In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters

This is our last episode of the season! We're grateful you've joined us. In this episode, we chat about transitions that we go through as mothers. We talk about how our parents handled those transitions, how we handle them, what our most challenging transitions have been, and transitions we're currently going through. We'd love to hear about the transitions you're facing and how you handle them. P...

Our brother Tal has started his own podcast! In this "crossover" episode we are discussing "shadow work" and how powerful it can be as we dive into the unconscious or hidden aspects of ourselves. As we do this, we find growth and progression not only in parenting, but in life in general. 

This week on In the Arena we're discussing how to have deep conversations with your kids. This can be hard, especially with certain stages and personalities, but it's also important! In this episode, we share how our parents fostered deep connections with us growing up, as well as key elements of deep conversations and ways we've found to foster those deep discussions. We hope you find this discus...

In this week's episode Saren, Shawi, and Saydi talk about the importance of letting our kids fail. This is a hard one! It's in our nature as mothers to take care of our kids, but letting them experience failure is key to growing resilience and confidence, so we have to let it happen. In this episode we discuss how it was in our home growing up, reasons we struggle to let our kids fail, and a few i...

This week's episode is pretty low key, but we hope you find it as fun to listen to as we did recording it. For the episode we've chose to answer four questions we've received from listeners: 1) How do you stay close with siblings, especially when you're in different stages? (And help your kids stay close?) 2) What do you do for family scripture study and personal scripture study? 3) How do you fin...

Do you ever worry about what your kids will remember when you send them off into the wild world? This week, we discuss how to be intentional with your kids. They grow up so fast - it can feel like they're slipping through our fingers. In this episode, we talk about what it was like in our home growing up and then give ideas for things we're doing. How do you teach values to your kids? What intenti...

In this week's episode, we get to talk about one of our favorite topics - traveling! We have already done two other episodes on travel (see below), so be sure to check those out! In this episode, we dive into answering some other thoughts we have about traveling. We discuss a variety of topics, including: how to be intentional with the purpose of a trip, successes and challenges we've had on recen...

This week's topic is one we have received several requests for - making and keeping friends as moms. Whether you have good friends or you're yearning for friends, we hope you find this episode helpful! We share ideas for how to create meaningful friendships and share our own experiences. How do you make friends as a mom? Share with us on Instagram !  Show Notes:   Mayo Clinic about Friendships The...

This week we talk about how much or how little we should try to control various aspects of our kids' lives. It can be tough! We want to protect and guide them but we also want to help them become confident and independent as they make their own decisions. Join us as we discuss our parents' approach to control in our family growing up examine the approach we each take in our mothering. Do you lean...

In this episode, we share a variety of ideas for how you can focus on renewal and realistic change, discuss the goal-setting culture of our family as we grew up, and also how we approach goals in our personal and family lives now. We would love to hear your thoughts on renewal, change, and resolutions! Come share with us on Instagram  @eyresisters ! Show Notes: The Stages of Change Shawni's One Wo...

Do you have adult kids? If so, today's episode is for you! We are focusing on how to foster enduring relationships with our adult kids. We focus specifically on how to help our adult kids feel seen, safe, and free. How do you foster enduring relationships with your adult kids? We'd love to have you share with us on Instagram! Join us @eyresisters .        Show Notes: The previous episode that goes...

In today's encore episode, we talk about how to get our kids (and ourselves!) excited about giving during this holiday season. We share our ideas and we'd love to hear yours! Come share what you've done in your family with us on Instagram @eyresisters.    Show Notes: Christmas ad The Three Trees by Angela Elwell Hunt Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck I Got a Robe SNL skit  

We've had a lot of questions about LDS missions, so we decided to devote an episode entirely to sharing about missions. We talk about what a mission is, what it's like to serve, why we go, why some in our family have chosen not to go, pressure around missions, etc. Come join in and listen! Did you serve a mission? Come hop onto Instagram and share your thoughts and experiences! We'd love to hear f...

Enjoy a fan-favorite we pulled from the archives!  This week, we dive into a discussion about family intimacy. By family intimacy, we don't mean the physical intimacy you share with your partner. Instead, we mean intimacy in the sense of closeness, connections, and a sense of being seen. We discuss things that get in the way of intimate relationships, and we also give some ideas for building intim...

We're back! It's Season 5 and we are so excited to be on the air again! This week we discuss back-to-school ideas - everything from morning routines and after-school routines to ideas for every-day connectione with our kids. We would love to hear from you as well! Come and share your back-to-school tips with us on Instagram @eyresisters .  Mentioned in the Episode: Best Nine Minutes https://powero...

This week, Charity leads us in a really fantastic and needed discussion on practical ways to find joy in motherhood. There are a lot  of reasons it can be hard to find joy as a mom. But there are also a lot  of ways to help us change up that narrative and soak in the good things. What tactics do you use to help you find joy in your mothering journey? We'd love to hear! Come share with us on Instag...

This week's topic is very dear to our hearts. We discuss what it means to mother with faith, and specific ways we try to do this. We also expand what we mean by faith - not just a strict religious definition. We know faith within families is so personal, and we know it looks different for everyone. What we hope is that you can glean some ideas on how to mother with  you r  faith. We'd love to hear...

We are so excited that we got to interview our brother, Tal, about his upcoming book Dad Mode: 25 Ways to Connect with Your Child . Join us as we talk with Tal about specific, tangible ways dads can connect with their children. We'd love to hear what you think about what Tal shared - come let us know on  Instagram !    Notes: Dad Mode by Tal Eyre Episode 25. Positive Parenting Episode 42. Really S...

Join us this week as we discuss how to have difficult conversations with our kids. We acknowledge the messiness, discuss ways to prepare ahead of time, and give ideas to each other on how to approach these tricky conversations. We would love to hear your thoughts! How do you approach difficult topics with your kids? Hop on Instagram and let us know! @eyresisters   Show Notes: How to Talk So Kids W...

We are so excited to have our mom, Linda Eyre, join us in this week's episode as we chat about parenting through the generations. We discuss the differences and similarities between parenting when our mom had young kids, through Saren and Shawni, to Saydi, who's in the middle, and then Charity, who still has young kids. We hope you can relate as we talk about the challenges as well as the good thi...

It's natural for moms to worry about their kids! And, if you're like most moms, you tend to worry a lot! In today's conversation, we discuss the nuances and complexities of worry, some detrimental things that happen when we worry, as well as some actionable steps to take to help move through worry and find more peace. Come join us on Instagram and share with us your thoughts about worry! @eyresist...

In this week's episode, we discuss the basic human need to be seen. We share ways we have felt seen or not seen. Saydi brings in her therapist wisdom to help us understand why being seen matters so much, and what some signs are that maybe our children aren't feeling seen by us. We brainstorm ways to help our kids and others around us feel seen. We would love to hear your thoughts and experiences o...

This week we come together to discuss the wildernesses that we go through in life. We all face them! We talk about ways we can acknowledge the difficulties, feel all the feelings, and also find support and move through them. We would be so grateful to hear from any of you on Instagram @eyresisters. We'd be honored to hear how you manage your own personal wildernesses. We're grateful to have you as...

We are so excited to be back for Season 4 of In the Arena! Thanks for joining us. This week's episode focuses on self-care. We talk about how we define self-care, and how to care for ourselves physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. We would love to hear your thoughts! Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters.    Show Notes: - Podcast mentioned by Saydi

Merry Christmas everyone! This is our final episode in season 3, and we wanted to end by sharing how we find meaning during the busy, hectic Christmas season. We bring our parents on to discuss ways to slow down and find Jesus. We would love to hear how you do this in your home! Join us on Instagram @eyresisters.    Notes:  Times Square Light the World Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck...