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Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 3 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something deep for each one of us: how trauma influences our heart, soul, and how we lead.In this third episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: * Why we tend to feel like imposters* The definition of trauma and how it shows up in how we act toward others* The subtle traumas we may have never labeled as such* How trauma influences our relationships* Why we tend to medicate our trauma and what we use to medicate* The power of feelings in healing the pain from our past* Why it's so difficult for us to face shame and trauma as an adult* Practical ways to face our trauma and show up for those we leadShow Notes: Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here. 

Bill Lokey joins Josh again for part 2 of our 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. And this week we talk about something we all tend to struggle with: meaningful connection and spending time with those we love. In this second episode on leadership and connection, Josh and Bill talk about: * The barriers to meaningful connection and how we can overcome them* Shame as a bad motivator for change* How to silence shame so we can connect deeply with others* How self-medicators keep us from intimacy* What it feels like to spend time with someone who really likes you* How to show up for someone you really like spending time with* Spiritual disciplines for meaningful connection with GodShow Notes: Bill and Josh together will be facilitating The Leader’s Heart Cohort beginning September 1. Seats are limited. To learn more about this holistic emotional / spiritual one-year journey, click here. 

No matter your stage, you lead people. As a parent, you lead your kids. As a spouse, you lead your husband or wife. At work, you lead your employees, congregants, soldiers, clients, and teams. How would those you lead describe your ability to connect to their realities? And how much do we really pay attention to those realities versus focusing solely on our own?Make no mistake, the quality of how well you lead rises or falls on your inner world. And the people you lead feel it. That's why we begin season 8 of our podcast with a 4-part series on the Heart of Leadership. Sitting in as co-host while Christi is on maternity leave is world-renowned therapist Bill Lokey. In this series, we'll be covering The Heart of Your Leadership, The Heart of Connection, The Heart of Trauma, and The Heart of Your Culture.In this first episode, Josh and Bill talk about: * What makes a person a leader* What happens when your stage is ripped out from under you* How to transition well as a leader when bad things happen* What it mea

Social distancing threw us a few curve balls. With that season seemingly coming to a close for many across the world, the question we have to ask as families is: What did we learn? Not only is social distancing coming to an end, but so is season 7 of our podcast. Pretty crazy! As we launch a new season, we begin with Christi on maternity leave. In this episode, we talk about the lessons we learned as a family, the changes we'll be making, and where we're headed as a new season of the Famous at Home podcast begins. Show Notes: Register now for The Leader's Heart Cohort by clicking here.

Social distancing has given us a chance to really focus on the atmosphere of our home, both emotionally and spiritually. It's made us a little more intentional, but also has brought a lot more fun to our home as well. In this episode, we talk about the practices we've been implementing in our home to cultivate our kids' hearts and foster a healthy spiritual environment for all of us. Here are some highlights: * The misperception that spiritual growth begins with instruction* Why the spiritual environment of our home rises and falls on modeling* The transmitting power of relational warmth * How listening and asking questions of our kids influences the environment * Why worship changes the atmosphere of your home* The ways we teach our kids to listen for God's voice* Why we need to take prayer seriously and be the spiritual covering for our kidsShow Notes: To learn more about The Leader's Way Cohort, or to apply, click here. Click here to learn more about Minno!Click here for Moving Mountains by John EldredgeCl

No doubt your child's world has been rattled in some way by the uncertain times we live in. How we respond to our child's big emotions now will set the stage for how they learn to manage those emotions and make decisions in crisis as they grow older. No pressure, right? In this episode, we provide hope and talk about five practical ways to create an emotional growth environment for your kids. * Lead in grace, follow in truth* Talk about emotions* Celebrate your kids for who they are; don't mourn who they're not* Right your wrongs* Focus on who you're becomingShow Notes: The What Am I Feeling? children's book is a perfect way to help your kids label their emotions. Click here to purchase. What to learn more about Emotional Safety in Parenting? To purchase Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well, click here.

Leading your family well requires intention and discernment. To be honest, it can't be done alone either. You need the ability to learn along the way what works and what doesn't for your family. In this episode, self-proclaimed "expert pregnancy survivor," Aaron Sharp (IT Director for Right Now Media) joins us to share ways he and his wife Elaina, aka Wonder Woman, lead their family. Aaron also wrote an incredibly witty book on pregnancy and preparing for a new baby, which is important for our season of life. Having done this pregnancy thing himself four times (okay, let's give his wife Elaina the credit), they have a zoologist, a ballerina, a fashionista, and a Jedi. Here are some highlights: * Witty conversation on how to prepare your home for a new baby, especially as a dad* How they balance his role and his wife's entrepreneurial journey owning a plumbing company* What they believe about schooling their kids* Eye-opening ways he leads his family in this season of social distancingShow Notes: REGISTER TOD

Who doesn't need help communicating in a COVID-19 era? Learning to communicate with your spouse can take years. Fortunately, our cohosts for Sex, Love, and Relationships (on Hillsong Channel), John and Helen Burns, bring 46 years of marriage to the podcast. In this episode, they drop absolute gold--simple lessons you can apply today, but with the complexity that comes with four-and-half decades of marriage. As former church planters and pastors, they now mentor pastors all over the world. Today, you get to be mentored by them as well. Here are some highlights: * Why communication was their problem* How they learned to tame the tongue * How to discern when to talk and when to zip it* Why life should be a treasure hunt* And the 11th commandment of the Burns home -- thou shalt laughShow Notes: As we mentioned in the episode, The Leader's Heart Cohort is beginning this fall! Click here to learn more and register now!Check out Sex, Love, and Relationships on Hillsong Channel!

We didn't always have family rhythms established on paper. And we suffered for it, oftentimes feeling overwhelmed, other times feeling purposeless. In this episode, we talk about how we established family rhythms, why we gave each day of the week a name, and how those rhythms serve our family and keep us thriving throughout social distancing. We also talk about how why we named each month and set up a yearly rhythm that brings us hope. Show Notes: To learn more about the Famous at Home family coaching and marriage coaching options, click here.

How many times a day during social isolation have your kids asked for snack? Have you struggled keeping them, or yourself, moving? Noelle Martin, aka motherhoodandmeals, a registered dietician and university professor, joins us to talk about how she helps her own three boys develop a healthy relationship with food. She also shares with us a practical and kind approach for how to keep yourself and your kids exercising. Noelle shares with us: * Snack ideas for our kids* How often our kids should eat* How to set an eating schedule for your kids that works* The foods she includes in each meal with her kids* The conversation and language they use about food* How to use cooking as a part of your homeschool curriculum* Apps and a plan for exercise and movement during social isolation* The relationship between gut health and movement Show Notes: Go follow MotherhoodandMeals on Instagram by clicking here!Here is the blogpost full of apps Noelle mentions in the episode to keep your kids moving!Visit MotherhoodandMeals.

Your story matters and deserves to be told. That's the heart and message of this episode with our friend, CEO of Onsite Workshops, Miles Adcox. An unexpected consequence of social isolation is how it's forcing many of us to look at some pain or grief, maybe within our marriage, or within ourselves, that we hadn't taken time to address. If you feel burdened, this episode will bless you.In this episode, we all share our own therapeutic journeys and how we continue to find freedom by prioritizing our own unique stories. Miles does a great job of helping us see, at a deep level, what emotional wellness can look like and why it matters. No matter what you might be experiencing right now during social isolation, this conversation will fill your heart and mind with grace and compassion. Show Notes: For more information on the Online Programs Onsite is currently offering, click here. To learn more about the Emotional Wellness opportunities at Onsite, click here. Check out more about Miles, including his speaking sch

In part 4 of the Famous at Home series during social isolation, we talk about how to talk to your kids about coronavirus. Kids, too, have had their schedules and routines interrupted. But, unlike many adults, kids don't always know how to communicate fear, sadness, or confusion. Making it more difficult is that a child's feelings will often come out through behavior--either behavior we don't pick up on, or behavior we don't like. So not only do we punish the behavior, we punish the negative emotion too. In this episode, we provide practical ways we can talk to our kids about coronavirus without making these mistakes. We also talk about what our kids need most during this time, how we can settle their hearts, and how we can make the most of the time we get together as families.Show Notes: Sign up here for Your Family Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing Your Family Vision and Values. 20% Off Buy One, Gift One Until April 3!

In part 3 of the Famous at Home series during social isolation, we talk about marriage. With spouses in close quarters, work schedules changing, and kids home from school, spouses are forced to begin communicating in new ways. Marriages once held together by busyness are now struggling because of idleness. In this episode, we talk about how to connect at a deeper level, get on the same team, and champion one another. We also talk about spiritual growth, and yes, sex. Show Notes: Sign up here for Your Family Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing Your Family Vision and Values. 20% Off Buy One, Gift One Until April 3!To listen to The Elephant in Your Marriage episode, click here.

In part 2 of the Famous at Home series during social isolation, we talk about setting family rhythms. With kids out of school, finances taking a hit, spouses working from home, and everyone stuck together in close quarters, we talk about why family routines matter. We also share what we're doing specifically for the weeks ahead. Christi ends the episode with a great reminder though, that whatever you do, give yourself grace, focus on your home, and don't compare to what you see everyone else doing. Show Notes: Sign up here for Your Family Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing Your Family Vision and Values. 20% Off Buy One, Gift One Until April 3!Click here to purchase What Am I Feeling? children's book.

Being famous at home requires that we remain emotionally engaged with our loved ones. But suddenly finding yourself isolated from others in a very uncertain time can create panic, fear, and stress that emotionally distances you from those you love. In part 1 of the Famous at Home series during social isolation, we talk about emotional resilience. Put another way, resilience is our ability to "bounce back" when we feel panicked, depressed, stressed, or emotionally disengaged. The practical strategies we discuss are designed to build your emotional immune system, so you can "bounce back," and be famous at home for those you love.Show Notes:Click here to join the discussion at the Famous at Home Network!

If you want to be a dad who is famous at home with his son, this is a must listen. Pastor Jon Tyson joins us to talk about the path he created to raise his now 19-year-old son. He turned the path itself into a course that every dad can use to lead his son into a life of purpose. As Jon looked at the landscape of today's boys, he saw the need for boys to be guided by a community of men, on a recognized path into adulthood, that matched the aches or longings boys have in their heart. He calls it The Primal Path.With so many incredible one-liners to count, here are some highlights of this episode: * There is no constant, consistent, intentional pathway for boys to become men in American Christianity. Boys need a mentor or a father who can walk him through the process. * The primal path is a way to help overwhelmed but determined dads raise sons of consequence.* There's no way you can underestimate the joy of getting it right and overestimate the pain of getting it wrong when it comes to raising your son.* It's n

Y'all are amazing! This is a celebration episode--number 150. We also hit a milestone for downloads (mind grapes blown) and we have YOU to thank! In this episode, we talk about the one thing that's bringing each of us to life as spring approaches. We also challenge you to find that one life-giving thing for yourself. Christi shares her struggle with finding anything that was life-giving in the early years of parenthood, and talks about her process of discovering the things that now brings her to life.Also, because of your awesomeness, we're giving away t-shirts. Just set up your profile on the Famous at Home Network, join the group called "FAH Podcast Friends," and tell the group the single most useful thing for you or your family that you've taken away from the Famous at Home podcast. Show Notes:Click here to join the Famous at Home Network and connect with other families just like yours!

What are some of the mottos your family lives by? Visit any home goods store today and you can buy signs with all kinds of crazy mottos. Seeing these signs gave Troy and Ruth Chou Simons an idea. As the founder of GraceLaced, an art and lifestyle brand, Ruth decided to create signs adorned with biblical truths that her own family lived by. In this episode, Ruth and Troy give us a sneak peak into their home to talk about the rhythms and spiritual disciplines of raising their six boys. One of the best parts of this conversation is the guilt-free manner at which they talk about how to live out biblical truths in all seasons of your family, whether you're in the sleepless years of infancy or the tumultuous years of adolescence. Show Notes:Buy Ruth and Troy's book, Foundations: 12 Biblical Truths to Shape a Family, by clicking here.FAMOUS AT HOME NETWORK: Don't miss the Famous at Home Network! To join a community of like-minded families on the Famous at Home Network, click here.

Do you have an annoyance in your marriage that seems to rear its ugly head every now and again? That one issue that seems to block you and your spouse from being on the same team. In-laws. Finances. How you parent your kids. Where you spend the holidays. We all seem to have that one elephant. You know it's there, but most of the time it's hibernating in the cold, dark, corner of the basement, out of sight. Yet, every now and again, you feel the elephant coming up the stairs. Your reaction might be to pretend he's not coming. Or it might be that you see him walk into your living room so you obviously have to talk about him. So you do. You argue about him. You try to find a way to get him back into your basement, out of sight, but you can't agree on how to do that. In this episode, we talk about our own elephant. We also give practical ways to finally address that one issue in your marriage and why talking about it actually takes away its power. For the sake of your marital intimacy, talk about the elephant. Sh

Handling the tension between our stage and our home can wreak havoc on our family. Especially when all of the hard work of reaching the pinnacle of our career becomes a reality. The time our stage demands at that point can radically steal from those we love the most. For Sanctus Real's Matt Hammitt, his stage became a glaring mirror of how he was failing at home. Matt is a Grammy-nominated Christian singer, perhaps best known for Sanctus Real’s hit song, “Lead Me.” In this episode, Matt takes an honest look at how fulfilling his dreams of life on the road with Sanctus Real ultimately came at the cost of his family. He reflects on his challenging newlywed years—including hopping into a 15-passenger van with his band and wife, Sarah, immediately after their honeymoon—as well as the times he was thousands of miles away when crises hit at home. A particular tipping point came with the birth of his son, Bowen, who was born with a life-threatening heart defect.After years of living in an unhealthy cycle of communic