If you are dreading the upcoming holidays because time with extended family often feels draining and awkward we recorded this episode just for you!

Your hosts Coleman and Abby will share funny and painful stories from their extended family holidays with you and the tools they use now to keep themselves safe and sane when gathering with extended family over the holidays.

What if you could enjoy the holidays this year regardless of how everyone else behaves? You can! In this episode, we’ll tell you how we do it and how you can do it too.

Have a question or comment to share?We would love to hear from you!You can send us an email at:[email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

We love Thanksgiving and Christmas around here and we have some cherished family traditions that we look forward to every year.

We also like to try new experiences with our kids to see what sticks and what becomes a funny memory that we will not do again.

Tune in to this episode to spark you’re own imagination for your family traditions and maybe you’ll even consider trying a new experience with your family this holiday season too!

Have a question or comment to share?We would love to hear from you!You can send us an email at:[email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

Your emotions are the secret key to everything you want in your life.

How you feel, drives your actions and your actions literally build the life you have today.

The primary thing standing between you and the life you want is a bunch of emotions you probably don’t want to feel.

Learn to feel them by processing them through your body and you can do anything.

Tune in to this week’s episode to learn the skill that has changed everything for Abby and Coleman. Sounds dramatic doesn’t it? But it’s true.

Learning how to process our emotions and feel anything has changed how we communicate, parent, take risks, and find our courage.

This is a skill Coleman teaches his coaching clients and we’re going to give you the inside scoop in this episode for free!

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at:[email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

Whether you lean towards having the family all together all the time or you’re more introverted and appreciate your time alone and 1:1 time with the people you love the most there’s something for everyone in this episode.

In this episode we share how we think about intentional family time and how we spend time with each family member 1:1.

Join us as we explore the art of making time together a priority in our everyday lives!

In this episode we mention Gary Chapman’s book, The Five Love Languages.

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at: [email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

Have you ever wanted to take your kids with you on an adventure but wondered if it was the right thing to do?

You are, after all the adult and you’re supposed to keep your kids safe, right?

Maybe it’s better to do less dangerous, risky things with your kids?

WRONG!

We actually think adventures are the best place to build confidence, capability (two things we intentionally help our kids grow in) and core memories with your kids!

Your kids crave time with you, outside, and on an adventure together. Here they can learn what they are capable of and so many good life lessons and skills from you through experience!

We define adventure as an activity you engage in where the outcome is uncertain.

In this episode we dive into how we adventure with our kids, why we prioritize and value it and the benefits you will enjoy as a parent by getting your kids out of the house and adventuring together!

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at: [email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

If you want to have authentic, deep, healthy relationships with the people you love the most you have to toss out that manual you have for them. Let them be who they want to be and get to know the person you love for who they truly are.

We all have relationship manuals. These manuals tell us (not the other person) how the other person is supposed to behave. We expect them to do this not that.

When the other person follows our manual for them we feel pretty good about the relationship, when they don’t we often feel disappointed, irritated, maybe even resentful about it.

This is a daily practice for us (Abby and Coleman). We still have days where we go back to our manual for each other, our kids, our parents, our friends. We’re practicing dropping our manual for them and seeing the people we love the most for who they truly are.

Will you join us in building the strongest, most authentic relationships of your life?

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at: [email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

Hi Friends!

In this episode you’ll get to know your hosts (Coleman and Abby) a little better. We share what our family is like, a little bit about how we got here, why we’re starting a podcast, what we do for work, and fun!

We also share a little bit about our kids and TMI about our dogs.

We’ll give you a few hints at podcast topics we’ve already recorded or are actively working on for the future.

Disclaimer: This was the first podcast we recorded, even before the trailer.

Two things: 1. You’ll hear an early podcast name that is not The Ordinary Family. We’re building this plane as we fly it. 😂2. The audio isn’t great. It’s sufficient but we can do better.

We’ve already made significant improvements to the audio for future episodes.

Bear with us as we learn and get better at all things podcasting. 😅

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at: [email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching

Welcome to The Ordinary Family Podcast!

Where we celebrate the beauty in everyday family life! Whether you're trying to find time for an uninterrupted conversation with your partner, tackling the mountain of laundry or dishes, trying to keep your children alive, or just trying to figure out what’s for dinner, this is the place where real conversations happen about the highs, lows, and everything in between. 

This podcast is dedicated to everyone who is trying to make a living, build a strong relationship with your partner, raise good humans, and take care of yourself—because doing all this, some days, feels like more than an ordinary person can do.

Our goal is to help you thrive in every area of your life: at home, at work, and in your community.

Join Coleman and Abby Housefield as we explore the art of marriage, parenting and navigating life with honesty, humor, and support. 

We’ll share with you the tools we use, hilarious stories, and all the insights we’ve gained from being married for 15 years, parents for 11 years, and many more years of life experience.

Have a question or comment to share? We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email at: [email protected]

Here’s where you can find us online:

Websites:https://www.colemanhousefield.com/

https://www.thenaturelabschool.com/

Substack:colemanhousefield.substack.com

Instagram:abbyhousefieldcoleman.housefield.coaching