Summertime Blues: Why the Season of Fun Isn't Fun for Everyone

Summertime Blues: Why the Season of Fun Isn't Fun for Everyone

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379982/fan_mail/new] Summertime is supposed to be carefree, social, and enjoyable, but for many people the reality can intensify feelings of loneliness, isolation, sadness, or restlessness. Join Joey and Bill as they continue their summer series discussing Summertime Blues.

The C.H.A.R.G.E. List - Creating a Summer Rhythm for Your Family

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379982/fan_mail/new] In this Transition to Summer episode, Joey and Bill discuss how summer can quickly become chaotic with endless screen time, late mornings, boredom, and lack of routine. Families don't always need rigid schedules, but they do need healthy rhythms. The C.H.A.R.G.E. List is a simple daily framework that gives kids structure, purpose, and balance during the summer.

Running on Empty:Depletion, Burnout, and Getting Your Summer Back

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379982/fan_mail/new] In this Transition to Summer episode, Joey and Bill discuss Depletion and Burnout and how these are two different problems. What is Depletion and why it's not the enemy? What Burnout actually is and how you end up there. It's a myth you "just need a vacation". A vacation can rescue the Depleted, but for the Burned Out it often just defers the reckoning. Join the conversation and get your summer off on a positive step.

The Summer Plan Nobody Talks About

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379982/fan_mail/new] What do you and your spouse actually need this summer? Join the conversation as Joey & Bill continue their series on Transition to Summer with the third episode The Summer Plan Nobody Talks About. This episode gives couples a simple, pastoral framework for a Summer State of the Union conversation. Clinical data shows couples who do not make intentional space for connection during the high-demand seasons almost always report increased resentment, emotional distance, and conflict by the end of summer. Simple conversation. Connecting, not fixing.

What Your Kids Need This Summer

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2379982/fan_mail/new] In this second episode of our Transition to Summer series, Joey & Bill discuss What Your Kids Need This Summer. The best thing you can give your kids this summer is a parent who is emotionally available. We'll discuss what we do and why and that busyness is a way of feeling like a good parent without actually being present. Bill gives some terrific guidance on how to practically make this happen, even if you are uncomfortable and anxious.