Famous at Home

We can get so busy that we allow culture to dictate who we are as a family, rather than our family influencing the culture around us. In this episode, we talk about some of the critical first steps in discovering what makes your family unique.

And as Christi so eloquently states, "Your uniqueness is so normal to you, that you often can't see it." That's because our family purpose is often hidden within the generations that went before us--the family stories, patterns, and even moments of overcoming difficult circumstances.

In this episode, we outline the beginning steps to discovering your family purpose and why it's important for your kids. And, if the Your Family Purpose group coaching program sounds like something your family could use, simply click here.

Show Notes:



 

Your Family Purpose: 4-week Group Coaching Program begins February 11! Click here to learn more. Spots are filling up.

Click here to purchase or learn about Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well.

To preorder our new children's book, What Am I Feeling? click here. It releases March 1. 

 

 

Welcome to season 5! This week's episode is full of updates about the upcoming season. In addition, we talk about why we believe "parenting" is the wrong term to use when it comes to raising our children.

The best part is that we don't leave you hanging. We talk about what we believe the right term should be and why it matters in how we relate to our kids.

Show Notes:

To preorder our new children's book, What Am I Feeling? click here. It releases March 1. 



Your Family Purpose: 4-week Group Coaching Program. Next group begins February 11! Click here to learn more.

What a year in the life of the "In This Together" podcast family. As you'll hear once again through Christi's tears, we love journeying with you. Your stories, questions, podcast reviews, and encouragement fuel our souls. Thank you for making 2018 one of the most joy-filled years for our family.

In this episode, we go back and forth, each offering our wishes for your family in 2019. This is a heartfelt episode, offering our blessing over your family for the New Year. We love journeying with you.

Show Notes: 

To learn more about the coaching programs we offer, click here.

To learn more about our 4-week Your Family Purpose group coaching program for families, click here. 

To learn more about Onsite Workshops, click here.

Our podcast “resident therapist," David Thomas, is back with us, live from Daystar Counseling. He talks with us about what our sons need across the developmental lifespan.

In this episode, David breaks down what our boys need in the following age groups:

Ages 2-4: The Explorer

Ages 5-8: The Lover

Ages 9-12: The Individual

Ages 13-17: The Wanderer

Ages 18-22: The Warrior

Some of the best nuggets of this interview include:

* The biggest hurdle of boys today across the developmental lifespan
* Ways that boys self-medicate their pain and why
* Why helping boys problem solve and use critical thinking is crucial to their development
* The importance of placing your hand on your son's shoulder and addressing him by name
* Why boys need less words, not more
* Helping our boys navigate video gaming in a healthy way

Show Notes: 

To learn more, click here to purchase David's book, Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys

To buy David’s latest book, Are My Kids on Track?, click here.

To learn more, check out: www.raisingboysandgirls.com

The next two episodes are gold medallion interviews with our podcast "resident therapists." This week, we interview Sissy Goff from Daystar Counseling about what our daughters need. Next week, we interview David Thomas about what our sons need.

In this episode, Sissy breaks down what our girls need in the following age groups:

Birth-5: The Discovery Years

Ages 6-11: The Adventurous Years

Ages 12-15: The Narcissistic Years

Ages 16-19: The Autonomous Years

Some of the best nuggets of this interview include:

* The growing epidemic of anxiety in girls today
* The years our daughters seem disinterested in relationship with dad
* How dads can press into their daughters
* Why daughters tend to be ambivalent with their moms in the narcissistic years
* How moms can press into their daughters in these years

Show Notes: 

To learn more, click here to purchase Sissy's book, All You Need to Know About Raising Girls.

To buy Sissy's latest book, Are My Kids on Track?, click here.

To learn more, check out: www.raisingboysandgirls.com

Podcast Sponsors:

As a social entrepreneur and founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection, Jessica Honegger aims to do everything with boundless courage. But just as happiness is not the absence of sadness, and faith is not the absence of doubt, courage is not the absence of fear.

Now leading the largest fair-trade jewelry company in the world, Jessica gives us a behind the scenes look at her highly-successful business and her journey to get there as a working mom. In this episode, Jessica shares stories of motherhood, adoption, guilt as a working mom, partnership, and friendship.

Most powerfully, she explains how she made fear her friend.

Speaking from her highly-touted book, Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared, Jessica shares with us her inspiring story and challenges us to have the courage to do the very thing we've been afraid of doing.




Show Notes: 



Buy Imperfect Courage here. It also makes a great gift!

To buy gifts from or learn more about Noonday Collection, click here. 

Subscribe to Jessica's podcast, Going Scared.

Learn more about Jessica by clicking here.

To learn about becoming a Noonday Ambassador, click here.

This is a special re-released episode on Christmas topics for families, because there's nothing we want more than to experience the joy of Christmas.

The problem is that Christmas can leave our time feeling pressed and our wallets stressed.

In this episode, we go behind the lens of our own crooked picture frame to discuss some Christmas hot topics. We tell stories about how we were raised and what we implement today in our own family. We also discuss topics like:

* Is my gift-giving out of control?
* What does an entitled child look like?
* Is it okay for my kids to believe in Santa Claus?
* What will my kids really remember about Christmas?
* How can we truly make it about Jesus’ birth?
* Is the attitude I’m modeling for my kids at the holidays one of gratitude or grumbling?
* What role do traditions play in our family?

As you listen to this episode, think about your own family traditions, values, and what you model for and teach your kids. And be sure to engage the conversation. Tell us stories from your own picture frame. We love learning from you.

Christmas often comes and goes in the blink of an eye. Not only that, it's easy to miss the magic of the season. Either things don't go the way we had hoped with our family, or we get so buried in our to-do lists we need a search and rescue team just to help us come to the surface.

In this episode, we talk about decisions you can make to enjoy the Christmas season with your family. We talk about:

* Practical ways we can manage our expectations of the Christmas season
* Why it's important to also acknowledge and grieve loss during this season
* Being people who include others
* How to prioritize Jesus during the holidays--i.e. getting our kids to behave because of Jesus, not for Santa :)
* How to make decisions at Christmas based on your family values, not the culture around you
* One very practical way husbands can crush it this Christmas
* How to be the grace others need at this time of year

Show Notes: 

To join us in the 25 Characters of the Christmas Story: An Advent Experience for Families, click here!

Podcast Sponsor:

Bedtime--it's that sometimes elusive and dreaded time of the day, especially if you have young kids. Yet, bedtime can be the most significant time of the day to connect with your kids, and even your teens.

In this episode, we discuss the spiritual and emotional significance of bedtime. We also get super practical about turning it into one of the most memorable--and maybe even enjoyable--parts of your day. Even more, bedtime could be the environment that shapes your family and child's story for years to come.

We talk about:

* Why even Moses championed bedtime
* When it's okay to call an audible
* Practical ways to keep our kids in bed and not dread the process
* Guilt free and emotionally safe ways for either laying with our kids to help them fall asleep or making them stay in bed
* Questions we can ask our kids to draw out what's happening in their inner world

Shownotes

Click here for 15 Conversation Starters for Tucking Your Kids into Bed.

Click here for Dr. Ross Greene's book, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children.

For free resources and to learn more about Dr. Ross Greene's approach to behaviorally challenging kids, click here.

Podcast Sponsors

For many of us, inviting people into our lives and homes feels more like inviting judgment on our entertaining skills and stress on our already maxed-out schedules. And with the holidays approaching, you may be feeling the pressure.

But what if you knew that opening your front door had the power to radically change the world around you? To make an impact and leave a legacy with everyday invitations?

Jen Schmidt has set out to reframe how we think about hospitality and to equip us to walk a road of welcome in our daily lives. Jen knows that every time we choose open-door living—whether in our homes or by taking hospitality on the road—those we invite in get to experience the lived-out love of Jesus, our kids grow up in a life-lab of generosity, and we trade insecurity for connection.








In this episode, we talk to Jen about how you and your family can offer the life-changing gift of invitation, no matter the stage of life your family is in. We talk about:

* The freedom of hospitality, not the burden of it
* How invitation gives purpose to our kids and family
* The difference between hospitality and entertaining
* How your invitation can expand beyond your home
* Ways you can see your home as the most likely location for changing the world around you, one open door at a time.

Show Notes:

To learn more about Jen's book and Bible study, Just Open the Door, click here. 

For information on The Becoming Conference, click here.

 

Podcast Sponsors: