Weâve all had the experience of being around someone whoâs grumpy â even our spouse or children â and then soon weâre feeling grumpy as well. A mother of multiple children recently asked us, âWhen the people around me (aka my...
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#197 How to Not Let Your Childrenâs Moods Affect You (Grumpy & Otherwise)
We are busy people. And so are you. We have a LOT going on, as Iâm sure you do too. Human nature often makes us feel that weâre âtoo busyâ to do things like morning routines or rituals. Weâre âtoo busyâ to do morning discussi...
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#196 How & WHY to do Morning Family Devotionals (Discussions)
Fear is a universal emotion. Weâve all experienced it at some point. It is very real and very relevant. As a teenage girl, Edith Eger was a prisoner in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. She said that after she was released once t...
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#195 Fear is a Traitor & is Holding Back Your Family & Your Life
Every great story, movie, or book contains elements of whatâs been called the âHeroâs Journeyâ â a series of events and experiences that makes the story meaningful and transformational . Itâs the process by which the hero-to-...
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#194 The Hero's Journey -- Leave the Ordinary World Behind and Live a Great Story
All of us have been âconditionedâ by society when it comes to things such as HOW to behave and WHAT to care about. Thatâs not necessarily a bad thing. It fact, social conditioning can be very positive . Caring what other peop...
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#193 How to STOP CARING What Other People Think About You
In our line of work coaching families for the past 20 years, we get an up-close-and-personal look into the lives of many different types of people . Itâs a sacred privilege and we learn so much. We often experience a wide ran...
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#187 Seek an âInner Knowingâ (Insight & Intuition) And ACT On It to Avoid Sabotaging Your Life and Your Family
"I would like to be more confident but my face turns red if I am embarrassed, nervous, shy, afraid, or just talking with someone . Without that handicap, I know I would be more confident, but unfortunately, I let it stop me a...
There is a lot of âsurface tensionâ in the media today -- social and mainstream. Lots of polarity and opposition about intense topics. And it bothers me. Because it paints the picture that there are only two sides to any issu...
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#183 Seeing BEYOND Roe Vs. Wade, Gun Control, & Other 'Surface Tensions'
You may have seen or heard that weâre planning a move to Portugal â and hoping to travel while making the transition. We received some questions about this: âWe would love to travel more , even long term, but I am getting mor...
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#179 Travel More? Or Prepare for the Worst? Finding the Middle-Ground Between Risk-Taking and Being Safe & Prepared
Understanding YOURSELF and the other human beings around you is one of the trickiest and most complex aspects of life and relationships â Your personality begins to form from conception, in the womb, and as you grow as a chil...
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#177 How Personality Affects Your Marriage & Parenting; Analyzing (& Laughing About) Our Big 5 Personality Test Scores
Have you ever had that inner feeling of discontent, frustration, guilt, or dissatisfaction ? (I know I have.) Have you ever thought â whatâs the point of setting goals? Iâll just be disappointed. Or have you ever tried to ach...
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#176 How Frustration, Guilt, & Discontent Guide You to Your Best Self -- Don't Assuage the Pain or 'Accept What Is'. This is Your Soul Calling!
Greg and I just returned from an incredible trip to Portugal to celebrate our 21st anniversary and weâre excited to record an episode about it. Weâre going to share all the romance, magic, and serendipity we experienced that ...
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#172 The Foundations for Magic & Serendipity -- Our Portugal Trip Report
Hey everyone. We hope youâre having a great week. I know Greg and I are excited to have some sunshine and warmer weather after two cloudy and cold weeks. Today weâre discussing something which â at first glance â seems overly...
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#170 How to Wake Up and Overcome Sleep Depression/Inertia -- Better Mornings Equals a Better Life
Today we are diving into a detailed look at what living an âextraordinaryâ life looks like on the day-to-day . The majority of your life â and ours â is spent in daily activities that can be mundane . Dishes, laundry, errands...
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#169 How to Make the Mundane Parts of Day-to-Day Life More Meaningful
Welcome to the podcast! In this episode Greg and I are answering a question about clashing cultures â what to do when the status quo conflicts with your unconventional lifestyle choices â especially if the clash is happening ...
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#168 What to Do When People Oppose Your Lifestyle Choices
