Our culture pushes us to seek significance at careers, making money, power, etc — all away from our family. In this interview, Josh and Christi Straub emphasize the importance of being “famous at home.” On day one, they discuss putting your spouse first, the need to reconnect, and working on your spouse’s heart. On day two, Josh and Christi encourage moms and dads to become better parents by entering their child’s world, choosing humility and asking forgiveness, learning how to express emotions in healthy ways, and the importance of establishing family rhythms.
Our culture pushes us to seek significance at careers, making money, power, etc — all away from our family. In this interview, Josh and Christi Straub emphasize the importance of being “famous at home.” On day one, they discuss putting your spouse first, the need to reconnect, and working on your spouse’s heart. On day two, Josh and Christi encourage moms and dads to become better parents by entering their child’s world, choosing humility and asking forgiveness, learning how to express emotions in healthy ways, and the importance of establishing family rhythms.
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Josh is most renowned for his role as a husband and dad. Josh is a speaker, author, marriage and leadership coach, and a podcast and TV co-host. He and his wife, Christi, lead Famous at Home, a company equipping leaders and corporations in emotional intelligence and healthy family systems. Josh also speaks regularly for Joint Special Operations Command and serves military families across the country. Josh is author/ coauthor of six books including Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well. He and his wife, Christi co-wrote a series of children’s book, to help parents foster emotional awareness in kids, called What Am I Feeling?; What Do I Do with Anger?; and What Do I Do with Worry?
Christi is most famous as a wife and momma to two feisty kiddos. On stage, Christi is a speaker, author, marriage and wellness coach, and a podcast and TV cohost. She is co-founder of Famous at Home and Fellow of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling. Her honesty, wittiness and transparency are contagious. She is co-host of the Famous at Home podcast (formerly In This Together) and is coauthor of the children’s book, What Am I Feeling? (2019).
