Living

How to Not Lose Yourself as Your Family Grows

In this episode, we talk about how to become the best version of yourself, including figuring out who that actually is, even while you’re raising a family. This is work that’s easy to avoid, especially if you are willing to listen to all of the excuses the Matrix gives us about why we just don’t … Read more

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When the Whole Family Gets Sick

In this episode, we review our “rocky” start to the New Year as we watched everyone (except one!) in our home get sick with the same cough, fever and optional stomach flu. Fun! You learn a lot during times like these, so the lessons were plentiful! We also talk about the evolving definition of community … Read more

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Navigating Food in the Family

In this episode, we talk a little bit about how we deal with food in our family. Food and all of its “rules” have become a bit of a religion in our society, so much so that we think the best thing might be to throw those rules away and make your own choices. Check … Read more

Why We Broke Up With Christmas

In this episode, we talk about how we do holidays and our evolving relationship over the years with Christmas in our family. If your kids are listening and they believe in Santa, cover their ears! If you have questions or comments, send them in! Music Credit: Our son Egan aka NEXTIME.

What 25 Years of Marriage to the Same Person Has Taught Me

We celebrated 25 years of being married a few months ago. Yes, yay! Our wedding is the sort of strange memory we both have and really, I don’t know what 25 years feels like to anyone else, but it’s hard for me to wrap my brain around what that means and also all the memories … Read more