Less Stress Family Podcast
Are you tired of the negative stress in your life? Is this stress leading you to doubt yourself as a spouse, parent, and friend? With 15 years of an arranged marriage, 6 biological kids, foster parenting and running our own business . . . we share lessons from our successes and failures. Come join the community and start Less Stressing.
Episodes
165 episodes
159 What's Your Next Step?
Today, we look at your next step of improvement in life. We talk about the 5 -2 -1- 0 and 10 measure for your health and the 5 second a day way to evaluate change and transformation in your day. We want to say thank you for all the...
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Episode 159
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23:55
158 Sing A Long Music to Bless Somebody!
Here is the full Sing A Long CD. We made it to be a blessing to anyone who is feeling lonely and isolated. Like Shawna said in the intro of this episode, imagine 16 of us with half a dozen instruments coming into your living room, ...
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Episode 158
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52:00
157 Finding Baby Jesus - Why You Need Christmas Traditions
Traditions can bring stability and purpose to your life. Today we talk through how Christmas traditions like St. Nicholas Day, St. Lucy Day, Christmas Caroling and Finding Baby Jesus bring meaning to our family. Movies like = The Nativity, The ...
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156 Ten Silver Linings from 2020
We have learned that if we don't learn a lesson in life, then we often have to re-take the test. We don't want to re-take the tests from 2020. So here are ten things we have learned or had reconfirmed in 2020:1. Do the new...
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Episode 156
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155 A Tribute to Grandma June
In November 2020, our dear Grandma June passed away. This episode is dedicated to her memory and life. What you do matters! Living an ordinary life is more than ok. https://www.facebook.com/100766271391212/videos/354832286...
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Episode 155
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26:46
154 Eight Tips for Low Stress Transition and Change
Today, we are coaching ourselves through transition and changed. We all have seasons of transition and change. It is okay to feel a bit nervous about the unknown. However, you don't have to feel completely out of control during a time of change...
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Episode 154
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20:08
153 No Stress Thanksgiving and Christmas
We are both super EXCITED about Thanksgiving and Christmas this year!! Why? Because we have decided to get back to the basics.We discuss how to de-stress your holidays with some very simple adjustments that we have learned over the year...
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Episode 153
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152 De-Stress Politics by George Washington
Politics stress got you down? Some people said that this 2020 election was the most stressful day in their life. Good grief people!! Get a grip!!In 1796, George Washington gave a farewell address and talked about the dangers of politica...
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We Are Taking a Break from Podcasting This Week.
Hope all of you are doing fantastic! We just have a full week this week of living life so we are going to shut down the podcast for this week. If you really want to hear our voice this week, there are over 150 episodes archived. Enjoy thi...
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151 Are You Self Sabotaging?
Self Sabotage is when you block yourself from reaching your own goals. Things like: chronic lateness, procrastination, perfectionism, negative self talk, etc.Shawna is going through some professional development where she realized that ...
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Episode 151
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19:36
150 What will You Choose? Stress is a Choice.
Today we talk about how we choose to be stressed in life. Sure, there are hard times but how we handle the situation is the key.I (Justin) cut out most news and stressful media for over a week. Instead, I listened to encouraging podcast...
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Episode 150
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21:08
149 Do You have Irlen Syndrome? (It is NOT a virus.)
We are NOT talking about another virus you should be concerned about. We talk about Irlen Syndrome (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome) and some things you might need to know. We discuss how our discovery that 1 of our kids had it h...
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148 No Bad Teams only Bad Leaders. Extreme Ownership Chapter 2
You are the leader of yourself.You are the leader of others (whether you like it or accept it).We discuss chapter 2 of the book Extreme Ownership.We also talk about:How face to face communication is so important in good ...
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Episode 148
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23:57
147 Routines Revisited. How 1 or 2 Changes can Shift Your Life.
I (Justin) have fought routine and structure most of my life. I don't like to be told what to do with my time. But I keep finding that routines make my life and my family's life so much better. Just a couple of small changes in your lif...
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Episode 147
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23:09
146 Unplug from Screens and Technology
Our goal in this episode is to talk through some of the complexity with needing but also being over dependent on technology. There is never a good time to unplug from technology. Well, we went on this camping trip and we didn't us...
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Episode 146
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19:57
145 Overcoming Fear
Overcoming Fear. You probably have this mastered. Right?"Fear is a liar with a smooth and velvet tongue."Perfect love casts at fear.Focusing on your fear will steal your peace and weaken your immune system. We ta...
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Episode 145
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19:43
144 How to Journal like a Champion
Journaling is a great tool to have in your toolbox.Neuroscience is showing us that writing things down makes a greater impact on your brain (and ultimately your whole self).Shawna and I have been greatly impacted by the journali...
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143 Ten Simple Steps to Stay Negative and Miserable in Life
Today, we flip the script and talk about what to do to stay stressed, negative and miserable. Sometimes it is helpful to look at life from a different perspective. These negative habits are very small, but holding onto them for long per...
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Episode 143
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22:54
142 You Will Win IF You Don't Quit
If your purpose and "why" are clear, then you will win if you don't quit. Sure, your activities and tactics may change over time, but if you keep the goal in mind, then you will succeed. Our society teaches us that the easy path is the ...
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Episode 142
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141 Write Your Own Headlines
Be proactive and write your own headlines: Husband loves his Wife! Parents have an Awesome Day with Their Kids! Neighbors Show Great Kindness to Each Other!Multiple people this past week have told Shawna that the news headlines have rai...
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Episode 141
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19:23
140 Refine Your Purpose - Finding Your "Why" at a Deeper Level
This year 2020, is forcing us to ask a lot of questions about "why" and the "purpose" of many things.Finding your purpose is a journey that we keep refining on a continual basis. Shawna reads a story about finding purpose:
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Episode 140
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139 Part 2 What I Wish I Knew quotes from Robin Sharma
Part 2 We continue with our look at wisdom from Robin Sharma. We need more and more wisdom in our society because we are becoming more and more foolish. We have said numerous times that information does not equal transformation.
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138 What I Wish I Knew quotes from Robin Sharma Part 1
Part 1 Make a place for wisdom in your life!!Where is wisdom in our society today? One could argue that we are the smartest people ever to exist, yet we lack wisdom in our relationships, dealing with people we disagree with and the way ...
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Episode 138
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21:37
137 Burnout Recovery Revisited and How to Heal from Exhaustion
I (Justin) had a friend keep coming to mind. I prayed for him but I didn't really reach out to him for a couple of weeks. Turns out, he has been going through some difficult times with work and family. It made me realize that burn out is a very...
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Episode 137
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20:40
136 Are YOU an Imposter? Dealing with Imposter Syndrome
Since Justin wrote his devotional book, he has had a difficult time of seeing himself as an "author" because it wasn't part of his story.When you grow and develop, the story inside your head must change. You must see yourself and accept...
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Episode 136
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