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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:

#87: Jessica Honegger – Going Scared: How to Defy Fear and Live on Purpose Dec 05, 2018

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As a social entrepreneur and founder and co-CEO of Noonday Collection, Jessica Honegger aims to do everything with boundless courage. But just as happiness is not the absence of sadness, and faith is not the absence of doubt, courage is not the absence of fear.
Now leading the largest fair-trade jewelry company in the world, Jessica gives us a behind the scenes look at her highly-successful business and her journey to get there as a working mom. In this episode, Jessica shares stories of motherhood, adoption, guilt as a working mom, partnership, and friendship.
Most powerfully, she explains how she made fear her friend.
Speaking from her highly-touted book, Imperfect Courage: Live a Life of Purpose by Leaving Comfort and Going Scared, Jessica shares with us her inspiring story and challenges us to have the courage to do the very thing we've been afraid of doing.
Show Notes:
Buy Imperfect Courage here. It also makes a great gift!
To buy gifts from or learn more about Noonday Collection, click here.
Subscribe to Jessica's podcast, Going Scared.
Learn more about Jessica by clicking here.
To learn about becoming a Noonday Ambassador, click here.

#86: Christmas Time Topics: Entitlement, Gift-Giving, Santa Claus, and Family Traditions Re-Release Dec 03, 2018

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This is a special re-released episode on Christmas topics for families, because there's nothing we want more than to experience the joy of Christmas.
The problem is that Christmas can leave our time feeling pressed and our wallets stressed.
In this episode, we go behind the lens of our own crooked picture frame to discuss some Christmas hot topics. We tell stories about how we were raised and what we implement today in our own family. We also discuss topics like:
* Is my gift-giving out of control?
* What does an entitled child look like?
* Is it okay for my kids to believe in Santa Claus?
* What will my kids really remember about Christmas?
* How can we truly make it about Jesus’ birth?
* Is the attitude I’m modeling for my kids at the holidays one of gratitude or grumbling?
* What role do traditions play in our family?
As you listen to this episode, think about your own family traditions, values, and what you model for and teach your kids. And be sure to engage the conversation. Tell us stories from your own picture frame. We love learning from you.

#85: Making the Most of the Christmas Season with Your Family Nov 28, 2018

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Christmas often comes and goes in the blink of an eye. Not only that, it's easy to miss the magic of the season. Either things don't go the way we had hoped with our family, or we get so buried in our to-do lists we need a search and rescue team just to help us come to the surface.
In this episode, we talk about decisions you can make to enjoy the Christmas season with your family. We talk about:
* Practical ways we can manage our expectations of the Christmas season
* Why it's important to also acknowledge and grieve loss during this season
* Being people who include others
* How to prioritize Jesus during the holidays--i.e. getting our kids to behave because of Jesus, not for Santa :)
* How to make decisions at Christmas based on your family values, not the culture around you
* One very practical way husbands can crush it this Christmas
* How to be the grace others need at this time of year
Show Notes:
To join us in the 25 Characters of the Christmas Story: An Advent Experience for Families, click here!
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#84: How Not to Dread Bedtime with Your Kids Nov 21, 2018

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Bedtime--it's that sometimes elusive and dreaded time of the day, especially if you have young kids. Yet, bedtime can be the most significant time of the day to connect with your kids, and even your teens.
In this episode, we discuss the spiritual and emotional significance of bedtime. We also get super practical about turning it into one of the most memorable--and maybe even enjoyable--parts of your day. Even more, bedtime could be the environment that shapes your family and child's story for years to come.
We talk about:
* Why even Moses championed bedtime
* When it's okay to call an audible
* Practical ways to keep our kids in bed and not dread the process
* Guilt free and emotionally safe ways for either laying with our kids to help them fall asleep or making them stay in bed
* Questions we can ask our kids to draw out what's happening in their inner world
Shownotes
Click here for 15 Conversation Starters for Tucking Your Kids into Bed.
Click here for Dr. Ross Greene's book, The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children.
For free resources and to learn more about Dr. Ross Greene's approach to behaviorally challenging kids, click here.
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#83: The Power of Invitation – Changing a Generation by Opening Your Door with Jen Schmidt Nov 14, 2018

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For many of us, inviting people into our lives and homes feels more like inviting judgment on our entertaining skills and stress on our already maxed-out schedules. And with the holidays approaching, you may be feeling the pressure.
But what if you knew that opening your front door had the power to radically change the world around you? To make an impact and leave a legacy with everyday invitations?
Jen Schmidt has set out to reframe how we think about hospitality and to equip us to walk a road of welcome in our daily lives. Jen knows that every time we choose open-door living—whether in our homes or by taking hospitality on the road—those we invite in get to experience the lived-out love of Jesus, our kids grow up in a life-lab of generosity, and we trade insecurity for connection.
In this episode, we talk to Jen about how you and your family can offer the life-changing gift of invitation, no matter the stage of life your family is in. We talk about:
* The freedom of hospitality, not the burden of it
* How invitation gives purpose to our kids and family
* The difference between hospitality and entertaining
* How your invitation can expand beyond your home
* Ways you can see your home as the most likely location for changing the world around you, one open door at a time.
Show Notes:
To learn more about Jen's book and Bible study, Just Open the Door, click here.
For information on The Becoming Conference, click here.
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#82: How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex with Linda Stewart and Linda Noble Nov 07, 2018

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What happens when our son is exposed to pornography at a young age? Or our daughter begins hearing about sex at school and asking you questions? Many of our own parents didn't model for us how to have these difficult conversations with our kids. Not only that, our kids seem to be exposed to sex at even younger ages today.
In this episode, we revisit with Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, two leading voices helping parents talk to their children about body image and sex through THE Conversation Workshop. This is part two of a two part series.
In this episode, Linda and Linda discuss with us how to talk to our kids about sex through a simple, yet powerful framework of flourishing.
We discuss:
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how to talk to our kids about difficult topics, like when they discover their private parts
* why a Theology of the Body is an important framework for us as adults as well
* age-appropriate ways--from preschool through the teen years--to talk to our kids about sex
In the show notes below, you can also gain access to free PDF downloads from THE Conversation Workshop that help you have these conversations with your kids.
Show Notes:
To access free PDF conversations of "The Talk" with your kids, click here.
To learn more about THE Conversation Workshop, click here.
To subscribe to THE Conversation podcast, click here.

#81: Helping Kids Have a Healthy Body Image with Linda Stewart and Linda Noble Oct 31, 2018

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What happens when our daughter tells us she's fat? Or our son begins to ask questions about his private parts? These questions are enough to throw off any good parent. So how can we raise our kids to have a healthy body image in a culture that has distorted it?
That's the conversation we have today with Linda Noble and Linda Stewart, two leading voices helping parents talk to their children about body image and sex through THE Conversation Workshop. This is part one of a two part series.
In this episode, Linda and Linda discuss a framework for the Theology of the Body, and how we as parents can be ready anytime these conversations arise with our kids.
We discuss:
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the 2 most common parenting approaches to the body and the one we need to take
* the 3 truths we need to instill in our kids about their body-selves on an ongoing basis
* practical questions we receive from parents
In the show notes below, you can also gain access to free PDF downloads from THE Conversation Workshop that help you have these conversations with your kids.
Show Notes:
To access free PDF conversations of "The Talk" with your kids, click here.
To learn more about THE Conversation Workshop, click here.
To subscribe to THE Conversation podcast, click here.
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#80: Marriage in a Fishbowl: How Leaders Can Be Teammates in Marriage Oct 24, 2018

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There are eyes on your marriage. If you have kids, they watch how you interact. If you lead others in your community, those you lead watch how you live. In other words, your marriage is in a fishbowl.
Some feel it more than others. But regardless of who's watching, if we don't pursue a marriage we'd wish on our kids, or we keep leading others without tending to our own marital garden, it will catch up to us. And besides, isn't it better to enjoy life with our spouse than merely tolerate it and go through the motions?
We think so. That's why this episode covers four ways we can become teammates in marriage and why it's so important.
Show Notes:
To learn more about our Coaching Programs, click here.
To learn more about Winshape Marriage Intensives and Adventures, click here.
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#79: Lisa and Missy Harper: Who's Your Daddy? Discovering the Awesomest Daddy Ever Oct 17, 2018

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This episode is a treat. Lisa Harper joins us to talk about her newly released children's book, Who's Your Daddy: Discovering the Awesomest Daddy Ever.
But she's not the only one to join us! After the break, her daughter Missy joins us - along with our kids - to sing and talk about Sid the Science Kid, the Greatest Showman, and Sing. They also talk about God and people they know in heaven. It is a precious portion we decided to keep in. We hope you enjoy the "real" interaction.
The best description of this episode comes directly from the children's book:
Missy has lived with her new mommy (Lisa) ever since she was adopted from Haiti. But when someone asks little Missy a BIG question—"Who's your daddy?"—she starts thinking and learning a lot about daddies.
Missy could be sad that she doesn't have a "skin" daddy who can make her pancakes and take her to soccer practice. But through lots of talks with Mommy, Missy realizes that she DOES have a Daddy! In fact, no matter what our family looks like, we all have the same amazing Daddy; and Missy can't wait to tell everyone about the Daddy who loves us more than all the stars in the sky.
Told mostly through a mother-daughter conversation, this sweet story is careful to affirm relationships with the good, strong daddies here on earth, but it is also comforting for children who might be struggling due to divorce or the loss of a father.
Show Notes:
To purchase Who's Your Daddy? Discovering the Awesomest Daddy Ever, click here:

#78: Your Questions: In-Laws + Boundaries in Kids Oct 10, 2018

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How we set boundaries with our parents and in-laws is a frequent stressor for many families, especially around the holidays. Whether family lives close by or far away, everyone brings expectations into what that relationship should look like. We navigate this on an ongoing basis as well.
The first question deals with that very issue. How do we talk to our parents about it in an honoring way? How can we be united as husband and wife in making decisions and setting our own traditions?
In this episode, we also discuss questions related to:
* helping kids set their own boundaries and manage their feelings
* teaching kids to play independently
* how we can avoid showing favoritism when one child is more compliant than another
* resources to manage explosive or strong-willed kids
The questions:
Question 1: Hi! I've recently listened to your grandparent episode - THANK YOU. My husband and I are new parents, and his parents live close by. My (divorced) parents both live out of state. Anytime they come visit they usually stay with us (and they come separately so it's kind of double visits). I know my husband doesn't love when they stay with us but he grins and bares it for the most part since he knows it means a lot to me.
However, this Christmas my mom had announced (not asked) that she will be visiting and staying with us for over a week. It's really important to my husband that she does not stay with us on Christmas Eve since we have (and are still) developed our own family traditions. I know that the "guidelines" we set in this first year of our child's life will live forever, and I'm so nervous to have this conversation with my mom. I want to honor my husband's wishes and present a united front to my mom and also be respectful to her when I ask that she stays elsewhere for two nights. Help?? How do I handle it? She is emotionally very dependent on me since I am an only child and I don't want to hurt her feelings but I need to put my own small family unit first.
Question 2: Thank you so much for your book and podcast. The book has given me a framework with which to help navigate this parenting world that I am very new to and I am so appreciative!
My question is about teaching kids about their own boundaries. It is so important that they are taught to be kind and think of others first, but how do you balance that with the fact that each person is responsible for their own actions and feelings. For example, I watched a 4 year old emotionally manipulate her friend into giving her what she wanted by pouting and her friend said after she just wanted her “to be happy”. Being kind, sharing, and self sacrifice are so important but so is developing the ability to say no. How do you find the balance?
Question 3: In episode #42, you referenced a question that my husband and I both responded with "get out of my head!!" but didn't answer it. The question was something like, "How do you parent/discipline a strong willed boy and a compliant boy without showing favoritism?" We need this one! The strong willed, older boy is in a cycle of feeling defeated while his younger brother just doesn't deal with defiance as a frequent heart issue. We are on the cycle with him - and its incredibly hard on the entire family.
Also - another aspect of the same scenario - since our firstborn is also incredibly strong willed, explosive, and hyper - we wonder these things: was it our doing, especially since we had no idea what we were doing and parented so much out of our own issues and dysfunctions? Regardless,

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