Best LaunchPod Media Podcasts (2025)

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The Science of Running | Insights from a Clinical Biomechanist 1:00:36

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In this week’s episode Stuart had the opportunity to meet with a clinical biomechanist and physical therapist with a PhD in bio mechanics, Irene Davis. She was previously at Harvard medical school and founded the Spalding National Running Center, and she is now at the school of physical therapy and rehab sciences at the University of South Florida.…

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Katie with The Running Hub | Marathon and Distance Coaching Tips 52:59

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Our hosts, Katie and Stuart, had the pleasure of meeting with running coach and marathon trainer, Katie Down from The Running Hub. Listen to these 3 discuss online coaching, nutrition support, and a community for runners of all levels. Katie Down and her team offer personalized training plans, live and on-demand classes, and a supportive network to…

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The Science of Running | Recovery, Training, and Peak Performance with Lindsey Parry 46:36

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In this episode Stuart had the privilege of speaking with South African Lindsey Parry, who is a very renowned coach of runners, from marathon runners of the professional/olympic level, to your average, middle of the pack runners. He was a fairly competitive school athlete who was always interested in all kinds of sports, which all included running,…

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Healing Through Simplicity | Yoshua Greenfield on Music, Barefoot Living, and Mindfulness 54:26

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Listen to Katie and Stuart who had the pleasure of talking to Yoshua Greenfield, who is a holistic lifestyle guide who helps people reconnect with their authentic selves through practices like mindful cooking, barefoot living, and music as a tool for healing. He offers workshops, retreats, and free resources that promote simplicity, self-awareness,…

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Mastering Movement | From Circus Arts to Stunt Work with Yuri Marmerstein 50:55

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We have a very special guest on the Barefoot Science podcast today by the name of Yuri Marmerstein, who has performed extensively as an acrobat, is very much involved in teaching the physical arts, and he has veered into stunt work with film and TV. Surprisingly, Yuri wasn’t very active as a child and the skills that he now has were mainly all deve…

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Back on Track | Stephanie Mellinger on Healing Through Movement 1:02:20

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Katie and Stuart talk to special guest Stephanie Mellinger, a back pain exercise specialist. She’s a certified personal trainer who's passionate about helping those with back pain find joy in movement again. After a personal journey overcoming a debilitating back injury, our guest discovered the powerful benefits of strength training in the healing…

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A Deep Dive into Natural Running with Ken Bob Saxton | Step Lightly 1:09:29

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On this week’s episode, Katie talks to the barefoot running sensation and “original” barefoot runner, Ken Bob Saxton. When Ken Bob began racing exclusively barefoot in 1997, he found that people had a lot of questions, so he decided to compile all his answers in one place, which led him to founding the website barefootrunning.com in 1997. Ken is so…

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Barefoot Benefits | Unlocking Peak Performance Through Foot Function 1:06:03

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Today Katie and Stuart have a lovely guest from the United States named Heidi van Mastrigt, who is a fitness trainer that focuses massively on foot function and myofascial tissue function as well. The feet are our one point of contact with the ground. Everything starts with the feet. Heidi learned this the hard way from breaking her foot at the pea…

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Michael Adeniran’s Journey into Endurance Sports | Balancing Running, Strength Training, and High Endurance Sports 46:48

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Today Stuart and Katie had the opportunity to talk with Michael Adeniran, who is a weekend warrior as they call it. A while back he got into running, and then triathlons, ultra running, iron mans, Spartan races, obstacle courses, and so forth. He’s got a lot of experience now with all these different events and with that, a substantial amount of wi…

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Meet Reese David Jones | Ultra Runner and Triathlete Extraordinaire 48:54

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We’ve got a lovely young gentleman from Utah by the name of Reese David Jones joining us today who is a runner, a tri-athlete, an all around fitness fanatic, and has a professional career on the side making a living as a salesman. Reese ran 10 marathons in 10 days, which blew both Katie and Stuart away and is hard to fathom, but that’s just the kin…

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Breaking the Injury Cycle | Jason Fitzgerald on Overcoming Setbacks 50:29

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Today Stuart and Katie have a very quick marathon runner (sub 2:40) as a guest by the name of Jason Fitzgerald. He is an extensive writer of articles about endurance running and has his own website by the name of Strength Running. After finishing the 2008 New York City Marathon in 2:44, Jason developed a severe ITB injury. He was sidelined for six …

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Embracing Discomfort | Lessons from Endurance Athlete Jonathan Levitt 48:07

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This week we are delighted to welcome our guest, Jonathan Levitt, who is currently in Boulder Colorado and a fantastic endurance athlete and cyclist. Jonathan didn’t always love running, but back in 2013, he did his first half marathon and steadily started to develop a love for it. He has a podcast focused on discovering why people run and delving …

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Empowering Endurance | Taren Gesell's Training Revolution 39:23

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Taren Gesell started out as a complete non-athlete who was 215lbs and couldn't run to the end of the block. He later became a top 1% in the world amateur triathlete and in the process shared everything he learned on the Triathlon Taren YouTube channel, which became the second largest triathlon YouTube channel in the world. He published four books a…

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Stories from a River Excursion | The Adventure of Bruce and Maggie Tate 1:02:45

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This week we are delighted to welcome a couple of intrepid travelers from Chattanooga, Maggie and Bruce Tate, who took 9 months off work to travel up the East Coast on something called The Great Loop. They followed this route, circling the eastern North American landmass by boat. Their decision to embark on this adventure was sparked by a book titl…

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Journey to Wellness | Insights from Shockwave Therapist Rae Reynolds 41:14

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In this week’s episode Katie welcomes guest Rae Reynolds, a shockwave therapist and massage practitioner, who shares insights on her profession. Rae discusses her experiences with shockwave therapy and her journey to becoming a healer, emphasizing self-healing and empowerment. Through anecdotes and discussions on topics like cellular inflammation a…

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Are you Selling Out More to Others Than Your Spouse? 15:13

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We feel this is something that could be applicable to everyone. It could be an unconscious thing that’s happening, which you’re not even aware of, but it’s good to become aware of it. Marriage is basically the biggest commitment we can make and it’s easy to take for granted because it’s just there constantly once you’re married. Your marriage is wh…

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Family Vision Boards with Maria Smith | Unlocking Family Potential 50:23

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In this episode we are talking about how family vision boards create space to connect and teach children the power of setting goals as an individual and a family. As an eternal optimist, Maria is a relentless pursuer of happiness. Discovering how most everything in life can be solved or fixed with a little grit, moxie, and a love for doing what you…

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It Starts at Home! 18:22

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Today we wanted to discuss the concept that your children’s foundation all starts within the home. “It starts at home. Fueling their minds, watering their thoughts, showing them grace, and asking for forgiveness when we’ve fallen short. It starts at home. Building healthy relationships, teaching them manners, showing them the power of kindness. It …

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Potty Talk | I Promise You We Are not Bad Parents 15:10

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All of the boys, and the boys particularly, love talking about potty stuff. Something we’ve come to realise is that your first doesn’t notice it too much because they don’t have siblings. They might interact with it a little bit at school, but it doesn’t consume them, but then as you have more kids and they start to speak about it among themselves,…

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From Diagnosis to Determination | Dani Bryant's Journey with Rheumatoid Arthritis 43:01

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We have an interesting guest on the podcast this week by the name of Danielle “Dani” Bryant and many may know her as the founder of MAKE IT COUNT 4 Dani Foundation. Dani was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 16, which is when life as she knew it came crashing down around her. Despite a devastating diagnosis of this disease, which da…

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Insights from Dr. Courtney Johnson, the Female Athlete Doctor | Pelvic Health and Pregnancy 26:12

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This week Katie had the privilege of meeting with Dr. Courtney Johnson, also known as the Female Athlete Doctor. She is a doctor of physical therapy who specializes in pelvic health, women’s health, particularly in general active women in all walks of life, such as women in pregnancy, postpartum, or women who are diagnosed with some sort of pelvic …

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Pioneering Pain-Free Performance | Insights from Dr. Britni 52:00

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Today we are proud to present our guest Britni, of Denver, CO. She is a doctor of physical therapy and a pain free performance strength coach. After about 3.5 years of working in the traditional outpatient clinic model Britni started to feel burnt out and began to shift outside of the traditional clinic setting. Britni started online coaching in 20…

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The 90/10 Rule | Taking Your Spouse For Granted 23:49

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Adam heard something very interesting on a podcast the other day, which said often they see couples all around them, who are in their mid 40s, get divorced over the 10% of things that frustrate them, or annoy them, or that they wish were different, etc. and they set aside the 90% of things that they love about their spouse. “It is so easy to get fi…

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Building a Fitness Community | Insights from Highland Fitness and Wellness 59:36

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We have 2 lovely guests on the podcast today named Kristi Harrison and Matthew McKeown, who are co-owners of Highland Fitness and Wellness, a personal training studio and fitness community in Scarborough, Ontario. They fill us in on some great tactics of how they’ve been able to build their gym culture in the best way possible, and then we get into…

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Letting Go of The Sleep Obsession | Learning To Enjoy our Babies with Ellanee Wilson 52:19

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Today we are meeting with Ellanee Wilson, the Sleep Coach Mom, and the purpose of this podcast episode is to help moms feel confident in whatever sleep choices they make. Rosie and Ellanee discuss the differences in how touchy your children can be and how this will influence their ability to sleep with you or on their own. Newborn babies often have…

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The First Year Of Motherhood | The Mental Load and Balancing My Own Intuition with all the "Should's" with Jenna Shearer 43:38

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We are so excited for this topic because we feel the first year of motherhood is so special, so intense, it goes by so quickly and we become a whole new person in a short period of time. Jenna discusses how she was both ready to be a mother and follow a career in nursing, and the challenges that has posed, but also the satisfaction she has experien…

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The Uniqueness of Having a Large Family 9:00

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Today is a short, but very specific episode, which is something that we’re seeing unfold as our kids get older. We have 5 children at this moment, including an 11 year old boy, 7 year old girl, 5 year old boy, 3 year old boy, and 2 year old boy. Something we’ve been observing the past few months is how much the oldest two adore the baby. We have co…

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Return of Bronco Billy | I Can Go the Distance 56:58

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We have a returning guest on the podcast this week, Jeff Browning, who is a master long distance runner. Many know Jeff as “Bronco Billy” and royalty of the ultra marathon category. He has finished around 200 ultra marathons, which includes 52 one-hundred-mile-plus ultras. He has come in first place in 30 of those races, so we are so honored to be …

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Protecting Home Life From The Intensity of Work 21:04

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We feel a lot of people struggle with this issue where they are ambitious, goal driven, and a little overwhelmed, and then they bring that home and it interrupts the flow of family life. The difficult thing can be when you are going a hundred miles an hour at work, and then you come home only to bring all that to a complete halt and the transition …

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Responsibility vs Pressure | What is Appropriate When Getting Help From Your Older Kids 18:15

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In today’s episode Adam and Rosie are talking about the importance of giving your kids responsibility as opposed to putting pressure on them, especially for older children. Why they thought about this topic is because there is quite a big gap between the eldest child and the youngest, and Adam has found himself leaning on the oldest for help, but h…

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Quitting Corporate Life, Adopting 5 Children, Starting a YouTube Channel and Travelling the World with 9 Children with Mike and Megan 1:22:48

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We are so happy to have Mike and Megan Knorpp with us today to tell us all about their amazing life journey with their family. Nearly a decade ago Mike and Megan decided that being afraid wasn’t a good enough reason not to do something. If they couldn’t come up with any other reason but fear keeping them from a dream, then they had to jump in and d…

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Embracing Your Emotions as a Mum | Helping Your Kids Develop Empathy 22:02

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We apologise, Rosie got sick last week and lost her voice, so this episode will sound a bit like a whisper. We don’t know what it was, but on Sunday Rosie would just be staring at something and randomly begin to cry, and it wasn’t like little sniffles, but full on convulsing and sobbing. Rosie didn’t know where this was coming from, but then she re…

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How I Became a One in a Million Medical Survivor with Glenn & Janet Colley 39:44

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On today’s episode we have very special guests Glenn and Janet Colley and they share how Glenn became a one in a million medical miracle, being revived multiple times, and surviving Boerhaave Syndrome for 30 days before travelling from South Africa back to Cleveland Clinic for life saving surgery. They shared this story with Rosie a little while ba…

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Letting Go of Unhealthy Obsessions | What Are You Treating Like an Idol 22:35

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What are you fixating on to the point of an obsession? Or what are you incessantly thinking about, speaking about, or acting upon? Is it a career, a relationship, food, a material item or place, your body? Can you make it your intention to acknowledge and master this subtle distraction in your life? We all can get obsessive over all kinds of things…

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Mastering Mom | Work Life Balance & Finding Fulfilment 43:47

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Marla Grover is our special guest today who is a paediatric oncology nurse that helps families grow stronger on their journey through childhood cancer. Marla had a good friend when she was little who was diagnosed with cancer and she loved going over there to help out and do what she could to help take care of her friend. Caring for others and bein…

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We All Have To Learn Patience | The Playground is our Choice 19:27

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We really wanted to do this topic because we feel that sometimes we think we can avoid certain things in our life, such as patience for example. Sometimes we make life choices, thinking that we can avoid having to be patient when actually patience is something that life is constantly trying to teach us, and it’s kind of our choice how and where we …

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The Freedom of Meal Planning & Bonding Over Dinner with Liz Edmunds, The Food Nanny 57:36

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In this episode we have Liz Edmunds, The Food Nanny, who rescues dinner and saves families. She is an absolute bundle of joy, but is also a well of wisdom. As a mother, Rosie says that Liz has some of the most important information that needs to be passed on from generation to generation, because it’s just so important. Food, our dinner time, what …

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When Your Needs Collide as Husband & Wife...and Parents 26:43

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In a marriage, you each are your own individual person, and then there is the whole unit that is you both. You both have different needs at different times, and sometimes at the same time. Adam mentions that he is terrible at being really tired and not wanting to take naps, but then not wanting Rosie to take naps because the idea of having the 5 ki…

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Infertility to Triplets with Shelby Stewart | Realising Your Mothering Doesn’t Divide, It Multiplies 1:03:46

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When Shelby was 15 years old, she was diagnosed with cancer, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and she ended up undergoing chemo, radiation, and surgery, removing a tumour off of her heart. During that treatment, the chemo she received really did a number on her reproductive system. Because she was a minor, she wasn’t really given the option to preserve her e…

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Is Commenting & Analysing Ruining Your Peace as a Parent and in Life? | Switch to Doing for More Joy 17:03

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In this episode Adam and Rosie are talking all about how to be a better doer, not a better commentator or analyser, the answer to more joy in parenthood and in life. This is a funny and ironic topic to bring up because Adam says he does both those things, which are equally great and annoying. The doer can be annoying, but the commentator is 100% an…

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The Journey of Cancer with Jordan Ricks | I Am Calm, I Have Peace, and I Have Joy 47:31

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Today we have a very special guest with a very special topic. We are honoured to have Jordan Ricks as a part of our show as she is such an amazing person who has a story that is just one big miracle. After falling pregnant, Jordan found that she started to vomit and get sick, which at first seemed normal, but eventually it grew to be completely out…

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Acknowledging Your Failures as a Parent | Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Child 13:06

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Adam tells a story about how he was a bit of a hypocrite, when a week before Thanksgiving, he experienced one of the most powerful moments between himself and Patty. Adam chewed Patty out for not having prepared well enough for their hunting trip, but after they went out on the trip, Adam realised that he hadn’t prepared well enough either, making …

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Finding Your Worth Despite Your Story | The Truth Will Set You Free with Ashlee Boyson 42:12

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Rosie sits down with Ashlee Boyson who is the author of the blog and book series titled "The Moments We Stand", in which she shares her family's journey of healing after the infidelity and murder of her husband Emmett in 2011. She tells about the intense dark feelings she experienced when she found out he was not only murdered, but died in the arms…

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Simple and Nutritious Meals for Busy Families 15:12

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On this week’s episode Rosie and Adam talk about simple ways to feed your family nutritious meals. They talk about different methods of preparing food so that you can get sizeable amounts and leftovers to use for your family and serve throughout the week. Rosie gives a great meal idea that’s quick, the kids love it, and which can be used as a backu…

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Raising Kids In Different Age Ranges | Creating Space for Your Kids to Flourish 20:05

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We have 5 kids and the ages range from 11 to 7, 5, 3, and nearly 2. We have a 9 year age range from eldest to youngest. We’ve noticed that once they hit about age 7, the older ones begin to pull away more and create their own identity, discovering who they are as an individual. Each child goes through a different stage of development at different a…

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Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Parent 18:28

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Every parent experiences burnout and before Rosie became one, she used to go through stages where she felt like she could get burnt out every now and again very easily and she could never understand what it was, but there seem to be 2 things that can cause it. One is when you’re doing too much and the other one is when you’re giving too much. If yo…

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Why Date Night May Be Better Than Marriage Counselling 19:24

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Adam says his conviction for this concept is so much stronger every week than it previously was even though it was strong before. There are so many reasons and we list off a few of why we feel that it can be super helpful at strengthening a marriage, healing challenges in a marriage, and making you a better parent. Date night can be a time where we…

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Is Comparison Stealing Your Joy and Holding You Back as a Parent? 32:43

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This is something Adam mentioned he thought would be a good topic and is also something Rosie had heard in the last couple days, so we decided to talk about comparison. We have all heard that phrase that comparison is the thief of joy, but one thing we’ve heard is that if you find yourself in a state of comparison, it either leads to discouragement…

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Self Care Is Not a Luxury | Don’t Overdo It Re-Air 24:22

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Today Adam and I wanted to discuss something that many people take for granted, including Adam, who used to really not make it a priority in his life, but now can see how important it is for progress. Our bodies are designed to react according to our situations and if we’re constantly stressing ourselves out, everything will be off, such as our app…

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Veteran Advice from TOPGUN Pilot Mike Whetstone | Physical Health in the Military 54:24

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In this week’s episode Katie and Stuart interview Mike Whetstone, who has over 25 years of military leadership and training experience and is a former FRS and TOPGUN instructor, and owner and president of BMK Ventures, a Vetfirst certified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. A big part of his business is helping prepare the medics in the…