Spiritual Direction Archives - Straub Co.

Alright, friends! We have some exciting new updates for you about the podcast and Famous at Home. If you’re a regular family member of the podcast, you’ll want to hear these new updates.

Also, do you know those moments when life feels fragmented? When it just feels like everyone is going in their own direction? How do you recalibrate as a family? What is it that reconnects your family at the heart level? In this episode, Josh talks about recalibrating your family and also shares what he and Christi and his family are doing to recalibrate right now.

Josh talks about:

• What do to when your family feels disconnected
• Resources and activities that have brought the Straub family together
• How parenting and spiritual growth are not mutually exclusive, but deeply interconnected

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If you’re a parent, you’ve likely felt overworked, overwhelmed, and unsuccessful. Maybe you feel that way now? Perhaps home even feels chaotic. What if there was a system that helped you take control over your roles and time at home? Where you could move from chaotic to confident, and ultimately, more present. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with Rebekah Scott, wife, mom of four, business owner, and podcaster about practical ways to move from chaos to confident as a parent.

They talk about:

• The 4 systems to living a life filled with joy and purpose
• How to navigate a relational presence in the home
• Ways to prioritize meals, find time for yourself, work, and still be present with your family

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

Show Notes:

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How do you get on the same page as your spouse when it comes to money? Is it possible to simplify your money life? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with Bob and Linda Lotich, founders of SeedTime, about their new book Simple Money, Rich Life and how to create a clear plan for achieving your financial goals.

They talk about:

• Ways to become more unified in your marriage around money
• The one-category budget: Get 80% of the results with 20% of the work
• How to use money as a tool to fulfill what God has called you to do
• How to make giving fun

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

Show Notes:

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What is emotional safety? And how do you cultivate an emotionally safe marriage? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about elephants in marriage and how to be your true self in hard conversations with your spouse.

They talk about:

• Approaching conversations in love rather than fear
• Having an “us against the world” mindset
• How to talk to your spouse about feeling emotionally safe

Show Notes:

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Marriage Coaching with Josh and Christi

In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about practical game changers that have helped level up their own marriage. They use a recent national survey on the biggest issues couples argue about to help you apply these game changers to how you communicate in marriage. Can you guess the #1 issue couples argue about more than any other topic? Listen in to find out.

Here are a couple key takeaways:

• Why communication is overrated and the game changer that really matters
• How to cut through your normal “dance”
• The key factor to high marital satisfaction
• Game changers that increase intimacy and connection

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

PS. We want to know YOUR game changers. Comment on Instagram or Youtube for what’s worked for you!

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Individual + Marriage Coaching Intensives with Josh and Christi

How and why do American couples argue?

Since outbursts and sullenness are common in boys, it’s easy to assume that’s just how boys are and they will eventually grow out of it. But what if we understood the reasons behind their meltdowns or aloofness? What if there were tools that could help boys build an emotionally strong foundation?

In this episode, Josh and Christi talk with their dear friend, David Thomas, LMSW, author, and Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling in Nashville, TN, about his new book Raising Emotionally Strong Boys.

Here are some highlights:

• Practical ways to help your son be resourceful, aware, resilient, and empathetic
• How we can help our boys problem solve in the midst of their self-pity
• Strategies to help boys discover a middle ground between shame and blame
• How to narrate your own navigation strategies in real time with your kids 

Click here to watch this episode on YouTube.

Show Notes:

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The world puts a lot of goodies in front of us as parents, enticing activities, gadgets, and toys, to give our kids a so-called “advantage.” But do the masses really know what our kids need to thrive? If so, why are we facing an epidemic of anxiety today in kids? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about what research shows really gives kids an “advantage” and how they’re trying to implement it in their own home.

Here are some highlights:

• How to build pillars of resilience at home for your kids
• What it means to connect with your inner child and reclaim that child in your everyday life
• The effect screen time has, not only the way you show up for your kids, but the way they show up for you too
• How to incorporate emotional vocabulary in your home and why it matters
• Helpful ways to create a rule of life/liturgy in your home

Watch this episode on YouTube here.

Show Notes:

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It’s quite amazing our tendency to grow comfortable with the busyness of life where shouldering daily burdens on our own and trying to manage control of everything and everyone around us is our responsibility. No wonder we feel lonely and defeated. Yet, it was never intended to be this way. In this episode, we talk with Max Lucado, senior pastor of Oak Hills Church of San Antonio, Texas, and best-selling author about the Holy Spirit, who Jesus gave us to be our helper and guide. Pastor Max talks with us about his new book, Help Is Here: Finding FRESH STRENGTH and PURPOSE in the POWER of the Holy Spirit.

The three of us talk about:

• Each of our own journeys in understanding the desperate need we have for the Holy Spirit
• Three powerful, yet simple words to speak out loud every morning
• The Holy Spirit’s role as two metaphors: intercessor and seal
• The practical ways to invite the Holy Spirit into your day-to-day life as a family

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Show Notes:

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At Famous at Home, we believe raising great kids is about who we’re becoming. But focusing on our inner lives as parents can be difficult, especially when regret, hurt, and fear weigh us down and influence how we show up for our kids. In this episode, Josh sits down with Scott Sauls, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church of Nashville. Pastor Scott talks with us this week about his new book, Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen: How God Redeems Regret, Hurt, and Fear in the Making of Better Humans.

Josh and Scott talk about:

• The correlation between your willingness to submit to the Lord’s discipline and your kid’s willingness to submit to your discipline
• Ways to be kind and patient with yourself as you grow
• Two of the greatest gifts you can give your children
• Finding people you can be transparent with

Show Notes:

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