Episodes
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Who do you have that you can talk with and open up to? A lot of us are missing that. For whatever reason, we often forget to prioritize thriving friendships, especially when becoming a parent and allocating most of our attention to our precious children.
But parenting is so much easier when you have that small handful of people who are there to support you.
Lynnda and Deborah created Moms Village, specifically for mothers to share with each other. We talk about the value of sharing with others, how it can help us in our marriage and parenting and how specifically sharing vulnerable topics with people we trust can help us experience more compassion and depth in our relationships.
For some, it may take courage, but we hope you'll not only understand but truly experience the rewards of deepening your relationships!
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Do you feel unsure about talking with your kids about sex? Do you put off this conversation for 'someday' in the future?
Filip felt the same, but through our recent School of Love Bootcamp, he's changed his perspective.
In this episode we talk about the transformations Filip and his wife have made in their family culture, and how conversations with their kids about sex have become much lighter and doable.
The topic of sexuality is becoming more and more present in our kids lives already at a young age. It's so valuable when they first hear about it from their parents, and we build up the conversation as we grow together.
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What does grace mean, and what does it have to do with parenting?
Grace is love sincerely given, without it having to be earned. Basically, unconditional love. So it has a whole lot to do with parenting, but it's something each of us need ourselves! If we have a source of grace, we can give it more freely to our children.
David and Mitsue Wolfenberger share their journey with grace in their family. We realize the blessing of being able to give grace, as well how liberating it is to receive it.
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We've all experienced an uncomfortable conversation. But did you ever see those conversations as an opportunity?
Uncomfortable conversations, when we go through them with grace, honesty and love, can help us to grow and deepen our relationships.
Andrew shares how the riches in life are in these conversations. Especially within the family and with our kids. They are actually something we really don't want to miss out on!
Tune in to this episode, and let it help you take notice of your next uncomfortable conversation, so you can truly make the most of it.
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A lot of things in parenting take courage. Conversations about sex are probably a big one for many parents!
Here, Benjy and I have a great conversation about:
When were we fearful in parenting?
What’s the difference between being fearless and having courage?
How can we have courage in talking with our kids about sexuality?A great point Benjy makes in this conversation is, we shouldn’t let fear stop us in guiding our kids towards what God has in store for them. A part of that is overcoming our own fear or discomfort, so we can share some of the deepest conversations one can have in life. God’s invention of sexuality.
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Do you ever wonder what the dominant struggle is for youth?
Andranik, our High Noon Chapter Leader in Europe, breaks down the biggest challenges young people face today.
What can we do as parents, to help our kids going through these challenges?
What can we do before the challenges hit, and what can we do in the middle of the storm?
As a parent, we have so much to give to our kids, especially when they are still growing up with us. We talk about it all here in this episode.
Please share this with anyone you think it may be useful to!
Also, let us know what you think, right here: [email protected]
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If we want connection with our child, they need to feel heard. In order for them to feel heard, we need to listen.
Joni Makkonen, a family and relationship counselor, talks about things he's learned from years of listening to families and couples.
If we want to be there for our children through the challenges involved in staying on a path towards healthy sexuality, we need to give them a safe space to express themselves. Here we talk about how we can work on creating that space.
I believe our children need and want us while progressing on this path. Let's do the work to become even better listeners, and I hope this episode helps you move a few steps forward!
Let us know your thoughts!
Right here: [email protected]
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A lot of worries come along with talking with our kids about sex. One of them being the sexualized culture we live in.
Will talking with our kids about sex risk their journey to living a fulfilling life based on God's intention for sex, or benefit them?
Andrew shares about his family's open culture of having conversations on sexuality, and how our kids need us in so many ways to navigate life.
Sex is a big part of life, and once we start the ongoing conversation, we open up our true potential as parents to love and accept our kids as they are, and support them on their journey. -
How did God really teach Adam and Eve about sex? What is the difference between sex education then vs. now?
With Tyler Hendrik's knowledge to guide us, we journey back to what it may have looked like in the Garden of Eden. Who accompanied Adam and Eve on their journey of learning about sexuality? What was missing?
It's fascinating that sex education has been lacking in some way since the beginning of time, despite it being the very source of life. But we are much more equipped in this day and age, listen to the podcast to find out why!
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With Myrna Lapres, a parenting coach, I get to explore teenagerhood from the perspectives of preparing for it as well as going through it in real time.
We talk about going through this time as a parent as lovingly as we can.
How can we make the absolute most of the time before our kids are adults, where we may have much less time with them? How can we pass on our guidance? How can we approach sensitive topics?
Tune in to what Myrna has to say about it!
You can find out more about Myrna Lapres on her homepage, where you can find her book, her podcasts, as well as other podcasts she's been on:
https://www.coachmyrna.org/coaching.html
Myrna's blog also brings up talking with children about sex and purity in this link, 'What Children Need From Their Parents At Various Stages':https://www.coachmyrna.org/blog/category/child-development-stages
Other useful resources: Book Resource List--for Kids, Youth & Parents: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11DZcXpeKDjy8lbEM7DPBdbeO6n9SUzxI/view?usp=drive_link Making Family a Priority Workbook (Family Meeting): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XAw_DqaeaF4dKK3okAd5gVqSmFXfYXO8/view?usp=drive_link Coach Myrna Blog: https://www.coachmyrna.org/blogFor more information, check out our School of Love website, or email me:
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For generations we haven't been equipped with sufficent knowledge about sexuality in our childhood, teenagerhood or our adulthood! My guest here, Johanna Toresen, a middle school and high school teacher in Norway as well as a mother of three, was able to notice what was lacking growing up. She has been working to shape a new culture in her family that transforms those lacks into abundance.
Here are three points she emphasizes:
The value of waiting until marriage Respect for those who choose a different way Becoming the person her kids can come to for anything especially regarding questions about conjugal love/sexualityAlong with many personal experiences she shares how she developed this culture and what it looks like in every day life.
For any feedback, ideas, questions or suggestions email me at [email protected]!
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Kaeleigh and I talk about how we can do our best to understand and build a relationship with our movement's founder, True Mother, while she's still with us on earth, as well as live and teach values regarding sexuality from her viewpoint.
Our discussion brings up even more questions, which hopefully will be answered one day, but it brought up many realizations which I found helpful. Let me know what you thought! -> [email protected]
Here are the two episodes from Kaeleigh's podcast, TM Radio, that we mention:
Episode 8: 'Grand Mommy' True Mother
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qxArLpmzpBJs6BowfHQZF?si=c5bbdf6b7cb04ff9
Episode 9: Shifting the Culture
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DYFEqknfq4UWmfCjcNmHj?si=e40bcb6c4ba549ce
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Has anyone ever been happy with how they grew up learning about sexuality? It's time to reinvent! Let's start asking ourselves questions about how we'd like to do this better for our kids, and what do we want to pass on? Our kids need a place where they feel safe and comfortable to question all areas of sexuality from someone who has their best interests in mind. => Their parents!
We'd love to hear your feedback, questions and suggestions! Email us at [email protected] :)
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Once upon a time, well about 12 years to be exact, David and Mitsue started a marriage enrichment initiative to help blessed couples, and three years later they started High Noon, to help people struggling with pornography. They discovered how widespread the struggle with pornography is, as well as how hard it is to get over pornography after years of addiction, which for young people can be already half of their lives.
Here is the story of how School of Love was born through the realization that we need to take action upstream in order to rescue our kids from pornography addictions. We also get to hear the wisdom they've collected on this journey, not only raising their own family, but leading these programs aiming for enriched marriage, families and lives.
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Sex education starts earlier than we think, and whether it's intended or not intended. Here I talk about how we talk about our sexual organs, explaining sex instead of waiting for the question, how do we decide what is age appropriate and how we can keep this conversation on-going.
Need some inspiration on talking to your young kids about sex? Check out one of our videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me7FhONjGkA&t=244s
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Please email me any kind of feedback!
HiFam Podcast from Parenting Coach, Avital Levy, 'Mom, I Found Porn':
https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/mom-i-found-porn/id1447810331?i=1000616817604&l=en-GB
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Here is the podcast version of the interview with Olga Vakulinskaya, a moral educator in Russia. Here she shares some great insight on talking with our kids about sex. She shares her own examples from her life, and how her family completely changed the conversation about sex, making it a lighter, uplifting and inspiring topic. Here we cover:
What talking with our kids about sex can look like Building up a relationship of communication with our children What to watch out for when talking about masterbationShe also shares about the feedback she gets from teenagers through her work, whom most have never heard anyone share genuinely about sexuality, nor seen anyone living an example of praising sexuality whilst in a happy family.
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I've been hesitant about when to start this conversation with my kids about sexuality. But I decided to just dive in. I think there are way more benefits of having this conversation sooner than later, and in this podcast I explain why.
