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Feb. 21, 2023
#211 What to Eat & How -- What's ACTUALLY Healthy? Our Food Journey
In many of our episodes, we often reference food, its connection to behavior and emotion, and what to eat to make improvements in these areas. So it’s not surprising that we received this request: “I would LOVE to hear an ep…
Feb. 14, 2023
#210 A Message (with a Strategy) for Swamped, Overwhelmed Moms (and Dads)
This episode is for all of you overwhelmed moms and dads! We truly love receiving emails and questions from followers, clients, and listeners because it gives us specific situations and challenges to address. We’ve learned t…
Feb. 7, 2023
#209 How to Get Your Kids (& Spouse) on Board with Charts & Systems (+ Why You NEED Them Even if You Think You Don't)
We received another question from a mom who was interested in joining my Family Charts & Systems course and community . In an email I sent out, it said: As a mother of seven children, my life seriously changed forever once I…
Feb. 2, 2023
#208 How to Respond to, Stop, & Prevent Misbehavior in Young (& Old) Children -- Strategies that WORK!
Preventing misbehavior - tips, trick and advice from parents of 7 children! Welcome to today’s episode, we’re coming to you from Vienna, Austria this time. We just finished leading a WWII trip where we learned about the star…
Jan. 24, 2023
#207 How to Make Sure Your Kids Are NOT ANNOYING (Because It's Crucial to THEIR Adult Happiness)
You might not realize it, but as a parent, YOU have a moral obligation to make sure that your child (or children) are NOT annoying and have good social skills. Why? Because in order for your children to function normally in …
Jan. 10, 2023
#205 The Price of Mastery -- Is It Worth the Cost?
In this episode we talk about the mastery of well-being instead of the mastery of activities. We’re coming to you today from the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. We have loved traveling through the Baltic States. Today we’re goin…
Dec. 1, 2022
COACHING SESSION: Boys Adrift: Why Boys & Men Turn to Video Games and What to Do About It
In this episode we talk about video games and why they are so addictive. This content is taken from a recording of a live coaching session with our Extraordinary Family Life Formula coaching group. It is member-only content.…
Nov. 22, 2022
#201 Toxic Masculinity & the Epidemic of Gaming Addictions & Unmotivated, Underachieving Boys & Young Men
Toxic Masculinity - How is it effecting our boys? We like to get our podcast topics from issues that really ‘fire us up’ (it makes for better discussions). This week, I was fired up by some comments left on an Instagram Reel…
Oct. 18, 2022
#197 How to Not Let Your Children’s Moods Affect You (Grumpy & Otherwise)
We’ve all had the experience of being around someone who’s grumpy — even our spouse or children — and then soon we’re feeling grumpy as well. Is it possible to turn that around and be a forse of positive influence? A mother …
Oct. 11, 2022
#196 How & WHY to do Morning Family Devotionals (Discussions)
We are busy people. And so are you. We have a LOT going on, as I’m sure you do too. Human nature often makes us feel that we’re “too busy” to do things like morning routines or rituals. We’re “too busy” to do morning family …
Aug. 23, 2022
#189 How to Get Stuff Done & Be Productive (Even With a Family)
In this episode we talk about how to get stuff done to achieve your dream life. Getting things done is one of the most critical ingredients for achieving your dreams and goals and building a lasting family legacy . Yet it’s …
Aug. 16, 2022
#188 Your Current Habits Will Make or Break Your Life Happiness & Success
Greg often says, “ Tell me your habits and I’ll tell you your future.” Habits are the MOST important thing to determining the outcomes and happiness of your life . Habits will make or break your mental, emotional, spiritual,…
Aug. 2, 2022
#186 How to Build Confidence
In this episode we talk about how to build confidence in your children and teen. "I would like to be more confident but my face turns red if I am embarrassed, nervous, shy, afraid, or just talking with someone . Without that…
May 10, 2022
#178 We Know It's Hard But DO WHAT MUST BE DONE! The Obstacle IS the Way
We all have blind spots. We all have things we’re doing (or not doing) that are causing or contributing to our own problems. We all avoiding doing what must be done, but there are strategies for changing everything. In our c…
April 2, 2022
#173 Beauty, Art, Changing World Order, & Jordan Peterson Live
Greg and I are always fascinated by ideas , the search for truth , intellectual discussion , and meaningful connections . As intentionally as we have designed our lifestyle, it’s still rare for us to have all of those things…