The holidays are known to be the most stressful time of the year. And perhaps this statement rings true in your own life. But, it doesn't have to be this way! In episode 124, Daniel and Christina share the 5 questions you need to ask your spouse before the holidays start. With a little bit of planning ahead and some cozy couch discussions, this Christmas can be a celebration worth remembering, even if it is in the midst of a global pandemic.

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In light of November being National Adoption Month, Daniel and Christina Im interview Jamie and Aaron Ivey about their adoption story. They have four children, three of whom are teenagers, and one preteen. 15 years ago, they started building their family through adoption — 2 international and 1 domestic. Jamie and Aaron honestly share about their experience, how they continue to talk about adoption with their children, and how their approach to adoption has changed over the years. 

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Raise your hand if you've ever yelled at your child? And at the moment it felt good to blow off some steam, but afterward, you feel terribly guilty, right? We know how it feels because we used to be serial screamers. Thankfully, both of us have learned and grown through these experiences. In episode 122, Daniel and Christina share what it means to be a mindful parent and how we can learn to respond to our feelings of stress, anger, and frustration, instead of scream.

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Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted? Do you wish you knew how to make wiser choices instead of repeating the mistakes over and over again? In Episode 121, Daniel and Christina interview Enneagram teacher, Dr. Drew Moser, about how you can make wiser decisions by asking yourself these nine Enneagram questions. 

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Do you find yourself currently frustrated with a relationship in your life? Perhaps you've been ghosted and you aren't sure what you did. Perhaps you constantly feel aggravated by a person with who you were once close. It is natural for friendships to change over time, but it can cause hurt, confusion, and frustration if you aren't sure why it happened.

In Episode 120, Daniel and Christina continue their conversation about Adult Friendships. They discuss how to know which category of relationship a person belongs in, and how to discern if you are expecting someone to give what they are incapable or unwilling to give.

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A recent survey shows that 8 out of 10 people feel we are completely, hopelessly divided from one another. Do you feel the same way? We have come to the point where we are valuing being right over valuing those around us. In a culture of polarization, do we have to join in?

In Episode 119, Daniel and Christina interview Sharon Hersh about how peace and common grace can be the transformation that we all desperately need. 

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Do you remember how easy it was to make friends in kindergarten? Do you wish it was still as simple? With the number of people we meet in-person and online, work with, and become friends within our lifetime, learning how to be successful in friendships is a crucial life skill to have. That’s why in today’s episode, we want to do a crash course on everything that they didn’t teach you in school. Welcome to Adult Friendships 101. 

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During the Strengths Based Parenting episode, we mentioned 10 themes that you can start to spot in your child. Here is how to spot the Relating Theme in your child.

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If there’s anything that’s tested our resilience as parents, it’s COVID. Schooling at home or in person, masks/no masks, bus/no bus, having others over or not; the choices seem endless and the stakes seem really high. In the midst of all of these difficult decisions, parenting sometimes feels very weighty.

In Episode 117, Daniel and Christina interview Leslie Leyland Fields about what we can do when parenting feels so hard. 

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