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Kids and parents are way more anxious than they were in the 90s. What is happening to make anxiety so contagious and common? Pull up a chair for an illuminating, truth-filled conversation with counselor Sissy Goff as she shares principles from her new book, The Worry-Free Parent. In this conversation, you'll learn: 

3:30 The two things you need to hear right now as a parent  

4:25 What’s changed in counseling today versus the '90s 

7:20 How does our anxiety rub off on our kids? 

10:10 Which parenting style do you identify with?  

14:30 Neuroplasticity - What happens if we keep reinforcing our worried brain?  

18:00 I hear so much about parents who compare themselves to other parents on social media  

19:10 Try this if you have a hard time falling asleep 

21:30 Let go of the bottom 20% 

24:00 My mom is more nurturing to me when I have panic attacks…

26:00 When parents have anxious thoughts, I want you to reframe this way 

28:30 How to create more security at home with these two things

Sissy Goff is the director of child and adolescent counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries in Nashville. She speaks across the country and cohosts the popular Raising Boys and Girls with David Thomas. Sissy has authored several books such as Raising Worry Free Girls. 

Learn more about Sissy and her latest book, The Worry-Free Parent at raisingboysandgirls.com

Follow Sissy on Instagram @sissygoff

You're invited to the Parents Rising Conference in San Diego on March 2, 2024. Learn more here happyhomeuniversity.com/conference

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Special thanks to HireMyMom.com

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Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

The headlines tell us anxiety is on the rise. Is your family wrestling with anxiety? Counselor Jonathan Holmes helps us calm our anxious kids (and calm our own hearts too). How can you tell the difference between worry and anxiety? When does your child need help from a counselor? We'll talk about this and more in today's encouraging conversation about: 

2:00 What are statistics revealing about anxiety before and after Covid? 

3:20 The relationship between worry and anxiety and stress 

4:30 How can you tell if your child has a disorder that needs to be treated? l 

6:10 Are physical ailments actually signs of anxiety?

7:50 At our counseling center, we're seeing so many children like... 

10:35 Anxious kids...anxious parents?

13:50 Sleep recommendations for kids and teens 

16:20 Non-medical interventions for anxiety proven to work 

18:20 Find out why your teen is spending so much time with TikTok or Instagram

21:00 What Jesus said about worry

24:00 Connect with your child through walking and talking 

Jonathan Holmes is the founder and executive director of Fieldstone Counseling. He previously served for 15 years on the pastoral teams of Parkside Church and Parkside Green. He has a degree in Biblical counseling and his MA from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He’s the author and contributor to a number of books including the Company We Keep, Counsel for Couples and Rescue Skills. He and his wife Jennifer have four daughters.  

Learn more about Jonathan Holmes at fieldstonecounseling.org

Check out his books at amazon.com/Company-We-Keep-Biblical-Friendship

Spending too much time scrolling? Check out Arlene's book Calm, Cool, and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life.

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel youtube.com/@arlenehappyhome

Special thanks to HireMyMom.com

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

Infidelity is one of the most painful things, if not the most painful thing that can happen in a marriage. Can you rebuild a happy home again afterward? Dr. John Mark Haney has not only lived through this experience, he's helped others recover from the pain of infidelity through his counseling practice. In today's conversation, you'll learn:

2:30 My life was deconstructed and everything was falling apart 

4:00 There’s a stereotype that if there’s infidelity, it’s the male that strayed, but that wasn’t the case

5:20 Meeting Leslie and the rest is history 

7:30 The difference with infidelity pain 

9:00 One of the biggest myths about infidelity 

10:20 How do I know whether I should leave the unfaithful partner or work on the marriage? 

13:30 What’s the general timeline of recovery that you’ve seen in your counseling? 

16:00 This isn’t about getting back to the status quo…this is about building a different marriage 

18:00 Giving place to grief 

19:10 How to talk with your kids about the infidelity - or should you talk about it at all? 

20:45 Common mistakes made with children 

23:00 Do we need to tell our kids about past infidelity? 

25:10 The dark night of the soul

27:10 What forgiveness is and isn’t 

29:00 Pain as the scalpel used to better me…I’m a transformed person 

Dr. John Mark Haney has his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin and is best known for his work in recovery from the pain of infidelity. He’s trained and certified in sex therapy, EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), and Emotional Transformation Therapy. He and his wife Leslie co-wrote Harboring Hope, an online program for betrayed spouses. 

Dr. Haney will be speaking at the upcoming Hope Rising conference specifically designed for betrayed spouses. It’s happening online on September 30. It's the only conference I know of for both men and women who have experienced betrayal. You can live stream the event or watch it on demand afterward. Register here affairrecovery.com/hope-rising

Need just a little fine-tuning? Read my books 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Wife and 31 Days to a Happy Husband. 

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar.

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel youtube.com/@arlenehappyhome

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Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

The world has changed. Social media has emerged as arguably the most pervasive discipleship force in the world. It's shaping the way our kids think and behave. Chris Martin, author of The Wolf in Their Pockets, can help us understand the social internet and how to have better conversations with our teens. In today's conversation, you'll learn: 

2:40 This group spends 2.5 hours a day on social media and it is not teens

5:23 How to fall into a happy technology medium

11:19 Is social media spending more time with your kids than you are?

15:45 Detecting social media influences in the home

19:34 How much should we shield our children from tech?

25:04 The constant hallway performance social media requires

30:17 Social media only wants your time

Chris Martin is the author of The Wolf in Their Pockets, 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead. Chris is the editor of BibletoLife.com and the content marketing editor at Moody Publishers. He is also the author of another book about technology, Terms of Service.

Learn more about Chris and The Wolf in Their Pockets at moodypublishers.com/the-wolf-in-their-pockets

Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMartin17

Take the quiz - Is My Child Getting Too Much Screen Time? happyhomeuniversity.com/screentimequiz

Spending too much time scrolling? Check out Arlene's book Calm, Cool, and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life.

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar.

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Save 25% on God’s Big Promises Bible at TheGoodBook.com/GodsBigPromises Use code Happy at Checkout.

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

Physical intimacy is very important in marriage, but it's something we rarely talk about with our friends or even our spouses. What is normal? What's too much? What's too little? Researcher and bestselling author Shaunti Feldhahn is here with surprising statistics everyone needs to know. We'll talk about key misconceptions, myths, and assumptions about fulfillment from Shaunti's book, Secrets of Sex and Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All the Difference. Get ready to laugh and learn as we talk about: 

3:30 Wrong assumptions about sex and marriage

5:04 What research reveals about couples and intimacy

6:40 How frequently do “normal” couples have physical intimacy?

10:37 Are churchgoers more or less likely to have sex?

13:10 It’s really awkward to talk about this, so we don’t...

15:54 How to start talking about intimacy with your spouse

19:11 Initiating desire versus receptive desire (game changer!)

28:05 Accepting and identifying differing physiology

Shaunti Feldhahn is a ground-breaking social researcher, bestselling author, and speaker. After receiving her master's degree from Harvard, she worked on Wall Street. Her books include For Women Only and For Men Only and have sold more than three million copies. Shaunti's findings are regularly featured in secular and faith-based media including The Today Show, FamilyLife Radio, Focus on the Family, and The New York Times. 

Learn more about Shaunti and her book Secrets of Sex and Marriage at her website shaunti.com

Find Arlene's book 31 Days to a Happy Husband here or check out her Happy Husband online course. happyhomeuniversity.com/happyhusband

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

AWESOME AUGUST continues with Dannah Gresh! If your marriage is suffering because of pornography, addiction, or an affair, you are not alone. It is not hopeless. You can be part of a story of redemption. Dannah Gresh has seen God redeem the broken pieces of her marriage and she's here to share her story. In today's honest and powerful conversation, you'll learn about:

2:00 Happily even after, walking through porn addiction in marriage

5:02 How porn affects the brain

9:15 Next steps to help marriages with a porn addiction

11:27 What to do when your spouse doesn’t seem to want help

13:38 Should you tell your kids you have a porn addiction?

17:12 How to prepare your kids for a victory over pornography 

20:33 Redemption is the sweetest gift

22:56 The power of prayer through tough times

26:16 Dealing with one step forward, two steps back 

28:37 Inviting redemption in your house

Dannah Gresh is this week's AWESOME AUGUST guest. Dannah is the best-selling author of more than 2 million books, speaker, and founder of True Girl. She is the co-host of Revive Our Hearts, a daily podcast for women. She and her husband Bob live in Pennsylvania on a small farm that could be confused as a petting zoo.

Learn more about Dannah's new book, Happily Even After: Let God Redeem Your Marriage dannahgresh.com

Learn about True Girl - Dannah's ministry to moms and daughters mytruegirl.com

Afraid your kids will find pornography and other unhealthy dangers on their phones? Check out Arlene's Screen Kids book and her online Screen Kids course. 

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

AWESOME AUGUST continues with Alli Worthington!

If you've ever wrestled with mom guilt or felt unfulfilled in your role as a mom, you are not alone. Being a mom can sap your strength, but what if you had a superpower to tap into? Alli Worthington is here to share her latest book, Remaining You While Raising Them: The secret art of confident motherhood. In today's conversation, you'll learn and laugh about...

2:11 You almost killed your son with pesto...

4:09 Why motherhood is harder than most people expect

8:48 Balancing business and family

14:05 How to work at home but still feel available to our kids

15:55 The magic question: What do you need right now?

22:19 Why making our kids our top priority is not Biblical

26:16 Seeking out knowledge is a sign of a good mom

28:26 The power of one percent a day

Alli Worthington is a speaker, author, podcaster, and life and business coach. She's known for helping women reach their dreams in business and life. Her guilt-free take on business, family, and balance has led to multiple appearances on The Today Show and Good Morning America. She and her husband Mark have five sons. To learn more about Alli, visit her website alliworthington.com

Learn more about Alli Worthington's book, Remaining You While Raising Them. 

Take the Superpower Quiz on Alli's website alliworthington.com

Need to find your happy place again as a mom? Check out Arlene's book 31 Days to Becoming a Happy Mom

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

You've tried doing all the right things and saying the right words, but you're still exhausted and empty. There are times in life when it feels like no matter what we do, it ends in frustration. Ashley Morgan Jackson knows what it's like to face disappointment. Sharing ideas from her new book, Tired of Trying, she's here to encourage us when life just isn't working. In today's conversation, you'll learn about: 

2:00 Having the baby blues as a new mom

3:53 Dealing with a mom identity crisis 

5:09 Bridging the frustration gap

6:48 Next steps if you’re tired of trying

13:28 Choosing to walk with God through pain rather than blame 

17:51 Struggling personally while raising kids

22:30 Advice for curing depression

26:06 Christian living today is hard, and God is here to help

Learn more about Ashley Morgan Jackson and her book, Tired of Trying at ashleymorganjackson.com

Follow Ashley on Instagram @ashley.morgan.jackson

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More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for resources to help your home at happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

Do you struggle with body image or maybe you worry about the messages your kids are getting? Striving to have a perfect or better body can be exhausting and depressing. But what if your body isn't a problem to solve in your life, but rather a solution?  

Fitness professional and author Alisa Keeton shares how you can celebrate your body, have it work for you and not against you, and find the wellness God created for you to enjoy. Sharing insights from her book The Body Revelation, we'll talk about:  

3:00 When I was 14, this experience with exercise changed my life

5:00 The bad narrative about the body is…

6:50 How your body gives you important clues from the moment you are born 

8:40 You can celebrate every body, shape, and size but for what?

9:24 I came from a functional dysfunctional home; it wasn’t a family of faith 

10:40 The Jesus Movement comes to my home 

13:20 I was repeating the unhealthy patterns of my mother…

15:50 Big T and little t traumas and how they affect your body and brain 

17:42 Breathe - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5…

18:33 Hosting the presence of God in your life and how that brings calm 

19:10 Commentators say Jesus walked a minimum of ten miles a day, walking and talking. 

20:00 Detoxing our brain…neuroplasticity explained (this is brilliant!) 

22:11 We have too much information and it is changing our brain

24:00 Gas pedal, brake pedal. Learn how to move and how to rest. 

27:40 The things that are unseen are eternal 

Learn more about Alisa Keeton and her book, The Body Revelation at revelationwellness.org

Spending too much time scrolling? Check out Arlene's book Calm, Cool, and Connected: 5 Digital Habits for a More Balanced Life 

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar here. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home at happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.

Discover the way ahead at Indiana Wesleyan University. Learn more here.

When you hear the word teenager, it may strike fear in your heart. If you are dreading the teen years, you're not alone and you don't have to be a helpless bystander. Counselor and author of Parenting Ahead: Preparing for the Teen Years, Kristen Hatton, is here to teach us what we can do today to prepare well for tomorrow. In today's conversation, you'll learn: 

2:45 How to prepare for the teen years so you can prevent unnecessary heartbreak

4:00 When parents never say “I’m sorry”

5:38 How to find the happy medium of discipline and independence

6:45 Teens will be teens, isn’t that right?

8:05 I was the queen of nagging (but I thought I was being helpful)

9:25 Seeing the fine line of overparenting

11:30 Also being wary of underparenting

14:30 Making parenting our golden calf idol

16:00 Redemption parenting when responding to your child vaping

18:50 Sponsoring activities for your kids is different than connection

21:51 Can your child/teen describe the gospel to someone else?

26:25 How parenting is like farming

Kristen Hatton is a counselor and author. Through counseling so many teens and their parents, she became passionate about equipping and encouraging parents. She and her husband have three young adult children, Her new book is titled Parenting Ahead: Preparing for the Teen Years.  

Learn more about Kristen Hatton and her book here kristenhatton.com

Follow Kristen on Instagram @redemptiveparenting 

Take the free quiz, Is Your Child Getting Too Much Screen Time, here happyhomeuniversity.com

More Resources for Your Family:

Arlene's Free Marriage Webinar -- Get Unstuck in Your Marriage. If you feel stuck in a rut or you've just lost that lovin' feeling, register for Arlene's free marriage webinar. 

Subscribe to Arlene's free email list for a monthly resource to help your home. happyhomeuniversity.com/subscribe

Watch a VIDEO clip from the podcast on Arlene's new Happy Home YouTube Channel @arlenehappyhome

Purchase the Storyteller’s Bible HERE.