Jamie Braithwaite and Shelby Whiting discuss Resilience and Growth in the Journey

Jamie Braithwaite and Dr. Jordan Hillam discuss a myriad of topics surrounding emotional intelligence, personal development, and authentic interactions. Building Boys While Building Barns, What to Do When Emotions Are Hot, and Being Sincere. Join us in this thought-provoking episode as we navigate the nuances of emotional intelligence and discover ways to be the best versions of ourselves.

Jamie Braithwaite and William Kezele discuss the creation of JOYrific during the early stages of motherhood with three little girls. Rebounding through the struggles of parenting and being proactive during the process. Identifying mindfulness for children and creating a family atmosphere for “QT Time” full of curiosity and sincere questions.

Jamie Braithwaite and Kristine Garner discuss climbing mountains and surviving when you have nothing left to give. Hitting the wall in parenting and making one step at a time to continue the journey. Managing $#%^ing expectations one step at a time and adapting through the difficulties without giving up.

Jamie Braithwaite and Christy Hugh discuss the beginning of the journey. Empowering women to know, trust, and understand their body as they enter into new phases and stages in their life. Great advice for all as they discuss really impactful moments together. You need a lot of support as a young women and as a young mom, in each of those stages you need a community and support in all kinds of ways; not just someone who is going to help you take out the trash.

Over 10 years later, Shauna Earl and Jamie Braithwaite get together and discuss raising their families of 7 children using the JOYrific Chart.

I am Jamie Braithwaite. Today is my 40th Birthday and I am re-launching the JOYrific Podcast with my 7 children. These episodes will be telling some of my favorite stories and experiences of how JOYrific has impacted my life and the lives of my children as I visit with 7 amazing guests. Rate and review to help other people find us.

Jamie Braithwaite and Shauna Earl discuss the magnet chart, practicing with the children, moving the magnets around and continued to adapt the JOYrific chart after the initial novelty wore off. Only you can move your magnet. The magic happened when the children could talk about the four reasons that was causing their frustrations and then they could figure out how to fix it.

Dr. Joy Lea and Jamie Lea Braithwaite come together to chat about Power Struggles. The following questions are addressed and answered: What is a power struggle? How do you identify a power struggle?

Power struggles with young children? Vs Power struggles with tweens/teens? How do you get a child to clean up his/her room? or do an expected chores? What do you do if they won’t do it? How do you avoid a power struggle when your child really wants to go to a friend’s party and you do not want him to go? What do you do with a child that doesn't want to go to school? What do you do with a teenager that refuses to come home on time and stays out past curfew?

4 sure answers to avoiding power struggles

• Pick Your Battles

• Engage Kids in Problem-Solving

• Offer Choices

• Give a Warning and Provide a Consequence

The topic of communication. How does the JOYrific Chart help you communicate? The JOYrific chart is a form of communication that puts us all on the same plain. It is important that we get the same vocabulary going to create understanding. Explaining a complex topic in a simplistic way. We have an amount of energy to communicate some for understanding and some for action.