THE WAY FAM

If your brain feels like it has 47 tabs open, this episode is for you. We’re talking about mental wellness, not productivity, not performance, just clear thinking. Hanna shares about the mental load of motherhood and her slow breakup with the scroll. Zach gets into why clarity is a gift to the people you love, not just something that makes you more efficient. We talk about real habits that help: b...

Creating a peaceful, functional environment isn’t about becoming a hippy, minimalist, tree-hugging, eco-warrior freak (but hey, if that’s your thing, more power to you). It’s really about making your surroundings work  for  you, not against you. In today’s episode, we discuss environmental wellness and how simple changes in your surroundings can make a huge difference. Zach talks about his love of...

Let’s be real, getting exercise, enough sleep, and eating healthy can feel impossible some days. Today we share some personal stories, practical tips, and useful recommendations to help physical health. Zach nerds out about sleep while Hanna touches on the challenges of sleep, then we ramble about different types of exercise, and the importance of a nutritious diet and the 80% rule. Plus, Forest d...

Today, we’re talking about emotional wellness and how it works in our everyday lives. We talk about how emotions act like warning lights, signaling that something deeper might be going on. Zach shares his struggles with big emotions and practical tools that help, and Hanna talks about the challenges of managing emotions as a parent. From learning how to calm ourselves down to teaching our kids how...

Today we talk about the importance of hobbies and how they impact daily life. Zach has a Karen moment and rants about content creators. We talk about different hobbies and how they bring joy, foster creativity, and provide balance in a busy household. From sewing and leatherwork to baking, we cover how hobbies help us stay engaged and avoid the pitfalls of low-quality leisure.   Here’s what we cov...

It’s been 4 years since we were into the podcasting game, a lot has changed since then. We’ve changed and podcasting has changed, and we're sure you and your season of life and interests have changed.   We want your feedback, it’s important to us and we would love for you to reach out and share your thoughts on content, length, and topics. Help us settle the debate between structured outlines...

Parenting is one of the hardest and most rewarding area of our lives, even if it doesn’t feel rewarding in the moment. In this episode, we discuss parental wellness and how it looks for us. We share our experiences and the strategies we’ve developed over the years to ensure we’re staying on track as parents. From one-on-one time with our kids to maintaining a structured daily routine, we explore t...

What is and social wellness and how important is it? This episode covers the challenge of making and maintaining deep, meaningful friendships as adults. We explore why social connections are essential for longevity and mental health and share practical tips for fostering social wellness. Making time for close friendships Joining community groups Hosting gatherings Planning hangouts  Bringing frien...

Over the past 3 years we created a system to help us avoid falling in the pit and becoming troll humans. We use this evaluation to help grow and be more self-aware in our lives and family. In this episode, we share why we started this practice, some insights from doing it regularly, and why we do it quarterly instead of an annual review. Here’s what we cover: Why We Self-Assess : the importance of...

In today’s episode we talk about the birth of our fifth kiddo, how we felt when we found out, choosing a new midwife, and our second home birth experience. We also catch up on recent family news like a new dog, work challenges, and some fun stuff we've done together. Then we talk about the plans for the next podcast season, focusing on personal growth and parenting. We would love to hear your...

Wow, it’s been four years! We’ve got a lot to catch up on. In this episode, we discuss significant life changes since 2020, including adding two more kids, homeschooling, buying a house, getting a cat, getting a new (used) big ol’ van, carnivore diet, exploring new hobbies, and the importance of downtime and good habits. We would love to hear your thoughts! Please leave a review! Follow on: ⁠ Inst...

By now we should be pro's, at arguing at least. We're still not relationship experts and are struggling along trying to do our best. Here are the top 3 reasons we get into arguments: Miscommunication  Unmet expectations Lack of healthy conflict Recommendations: My new devotional podcast This Is The Way How To Break Up With Your Phone Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts...

Your mindset affects your potential pros and cons of responding to COVID-19. How we think has the ability to positively affect or negatively affect all 12 areas of wellness. How is your thinking affecting different areas of life during COVID-19? Han's recommendations: Coffee Recipe Mission House Band Zach's recommendations: Stay Sane Challenge Clutterfree App  My new daily devotional pod...

Q: What is most important for us right now? A: Survival and balance. As parents with 3 kiddos, its A LOT with both of us working from home, homeschooling, making healthy meals, cleaning the house, trying to be intentional, and not dying/going insane. Here's some tips for how we're handling these strange times.  Wake up and start your day positive  (don’t start the day with phone/news/ema...

Sometimes we're #bestfreindteaminc and sometimes we're just hanging on. Here are our three tips to help you focus more on helping each other thrive:  Assume the other person is just trying their best Communicate your specific needs and/or desires Make a habit of asking each other: what/how can I help you tomorrow? We would love to hear from you!!! Follow us on Instagram ! Like us on Face...

This week we talk about time! Prioritizing, schedules, habits, being intentional! Recommendation: Apple TV Shows Dumb Phone Cold Water Exposure Plant Nanny App Big Water Bottle Screen Time Limits Bridgetown Podcast Episodes We would love to hear from you!!! Follow us on Instagram ! Like us on Facebook ! If you have questions or suggestions or jokes or ideas, email us at thewayfampodcast@gmail.com...

Over the year, we have had various goals for different areas of life, and pretty much all of our achievement goals, we either reframed, rewrote, or rejected. We talk about how the goals that had the most impact and affected the most change were small little habits that were fruitful and multiplied via compound interest. It's funny when they say shoot for the moon, and you might land among the...

Well, we were going to talk about supporting small business. Then the conversation evolved and we ended up talking about gift-giving, personal mission statements/rule of life, and Spartan racing.  Recommendations: Our Christmas Playlist 2019 Bridgetown Church Audio The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry Atomic Habits Spartan Fit Han's Faves We would love to hear from you!!! Leave us a voicemail at...

We had a miscarriage, celebrated our 5th anniversary, then what happened? We stopped doing the podcast. To be honest, it was like a hurricane of a couple of months, here we are at the end of the year, 23 days until Christmas. We decided it's probably time for us to write down our vision for the life we desire and build purposeful habits around that. We think that the best way for us to do tha...

For our five year anniversary, we went to Kauai, without kids. It was such a beautiful place, and we had such a nice time. But it was weird and it took some time to actually just stop and relax. We were removed from our normal life and we weren’t distracted by business and work and all the things that go on.  We used to travel a lot, but not so much anymore. In this episode, we talk about the diff...

I remember when we were young and took naps just because, but this is a little different. Having two kids, and two jobs, and a house to take care of and bills to pay and a puppy and a million things to do we recognized our need for purposeful rest. We want our house to be peaceful and we want to set good examples of healthy rhythms and rituals. We would love to hear from you!!! Leave us a voicemai...

This week, we talk about routines vs rituals vs habits, how having a bad five minutes doesn’t mean you gotta have a bad day, but also that it is good to set yourself up for success by being intentional. Recommendations:  Mint Tea  About Time Movie  Steeped Coffee   January 2019 Playlist We would love to hear from you!!!  Leave us a voicemail at 1(805) 242-6559  Follow us on Instagram !  Like us on...

WE’RE BACK 🤘🏼 this week, we talk about GOALZ - specifically our marital goals, and also a little bit about minimizing and a home project we’re working on. We would love to hear from you!!! Leave us a voicemail at 1(805) 242-6559 Follow us on Instagram! Like us on Facebook! If you have questions or suggestions or jokes or ideas, ask us or email us at thewayfampodcast@gmail.com we love ya!! xoxo S...

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