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Have you ever found yourself in a moment with your loved ones where you were physically present, but you weren't "all there?” Your mind was chasing your identity outside the home, even as your loved ones chased your attention inside the home? Welcome to the Famous at Home podcast with marriage and leadership coaches, Dr. Josh and Christi Straub. Let’s be honest, we’ve all been there, giving our leftovers to our biggest fans under our roofs, instead of our best. But here’s the good news, it doesn’t take major life changes to shift how we show up. With a realistic, grace-filled look at the struggles families face, the Famous at Home podcast is like having a cup of coffee with authentic friends who just “get you,” yet with the practical and life-changing coaching strategies Josh and Christi use to help spouses, parents, and leaders stay emotionally engaged and connected to their biggest fans. With topics designed to help you become a rockstar in your own home, set healthy rhythms between work and home, and build a rock-solid marriage, the Famous at Home podcast will encourage and inspire you. Because the greatest red carpet you’ll ever walk, is through your front door.

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Have you ever found yourself in a moment with your loved ones where you were physically present, but you weren't "all there?” Your mind was chasing your identity outside the home, even as your loved ones chased your attention inside the home? Welcome to the Famous at Home podcast with marriage and leadership coaches, Dr. Josh and Christi Straub. Let’s be honest, we’ve all been there, giving our leftovers to our biggest fans under our roofs, instead of our best. But here’s the good news, it doesn’t take major life changes to shift how we show up. With a realistic, grace-filled look at the struggles families face, the Famous at Home podcast is like having a cup of coffee with authentic friends who just “get you,” yet with the practical and life-changing coaching strategies Josh and Christi use to help spouses, parents, and leaders stay emotionally engaged and connected to their biggest fans. With topics designed to help you become a rockstar in your own home, set healthy rhythms between work and home, and build a rock-solid marriage, the Famous at Home podcast will encourage and inspire you. Because the greatest red carpet you’ll ever walk, is through your front door.

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Episodes

How to Love with Bill and Laurie Lokey

3/24/2023
Welcome to part two of our two-part special bonus episodes this week. This may very well be the most insightful, helpful episodes on marriage we’ve ever recorded. Bill Lokey, a man who became a father figure to me (Josh), a dear friend, mentor, and who joined us at Famous at Home to lead Leader’s Heart, lost his battle with cancer and went to be with Jesus on March 17th, 2023. In this episode, Bill and his beautiful wife Laurie, join us to talk about their marriage, especially in the midst...

Duration:00:29:28

How to Be Loved with Bill and Laurie Lokey

3/24/2023
We have two special bonus episodes. These may very well be the most insightful, helpful episodes we’ve ever recorded. The wisdom of Ecclesiastes says, “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting” (7:2, CSB). Bill Lokey, a man who became a father figure to me (Josh), a dear friend, mentor, and who joined us at Famous at Home to lead Leader’s Heart, lost his battle with cancer and went to be with Jesus on March 17th, 2023. As you’ll hear in these next two...

Duration:00:37:54

When You Can't Rest Part 1: In Everyday Life

3/23/2023
Whether you have a newborn baby, kids in elementary school, or teenagers on the go, it's no surprise that rest can feel out of reach. We try to be intentional with our time, but let's face it, the parental interruptions are inevitable. A question we get asked quite frequently is how we manage to find a rhythm of rest amongst the busyness of parenting. In this episode, we begin a two-part series about rest, this one about how to develop practical strategies that aid you in a daily lifestyle...

Duration:00:39:20

Please, Sorry, Thanks: Three Words That Change Everything with Mark Batterson

3/16/2023
This is one of the most life-giving conversations we've ever had on the podcast! I mean, come on, we all coach our kids to say the words please, sorry, and thanks as three of their first words. Yet, it's crazy how easily we forget to use them as adults. But what if you could successfully reach your goals and strengthen your relationships with just these 3 magic words? Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author and pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, wrote a new...

Duration:00:51:23

Discipleship Conversations with Kids

3/9/2023
Ever had your kids ask you a question you never thought of before and were left speechless in how to answer? What makes those questions even more intimidating is when they're questions about the Bible. It's no wonder discipling our kids can feel overwhelming. But what if you don't need to know all of the answers? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about the ways we can resource our kids in not only looking for answers to their questions, but also falling more in love with Jesus. They...

Duration:00:39:49

Taking Permission to Lead Your Family

3/2/2023
Do you feel dissonance between where your family is right now and where you envision your family to be? A wrestling in your soul with the decisions you're making about who your family is becoming or the direction you're heading? Somewhere along the way, we lose permission to make decisions for ourselves and how we lead our families. Perhaps it's because we're afraid of letting someone down, it's out of the cultural norm, or it just feels unsafe. In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about...

Duration:00:39:52

Your Kids, the Easter Story, and Talking About Difficult Emotions

2/23/2023
Not only is the message of Jesus’ death and resurrection difficult to translate to children, but the events leading up to Jesus’ death were full of emotions for His family, disciples, and all who followed Him. The happiness on Palm Sunday, the surprise at the Last Supper, the sadness at the cross, the joy at the tomb—the week of Jesus’ death and resurrection was filled with emotion. And that’s what gave us the idea: What if we used the emotions they were feeling two-thousand-years-ago to...

Duration:00:32:27

Who Did You Marry?

2/16/2023
Have you and your spouse ever looked at each other and wondered, "Who did we marry?" Lewis Smedes once said, "My wife has lived with at least five different men since we were wed—and each of the five has been me." It's amazing how much we change: sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better. In this episode, we talk about the various "seasons" we go through as individuals and how those "seasons" influence our marriage. We also talk about practical ways to enter into your spouse's world...

Duration:00:37:41

Finding Delight in Your Everyday Work with Jordan Raynor

2/8/2023
Perhaps you feel like the work you are doing inside your home or at an office is left unnoticed. Maybe you feel like your everyday work is less important than someone else's work. Get this: your work is ministry and God sees you. He sees it as purposeful even when the world doesn't. In this episode, Jordan Raynor, a dear friend, comes on the podcast to talk about his new devotional The Word Before Work: A Monday-Through-Friday Devotional to Help You Find Eternal Purpose in Your Daily Work....

Duration:00:39:52

Finding Your Rally Cry as a Family

1/31/2023
Have you discovered what brings your family alive? Perhaps it's an activity, hobby, or some type of adventure, like an annual vacation or memories on a lake house? Can you identify the life-giving moments that bring your family together? In this episode, Josh and Christi talk about how to foster a sense of purpose and deep relationships as a family in 2023. Josh and Christi talk about: Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTube Pre-order 10 Days of the Easter Story Famous at Home...

Duration:00:31:02

Making Screen Changes for Your Family

1/26/2023
How has the screen influenced your family? On one hand, you may say you want to spend less time on your phone, but actually following through is quite difficult. Screens have infiltrated every area of our lives: communication, work email, directions, Uber, grocery orders, Amazon Prime, apps for your kids, and the list goes on. So, how does a family actually make changes when it comes to screens? Josh recently deleted a majority of the apps on his phone, practically turning his iPhone into a...

Duration:00:32:05

Parenting: Getting 'It' Right with Sandra Stanley

1/19/2023
Am I getting parenting right? That's a question that crosses our mind quite often. Which makes anyone who decides to write a book with so bold a title as Parenting: Getting it Right, either have a lot of courage or be out of their mind. Fortunately, Pastor Andy Stanley and his wife Sandra (authors and founders of North Point Ministries), who bravely wrote such a title, have parented successfully! Sandra joins us this week to talk to Josh about their experience as parents of now three grown...

Duration:00:38:54

Adventure: Creating Life-Giving Experiences for Your Family

1/12/2023
The everyday mundane has a knack for keeping us comfortable. Before long, we forget to take risks, do something out of our comfort zone, or prioritize activities that actually bring us life. That's why we felt it fitting for the final episode of our Words That Matter for Your Family series to end with the word "adventure." When was the last time your family did something adventurous? In this episode, we talk about: Show Notes: Watch this episode on YouTube...

Duration:00:22:52

Purpose: How to Live On Purpose, Not By Accident, As a Family

1/5/2023
There is a hard truth we all have to come to grips with: If you don't get intentional about the direction of your family, the culture will decide it for you. A culture that values individual achievement at the expense of the family unit results in families who are exhausted, fragmented, and directionless. But what if each individual's purpose in life was meant to be discovered, not outside the home, but within it? And what could this look like for your family? In this episode, we continue...

Duration:00:31:18

Teachable: How to Cultivate a Teachable Spirit in Your Home

12/29/2022
Isn't it wild how we, as humans, are drawn to prioritizing a growth mindset...well, that is, until someone (a spouse, child, coworker, or friend) delivers us some unwelcome constructive criticism. Can we be teachable when it's tempting to be offendable? How we respond as adults may very well be what we cultivate with our kids. As we continue the Words That Matter for Your Family series, this week we talk about the word "teachable" and why it matters for your family. We talk about: Show...

Duration:00:32:27

Faith: How Does Your Faith Actually Influence Your Family?

12/22/2022
Conversation about faith is inevitable with your kids. The trouble is when we, often unintentionally, attach shame and pressure with it, perhaps feeling inadequate about the topic. But what if living it out is more simple than we realize? To continue the Words That Matter for Your Family series, we talk about the word "faith" and why it matters for your family. They talk about: Watch this episode on YouTube here. Show Notes: For more insight on cultivating faith in your home, get a copy...

Duration:00:35:18

Cohesive: How to Foster "Togetherness" in Your Family

12/15/2022
What activities foster a sense of "togetherness" for your family? In this episode, we continue the Words that Matter for Your Family series, and talk about the word "cohesive." Here are some highlights: Watch this episode on YouTube here. Show Notes: For more insight on cultivating "cohesiveness" in your home, purchase a copy of the Famous at Home book here: https://amzn.to/3y1jJFz Become a MyKidsEQ Coach! Sign up for our MyKidsEQ Coaching Workshop...

Duration:00:36:49

Resourceful: Raising Confident, Not Entitled, Kids

12/8/2022
Do you want to work yourself out of a job as a parent? Best selling author and educator Esther Wojcicki describes the one rule she used as a parent with her three daughters, "Don't do anything for your kids that they can do for themselves." As we continue our series, Words that Matter for Your Family, we talk about the word "resourceful," and why training your children to accomplish tasks on their own develops confident, but not entitled, kids. In this episode we talk about: - The...

Duration:00:38:51

Simplicity: Family Life Doesn't Have to be so Complicated

12/1/2022
Does life feel too complex, perhaps even chaotic, at times? As we continue our series, Words that Matter for Your Family, this week we talk about the word "simplicity," and why it's important to take inventory over what is exhausting you. In this episode we talk about: •Identifying the areas of your life that feel more complicated than they need to be. •The correlation between added layers of complexity and added layers of anxiety •Even paying attention to how the things in your physical...

Duration:00:30:04

Discipline: Why Discipline is the "End All Be All" For Your Family, But Not With Your Kids

11/24/2022
As we continue our series, Words that Matter for Your Family, this week we talk about the word "discipline," and why it's the "end all be all" for your family, but not for your kids. We also talk about why it's important to cultivate grace and truth as you lead your family. In this episode we talk about: - The transfer of self-discipline in our relationships as a means of experiencing true freedom - Walking the road of balance and following your family's specific convictions as a...

Duration:00:54:03

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