First Time Listeners

Josh and Autumn reflect on the past YEAR since their last episode, and give a quick update on their family. Then, they explore a tricky question - Is it possible to love your kids equally? If it is possible, should you?

If you are a first time First Time Listener, you may want to hop back to Season 1 to catch up.

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Josh and Autumn welcome Lizanne and Andrew Carlson to the pod! They are two of the most delightful people you'll ever meet. Spend an hour catching up as the Carlsons discuss military life, their childhoods, parenting through a pandemic, and speculate about how 90's moms would handle Covid-19. Pour yourself a glass of Sunny-D and join the friends for an evening together!

Josh and Autumn welcome Kim and Colton Kelly to the podcast! The Kelly family are living their best pandemic life in the big city. Pull up a comfy chair and join the conversation about working, schooling, loving, and PARKOURING through these days that are all running together. Why do kids only love shredded cheese - the actual messiest way to eat dairy? Who tricked all of us into thinking attachment parenting was a good idea ? Ug, get them OFF us already. The floor is lava in 5-4-3-2-1...

Josh and Autumn welcome Heather Dalton Dennis, a licensed professional counselor, and Dr. Jeff Dennis, a sociologist with expertise in public health, to the pod to talk about parenting through the lens of professional expertise during this pandemic. Is it normal to be vacillating through every single emotion from despair to elation in a five-minute span? Do we really have to avoid everyone outside our house? What should we say to our kids about the virus? Listen and learn along with us!

Catch up on all the Social Distancing Drama in the Lockett house. Theft, graffiti, swearing, accusations, mud puddle stomping, and lots of family togetherness. If you're feeling overwhelmed and hopeless, know you're not alone. We are here for you, providing levity in the heavy.

Catch up on where Josh has been and meet the fuzzy new member of the Lockett family! Lots of big changes, but you'll speedy quick feel right back at home with Autumn and Josh. We all need friends to come over after our currently-ever-present children's bedtimes to have grownup discussion. We invite you all to cozy up by the fireside for a chat. Rate, review, and subscribe to First Time Listeners wherever you pod so you don't miss any episodes.

Ring in the new year with the Locketts and friends they made through the podcast! Catch up on what's been happening since the last episode and make sure to comment so we can convince Josh to keep going. Hugs, First Time Listeners, we've missed you!

After an evening of celebrating Josh's birthday, Josh and Autumn sit down with two pillars of their "Willage" to dissect the dynamics of an empty nest. Doc (as their children call him) and Missy have achieved the dream - both of their sons are attending swanky East Coast universities and they have their WHOLE HOUSE to themselves. You won't want to miss their words of encouragement and advice for parents in the trenches.

Josh and Autumn finally tiptoe into the land of *cue dramatic music* THE TWEEN! Reliving their own glory and gory days of early teenagerhood, the two ponder how best to encourage their oldest daughter through new experiences. Slather on some Dr. Pepper lip gloss and squish over closer to that cute boy in the bleachers, the pod is heading to middle school!

Enjoy this amuse-bouche pod episode where Josh and Autumn record from the airport! Musical recommendations, more encouragement on your journey to mental health, and some family picture commiseration are smushed into a tiny pod package.