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Famous at Home

Your biggest fans already live under your roof.

Welcome to the Famous at Home podcast, hosted by marriage and leadership coaches Dr. Josh and Christi Straub. In a world competing for your time, attention, and identity, it’s easy to give your family the leftovers instead of the best of you.

Josh and Christi bring clarity to the rat race we live in with an honest, grace-filled, and often humorous perspective to the real-life challenges families face today. They offer practical coaching strategies you can put into practice right away to have an emotionally safe marriage, be fully present with your kids, and lead with purpose.

Each episode explores topics like marriage, parenting, emotional safety, work-life rhythms, connection, relational joy, and leading well outside the home without sacrificing the people you love most. Think of it as sitting down for coffee with friends who encourage you, challenge you, make you laugh, and help you grow.

Because the greatest red carpet you’ll ever walk is through your front door!

Hit Follow or Subscribe today to start showing up for the biggest fans under your roof.

Copyright: © Josh + Christi Straub

Latest Episodes:

#97: Your Questions: The Survival Years, School Decisions, and Not Losing our Cool Mar 06, 2019

Show notes

In this episode, we take your questions and talk about them. This week's questions include the following topics:
* How to thrive in the survival years with young kids
* Should we send our kids to kindergarten early or hold them back
* How to manage our own anger and fear so as not to yell at our kids
* How to be emotionally safe in the early years
* The stage we set up for our kids in our dining room
The Questions:
* Hi! Absolutely love your podcast and have been a fan since episode one. Could you please post a picture of your living room concert stage? I love the idea behind this simple yet impactful and intentional choice you’ve made in making family memories come to life! God bless! --Suzanna
* I absolutely love your podcast and Safe House book! It's completely changed how I view parenting, as I did not grow up in an emotionally safe home. I struggle with control and anger that leads to yelling at my child. How can I safely teach my toddler that she needs to obey her parents without yelling or threatening? - Ashley
* Can you please talk about leading your family well in the survival years? We have a 3.5 year old boy and one year old boy. Thank you. - Mandy
* I would love some insight in delaying kindergarten. My son (my first born) will turn 5 on June 9th. I never really thought much about delaying kindergarten, and always just knew we would wait and make the assessment towards the end of his PK year to see if he was ready. My husband feels pretty strongly now about delaying it no matter what to help him in the future. There is just something about it that doesn't feel right to me, but my husband is pretty confident in delaying and I don't want to push and regret it later down the line in middle school when it seems the age difference really starts to become an issue. I would greatly appreciate and respect your thoughts. - Michelle
Show Notes:
Start feeling better today by ordering What Am I Feeling? Click here to order.
You can also click here to learn about Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well.
Images of homemade stage outside and inside the house.

#96: Kids Who Can Empathize Feb 27, 2019

Show notes

In part 2 of our series on kids and feelings, we talk about kids who can empathize with others. This episode is a deeper dive into the "why" behind our new kid's book What Am I Feeling?
So often, it can feel like a pipe dream getting our kids to think about anyone other than themselves. Let's be honest, our world could use more adults who can empathize as well. In this episode, we talk about being teachable, responding to others in empathy, and how our kids mirror our emotions. We also discuss how fear and busyness become barriers to entering our child's world and helping her label her feelings.
Show Notes:
Start feeling better today by ordering What Am I Feeling? Click here to order.
You can also click here to learn about Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well.
For a link to the Google study mentioned in the podcast, click here.

#95: Kids Who Can Name Their Feelings Feb 20, 2019

Show notes

Teaching our kids to give their feeling a name and then decide what to do with it—is crucial to helping them love God and love others. Turns out, it's also helpful for juvenile delinquents to develop empathy, and for our kids to one day be successful at major companies like Google.
In this episode, we talk about these scenarios and why developing emotional awareness is so important for our kids. As it relates to spiritual growth, this is also where emotional and spiritual maturity go hand-in-hand: the lived out fruit of self-control (Galatians 5:23).
But it all starts with us as parents. Being emotionally safe with our kids provides calm to the fear center of their brain. The calmer our kids are in emotionally overwhelming situations, the more likely they are to think straight and make wise decisions.
And that’s our privilege as parents—to help our kids learn to name their feeling, make good decisions with that emotion, and begin to think about others. That's what this episode is all about.
Show Notes:
Start feeling better today by ordering What Am I Feeling? Click here to order.
You can also click here to learn about Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well.
For a link to the Google study mentioned in the podcast, click here.
For more insights into the circle of security, click here.
For John Bradshaw's book Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child, click here.

#94: Marriage: Why Is It So Difficult to Connect? Feb 13, 2019

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Sometimes, a few nuggets of wisdom just isn't enough. In this episode, we discuss some of the deeper reasons behind why it's so difficult to connect in marriage.
We also talk about our own marital journey of late and how counseling has helped us work through the baggage, blindness, and busyness of the day. Yes, three "bee's" that can "sting" your marriage. Dad jokes rock.
Of course, the conversation includes practical ways we can connect at a deeper, more intimate level with our spouse.
Show Notes:
To learn more about Winshape Marriage Intensives and Adventures, click here.
To learn more about marriage coaching intensives we offer, or to set up a discovery call, click here.

#93: How to Talk to Your Kids About Racial Differences with Trillia Newbell Feb 06, 2019

Show notes

We live in a beautifully diverse world. Unfortunately, our world is also plagued by racial and ethnic division.
As families, we can bring unity and change by embracing our differences. But it requires that we pass onto our kids what it means to walk in love, not fear—a lesson that's easier said, than done.
In this episode, author Trillia Newbell, sits down with us to discuss:
* How to talk to our kids about families who look different from ours
* Whether or not we should raise our kids to be "color blind"
* What it looks like for us as adults to model unity and love in our home
* How we should talk to our kids about the history of racial tensions
* And most importantly, how the gospel transcends racial and ethnic differences
Show Notes:
Trillia Newbell is the author of If God is For Me, a 6-week Bible study on Romans 8 (2019), Enjoy: Finding the Freedom to Delight Daily in God's Good Gifts (2016), Fear and Faith: Finding the Peace Your Heart Craves (2015), United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity (2014), and a children’s book, God’s Very Good Idea: A True Story of God’s Delightfully Different Family. You can find her at trillianewbell.com and follow her on twitter at @trillianewbell.
Bring the 2019 Parent's Summit to your church via simulcast! Click here to learn more.

#92: What Makes Your Family Unique? Jan 30, 2019

Show notes

We can get so busy that we allow culture to dictate who we are as a family, rather than our family influencing the culture around us. In this episode, we talk about some of the critical first steps in discovering what makes your family unique.
And as Christi so eloquently states, "Your uniqueness is so normal to you, that you often can't see it." That's because our family purpose is often hidden within the generations that went before us--the family stories, patterns, and even moments of overcoming difficult circumstances.
In this episode, we outline the beginning steps to discovering your family purpose and why it's important for your kids. And, if the Your Family Purpose group coaching program sounds like something your family could use, simply click here.
Show Notes:
Your Family Purpose: 4-week Group Coaching Program begins February 11! Click here to learn more. Spots are filling up.
Click here to purchase or learn about Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well.
To preorder our new children's book, What Am I Feeling? click here. It releases March 1.

#91: Why Parenting is the Wrong Term Jan 23, 2019

Show notes

Welcome to season 5! This week's episode is full of updates about the upcoming season. In addition, we talk about why we believe "parenting" is the wrong term to use when it comes to raising our children.
The best part is that we don't leave you hanging. We talk about what we believe the right term should be and why it matters in how we relate to our kids.
Show Notes:
To preorder our new children's book, What Am I Feeling? click here. It releases March 1.
Your Family Purpose: 4-week Group Coaching Program. Next group begins February 11! Click here to learn more.

#90: Our Family Wish for You in 2019 Dec 26, 2018

Show notes

What a year in the life of the "In This Together" podcast family. As you'll hear once again through Christi's tears, we love journeying with you. Your stories, questions, podcast reviews, and encouragement fuel our souls. Thank you for making 2018 one of the most joy-filled years for our family.
In this episode, we go back and forth, each offering our wishes for your family in 2019. This is a heartfelt episode, offering our blessing over your family for the New Year. We love journeying with you.
Show Notes:
To learn more about the coaching programs we offer, click here.
To learn more about our 4-week Your Family Purpose group coaching program for families, click here.
To learn more about Onsite Workshops, click here.

#89: What Our Sons Need with David Thomas Dec 19, 2018

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Our podcast “resident therapist," David Thomas, is back with us, live from Daystar Counseling. He talks with us about what our sons need across the developmental lifespan.
In this episode, David breaks down what our boys need in the following age groups:
Ages 2-4: The Explorer
Ages 5-8: The Lover
Ages 9-12: The Individual
Ages 13-17: The Wanderer
Ages 18-22: The Warrior
Some of the best nuggets of this interview include:
* The biggest hurdle of boys today across the developmental lifespan
* Ways that boys self-medicate their pain and why
* Why helping boys problem solve and use critical thinking is crucial to their development
* The importance of placing your hand on your son's shoulder and addressing him by name
* Why boys need less words, not more
* Helping our boys navigate video gaming in a healthy way
Show Notes:
To learn more, click here to purchase David's book, Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
To buy David’s latest book, Are My Kids on Track?, click here.
To learn more, check out: www.raisingboysandgirls.com

#88: What Our Daughters Need with Sissy Goff Dec 12, 2018

Show notes

The next two episodes are gold medallion interviews with our podcast "resident therapists." This week, we interview Sissy Goff from Daystar Counseling about what our daughters need. Next week, we interview David Thomas about what our sons need.
In this episode, Sissy breaks down what our girls need in the following age groups:
Birth-5: The Discovery Years
Ages 6-11: The Adventurous Years
Ages 12-15: The Narcissistic Years
Ages 16-19: The Autonomous Years
Some of the best nuggets of this interview include:
* The growing epidemic of anxiety in girls today
* The years our daughters seem disinterested in relationship with dad
* How dads can press into their daughters
* Why daughters tend to be ambivalent with their moms in the narcissistic years
* How moms can press into their daughters in these years
Show Notes:
To learn more, click here to purchase Sissy's book, All You Need to Know About Raising Girls.
To buy Sissy's latest book, Are My Kids on Track?, click here.
To learn more, check out: www.raisingboysandgirls.com
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