Episodes

  • 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World with Dr. Jean Twenge

    10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World with Dr. Jean Twenge
    Oct 1 2025
    Have you ever taken a device from your child only to have them lose their ever-loving mind? According to social researcher Dr. Jean Twenge, “That’s a good thing.”

    Dr. Twenge graciously joins us in season 6 to talk about raising kids in a high-tech world. Dr. Twenge is one of the most prominent researchers of our day on generational differences and how screens are harming our brains and ability to related. But not only does she research it, she lives it and makes it incredibly practical for us as parents.

    She highlights a few key truths. For example, did you know that the average teen uses just social media alone for 5 hours a day? Also, why are we not questioning Silicon Valley CEOs who follow the rules of drug dealers? “Don’t get high off your own supply.”

    Dr. Twenge not only talks about these facts but also chronologically walks us through each age for setting tech rules (see time stamps).

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    2:48 Dr. Jean Twenge shares research on happiness and what she did with her own children
    7:50 What to do if your child is the only one who doesn’t have a screen
    10:54 Tech rules for preschool - early childhood years
    15:25 The research on happiness, depression, & inattention
    17:57 Tech rules for late childhood years - pre-teen years
    20:05 Latest trend: AI boyfriends and girlfriends
    22:50 Video-gaming
    24:45 Tech rules for teen years

    Show Notes:
    Get Dr. Jean Twenge’s latest book 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High Tech World: https://amzn.to/4pP5o9m

    To book Dr. Jean Twenge or see more of her works: https://www.jeantwenge.com/

    Sign up for a free trial of KidsRQ! https://www.kidsrq.com

    Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Download NONAH's new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    33 mins
  • Helping Kids Wrestle with Faith and Doubt with Landon Straub

    Helping Kids Wrestle with Faith and Doubt with Landon Straub
    Sep 17 2025
    "I used to think church was boring," says Landon, Josh and Christi’s 13-year-old son. He joins the show to talk about how he is learning to navigate faith and doubt, the defining faith moments he's had as a child, and what he's focused on now that he's entering his teenage years.

    In this episode, we continue season 6 on Relational Intelligence in Kids by talking about how kids navigate faith and our role as parents in coming alongside them.

    Landon shares the defining moments in his life that helped him through seasons of doubt, fear, and boredom. He also shares the most impactful moments he's had in his faith journey and what he sees as the most effective way parents can lead their children spiritually.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    2:40 Landon describes his experience of church and learning to hear the voice of God
    8:04 Where a flip switched for Landon’s faith
    14:30 Questions a 13-year-old asks about hearing God’s voice
    17:34 The different journeys of doubt and faith
    23:04 Landon’s perspective on how parents can show up in their children’s faith journey
    31:08 Joy angels

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for a free trial of KidsRQ! https://www.kidsrq.com

    Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Download NONAH's new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    33 mins
  • Feelings, Emotions, and Spiritual Jiujitsu with Kennedy Straub

    Feelings, Emotions, and Spiritual Jiujitsu with Kennedy Straub
    Sep 10 2025
    If you have children, this episode is worth every minute. Kennedy Straub, Josh and Christi’s beloved daughter, joins the show to talk about how she’s learning to navigate emotions and feelings through the lens of an 11-year-old.

    In this episode, we continue season 6 on Relational Intelligence in Kids by talking about the difference between emotions and feelings. For example, did you know that emotions keep you safe and feelings keep you aware? Or that one of them causes you “to move” or take action?

    Kennedy also shares the tools she’s using to identify feelings and emotions in her life, what kids need from their parents in their uncomfortable feelings, and how her version of “spiritual jiujitsu” is helping her navigate those BIG feelings in prayer.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    2:25 The difference between feelings and emotions
    6:38 An introduction to all things Kennedy
    9:40 Iceberg of emotions through the eyes of an 11-year-old
    13:40 Tools to identify the emotions under the iceberg
    17:04 What kids need from parents in their uncomfortable emotions
    24:08 Kennedy’s analogy for Jesus helping with emotions

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for a free trial of KidsRQ! https://www.kidsrq.com

    Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    27 mins
  • Raising Kids Outside the Matrix

    Raising Kids Outside the Matrix
    Sep 3 2025
    Make no mistake, we live in a matrix. And the bar set by Western culture for raising children is deceptively low. As parents, we do everything we can to give our kids an advantage. But is more parenting “knowledge“ really what we need? Are child outcomes really better today than they were 10 to 20 years ago?

    In this episode, we continue season 6 on Relational Intelligence in Kids by offering a new, yet ancient, paradigm for raising our children -- a paradigm that removes shame, grants God-given purpose, and breaks us free from the matrix.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:13 What is the bar we’re setting for our kids?
    3:02 Is more parenting “knowledge” really what we’re missing?
    8:00 What makes KidsRQ unique
    11:43 Why thinking, feeling, and relating at the same time is where growth happens
    14:50 A vision for kids beyond the Western matrix
    18:20 Raising “living letters” to the world
    25:00 How life and fruit can grow from our emotions

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for a free trial of KidsRQ! https://www.kidsrq.com

    Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    31 mins
  • A Child’s Longing for Safety and Presence

    A Child’s Longing for Safety and Presence
    Aug 27 2025
    Kids are vulnerable, and vulnerability longs for safety. Perhaps it’s no wonder Jesus tells us to become like little children. Over time, our hearts grow hardened.

    In this episode, Josh describes what children need, and talks about the “why” behind the new KidsRQ (Relational Intelligence) curriculum.

    *Note: This is a continuation from last week's episode Cultivating Relational Intelligence in Kids

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    2:20 The vulnerability and dependence of a child
    9:40 The presence of Jesus in our healing journey
    f11:50 KidsRQ curriculum layout and experiential exercises
    16:35 Get in with a free trial of KidsRQ

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for a free trial of KidsRQ! https://www.kidsrq.com

    Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Register now for the Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort: https://www.famousathome.com/offers/dDt2Aobj/checkout

    Download NONAH's new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    21 mins
  • Cultivating Relational Intelligence in Kids

    Cultivating Relational Intelligence in Kids
    Aug 19 2025
    We all want to raise emotionally intelligent kids. Even more, we want them to be spiritually alive. For us, that’s what relational intelligence is all about. An overflow of experiencing the relational gospel of Jesus.

    As we begin season 6, we’re covering relational intelligence in kids. In this episode, we start by introducing a brand new initiative called KidsRQ!

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    3:00 The shift from emotional to relational intelligence
    7:56 Kevin Wallace joins the show to talk about the creative journey
    14:30 What is KidsRQ?
    19:06 Emotion regulation and increasing rates of anxiety and depression in kids
    23:18 The key components of KidsRQ

    Show Notes:
     Join KidsRQ at the Founding Members rate: https://www.kidsrq.com

    If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Register now for the Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort: https://www.famousathome.com/offers/dDt2Aobj/checkout

    Download NONAH's brand new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    32 mins
  • Cultivating Emotional Safety in Marriage

    Cultivating Emotional Safety in Marriage
    Jul 30 2025
    Christi and Josh talk about the nervous system, childhood wounds, and why the motivation behind our spouse’s anger or criticism is deeper than we often give them credit for.

    If you’re looking to have an understanding of your pain cycle and how to cultivate a deeper sense of emotional safety in your marriage, this episode is for you.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    1:15 Christi and Josh update on life this summer
    6:15 Josh shares what’s coming for season 6
    7:50 Introduction to the emotionally safe marriage
    10:40 Your spouse’s motivation in the pain cycle
    18:30 The nervous system, childhood wounds, and your pain cycle
    29:17 A practice for interrupting your pain cycle and seeing your spouse
    32:25 Learning what feels “safe” for you

    Show Notes:
     If you’re interested in a marriage you love, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Register now for the Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort: https://www.famousathome.com/offers/dDt2Aobj/checkout

    Download NONAH's brand new single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    44 mins
  • Tender & Fierce: An Interview with Christi Straub

    Tender & Fierce: An Interview with Christi Straub
    Jul 23 2025
    The Tender & Fierce cohort is coming up again this fall! As we find ourselves sitting in between seasons on the Famous at Home podcast, we are replaying an interview with Christi about what it means to awaken the tender & fierce parts of your heart.

    In this interview, Christi talks about how Tender & Fierce got started and answers questions about the Tender & Fierce cohort. She also shares how to awaken the tender and fierce part of who you are, why it begins with curiosity, and how it is enhanced through community.

    Time Stamps:
    0:00 Introduction
    4:50 The genesis of and meaning behind Tender & Fierce
    10:46 What you can expect from Tender & Fierce
    17:24 Who is Tender & Fierce for?
    19:10 Why a Tender & Fierce retreat?
    22:05 How to awaken your heart to be tender & fierce

    Show Notes:
    Sign up for the Fall 2025 Tender & Fierce Cohort! Sign up here.
    https://www.famousathome.com/offers/dDt2Aobj/checkout

    For more information about the Tender & Fierce Cohort, click here.
    https://www.famousathome.com/tenderandfierce

    If you’re interested in a marriage coaching cohort or intensive, fill out this form: https://www.famousathome.com/loveyourmarriage

    Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome
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    32 mins