Family Looking Up

After almost five years, it is time for us to say goodbye. We have loved our time together with Family Looking Up and are sad to say goodbye. In this episode we laugh about all the behind the scenes funny moments and talk about the great journey these last five years have been for us!  Thanks for listening and supporting us and being a part of our mom squad!

Join us as we walk down memory lane for the past 5 years recounting stories and moments we have shared together.

It's Valentines week and we are sharing our favorite Valentine ideas. What has worked and what we want to try. We laugh about the ridiculousness of the holiday and share how we make the day special for our kids.  

Big things are happening for us in 2023. In today's episode we laugh at the goals that are working for us, and discuss our lastest trends in intermittent fasting and sourdough bread making. 

I don't know about you, but we need a vacation with a capital V!  As mom's of lots of kids, wives, and ultimately just girls, we talk about girl trips, couple trips, and family trips.  We share our favorite places, favorite memories, and do a little 'outside the box' thinking of how to make it special.   If you're in the mood for some inspiration on fun times in YOUR future, this is the episode for you!  Enjoy!

Jenedy Paige joins us today to discuss how she overcame adversity through God when she lost her son to drowning.  It's an inspirational story that will leave you feeling inspired.

Join us as we talk with the one and only Brooke Romney about how to teach our family manners without all the drama! Plus hear about our newest favorites in Christmas movies!

Our complete holiday gift guide is here!  Listen in as we talk about every age and stage.  

Linda McGurk, one of our favorite return guests is back!  She is sharing more of her Swedish culture, this time about a concept known as Friluftsliv.  She has written a book about it and is here to teach us about how outside activities can bring us peace and contentment.

We're excited to bring you a fascinating episode from Jessica Downs, a clinician who specializes in EMDR Therapy.  In this episode she teaches about Polyvagal Theory and how it can help each of us understand the cues our body is giving us to find more peace and happiness in our day to day lives.  Enjoy!

Lisa Valentine Clark, host of The Lisa Show, actor and comedian joins us this week as we discuss how to prioritize kids when life throws you curve balls.  Lisa is the mother of five who's husband died in 2020 of ALS.  She gave some incredible advice on ways that each of us can be the mom we want to be even when life doesn't play fair.  Enjoy!

Join us this week for a HUGE announcement and a hillarious conversation about halloween plans and our own mom fails of times we didn't mean to be a witch!  Enjoy!

Join us for a fun filled game of "Would You Rather"!

Join Us this week as we explore ways that we connect with our kids.  We talk about what connection is and isn't and how easy it can be.  Like all things, we usually make it harder than it needs to be.  Mom's are genius at having mom guilt over things they are actually doing just fine at.  This episode will ease the guilt, make you laugh, and inspire new ideas for your family!  

They may sound like two totally separate and things, but they are actually connected!  Stay tuned to hear how!  

Join us for a continuation of last week's back to school episode where we discuss routines, homework, and laugh until it hurts!

With the beginning of school comes the beginning of routines, chores, hopes and dreams! Join us as we talk and laugh about our ideas, families, struggles and successes on this episode of Family Looking Up!

On this episode of Family Looking Up, we are chatting with Richard and Linda Eyre all about Grandparenting and a new course they are getting ready to launch.  However, don't be fooled by the title, there is so much in here for parents as well!  We loved our discussion and hope that you do as well.

Summer is finally through and we are back!  In this episode we talk about what our summers looked like, things we learned and things we are looking forward to!  We hope you enjoy!

In this fantastic episode of Family Looking Up, we explore the four types of parenting styles with Dr. Amy Stoeber (a licensed psychologist, trainer and parenting consultant). Dr Stoeber outlines the four types of styles and gives tips and insights on how we can become more well rounded in whatever type we naturally gravitate toward. 

Trey and Lea Morgan have been married for 33 years.  They run the Instagram site @stronger_marrriages and travel the country strengthening families one couple at a time. Today they are talking with us about 6 underrated tips for strengthening and sustaining a happy marriage. Listen in for fantastic ideas that are doable, down to earth, and proven to strengthen relationships!

This week's episode is one that we are thrilled to release for you!  Linda McGurk is the author of "There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids".  This book was not only eye opening, but exciting and astounding!  We hope you love this interview with this Swedish mom of two and acclaimed author.

This is an excellent episode from one of our podcasting friends, JoAnn Crohn of No Guilt Mom.  Not only is JoAnn a mom, but she also taught school and knows a thing or two about helping kids make friends.  In this episode she talks about her newest book "Me and My Friendships".  She is equally delightful and down to earth.  We hope you enjoy!

Join us for this laugh filled discussion!

Our guest this week is a mother of 6 and a life coach on a mission to help teens and tweens to embrace confidence and self love so that when hard times come, they will be ready.  We hope you enjoy this episode and end it feeling empowered to help your child as well!  

Jerry Kolber, producer of National Geographic's series "Brain Games" and current podcast host of "Who Smarted," talks about three ways to make learning more fun and easier for moms. 

Happy summer Mom-Squad! We're dropping one of our fav re-releases from years past that is sure to make your week.  We hope summer is going well for you and hope that you enjoy this listen!

Jenny Layton (professional organizer) and (actual) mother, joined us long ago to tackle how to get organized for summer.  There is never a better time to take this one on than now!  Summer is upon us moms!  It's GO TIME!  We. Must. Get. Organized. Or. Die!!!!!

Recently, the three of us have been discussing how often we are surprised by kids manners (or lack thereof).  It occurred to us (in horror) that it was incredibly possible that other parents may be shocked by our kids manners.  We decided it was time to discuss the issue of manners and what happened to them in our world.  We brainstorm, discuss, laugh, and come up with a game plan for how we are using this summer to bring back MANNERS!  We hope you enjoy!

Dawn Madsen, also known as The Minimal Mom, blew us away with her ideas on why we should even WANT to minimize (I was sure I wouldn't agree.  Wrong again!) Second, how to even get started.  Lastly, she got specific about 3 ways to simplify/store toys.  Brilliant!  It changed some integral ways that I was viewing toys and helped our homes forever! This one is a must listen for moms!

One of our favorite guests, Kam Price from @Our Family Passport is with us today!  Kam always comes loaded with such fantastic knowledge that will save you thousands and make travel this summer possible.  Enjoy this episode, take notes and get on with the dreaming!

Join us this week for a fun episode with just the three of us talking about the day today fun things (as well as functional things) that we want to do with our kids to make great memories this summer. In this episode we brainstorm ways to hold off insanity while trying to enjoy the best parts of summer! Enjoy!

Our guests are parents of 5 kids and are here to give great tips and tricks to making family travel possible at every income.  If you are ready to make memories this summer but just don't know how to afford it and actually enjoy it with all those kiddos, then this is the episode for you!  Enjoy!

You're in for a treat this week with guest Miranda Anderson @livefreemiranda joining us to talk about finding happiness and adventure in your life (no matter the stage).  This is a fun interview that is perfect to listen to as summer is beginning!  We loved Miranda and know you will too!

It's Mother's Day this week and you know what that means!  It's our favorite season of laughter!  Years ago we decided that the greatest gift we could give all the moms out there was a good 'ol dose of non-perfection, knee-slapping, slightly-peeing LAUGHTER!  So, instead of feeling guilty this mothers day that you are human, sit back and listen to these brave sister mothers share their funniest mom fails!

Our guest, Joya Van Der Laan is a Family Nurse Practitioner, a Functional Medicine Specialist, and an autism mom.  She is joining us this week to discuss helping parents of autistic children.  She discusses three main areas that all parents can focus on: 1. Food as medicine (can be helpful or hurtful) 2. Targeted, individualized, and Intentional supplementation  3. Knowledge and curiosity is key  She also points parents toward many free resources!

All parents have had the moment when their child tells a super obvious lie (because they're not good at it.. at ALL) and they wonder "has my child turned into a liar??  Is this the fast track to rebellion???  Juvenile detention, here we come!"  The truth is that all kids go through a lying phase.  Most don't end up in the clink because of it.  However, nipping the lying in the bud is really important.  Our guest, Kimball Lewis is the CEO of Empowering Parents and is here to share 3 easy things parents can do to keep the lying at bay!  Enjoy!

If the thought of summer coming and kids being home all day, fills you with impending doom about The number of child / parent hostage negotiations that take place day in and day out, then this is the episode for you! listen in as the three of us discuss our new ideas for summer negotiations coming up, how to keep control of a hostage takeover, and how to love the time that we have to be together this summer!

We have an incredible episode this week with author Michaleen Doucleff. In Hunt, Gather, Parent, Doucleff sets out with her three-year-old daughter in tow to learn and practice parenting strategies from families in three of the world's most venerable communities: Maya families in Mexico, Inuit families above the Arctic Circle, and Hadzabe families in Tanzania. She sees that these cultures don't have the same problems with children that Western parents do. Most strikingly, parents build a relationship with young children that is vastly different from the one many Western parents develop - it's built on cooperation instead of control, trust instead of fear, and personalized needs instead of standardized development milestones.

Our good friend and fellow podcaster, Hillary Hess, joins us this week to discuss connecting to our kids through cooking.  We touch opon getting kids ready to go to college, nutrition, and meal planning at every ability level.  This is an episode you won't want to miss!

This week Nina Cruz teaches how to better communicate and relate to our children as we reflect on our own parenting styles. She teaches the value of conscious parenting and how to implent it in our home.  

This week we talk all about connection. Our two fabulous guests, Hollie Henderson and Josh Brazier talk about the importance of connection in our families, road blocks to connecton, and how we can improve our interactions with our kids.  It is a great episode for all ages.

For this spring release, we talk traditions that center on kids birthdays, Valentines, and St. Patricks Day.  It's one of the things we love to talk about since all of us have different ideas on how much or how little to do. 

Dana K. White of "A Slob Comes Clean" is with us today!  Dana has come on once before, and has remained in our memory of one of the funniest guests we have had!   Dana, a self confessed former slob, is brilliant at translating organization for the brains of the unorganized SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND! She's genius, fun, and funny! Enjoy!

You know we each love books, so between the three of us we go through our fair share!  On this episode we discuss our latest reads - all the good and all the bad.  We do a lot of laughing and hope you can laugh along with us.

One of our favorite guests, Kathi Lipp, joins us for this episode discussing the importance of creating a space for God in our lives.  Kathi talks through the things that keep us from doing so and how to overcome them in easy reachable steps.  We hope you find this episode to be a helpful and hopeful message!

Parents never set out on their parenting journey with the goal of making man babies that take from, rather than give to, the world as a whole.  We all want to raise little boys into good men who know how to treat others and leave the world a better place than they found it.  Bethany Jett is a mom of boys who knows a thing or two about how to raise boys to be good men.  We loved her and hope you enjoy this episode!

The "Sandwich Generation" is a term given to middle-aged adults (often in their 40s and 50s) who are caring for both elderly parents and their own children.  Being a caregiver to both parent and child brings creates a juggling act with its own set of struggles.  Our guest today not only lived this reality herself, but now counsels those who are currently dancing this particular dance.  This is an episode filled with personal stories, wisdom and empathy.  We hope you will enjoy!

We are thrilled to welcome back Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson, to discuss their new book “What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home” .  These authors always have incredible insights backed by science that helps parents to understand, better, how to communicate with their child. We hope you enjoy!  

This weeks interview was SO energizing and inspiring!  Chanelle is an author, a health and life coach, and a mom and wife who is with us this week to talk about the power that our mornings CAN have.  We were full of questions and excited by the answers that she shared with us!  We hope that you love this episode and find as much inspiration in it as we did!