From Blockbusters to Blanket Forts: Patricia Heaton on Parenting, Faith, and Comedy [Ep 521]

Today Emmy-winning actor Patricia Heaton joins us for a candid conversation on motherhood, career, and raising four boys. We talk about the pressure parents feel to over-schedule kids, the beauty of simplicity (just give them a cardboard box!), and how God ordered her journey through motherhood and acting. 

She and her husband, David Hunt, are in the business of producing movies and directed Unexpected, a film about the emotional ups and downs of infertility. Patricia believes that the best way into tough subjects is through comedy and this movie does just that. Stick around till the end where she shares her advice for helping four boys flourish -including her list of things to do as a family.

Connect with Patricia Heaton: 

• Website:  Home - Patricia Heaton
• Facebook: Patricia Heaton
• Instagram:  Patricia Heaton (@patriciaheaton)

Links Mentioned:  

• Unexpected–Stream on Amazon Prime
• Everybody Loves Raymond (TV Series 1996–2005) 
• The Middle (TV Series 2009–2018)
• Warhammer
• Ordinary People (1980)
• On the Waterfront (1954)
• My Left Foot (1989) 
• Amazing Grace (2006)
• Mastermedia International – Serving the media industry as a trusted voice of faith. 

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