Famous at Home with Dr. Josh + Christi Straub: Recent Episodes
Josh + Christi Straub
Listen to “Attunement: Words That Matter for Your Family” on Spreaker.
As we continue our series, Words that Matter for Your Family, this week we talk about the word “attunement,” and why it’s important to cultivate consistency over perfection.
In this episode we talk about:
- Giving our kids the tools to communicate what they need when they don’t feel seen or heard
- What it means to have an “Oh, there you are” attitude when you walk into a room
- Ways to attune to your spouse’s needs when you feel a disconnect
- The correlation between having compassion and empathy for yourself and your kids having it for others
Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@FamousatHomepodcast
Show Notes:
Order a copy of 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience
https://amzn.to/3DfMmBC
Order a copy of the Famous at Home book
https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz
Order a copy of Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning
https://amzn.to/3EklnFk
Join the MyKidsEQ Ambassador Coaching Program
https://www.famousathome.com/offers/iecndAxL/checkout
Listen to “Safety: Words that Matter for Your Family” on Spreaker.
This week, we kick off a brand new series called Words that Matter for Your Family. For the next few weeks we’ll be talking about words that better help us show up for our spouse and kids. To begin, we start by talking about the word “safety,” what it is and how we cultivate it.
In this episode Josh and Christi talk about:
- How to pursue your spouse’s heart using emotional vocabulary
- The way relational warmth wires your child’s brain for relationships
- Why posture is more important than technique in parenting
- How to calm your child’s brain when they are in the midst of fight, flight, or freeze
- Ways to focus on who you are becoming as an adult
Show Notes:
Order a copy of Josh’s book Safe House:
https://amzn.to/3td9hJf
Sign up for the MyKid’sEQ Ambassador Coaching Program:
https://www.mykidseq.com
Order a copy of What Am I Feeling? by Josh and Christi:
https://amzn.to/3boHOym
Order a copy of What Do I Do With Worry? by Josh and Christi:
https://amzn.to/3OwgxZJ
Order the Famous at Home book by Josh and Christi:
https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz
Listen to “Rethinking the Household” on Spreaker.
Have you ever given thought to how your “household” is being defined? The direction it’s heading? Or the connectedness you feel to one another? In this episode, we talk about the meaning of the word “household” and how it applies to your family.
We talk about:
- Why it’s important to be curious, not intimidated by uncomfortable emotions.
- How to let go of “the chase” and refocus on nurturing your marriage and your kids.
- How to embrace your family’s uniqueness.
- How to become a family of creators, not consumers.
Show Notes:Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for Your Time, Attention, and Identity by Dr. Josh and Christi Straub
https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz
The Household and the War for the Cosmos by C.R. Wiley
https://amzn.to/3DCMoDw
25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience
https://amzn.to/3DfMmBC
Watch this episode on YouTube
https://youtu.be/u5MpwZYmW8s
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