Preserving Families Podcast

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S3 E20: Anxiety Can Be Your Super Power- With Brayden McFadden May 19, 2025

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Mark sits down with the co-author of his new book, Brayden McFadden, to express the reason for writing this book, and give some insights from the book to help anyone “surviving” anxiety to start “thriving” in their anxiety.

Find the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Anxiety-Can-Be-Your-Superpower/dp/1462149421

S3 E19: Grass Licking - What Cows Can Teach Us About Parenting May 12, 2025

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(This is a repeat episode)

S3 E18: How Parents Can Help Our Children in Making the Marriage Decision- With My 7 Daughters As Special Guests May 05, 2025

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Mark and Janie dive into what parents can do to help their children feel confident in deciding to get married. Mark and Janie are joined by their 7 daughters toward the end of the episode to give their 2 cents on what can be done in the home to prepare our children for marriage and adulthood.

You may here crying at foot steps in this episode! Grandkids galore when our kids are in town.

S3 E17: Faith Over Fear When Making the Marriage Decision Apr 28, 2025

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Mark and Janie dive into why so many of our young adults find it hard to make the marriage decision, and what could be causing the decline of marriage rates in America.

S3 E16: Casualness Could Lead to Casualties Apr 21, 2025

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Mark and Janie discuss societal issues such as casualness, incivility, irreverence, and disrespect. They speak as to why reversing these issues would do so much good, and why it is important to teach our kids to have respect and reverence for things that the world takes so lightly.

S3 E15: Navigating the Shift of Parenting Adult Children- With Dr. Rick Miller Apr 14, 2025

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Mark sits down with colleague and professor, Dr. Rick Miller to discuss the dynamics of parenting adult children. Navigating the changes in parenting once our children become adults can be tricky, Dr. Ogletree and Dr. Miller give amazing tips and insights on how we can keep our connections strong, with out overstepping.

S3 E14: Making Our Homes A Refuge From The Storm Apr 07, 2025

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Mark and Janie discuss ways we can fortify our homes and our children against the gathering evil around us.

S3 E13: Creating Happiness- With Dr. Dave Schramm Apr 02, 2025

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Dr. Dave Schramm sits down with Mark to discuss how we can all attain greater happiness as the world seems to get darker. Dave is a professor, author, marriage expert, and hosts his own podcast called, “Stronger Marriage Connection”. Dr. Dave shares great insights on things we can do to find the peace and happiness in our lives

S3 E12: The Untapped Goldmine of Family Dinner - With Susan H. Christensen Mar 24, 2025

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Mark and Janie speak with Susan H. Christensen, a dear friend and author of her new book, Character At Dinner: Strengthening Latter-day Saint Families Through Character Stories

Listen in as they discuss the importance of having family dinner together, and ideas for how to make the most out of family meal times.

S3 E11: The Boy Crisis- With Brandon Ogletree Mar 17, 2025

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Tune in this week as Mark sits down with his son, Brandon Ogletree, as they discuss the issues of raising boys in our society today. Mark and Brandon give great advice and insights on the power of parenting in raising strong boys who will become great men.

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