The Family Business with The Alessis: A Christian Parenting and Marriage Podcast

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How to Teach Your Kids to Finish Well (Even When You Face Your Own Challenges) S5 E10 Mar 22, 2023

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It's one thing to face a major life struggle as an adult - it's another to raise your children well while you face it.
When you face your greatest challenges, your children also deal with those challenges from their own perspective. And your example will either help them, or hold them back when they face their own major obstacles in life.
In this powerful episode, Chris Alessi and Stephanie Muiña turn the tables and interview their father, host Steve Alessi, and share the lessons they learned from him as he overcame his near-death experience from a widowmaker heart attack.
You'll hear never-before-shared moments that helped shape this family and their legacy - moments that will help you teach your children to persevere and overcome their own obstacles, no matter when they appear.
You can discover more of these powerful insights in Steve Alessi's upcoming book, "Forty Two: A Guide to Finishing Well When You Thought You Were Finished".
If you loved this episode, you'll also want to hear:
Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis in the Family Business | S3 E24

42 Minutes: A Heart-Attack, Facing Death, and Finishing Strong Even If You're Almost Finished | S5 E3
The Right Way to Raise Leaders | S1 EP 3

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Rainbows and Recovery: Can Strong Women Help Each Other Heal After Tragedy Strikes? | S5 E9 Mar 15, 2023

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What can you learn from a rainbow, a trio of friends, and a near tragedy?
You can discover the power of friendship and the importance of having people in your corner when life takes a turn for the worse.
In this edition of our series previewing the new book by Steve Alessi "Forty Two: A Guide to Finishing Well when You Thought You Were Finished", you'll hear from the ladies who were up close and personal during the fateful moments of Steve's heart attack and recovery.
Mory Martinez and Desiree Husdon were front and center as friends and staff members when the Alessis faced their toughest battle in 2007. In this emotional conversation with host Mary Alessi, you'll learn why you need the right people to stay strong when your life becomes stormy and fearful.
If you loved this, you'll want to hear:
42 Minutes: A Heart-Attack, Facing Death, and Finishing Strong Even If You're Almost Finished | S5 E3

Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16

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How The Right Team Can Help Revive Your Dream (Even When It Almost Died) | S5 E8 Mar 08, 2023

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When you face your toughest battle - do you have a team that will fight with you and for you?
Whether it's your family, your colleagues, your employees, or your friends - your team will determine whether your dream will survive after you get knocked down.
In this episode, Steve Alessi sits down with two members of the senior staff of Metro Life Church, Armando Gomez and Jonathan Roman. Along with the rest of their colleagues, these men played a pivotal part in the days and moment following Steve Alessi's widowmaker heart attack in 2007.
Together they share their experiences, thoughts and feelings as they navigated those dark days - which are the subject of his upcoming book, Forty Two: A Guide to Finishing Well when You Thought You Were Finished.
You'll discover why having the right people around you can help you recover your dream and continue living life to its fullest, even after a major setback.
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Strong Families = Strong Relationships! How to Build a Life of Significance with Aaron Walker, Coach / Author

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How Real Friends Help You Bounce Back from Disaster (and the Legend of the Smoking Bird) | S5 E7 Mar 01, 2023

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Who would you turn to... if you lost everything ?
And what if the person you needed was going through a tragedy of their own?
In this powerful episode, you'll discover how real friends can help you bounce back from the most devastating moments of your life - even when you both are going through them at the same time.
Host Steve Alessi welcomes his lifelong friend David Martinez, one of the founding members of Metro Life Church, who was instrumental in helping Steve recover from his heart attack in 2007.
Even as he assisted his friend, David was reeling from the news that the company he had worked for years to build had been taken over by a hostile corporation.
In this inspiring episode you'll hear these two men share their vulnerabilities, fears and thoughts as they help each other recover from each other's "42 moment", and why cultivating real friendships is so important, whether in calm or crisis.
If you loved this episode, you have to check out Mary Alessi and David's wife Mory Martinez talking about their friendship!
Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16

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New Parents, Old School Parenting: What's The Best Way? | S5 E6 Feb 22, 2023

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Parenting is stressful enough in the first few years. How do you handle it when culture then tells you that you're doing it wrong?
While modern parenting practices often push young parents to adjust everything to keep up with society's expectations, the result is often a lot of stress and anxiety.
To help young parents, Stephanie Muiña and her mother Mary Alessi sit down to talk about how young parents can shift their perspective to a more relaxed and grace-filled pace.
Topics include:

Being a New Mom
The difference between parenting and grandparenting
Embracing the different seasons of marriage and singleness
Expectations and pressures on new parents
How to embrace the unpredictable as a young parent!

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Year 1: The Highs and Lows of Parenting as a First Year Couple | S4 E13

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Parent = Friend? Emotions, Identity and What Your Kids Actually Deal With at School | S5 E5 Feb 15, 2023

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What do you do when your child's emotions are out of control?
When they are stressed from school, or confused about their identity, is it OK for you to be a friend to them?
In this episode, Mary Alessi sits down with her daughter Lauren Alessi to discuss the difficulties and dangers of letting our children's emotions and thoughts go unchecked.
Lauren, who is currently earning her Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University, shares her experience as a school counselor to help you understand and respond to the challenges your children are facing daily.

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Parents, Are You 'In The Way'? How to Remain Confident in Your Role | S5 E4 Feb 08, 2023

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Do you worry about losing influence in your child's life?
Tempted to back off and let your kids "figure it out?"
If you feel like you're getting in the way of your kids, you need a reminder that your influence and guidance is necessary in every season of your children's life, whether they are young children or adult children.
In this episode, Steve and Mary Alessi help you understand how to stay "in the way" and continuously and confidently guide your children, from infancy to becoming young adults!
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When Kids Become Coworkers | S1 EP5
Why Music and Ministry Matters in Our Family Business (and How We Do It) | S4 E10
Family Intervention: How to Help Your Kids Find Their Way | S1 E11

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42 Minutes: A Heart-Attack, Facing Death, and Finishing Strong Even If You're Almost Finished | S5 E3 Feb 01, 2023

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42 minutes was the difference between life and death.
In this powerful episode, Steve Alessi shares the story behind his near-death moment and recovery from a major heart-attack in 2007, the type commonly known as the 'widow-maker'.
With personal reflections and direct accounts from the first responders who were there on that pivotal night, the Alessis share the emotions, thoughts and realities they faced in the aftermath.
You'll discover the powerful lessons you need to apply to overcome your own "42" moment, when it seems your world has been shaken and you don't know how to recover from the shock of a tragic or unexpected event.
This account and the lessons you'll hear in this episode by Steve Alessi will be the topic of his new book, "42: How to Finish Well When You Thought You Were Finished", to be released in 2023 on paperback, audiobook and hardcover.
If this episode impacted you, you'll also want to hear these episodes:
Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis | S3 E24

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Toxic or Taxing? How to Figure Out What To Do with Difficult People | S5 E2 Jan 25, 2023

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You know that person in your life that's a major pain. But does that mean you should cut them off?
Are some difficult people in your life worth tolerating, even when they cause you headaches?
In this episode, Steve and Mary Alessi help you figure out when a family relationship or friendship is simply a taxing one that you can tolerate, or if it's toxic and requires setting boundaries.
By applying these smart and practical strategies, you can finally let go of any confusion or guilt when dealing with a difficult person in your life!
If you liked this episode, you should also check out:
Dealing with Toxic Relationships, Pt. 1: How to Identify and Avoid People Who Cause Pain | S3 E2

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5 Powerful New Year's Resolutions to Make Together with Your Family | S5 E1 Jan 18, 2023

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The Family Business is back for a momentous Season 5...and we want 2023 to be the most blessed and joyful year yet for your family!
But how can you make sure that happens?
In this episode you'll learn the keys to helping your family set 5 powerful New Year's resolutions that will create more unity, respect and togetherness in your home.
With tips and strategies that have helped Steve and Mary Alessi raise their four adult children, you'll learn how to unify your family around the goals and resolutions that you'll not only want to apply, but that will inspire and motivate your entire family!
If you enjoyed this episode, we have more episodes on vision and setting goals for your family!
S3 E4 Your Family Vision: How to Create It and Share It
S3 E20 The Perfect Family Meeting w/ Lee Domingue

Also listen in for an exciting special announcement of our Family Business Conference coming up in April!
Learn More about The 1st Annual Family Business Conference

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