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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

As a follow-up question to a recent episode about helping your spouse 'show up' or invest in your extraordinary life , we were asked: "I love listening to your podcast. I'm a stay-at-home mom of four and I homeschool. I real…
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 homeschool. But *most* families should (we explain what that means). And NO, homeschooling does not automatically guarantee cer…
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. We wal…
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

"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 husband and I was bored . I couldn't wait to get back to the kids." "I've been going on more date…
Nov. 7, 2023

#240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices

Are your kids picky eaters? Are you concerned about their short and long-term health because of a lack of nutrition? Then listen to this episode where we discuss the importance -- and strategies -- for instilling good dietar…
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

"My kids are having a hard time adjusting to _______ (moving, traveling, homeschooling, divorce, death, etc). How can I help them?" We've received a question like this dozens of times over the years. Parents the world over w…
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: "How do you even BEGIN planning a trip like that?" "What was your budget for this exp…
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. The first step is for YOU to define what EDUCATION means to you . Is it academic learning? G…
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

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 that we’re often participating in, perpetuating, or creating our own chao…
March 14, 2023

#214 Where We've Been and How We've Made it Extra Special -- Celebrating 22 Years of Marriage

Every year on 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 while we were scouting out …
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, such as: What if I'm lactose intolerant? What do you recommend to re…