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The Extraordinary Family Life Podcast Episodes
April 9, 2024
#256 How to Become More CAPABLE So You Can Do The Work to Achieve Your Extraordinary Life, Marriage & Family
In this episode we discuss how to become more capable, so you can do the work required to achieve your extraordinary life, marriage and family. We also address a follow-up question to a recent episode about helping your spou…
Jan. 16, 2024
#246 Why 'Every' Family* Should Homeschool Their Kids if They Want EXTRAORDINARY Outcomes
First, let us start by explaining what we're NOT saying in this episode. EVERY family should not be homeschooling. But *most* families should (we explain what that means). And NO, homeschooling does not automatically guarant…
Jan. 9, 2024
#245 Face & OVERCOME the (Inevitable) Obstacles to Your Family's Goals & Dreams!
As we begin the New Year and pursuing new goals, this timely episode shares a real-life *happening now* obstacle to pursuing our dream (to buy a chateau in France) -- getting stuck and stranded in Casablanca, Morocco -- over…
Dec. 26, 2023
#244 Make NEXT Year Your Best Yet! How to Turn Your Family Dreams into Reality
As we record this we're sitting in an Airbnb in Tangier, Morocco , living yet *another* of our family's dreams -- to road trip from Portugal to Morocco. Before this trip is over we'll travel from our home base in Portugal to…
Dec. 6, 2023
#242 HOW to (Enjoy) Spending More Time with Your Spouse & Kids
In this episode we discuss how to actually enjoy the time you spend with your spouse and kids. "What would I actually do if I spent more time with my wife and kids? What does that look like? " "I went on a getaway with my hu…
Nov. 7, 2023
#240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices
In this episode, our hosts Greg and Rachel dive deep into the world of healthy eating and the importance of instilling good dietary habits in children and what to do about picky eaters. To begin, they shed light on the signi…
Oct. 10, 2023
#237 The Stability of Your Family Life DEPENDS on the Stability of Your Marriage
In this series about raising well-adjusted kids and better family stability , we're now diving into the 2nd level of the Extraordinary Family Life Pyramid -- Marriage! YOU are the foundation of your family life, followed by …
Sept. 26, 2023
#235 Creating a Family Culture of Stability, Safety, Trust, & Well-Adjusted Family Members
In this episode we talk about creating a well adjusted family environment. "My kids are having a hard time adjusting to _______ (moving, traveling, homeschooling, divorce, death, etc). How can I help them?" We've received a …
July 11, 2023
#229 How to Plan BIG Adventures for Your Family (+ Budget & Costs)
After posting reels on Instagram about our most recent 6-month trip to 17 countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, I've had many people ask me about our big adventures: "How do you even BEGIN planning a trip like that?" "What …
June 13, 2023
#226 Please Don't Be Offended That I Shared This Episode With You -- Here's Why YOU (and I) Need a Coach
Greg received an email from a friend who said, " My son needs a life coach :) " His response was, " EVERYONE needs a life coach." The stigma is that only people with problems or those who 'can't figure it out' need a life co…
May 30, 2023
#225 How to Help Your (Public or Homeschool) Kids Get a World-Class Education
No matter if you homeschool or send your kids to public or private school, YOU are responsible for the outcomes of their education and creating a world class education for them. The first step is for YOU to define what EDUCA…
May 10, 2023
#222 How Sugar Contributes to Disease & How to Give it Up FOR GOOD
As part of the 28-Day Challenge we ask participants to choose one food to give up. Some choose sugar. But it’s not always easy to give it up. As one mom said: “…the sweet tooth got the best of me. I don’t drink soda and hav…
May 2, 2023
#221 Specific Strategies & Tools to Make Your Marriage Good, Better, Great & EXTRAORDINARY
In this episode we give tips and tricks on how to improve your marriage. At work, home, family life, and marriage, it’s easy to blame the circumstances of life or to say ‘That’s just the way things are’ … But the reality is …
March 14, 2023
#214 Where We've Been and How We've Made it Extra Special -- Celebrating 22 Years of Marriage
Every year on special occasions like our birthdays and anniversaries, we love to reminisce and ask ourselves, " Where were we celebrating last year? I wonder where we'll be next year?" Last year we celebrated in Portugal whi…
March 7, 2023
#213 What to Eat Part 2 -- Snacks, Recipes, Rules, & When to Break Them
After episode #211 about What to Eat we received a lot of follow-up questions (thank you!) and were asked to do a follow up episode to clarify some things to improve your health, such as: What if I'm lactose intolerant? What…