up has a ripple effect on the environment. Bill Lokey joins Josh for the final episode in a 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. This week we talk about the heart of your culture: at home and work.



In this fourth and final episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: 



* The game of spiritual mathematics in relationships* Why healthy culture starts with understanding* How we can enter into the stories of those we lead and love* The multiplying power of making our world smaller* Ways to cultivate healthy culture both at home and work



Show Notes: 



Get 20% OFF before July 17! Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 3 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something deep for each one of us: how trauma influences our heart, soul, and how we lead.



In this third episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: 



* Why we tend to feel like imposters* The definition of trauma and how it shows up in how we act toward others* The subtle traumas we may have never labeled as such* How trauma influences our relationships* Why we tend to medicate our trauma and what we use to medicate* The power of feelings in healing the pain from our past* Why it's so difficult for us to face shame and trauma as an adult* Practical ways to face our trauma and show up for those we lead



Show Notes: 



Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 2 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something we all tend to struggle with: meaningful connection and spending time with those we love. 



In this second episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: 



* The barriers to meaningful connection and how we can overcome them* Shame as a bad motivator for change* How to silence shame so we can connect deeply with others* How self-medicators keep us from intimacy* What it feels like to spend time with someone who really likes you* How to show up for someone you really like spending time with* Spiritual disciplines for meaningful connection with God



Show Notes: 



Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

No matter your stage, you lead people. As a parent, you lead your kids. As a spouse, you lead your husband or wife. At work, you lead your employees, congregants, soldiers, clients, and teams. How would those you lead describe your ability to connect to their realities? And how much do we really pay attention to those realities versus focusing solely on our own?



Make no mistake, the quality of how well you lead rises or falls on your inner world. And the people you lead feel it. That's why we begin season 8 of our podcast with a 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. Sitting in as co-host while Christi is on maternity leave is world-renowned therapist Bill Lokey.



In this series, we'll be covering The Heart of Your Leadership, The Heart of Connection, The Heart of Trauma, and The Heart of Your Culture.



In this first episode, Josh and Bill talk about:



* What makes a person a leader* What happens when your stage is ripped out from under you* How to transition well as a leader when bad things happen* What it means to grieve and why it's critical for how we lead* Why we have a tendency to focus more on reputation than character* What happens when we feel like we're not enough or don't have what it takes to lead



Show Notes:



Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader's Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here.

Social distancing threw us a few curve balls. With that season seemingly coming to a close for many across the world, the question we have to ask as families is: What did we learn?



Not only is social distancing coming to an end, but so is season 7 of our podcast. Pretty crazy! As we launch a new season, we begin with Christi on maternity leave. In this episode, we talk about the lessons we learned as a family, the changes we'll be making, and where we're headed as a new season of the Famous at Home podcast begins.



Show Notes:



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