Famous at Home

What if becoming a healthier leader at home doesn’t require a major overhaul, but simply a two-degree shift?
 
High-capacity leaders know how to solve problems, make decisions, and get things done. But the skills that make you effective at work don’t always translate at home. That’s because your greatest strengths, like your drive, capacity, and ability to fix things, can keep you from slowing down, listening, and connecting with the biggest fans under your roof.
 
In this episode, Dr. Josh explores how small relational shifts can change the way you lead in your marriage and family. He also provides small, practical, two-degree shifts that can change the trajectory of your family and the atmosphere of your home. You don’t need a 90-degree turn. You just need two degrees. 

*Thank you to Bernhardt Watches for sponsoring this episode! Click here and be sure to use the code FAMOUS at checkout for $100 off your timepiece! https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/
 
Time Stamps:
0:00 The 2-Degree Shift That Changes Everything 
1:30 Why High-Capacity Leaders Struggle at Home 
2:28 You Don't Need a 90-Degree Turn
4:38 The Rubber Band That Changed How I Parent
8:00 The Three Most Important Words You Can Use in Your Home
9:30 Why Leadership at Work Doesn’t Translate at Home
11:10 From the Pain Cycle to the Peace Cycle
13:50 How to Pay Attention to Your Unrealized Emotions
21:00 The 2-Degree Shift That’s Gold for Your Children 
22:45 The Most Powerful Two-Degree Shift for Your Marriage 
24:05 Find Your “Adirondack Chair” Moment 
25:15 Pick One Shift. Practice It for 30 Days 

Show Notes:
Looking for one-on-one coaching to be famous at home? https://www.famousathome.com/individualcoaching

Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort. Starts Jan. 2027. Seats are limited.
https://www.famousathome.com/menscoaching
 
Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now.  https://www.famousathome.com/coaching
 
Get a copy of the Famous at Home book: https://amzn.to/4cm9mRS
 
Follow Josh on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/joshua.straub
 
Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter
 
Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

Fall brings new rhythms, new opportunities, and a fuller calendar. But not every good opportunity is right for your family in this season.

In this episode, Dr. Josh spends some time sharing how to wade through everything competing for your time, attention, and identity. He leaves us with one question: "Is your schedule helping your family live out of who God called you to be"? 

He helps you find clarity in your decisions, protect your marriage, connect with your kids, and build a schedule around what matters most.

Here are some highlights: 

• Clarifying your family’s yeses and nos
• Protecting intimacy in your marriage
• Getting on the same team with your spouse
• Connecting with your kids in everyday moments
• Protecting peace without missing what matters
• Letting your values, not your calendar, set the pace
• Abiding in Jesus to discern what belongs in this season

Time Stamps: 
00:00 Introduction
2:30 Are Christian families much different than the rest of the world?
4:15 Why this season requires clarity
11:30 When successful leaders feel like their family gets the leftovers
15:30 How family values bring clarity to your schedule
20:00 Identifying the opponents to intimacy in your marriage
25:30 Creating an “Us Against the World” attitude in your marriage
30:30 Why we sometimes choose chaos over quiet
33:00 “Let your yes be yes and your no be no”
37:00 The ordinary moments that create extraordinary connection
42:00 What your tongue reveals about your heart
46:00 How to lead your family with peace and joy

Show Notes: 

Looking for leadership coaching to be famous at home? 
https://www.famousathome.com/individualcoaching

Men, sign up for the next Living Legacy Cohort:
https://www.famousathome.com/menscoaching

Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now.  https://www.famousathome.com/coaching

Get a copy of the Famous at Home book: 
https://amzn.to/4cm9mRS

Follow Josh on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/joshua.straub

Follow Christi on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/christistraub

Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter

Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

*Thank you to Bernhardt Watches for sponsoring this episode! Click here and be sure to use the code FAMOUS at checkout for $100 off your timepiece!
https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/famous

The Tender & Fierce cohort is coming up again this fall! In this interview, Christi talks about how Tender & Fierce got started and answers questions about the Tender & Fierce cohort. She also shares how to awaken the tender and fierce part of who you are, why it begins with curiosity, and how it is enhanced through community.

Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
4:08 The genesis of and meaning behind Tender & Fierce
10:04 What you can expect from Tender & Fierce
16:42 Who is Tender & Fierce for?
18:29 Why a Tender & Fierce retreat?
21:25 How to awaken your heart to be tender & fierce

Show Notes: 
Sign up for the Fall 2025 Tender & Fierce Cohort! Sign up here.
https://www.famousathome.com/offers/dDt2Aobj/checkout

Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort:
https://www.famousathome.com/menscoaching

Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter

 Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

A major new study just dropped on faith transmission across generations — and Josh breaks it down. Drawing from Passing the Torch (Institute for Family Studies), decades of research by Vern Bengston on relational warmth, and John Gottman's data on repair, this episode answers the question we’re all asking as Christian parents: Will my kids keep the faith when they leave home?

Josh not only covers the key research findings, but more importantly offers practical strategies and connects the dots between your own spiritual growth and the faith your kids carry into adulthood.

*Thank you to Bernhardt Watches for sponsoring this episode! Click here and be sure to use the code FAMOUS at checkout for free shipping!
https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/
 
Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction of faith
5:18 Happenings with Famous at Home
6:20 How God concept and relational warmth influences faith transmission
9:31 The spiritual growth connection to faith transmission especially when we mess up
12:45 Josh explains key findings from a new study by The Institute for Family Studies
17:37 The influence of church attendance
18:29 How the quality of the marriage influences faith transmission
21:15 The practical implications of the research in our homes with our kids
28:00 How healthy community influences faith transmission 

Show Notes:
Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort:
https://www.famousathome.com/menscoaching
 
Reserve your seat for Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort beginning August 17, 2026: https://www.famousathome.com/offers/V75F6bY2
 
Passing the Torch research study by The Institute for Family Studies:
https://ifstudies.org/report-brief/passing-the-torch-how-faith-moves-across-generations#:~:text=Children%20who%20grew%20up%20in,in%20the%20divinity%20of%20Jesus
 
Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now.  https://www.famousathome.com/coaching
 
Sign up for Raising Future Legends!
www.raisingfuturelegends.com
 
Follow Josh on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/joshua.straub
 
Follow Christi on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/christistraub
 
Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter
 
Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome

If you've ever wrestled with complicated family dynamics or wondered how to honor your parents or in-laws while protecting your own family, this episode will encourage and challenge you with a deeply biblical perspective.
 
What does it really mean to honor your father and mother in a culture that often encourages us to walk away from difficult relationships? In this episode, Josh explores why honoring your parents doesn't mean denying your pain—but it does require a biblical perspective on love, boundaries, forgiveness, and generational legacy.
 
In this episode, Josh discusses:
How your children are learning from the way you treat your parents
Why we've inflated words like toxic, trauma, and boundaries
The difference between honoring someone and enabling unhealthy behavior
Why healing doesn't always require cutting people off
The power of reframing your family story
Practical ways to navigate difficult relationships with parents and in-laws
How to discern between characterological versus circumstantial expectations of your parents / in-laws
*Thank you to Bernhardt Watches for sponsoring this episode! Click here and be sure to use the code FAMOUS at checkout for free shipping!
https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/
 
Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:12 Being a living legacy
4:15 Language inflation and the trend of severing relationships when it’s “not serving me well”
7:31 What it really means to “honor” our parents, in-laws, & grandparents
10:38 Josh gives an example from his own lineage
15:32 The supernatural implications of what you’ve been given generationally
19:47 Practical strategies for talking to your parents / in-laws, etc.
27:57 Discerning characterological versus circumstantial expectations of your parents / in-laws
31:10 Your most useful takeaway
 
Show Notes:
Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort:
https://www.famousathome.com/menscoaching
 
Reserve your seat for Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort beginning August 17, 2026: https://www.famousathome.com/offers/V75F6bY2
 
Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now.  https://www.famousathome.com/coaching
 
Sign up for Raising Future Legends!
www.raisingfuturelegends.com
 
Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: https://www.famousathome.com/newsletter
 
Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here: https://bellpartners.ffm.to/findmywayhome