How Weakness Can Make You Stronger | Emotional intelligence & Overcoming Anxiety w/ Joel Conwell Arcieri

Can embracing weakness actually make your family stronger in faith and purpose?

This week on the Collide Kids Podcast, host Christen Clark sits down with Joel Conwell Arcieri, a tech professional and children’s author, for a deeply encouraging chat about spiritual growth, vulnerability, and family life. Joel opens up about his journey from pastor’s kid to author, how his own challenges with anxiety inspired his new book for kids, and practical ways Christian parenting can nurture emotional intelligence, faith at home, and true discipleship.

• [00:10:30] Joel shares the childhood experience behind his book
• [00:13:36] Why weakness and failure are vital for spiritual growth
• [00:21:47] How reading children’s books as a family can inspire honest faith conversations and strengthen purpose in raising Christian kids.

Resources:

• Website: jconwell.org
• Amazon: The Boy in the Tree
• Podcasting with Purpose Workshop - Online Nov. 18
• Website: collidekidspodcast.com
• Instagram: @collidekidspod

Special Thanks to MINNO for sponsoring this episode! 

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Vulnerability and Emotional Intelligence: "When Weak Is okay is just such a beautiful story about vulnerability and emotional intelligence."
— Joel Conwell Arcieri [00:02:33 → 00:02:40]

 Parenting & Mental Health  
"When we're open and honest about the things that we are struggling with or things that we're having a hard time with, or maybe we have some anxiety and just having an open conversation with our kids about that to the level that they can understand, I think that's helpful for them to process what they're going through, because they might think, mom and dad don't understand this because I'm going through something in my mind."
— Joel Conwell Arcieri [00:20:58 → 00:21:19]

The Power of Weakness  
"When we stop fighting our weaknesses and let God work through them, that's when his power really shows. That's when others can see it too, and be encouraged by how he works in our story and works through our lives."
— Joel Conwell Arcieri [00:33:55 → 00:34:08]

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