What do we all fear the most? Spiders? Snakes? Open water? Heights? Death? All of us have experienced fear and most of us are experiencing it today. What do all these fears have in common? Uncertainty. We all fear uncertainty. Uncertain when a spider will appear next. Uncertain that we’ll be able to swim to shore. Uncertain when we’ll die? This isn’t any different today than it was a year ago. We’re constantly surrounded by uncertainties. You know the thing about uncertainty? It’s uncertain! We can’t control it. So why do we waste so much energy focusing on something we can’t control? What if we used all that energy and put it towards something that we can control? What would happen? How would you feel? In this podcast, Luke and Jena break down why we can’t let fear and uncertainty control us and how we’re able to focus on what we can control. Does fear creep in from time to time? Absolutely it does. We’ve found ways to push it back out and want to share that with you all!

“Only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

How's your new, kids at home, routine going? Ours looks a lot different then the one we sketched out last week! In fact, I'd say we failed hard on upholding that one! In this podcast, Luke and Jena break down how we're adapting to our new journey for the next however long?? and what we've learned and how we've adjusted over the last week.

Anyone else have a 1st born child that likes to take charge? A great characteristic, but also a challenging one to manage and develop. Especially when she's got two younger siblings that don't always appreciate the consistent direction! Jena and Luke dive into our situation and how we're coaching our little leader up and pulling our hair out along the journey!

Find yourself stuck at home? Kids out of school for..... yeah a while. No worries! Use this OPPORTUNITY to unite and connect with your family and community. AND TO DO THIS EFFECTIVELY you've got to establish a solid routine. But, no freight it doesn't have to be hard. Don't be overwhelmed by leading school for 8 hours, build a simple and intentional routine. Listen in as Luke and Jena chat through our plans!

We've all heard the phrase, "Double down on your strengths and forget your weaknesses!" This advice is well...... not accurate if you want to succeed.

Many of our weaknesses are self-proclaimed and not really weaknesses, but skills that need developed. We all have unique strengths and they can help us even overcome weaknesses. However, we shouldn’t stop developing a skill that’s lacking and when we do develop that skill, even just a little, it’s a huge confidence booster. I used to be terrible at public speaking, terrified even, and considered it a weakness. Through my career and other ventures I found myself in public speaking opportunities, even sought them out, and turned what I considered a weakness into a, maybe not strength, but a skill that I can be fairly effective at. In this podcast, Jena and I dive into and unpacked why many of our self proclaimed weaknesses aren’t actually weaknesses at all, but skills that need sharpened…

We all know that guy in the neighborhood that's always irritated. Constantly upset about something. Never a smile on his face. What do you think made him this way? Past event? Loss of a loved one? Always sees the burden in everything? Let's say he has kids. What will their outlook on life be? Either they'll be so turned off that they'll be polar opposite OR they'll follow suite and be exactly the same. Then what? They have kids and the vicious cycle continues... What if we could control our thoughts and how we perceived responsibilities, obligations, opportunities… If we possed the ability to transform our mindset. And in turn our kids. Good news! We can! In the latest Madhouse Parents Podcast Luke and Jena discuss having a get to mindset vs have to. Mindset Transformation: Shifting From Have To 2 Get To! Give it a listen today and shift your mindset!

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Parenting sucks, you feel like a failure, what now? Can you relate? We feel like we’re doing all the right things and then one thing happens and it feels like your parenting world comes tumbling down… Feel like you’re not having any impact? Tried and true methods failing? Just feels like nothing works anymore? Don’t give up! We all go through this, most daily! In this podcast, Jena and Luke break down how to deal with the feeling of parenting failure, what to do next, and how to overcome this massive challenge...

We've all done it. Spoke that one word that we meant to be a harmless tease. That innocent little jab or label. Oh Billy, you're so clumsy... Poor little Jena, she's so shy... Have you ever stopped to think what impact that has on our kids? Especially if they're consistently hearing it from us. From their friends. Family. Neighbors. What's the compounding effect? Does it build their confidence? Do they conform to that label? Strive to be more like it? Use it as an excuse to continue a behavior?

In this podcast, Jena and Luke dive into why labeling our kids can be dangerous and what we have to watch out for.

You shouldn’t set a New Year’s resolution! That’s right, don’t do it! Instead set small daily goals and build momentum. Pick a theme for the year that narrows your focus on all your activities. Encourage your kids, your wife, your husband, your friends, and build confidence. In this podcast, Jena and Luke break down how! Best podcast of the year! ;) But really, you don’t want to miss this...

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The holidays are here and so are the crazies! Are you ready? Are you one of them? ;) I’m sure I’ve been labeled the crazy one at least once! But do we have to be the crazy one? The cousin, brother, aunt, dad, grandma, or the long lost relative that always comes to the holidays guns blazing, with an agenda to fix the world, slam it down your throat style....

In this podcast, Jena and Luke break down how we are approaching the holidays, why it’s important to simply enjoy the time with family and how to disagree and still be friends.