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The Extraordinary Family Life Podcast Episodes
April 23, 2024
#258 How to Prevent & Manage Overwhelm as a Parent of Young Kids, While Pursuing BIG Dreams & Goals
How to prevent and manage overwhelm when you have small children, a marriage and a career all needing your attention, while you are trying to achieve your big goals and dreams! We share strategies to manage it all and manage…
April 3, 2024
#255 Stop Calling it 'ADHD' -- It's NOT a Disorder, It's Normal
This much-needed episode addresses something we've been concerned about, thinking about, and researching for years regarding ADHD/ADD in adults and children . ADHD - It's not a disorder, it's normal! Based on our own experie…
March 5, 2024
#251 Managing (& Modeling) Screen Time Usage & Addiction in Kids & Adults
"I wanted to know what you guys think about screen time ... I stopped letting my son (6) watch but then we reintroduced it as my husband said that if it’s in a foreign language it can be beneficial exposure to the language .…
Feb. 5, 2024
#248 Can I Expect MORE from my Kids if my ADHD/Distracted Spouse Isn't Setting an Example?
"I am wondering if I can expect more from my kids than I expect from ADHD spouse ? He "gets distracted" easily and spends hours a day looking at news stories with his phone. Can I expect my teens to go on a phone diet [aka d…
Jan. 24, 2024
#247 What to do When You're Both INSPIRED & DEPRESSED by Listening to Our Podcast
If you're like me, then there's probably been a time when you've felt both inspired and depressed at the same time. Today I share this from our 28-Day Challenge: "...you're convincing me [to change my life]! And I know I hav…
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…
Oct. 3, 2023
#236 Creating Stability: Become a Better Problem Solver to Become a Better Parent
In this episode we address how to be the best problem solver you can be, to help your children thrive. If you've been a parent long you know that parenting often feels like a series of problems to solve. This is accurate. So…
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 18, 2023
#230 How to Handle the Stress & Pressure of Family Life and to Move Into Higher Level Emotions
I (Rachel) cried today. It was because of the stress and pressure and overwhelm of 'all the things' I have to get done by a looming deadline, and it was sparked by the small irritations of family life. I was not living in my…
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 …
May 16, 2023
#223 How to Prevent 80% of Problems & Find Lasting Solutions When Challenges Do Arise
Do you feel stuck? Or like you're constantly dealing with the same problems -- in your marriage, with your kids, or your finances? In this episode we discuss how to PREVENT problems. Does it feel like you can never 'afford i…
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…
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…
Feb. 28, 2023
#212 True Balance Looks Like Yin & Yang and Walking 'The Labyrinth'
In this episode we address how to have better balance in your life. Thanks for all of the questions! They help us to have relevant conversations in these podcast episodes. If you have a question about anything in life or fam…