The Making Hesstory Podcast is about two things: Our love for Jesus, and our desire to see families made healthy and whole.We believe that healthy families need...
Few things can keep you stuck in life the way that a victim mentality can.This episode is not directed to people who have actually been a victim of the actions of others, but to those who are playing the role of the victim in life unnecessarily.Join Brian and Katie as they discuss how to identify a victim mentality, the pitfalls of developing one, and how Jesus can be looked to as a model of living victoriously in all circumstances.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Order our children’s book: https://mailchi.mp/makinghesstory/8lk1lhsrxaOrder Brian’s book: https://a.co/d/bO34iAUSend us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory
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Questions that will help your kids develop response-ability
Responsibility is best understood as response-ability.When we develop responsibility and work towards managing our own behavior and emotions, we develop the ability to formulate thoughtful and intentional responses to the unforeseen events, problems, circumstances, and undesirable behavior from the people around us.When we lack responsibility, we lack the ability to respond, leaving us with only the ability to react.Reactions lack thoughtfulness, intentionality, and vision. They relegate our behavior to serve as a reflection of our immediate surroundings and circumstances, and we'll end up being a slave to the emotions that those circumstances produce in us.Join Brian and Katie as they discuss the role and necessity of responsibility, and what they consider to be absolutely essential questions to routinely ask your kids in an effort to help them become more responsible.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Order our children’s book: https://mailchi.mp/makinghesstory/8lk1lhsrxaOrder Brian’s book: https://a.co/d/bO34iAUSend us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstoryLearn more about our church's Company Emphases (as mentioned in the episode): https://beloveco.org/1319-2/
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Sickness, routine, and learning to trust yourself
This week we're back on the topic of finding ways to implement new habits and routine in a way that works. When we try to do too much too quickly and fail after a short period, the byproduct is that we may end up teaching ourselves that we can't be trusted when it comes to making changes and implementing new habits and disciplines.Join Brian and Katie as they talk about how our lives are changed not just by the big events of life, but by what we choose to cultivate in the mundane of daily life.Want to connect? Use the links below to find us on social media, send us an email, buy our books, or subscribe to our weekly email updates!Order our children’s book: https://mailchi.mp/makinghesstory/8lk1lhsrxaOrder Brian’s book: https://a.co/d/bO34iAUSend us an email: [email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/makinghesstory/Website: http://www.makinghesstory.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550195135910Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingHesstory
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Are You As Mature As You Want Your Kids To Be? (Ep 4 throwback)
Bad news - we've been really sick this week!We should be back up and running next week, but in the mean time here is one of our earlier episodes.On this episode we explored what makes kids so good at being kids, and what they need from their parents in order to grow up and mature out of their childish ways.Unfortunately, there are many parents who hold their kids to a higher standard of maturity than they're willing or capable of modeling themselves.For the sake of our kids, we need to become as whole and healthy as we possibly can so that, rather than demanding unrealistic expectations, we are prepared to model the very behavior we wish to see in them.
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New Year, New You?
We thought this episode would be a good time to share an unpopular opinion - we don't love the idea of New Year's resolutions.We do, however, believe in discipline, habit forming, and creating rhythms, all of which have a more profound impact on who we are and who we become than the switching of the calendar from December to January.Join us as we discuss some practical ways to think about changing and implementing new ways of living without being overwhelmed by the pressure to revolutionize your life every January.
The Making Hesstory Podcast is about two things: Our love for Jesus, and our desire to see families made healthy and whole.We believe that healthy families need healthy parents, and that parents become healthiest through discipleship to Jesus and His ways.Our goal is to equip people around the world with the knowledge and tools necessary to cultivate relationships and a home life that is marked by love, peace, and joy, and trust.By introducing the gospel and biblical truth into the every day situations of our lives, we'll help bridge the gap between the spirituality and practicality of being married, raising kids, and becoming the people Jesus calls us to be.Join us every Friday as we explore the truth about who God is and how to bring the realities of the gospel into our daily lives.
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