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Friendship is hard in quarantine! How are other people connecting right now? Should I change my face to a potato on a Zoom call?

Before we ever got to the actual subject of friendship we found out that Emily has experienced Tiger King’s property first hand and how Katie’s at-home art class became more educational than planned. We also did stash it or trash it on Aha Black Cherry + Coffee Sparkling Water and Caramel Coconut Oreos.

• Katie Roadrunner-legging right out of work

• why Emily told a client to “kick themselves out”

• Emily’s raging UTI

• Emily recaps her trip to Joe Exotic’s G.W. Zoo

• Zoom call mishaps

• what Katie is loving about this weird time

• Em is incorporating Bible study back into the family’s routine

• Katie explains why you maybe shouldn’t tell Alexa to play James Brown while your kids are in the room

• shelter-in-place family movie suggestions

• being an enneagram 2 during a pandemic

• how our kids are coping with the new normal

• staying connected with friends

• stash it or trash it

• turning Em’s wet bar into an entertainment center

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Raising daughters is amazing/overwhelming. Today we are focusing on pre-teen girls but we also touch on the general wellness that all of us mothers are trying to maintain over here.

In Courtney’s experience, our girls turn a corner around first and second grade - when things aren’t just about cool tutus and everyone being friends. Courtney is really passionate about this time in life, so with her girls, she tackles 6 subjects: identity, friendship, body, emotions, and technology in a fun and interactive way.

Courtney DeFeo is most known for being a factory of ideas for families. It’s her desire to lead a life that radiates God’s love in action and His grace along the way. As a former marketing professional for Chick-fil-A, Courtney has a history of creating memorable programs and ideas that motivate others to action. She is the author of In This House, We Will Giggle, creator of ABC Scripture Cards and the kindness movement Light ‘Em Up Acts. Recently, Courtney launched a new study in collaboration with Parent Cue entitled Treasured designed for tween girls and their moms. Courtney’s most honorable mention is her husband Ron and their two wildly creative girls (Ella, 13 and Larson, 10).

• how Courtney’s faith has been tested while living away from her family

• sacrificing for your spouse without holding resentment

• not feeling well due to neglecting self needs

• where to start when you’re trying to get well

• not letting your children’s emotions pull down your emotional state

• helping your pre-teen/teen girl navigate emotions

• how finding a community and being vulnerable unites us

• Courtney’s passion for teaching 9-12 year-old-girls

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• how putting down our phones can help us stop overthinking

• not letting our disappointments turn into comparisons that lead to shame

• how Anne is helping guide her family through quarantine

• Anne’s struggle with overthinking

• the link between perfectionism and overthinking

• determining when you’re giving something the attention it deserves vs. overthinking it

• ways to stop overthinking

• values-driven decision making

• mental tricks to help you make decisions

• stopping the overthinking spiral

• adopting an attitude of experimentation

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Waiting well through the adoption process, working towards financial freedom for your family and battling comparison as a parent of a child with delays are just a few of the topics we hit on today with my guest Alison Storm. She talks to us about her season of waiting and her distaste for the phrase “it happens in God’s time”. Alison saw child slavery first hand on a trip and it started a fire in her to change her parenting to battle entitlement. She founded an organization that can get your kids involved and feeling empowered too!

Alison Storm calls the south home and began her career as a television reporter working in newsrooms around the country. Alison was a part of HIS Morning Crew which airs on HIS Radio across the Carolinas and coastal Georgia, serves as the features editor of Belle magazine and facilitates Financial Peace University at her church. In 2018 she founded Crowdsourcing Kids, an organization that taps into the entrepreneurial spirits of young people to fund wells in India and support children rescued from slavery. Alison and her husband Tim have two little world changers, Sammy and Phani.

• Alison’s experience with Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University

• being married to an Italian immigrant

• why Alison chose to adopt and the long process of finding her daughter

• how she has learned how to have grace for herself while raising a son with medical needs

• what she learned in retrospect from the adoption process

• Alison’s struggle with choosing her comfort over her children’s needs

• how being debt-free allowed her to not to return to work after the adoption

• how Alison’s work to provide clean water changed her life

• how she’s helping kids in America spread hope in India

• advice for listeners who may have something on their heart, but are afraid to begin the work

Are You Humble Enough to Be Carefree? All God’s Children Financial Peace University Set Free Alliance Crowdsourcing Kids

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• giving your anxiety to the Lord; He is near

• finding things to be grateful for

• waiting well - be aware of what you look to for comfort while you wait

• expecting well - trust that God is working all things for our good

• looking again - find opportunities to share hope

• leaning in - make the next right choice moment by moment and embrace the opportunities God is providing

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Have you ever wondered if you may have a substance dependence issue? Maybe you have a child or loved one dealing with substance abuse and could use some advice on how to love them well through that. My friend and neighbor Liz came to sit with me on my bedroom floor and tells us about her journey through alcohol use and rehabilitation. She shares when she came to faith and the conditions she made up to help keep her sober. We talk about pride, abortion, neglect, and denial in this bittersweet story.

Liz is a mom to three, a wife to a Richard and is in recovery. She believes that God can make a message out of all of her messes and she loves the idea of Struggling WELL vs. plain ole’ struggling. Gratitude is her superpower and I’m so glad to call her a friend!

• how Liz’s kids are teaching her to be present

• taking our kids’ actions less personally

• Liz’s journey with drugs, alcoholism, abortion, recovery, and relapse

• setting healthy boundaries with loved ones dealing with addiction

• the moment God met Liz in her darkest place and changed her heart

• facing an addiction as a Christian

• how God has helped Liz strive less and struggle well

• recognizing when you have a problem

• encouragement for listeners struggling with addiction

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Thank you to each and every one of you that wrote in with your vulnerable and funny problems to solve surrounding love and marriage. Rebecky and I had to take this one in a different direction because it turns out as we have been solving YOUR problems, OUR problems had been stacking up!

• what’s going on with Rebecky and Emily

• if Emily should haze the new patients at her job

• solving Rebecky’s pet problem

• canceling Emily’s double gym membership

• Rebecky’s new vs. used car dilemma

• caring for sick kids

• Emily’s daughter’s dentist anxiety

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You guys, we just scored some sound advice on bedtime problems, sibling rivalries, and technology + teens. These two have a framework that has really shaped my parenting and now they have even more resources for us to enjoy!

Jim & Lynne LOVE making God’s grace and truth practical for parents. Their combination of experience at home with three wired kids, and in careers helping kids and parents, have uniquely prepared them to give parents tools they can use right away, supported by memorable principles that will last a lifetime. Since we talked last, Jim and Lynne have started their own Connected Families podcast! You can visit their website at connectedfamilies.org to learn more.

• the framework of parenting - foundation, connect, coach, correct

• how our relationship with parental figures influences our foundation

• becoming a coach, facilitator, and encourager in sibling conflict

• how to intervene in sibling conflict to break the pattern of aggressor and victim

• getting your kids to bed without the struggle

• kids and technology

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• Kirsten’s story

• changing the language we use about our bodies

• how working through non-sexual trauma affected Kirsten’s sex life

• taking control of your energy for yourself

• changing the negative connotation of pleasure

• deciding what you want your sex life to look like

• the mind, body and spiritual connection of sex

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If you want to feel normal about marriage, please listen to this episode. Huge shout out to the listeners who wrote in! We all have conflict and it was so fun to hear about your most ridiculous fights and how you all have learned to conflict well. We shared a good amount of personal information on behalf of our “big boys” and we are hoping this podcast never makes its way to their phones!

• sharing your (and our) ridiculous spouse fight stories

• conflict resolution strategies from our fellow struggs

• arguing in front of your kids well

• understanding your partner’s expectations

• tips for marital bliss from getting a king-sized bed to discussing emotional topics through texts

• what’s giving us life and what’s killing us softly

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