Family Culture with Beth Hoff
Can I really have a healthy marriage and family life? What if I was raised in a dysfunctional home? What if this is my second marriage? How do I move past survival mode and actually enjoy time with my kids? Welcome to the Family Culture podcast. No matter what type of family environment you were raised in, you have the power to intentionally shape your family culture, have a healthy marriage, enjoy your kids, love your life, and build a legacy that impacts future generations. With a background in both counseling & pastoral ministry, Beth Hoff brings a refreshing perspective on marriage & family life with lots of authenticity, simple strategies, actionable tips, and a good dose of humor. It’s a blend of solo shows, interviews, candid conversations with other moms, and marriage talk with her husband that will help you know that you’re not alone on this journey. The Family Culture podcast is your companion for dishes, laundry, workouts, car rides, and casual strolls outdoors as you chase your kids and save them from impending doom. Grab a cup of coffee (on the run) and join me as we make your family your favorite place to be.
Episodes
Did you know that 1 out of every 3 Americans is either a step-child, a step-parent, or has some other form of a blended family?
As blended families become more and more common, it's even more important to be intentional to set the family culture of your blended family.
On this episode, I'm chatting with Cameron Normand, host of The Step-Mom Diaries podcast and founder of thiscustomlife.com. She's a professional powerhouse of a ...
Just because you weren't raised in a healthy family environment doesn't mean you're doomed to repeat those cycles of dysfunction.
In fact, your own experience could be what inspires you to give your kids a different one.
On this episode, I'm interviewing Alyssa Falkenstein about her journey of going from abuse, neglect and self-harm to creating a family culture marked by love, truth, and joy.
No matter what type of family culture ...
Ahhhh, sweet vacation. Relaxing on the beach with your feet kicked up and an icy cold drink in your hand. Not a care in the world.
But wait, you have kids.
It’s more like, AHHHHH!!!!!….vacation. Or as I like to describe it… “moving your chaos to a new location with fewer resources.”
Okay, so while vacationing with kids may never be *quite* as relaxing as without them, it can be every bit as enjoyable and MORESO.
On this episode I'm...
June is here and summer is ALMOST officially here as well, so it’s the perfect time to plan your summer!
As I’ve been thinking about what I want this summer to look like, though, I’m taking a different approach than what I normally would.
Instead of planning everything I think we should DO, I’m asking myself…who do I want to BE this summer? What do I want this summer to FEEL like...to be marked by? And who do I want to work on ...
There's a huge difference between making your marriage work and truly working on your marriage.
Today's episode is all about the 4 core elements of a healthy marriage. These are the 4 things that my husband and I have come back to over and over again to build and sharpen our marriage through each new season that comes. And they have made all the difference.
Whether you're newly married and looking for some great tools for your ...
Do you have dreams? Promises in your life that have yet to be fulfilled? Deep desires to be part of something bigger or to somehow make a difference in the world?
The more I have come to understand how God works, the more I have discovered that life isn’t about building up to some culminating point of perfection. It's about seasons.
But how do you e...
Between working from home, keeping everyone fed, and trying to prevent my house from looking like a tornado hit it every day (still happens most days), entertaining my kids on top of all that usually feels impossible.
But guess what?
Did you know that one of the most important and effective ways to raise creative kids is simply letting them play on their own?
On this episode, I’m sh...
Stories are the language of humanity
And the stories we tell our kids shape what they believe about themselves, about God, about others, and about the world.
Story-telling plays such an important role in shaping the culture of your family, but what stories do you need to share and how do you do it in a natural way?
That's exactly what I'm sharing on this episode: 3 Stories Your Kids Need to Hear From You.
Key Takeaways:
Do you struggle with anger as a mom? If so, you are not alone. It’s actually one of the things I have heard most from moms this year and I've been working through it too!
But how do you deal with your anger in a healthy way when it just seems to sneak up on you in the most inopportune moments?
If you’re wondering how to handle the anger and frustration you’re experiencing without taking it out on your kids, your spouse, and you...
Isn’t it crazy how, even as young kids, we start to feel embarrassed about our bodies and begin to hide or want to change them?
Thankfully, in recent years, there’s been a huge push for body positivity and representing beauty in many forms in the media.
And yet, despite all the positive messaging, so many of us find ourselves saying, “Wow, that’s so good. They’re so brave." And yet we still look at ourselves in the mirror and s...
Yes, Teenagers. One of the scariest words in the English dictionary.
When I was doing middle-school counseling and serving as the youth leader for 7th-12th graders at my local church, this is the sentiment I picked up from most people I spoke with.
But here's what I learned from working with teens and hearing from their perspective about family dynamics:
They are not that different from us. They’re not impossible to understand....
This year has held so much for all of us. And we are tired.
We’ve pulled out every strategy we know, bought the planner, tried the course, listed to the podcast, and we are still struggling. And that’s okay.
If you find yourself stuck in the loop of, "If I can just......THEN I will have peace," this episode is for ...
Do you and your spouse happily agree on how to approach all aspects of parenting and discipline?
Yeah, neither do we.
But here’s the good news….you don’t have to agree to be great parents and to parent as a team.
In this episode, my husband Michael and I unpack how to parent as a team...from the big decisions to the small ones...even when you don’t agree.
Key Topics We Discuss:
+ How to parent as a team
+ Choosing the “righ...
How do you “vacation” during a year like this one, where there are so many restrictions, so many cancellations and you may not feel safe taking the kind of trip you normally would?
There are actually a ton of great things you can do to get the same benefits of traveling without going far from home!
On this episode I share 5 Creative Ways to Vacation During a Pandemic, including breaking down what it is about trav...
What if traveling with young kids is not only possible but GOOD for your whole family?
You may be wondering why I picked the middle of a pandemic to talk about traveling, but here’s the deal. Now is the PERFECT time to dream about traveling again.
Whether or not you've been warned by a friend NOT to travel with kids, on this episode I'm sharing 7 surprising reasons you SHO...
Emotional intelligence is a powerful tool not just for relationships, but in overall life success as well. Although IQ (intelligence quotient) has been a huge focus for predicting success for decades, research actually suggests that emotional intelligence is a significantly better predictor of longterm success than IQ.
But how do you tea...
What does gender equality look like in a marriage?
Does it mean equal division of chores? Non-traditional roles? Or what if it's not really about either of those things?
When Michael and I got married, we were determined to practice gender equality in our marriage. But the more we tried to do what we THOUGHT was equal, the more frustrated we became.
Is it possible that you can have equality in your marriage no matter who doe...
Do you have the perfect husband?
You know, the one you dreamed of when you were a little girl watching Disney princess movies, stretching your arms out wide and throwing your head back as you belted out Part Of Your World from Little Mermaid or wished upon a star that one day you, too, would find your perfect prince and live happily ever after.
Wait, was I the only one who did that?
Okay, so maybe your spouse isn't as perfect...
Wouldn’t it be great if we never had to punish our kids? One of the most frequent questions I’m asked by parents is how to effectively discipline their kids.
You don’t have to be a parent for very long to realize something: you can’t actually control your kids. No matter how intimidating or kind or threatening or strategic you are, you ultimately cannot 100% control your child. And honestly? One of the most freeing...
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