RBG Podcast: Jill and Andy Gullahorn Interview
Raising Boys and Girls Podcast: Intentional Conversations
with Jill and Andy Gullahorn
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The Raising Boys & Girls podcast is bringing you Intentional Conversations with parents in the trenches! Join Sissy Goff and David Thomas this week as they talk with singer/songwriters Jill and Andy Gullahorn about finding balance in parenting and family life.
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Books and Resources Mentioned in the Episode
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction – Eugene Petersen
The Enneagram Journey – Suzanne Stabile
Helpful Insights from the Episode
Balance is a long-game. Every day looks different but you adjust and adapt.
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Give your kids a voice. Invite them to talk about their feelings.
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As parents, we have to accept that we won’t be checking all the boxes all the time.
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The Enneagram is a lens you can use with kids. It is a tool for spiritual formation and empathy.
Guiding Principles for Parenting:
- We will mess up with our kids but we need to be willing to apologize.
- It’s important to do our own work in our own life.
- We want to model the full human experience of emotion.
- People first.
How to help your kids discover their Enneagram number . . .
You may have a sense of what you think your kids are but let them identify it for themselves.
Hold it as a hypothesis. It is a process.
If you let them come to it on their own, they won’t feel labeled by you.
Intentional Practices:
- Regular assessment of work and schedules.
- Getting outside together.
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Connect with Jill and Andy . . .
Andy’s recent CBS News appearance (grab your tissues!)
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