Episode 40: Take the Lid Off
Rachel & Mike talk about thinking bigger, faith vs. fear, and stepping outside of your comfort zone.
Episode 39: Landmarks & Landmines
Rachel & Mike discuss the importance of boundaries in keeping the good stuff in and the bad stuff out.
Episode 38: The Grass is Greener
Comparison is deadly. It can quickly lead to a loss of identity, cause us to misjudge others, and creates a lack of desire to humbly seek out answers from trustworthy people in our lives. In this episode, Rachel shares some pointers from a recent experience to help you avoid it at all costs.
Episode 37: Purposeful Training
Rachel & Mike talk about discipleship, purposeful training, and raising lifelong learners.
Episode 36: Permanently Curious
Rachel & Mike discuss cultivating curiosity, solving your own problems, and doing hard things.
Episode 35: Silencio, Bruno!
Rachel & Mike discuss limiting beliefs and share some ways to silence the negative voices in your head.
Episode 34: The Pursuit of Peace
Rachel & Mike share a recent revelation about creating peace in their home and some of changes they've made to help them live in alignment.
Episode 33: Marriage
Rachel & Mike celebrate an anniversary and consider the topic of marriage. In this episode, they talk about commitment, stewardship, priorities, and being willing to ask for help.
Episode 32: What is Essential?
Rachel & Mike talk about prioritizing things that are life-giving, avoiding FOMO, and the importance of building relationships.
Episode 31: Micro Adjustments
Rachel & Mike share some of their favorite intentional "micro adjustments" to make things at home a little more simple and a little more peaceful.
Episode 30: Reading Revival
Readers are leaders. In this episode, Rachel & Mike talk about some of the biggest lessons they've learned on their own reading journeys and share some of their favorite books.
Episode 29: Board Games
Rachel & Mike talk about the many benefits of playing board games as a family and share some of their favorites.
Episode 28: Punching Fear in the Face
Rachel & Mike talk about the difference between fear the verb and the fear the noun, explain how it fuels the fight vs. flight response in our brains, and share personal stories about overcoming it.
Episode 27: Simplicity
The simplest solution is often the best solution. In this episode, Rachel & Mike talk about the value of simplicity and share some of the ways they've managed to make things more effortless.
Episode 26: Put Up Your Dukes
Rachel & Mike talk about embracing conflict. They share strategies for staying in agreement as husband & wife, and explain why it's necessary in order to really achieve peace in your family.
Episode 25: Stories of Overcomers
Rachel & Mike tell some of their favorite stories about inspirational people who overcame difficult circumstances, and share some of their own struggles in overcoming a victim mentality.
Episode 24: Overcoming a Victim Mentality
Rachel & Mike talk about overcoming a victim mentality and share how you can help your kids take ownership of their future.
Episode 23: The Crucible
Rachel & Mike follow up their discussion of Lifethemes with a conversation about embracing difficulty and never giving up.
Episode 22: Your Lifetheme
Mike & Rachel talk about what a lifetheme is, how it keeps you grounded, and why knowing who you and why you're here is paramount to living a joy-filled life.
Episode 21: 2021 Words for the Year
Rachel & Mike revisit the power of words. They share their individual words for the year and explain the process they use every year to identify them.