Category: Life
How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding
Do you find yourself often regretting your reactions to conflict, inconveniences, or problems in your life (big or small)? • "I should be more mature by now!" • "Why do I let these things get to me?" • "Wow, I really overreacted..." In this week's episode, Heather & Jamie discuss enabling, reacting vs. responding, and…
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Overfunctioning: Doing for Others What They Can Do For Themselves
Are you an overfunctioner? How many times have you found yourself doing for others what they can and should do for themselves? We all too often carry burdens that aren’t ours to carry. Instead, they’re ours to manage, navigate, and equip others to carry for themselves. In this episode, Jamie and Heather admit their overfunctioning…
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We All Want to Be Seen and Heard | Life in Motion (SS)
We can so quickly judge and reject people we don’t understand. This week, Jamie completed her homework assignment (well, mostly), so Jamie and Heather talk about the book Everything Sad is Untrue. The book opened their eyes to consider how many times we overlook people and revealed a universal truth: We all just want to be…
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How Do We Handle Endings & New Beginnings? | Life in Motion (SS)
When a school year ends there is always transition, and with transition there is always some loss. So how do we make space for feelings of loss and sadness while teaching our kids to embrace life open-handedly? In this episode, Jamie and Heather talk about learning to walk their kids through change, but they come…
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My Way or the Highway | Life in Motion (Surviving Summer )
Raising teens can sometimes feel like a battle of wills. In this episode, Jamie seeks parenting advice from Heather after a blowup with her son over dirty dishes. For our kids, summer doesn’t have a strict schedule resulting in a lot of aimless time. Left to their own devices, they would probably watch TV and…
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Are We Starting to Sound Old? | Life in Motion (Surviving Summer )
Summer isn’t always smooth sailing. In this episode, Jamie and Heather talk about some of the biggest challenges they’ve had this summer. Jamie talks about getting a notification that her husband had been in an accident, Heather talks about walking children through conflict in friendship, and together they ask hard-hitting questions like why is “in…
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Family Vacation | Life in Motion (Surviving Summer )
This is episode 2 of our mini-series called Surviving Summer. Jamie and Heather went on vacation together! Family vacations are where lifetime memories are made, but with the mixing of two families and lots of personalities, they are not without their challenges. In this episode, Jamie and Heather recap their big family trip where they…
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Are We Surviving? | Life in Motion (Surviving Summer)
This is the first episode of our mini-series called Surviving Summer. Jamie and Heather needed an excuse to get out the house, so they decided to start this series! But really, their summers have been quite eventful so far, and they have a lot to share. In this episode, Heather recaps her incredible trip to…
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Did We Change at All? | Life in Motion (Bonus)
What's the test of true change in your life? Whether you like it or not, your best self and your worst self are on full display in front of your family and closest friends. It’s in these relationships where it’s easy to slip back into your ingrained behaviors and habits. So, the test for true…
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Why Asking For Help Honors God
Faithfully following God involves having clear and honest communication with the people in our lives. Trying to go it alone puts us into an exhausting cycle: we don’t ask for help, so then we become resentful of others, which leads to making our work harder and our relationships less fruitful. Jamie and Heather have learned…
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