Peace Starts with You Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week we are diving into our Sibling Rivalry Mini Series. If you are still stuck in the “who’s right, vs. who’s wrong” or “who’s going to get in trouble, vs. who’s off the hook” mindset, this episode is for you. Your attitude, and words have so much power, peace starts with you.

Don’t miss these highlights!

2:30 Put your kids feelings into words

5:46 Expressing what your child is wishing for

6:56 Help your child channel their negative feelings into creative outlets

7:47 Find comfort in knowing that they trusted you enough to say it

9:02 Show them how to express their anger without doing damage

Peace Starts With You Team

• Podcast Host: @thepastelfox
• Podcast Manager: @fallonmicheleco

Does your marriage feel disconnected and hard, after having kids? Do you feel distant from your partner and want to regain what has been lost? This week I was joined by “the couple least likely to succeed in marriage” Meygan and Casey Caston of Marriage 365, for a real and raw conversation around marriage amidst the chaos of parenting.

Don’t miss these highlights:

8:06 Having a strong marriage in the midst of parenting and setting yourself up for success.

9:37  Look back at your childhood and your spouse's childhood to see what was modeled.

14:27 Weekly marriage business meeting.

20:08 What do you do when you feel distant and need to regain what has been lost?

27:45 What to do when you cannot come to an agreement.

36:51 7 Days of sex challenge.

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Links referenced:

The Weekly Marriage Business Meeting

https://marriage365.com/2agi

The Secrets to Making Decisions as a Couple

https://marriage365.com/6l64

The 4-Step Apology

https://marriage365.com/08w5

3 Ways to Restore Trust

https://marriage365.com/pd71

Our book for families

https://marriage365.com/product/365-connecting-questions-for-families/

Follow Meygan and Casey on Instagram:

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A surprising gesture can go a long way, even if it’s a hug. Check out the overview to find out more about this episode. 1:05 Topic of todays podcast 1:36 A healing hug 2:00 Letting our kids feel emotions and simply being there with a hug and an “I love you” 4:03 How powerful a hug can be 4:18 Study done on a retirement home done in New York 4:49 Hormones oxytocin serotonin, & dopamine released 7:04 Hugs from Dax’s perspective 7:50 Hugs from Jett’s perspective 8:29 Hugs remind people that they matter and can be worth more than a thousand words

In a world full of processed foods it is important for us as parents to offer our children foods with nutritional values. - Lacking of basic nutrition and rest can cause a shift in our children’s behavior. If you don't know where to start, take small steps to shift away from the foods that can be harmful to their health and development. References from this episode: Cure Tooth Decay: Heal and Prevent Cavities with Nutrition Holistic medical practitioner 

Highlights from this weeks episode.  0:45 Lawrence Cohen quote 1:26 Play matters 3:47 Discipline though play 7:09 Most valuable tool is the example we set 8:00 Jesus the Gentle Parent quote 9:13 Jesus the Gentle Parent quote #2 9:36 Our role as parents and our need for Jesus

I apologize about the mix up last week, thank you for being patient as we've been sorting this out. Below is a summary to help you navigate through this episode. 

• 0:47 Poem by Tess Guinery
• 3:37 Cultivating good communication skills with our kids
• 4:00 Real life scenarios
• 9:37 5 tips
• 9:52 Listen to understand
• 10:30 Get on their level
• 11:45 Acknowledge their feelings
• 12:41 Control your response
• 14:36 Be clear and confident
• 15:30 Author David Thomas
• 16:33 Summary of tips
• 16:55 Berne Brown Quotes

Navigating through the messiness of parenting can be exhausting. Between taking care of the kids, the busyness of your home, and spending time with your husband, taking time to just soak it all up can feel impossible. It’s important to slow down to acknowledge the opportunities that arise to teach your children about how to navigate through the world. Through each of those moments you have the privilege to make your kids feel deeply loved in an unconditional way. Many times fear based parenting parenting may be your default response when you find yourself in a difficult parenting situation. Step back from using fear and force and teach with compassion and grace. Leading with self control will help them become self confident about problem solving.

Book recommendation: Punished by Rewards

Being intentional about what you are working towards makes a huge difference, especially in the home. As mothers, we have the privilege to set the tone of our home for our husband and children. Choosing to be happy over any other emotion takes a lot of work but it will make a lasting impression. Don’t allow the distractions of life keep you from making it a priority for you home to feel safe.

1:15 this is not about perfection, its about awareness and trusting the process 2:00 tool #1 GEMS “genuine encounter moments” 7:27 tool #2 Pause Buttons with intention to teach 8:08 victor Frankl book “Mans Search for Meaning” 11:08 using fear, force, rewards, & punishments isn’t teaching our kids 11:35 giving kids the gift of intrinsic motivation & ability to follow moral compass 13:16 You can be the source of peace Book Recommendations: Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical by Rudolf Dreikurs and Vicki Stolz Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gordon Nuefeld and Gabor Maté MD Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides) by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Navigating through postpartum can be so hard. In this weeks episode, Sandy Critides opens up about the thoughts and challenges she experienced once she became a mother. Welcoming her first baby into the world, did not go the way she had envisioned and it had a significant effect on her postpartum. She opens up about what helped her get to where she is today.

Find Sandy on Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandyclaus7

Sandy's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-magnetic-with-sandy-wade/id1536874356