Beach Theory

As we have been learning and growing up so much in these last 2 years, we have found a pattern among all the guru's and mentors. Self Government is SO IMPORTANT for a happy life. Manage what you can control and choose happiness and peace despite the chaos around you.  It all comes down to governing yourself better. It takes work, agency, honesty, and accountability. Skills many of us have never learned and as adults it becomes...

We're BACK! Sorry for being gone for so long! But we're excited to return to Beach Theory! We have a LOT of great topics to discuss for this next season of Beach Theory. Topics that are near and dear to our hearts as we have learned and grown a TON in the last two years since we last posted on here. This podcast is going to get us all caught up on life and what's been going on with us.

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Thanks to our Sponsor: www.treasurehuntdownload.com  We're taking this podcast seriously and finally making a mission statement! We need to better identify our purpose on this channel and who we're serving with our content. We're going to tackle relationships and how to make them better, with a focus on marriage, dating, and parenting. Anything that falls within this realm we will discuss here on Beach Theory with the hope of ...

Michael and Becca have lived in a mansion and they have lived with 4 kids for a whole summer in a tiny home! At this point we have decided we prefer.... BOTH! We love both so much for so many different reasons. We love the space of a big house for all our things. But there's something magical about living a minimalistic lifestyle in a tiny home! Only having the bare necessities and being so much closer together is amazing too! Ther...

Michael and Becca take on a very challenging topic! Addressing how to handle people who are in need one way or another. Usually it comes down to money. But is it really helping someone who has made it a career asking others to take care of them, giving sob stories, and playing the victim. Where is the accountability and who's responsibility is it to hold someone accountable? We share our theories and stories of how we decide who to...

Today Michael and Rebecca share stories and their theory on arguing and how to have hard conversations. They have had their fair share of arguing in their lives among siblings growing up, as well as with each other in marriage! But along the way, they've learned quite a few things and want to share their biggest tips on how to have those hard conversations that would otherwise always end in an argument. How to compromise and how to...

Michael and Becca talk about our eating habits and the different foods we would eat growing up. Why does Becca love veggies and Michael doesn't like them? Also, our eating habits change regularly. Some days we're really healthy and other times we really struggle avoiding sugar and sweets. Especially now we're trying more than ever to eat the best we can but it's still so difficult! What are your favorite healthy foods? What are you...

Michael and Becca are back tackling another really sensitive topic! How to deal with bullying! Bullying is a huge problem and most kids don't know how to handle it properly. Probably because it's such a complex issue. There are so many different types of bullying and abuse that can happen to a person. We often don't even realize when it's happening. Then other times no offense is intended and yet we feel hurt by an interaction. So ...

Welcome to Season 3! We're kicking things off with a challenging topic! Raising children is one of the hardest things anyone will likely do in their life! For us, we decided to have a lot of kids like our parents before us. We had no idea it would be this hard. Our parents really made it look easy. But today we're talking about discipline and teaching kids to work hard. Hard work and a love of learning are some of the best skills a...

Ending the Season 2 run with Becca sharing some stories from her high school years and going off to college! Becca was nervous to go do high school, but when she got there she realized boys thought she was cute so she could get away with almost anything. Kids were nice to her and she had a lot of friends. She also tried out for Miss Mount Pleasant Pageant and won first attendant. Becca tells about her boy friend and sending him off...

In todays full podcast Michael shares what his life was like coming home from his mission and living in the wilderness with his family in a tent! It was not the homecoming he always dreams about that's for sure! But he was able to learn a lot and spend a lot of time with his family. If anything, it opened the door for him to revisit Utah and meet Rebecca! So from that perspective it was a HUGE blessing in disguise. Thankful each an...

Michael talks about the rest of his mission. He tells the highlights and stories from serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served for 2 years in the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission. He tells stories of the families he taught, the missionaries he served with, and how his life changed forever. Serving God is the most fulfilling thing anyone can do in life. I know God loves all of his child...

It's Mission Time! Michael Beach shares going to his very first area. He talks about his struggles in getting out of his shell and talking to people about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. One of his biggest challenges was being able to take critique. He didn't handle any well meaning criticism well at all!  When his trainer was getting ready to leave him in charge of the area Michael did not want to make the decisions. It was too d...

Michael has entered the Missionary Training Center for the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints and has begun his missionary training! He shares getting his first companions and life as a missionary in the MTC. He gained 10 pounds eating a lot. He also had a lot of fun goofing off and hiding a treasure for his brother. Aside from all the fun and games, he shares how he spent most of his time in class learning how to teach th...

Michael and Becca share some things they each did to prepare for adulthood! Michael as he made the preparations to serve a mission for The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, and Becca as she prepared to send her boyfriend off on his mission! We talk about keeping a journal and dating right up until the time that Michael left on his mission. Michael would go out with missionaries serving in his home ward. As he was getting...

Get ready for an emotional roller coaster! Being a teenager is hard! Emotional, teasing, angry, ambitious, stifled, and awkward! Plus puberty and bullies adding to the struggle. It's a hard time that everyone has to go through eventually. But Michael and Becca share the good and the bad. They're personal struggles and triumphs. After all, we're only human too. But let it give you hope if you're a teen it gets better! Or as a parent...

Michael and Becca share some of their favorite books and book series they enjoyed reading growing up and even as adults. If you also love to read these are some of our top recommendations. Tennis Shoes Among The Nephites Series. Dragonlance , Porter Rockwell Chronicles, Harry Potter, And Many More! If you're looking for a good book, These are a great place to start.

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After a long day just being a mom Becca started to feel pain around her belly button. It slowly began hurting worse and worse. There was no explanation for what had caused the pain. She tried to go to sleep but the pain was too much to be able to rest. Finally at 4 am Becca woke up Michael and they agreed it was time to go to the Emergency Room to see if the Doctor could diagnose what was causing the pain. After a CT scan they were...

The world is going through a really challenging time right now. The Corona Virus has taken us all unexpectedly and we're just trying to survive and know how to move forward. We're optimistic for the future but we also want to be prepared so we're not left unable to eat and provide for our family! So, to prepare the best we can we're going back to the basics! We're starting a FARM! And it's so much fun! We got chickens, and bunnies,...