In today’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige shares an interview from her recent trip to AACC (American Association of Christian Counselors) in Dallas, TX with Zach Clinton. Zach is a licensed resident counselor who currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Christian Counselors, is the host of the renowned ‘Built Different Podcast’, and is President & Host of Ignite Men’s Impact Weekend which gathers nearly 10,000 men each year. Paige and Zach discuss how to create a flourishing life in the various facets of our lives: from physical health, mental health, spiritual discipline, and marital intention, to showing up in the lives of our children. This is a power-packed conversation - you’ll probably want to take some notes!

Paige’s Takeaways

How do we help our kids create a flourishing life?

• Remind your kids that their worth is NOT dependent on their performance.
  • We get to show them that their worth has been assigned to them by the Creator of the universe! Created with a purpose, for a purpose.
• Communication: Speak truth over your kids
  • Pointing out in a loving, grace-filled way the areas that they can grow in actually loving them well! We care about them enough to ensure they don’t stay stuck in unhealthy patterns. Read Proverbs 27:5-6.
  • Show them their worth through your behaviors and choices! Prove to your children their significance by being PRESENT. Are your time management choices showing your children that they are of great importance to you?

Paige Clingenpeel

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Connecting with Zach Clinton

ZachClinton.com

Even If by Zach Clinton

Books Mentioned:

The Power of Showing Up by Dan Siegel

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Made for People by Justin Whitmel Earley

The Measure of a Man by Sidney Poitier

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In today’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige welcomes Sara Baldwin, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Story House Ministries, a licensed mental health counselor, wife, and mother of 4. Paige and Sara dive deep into the practice of therapy and how knowing your story intimately; the good, the bad, and the ugly, is paramount to a healthy life. They discuss common misconceptions surrounding therapy, how prioritizing our own healing is a gift to those around us, and how a thriving life mentally, emotionally, and spiritually comes down to connection with others (and Jesus).

Takeaways:

• When choosing a therapist:
  • Ask around! Referrals are a great way to find trusted options.
  • When you are paired with a counselor - know that you don’t have to stick with them if they aren’t a good fit! Your counselor will not be offended if you want to work with someone else. Think of it like speed-dating: Try a few out before you decide who you feel comfortable enough to be vulnerable with and begin healing.
  • AACC.net is an amazing resource if you don’t know where to start!
• Recognize how the gift of counseling isn’t just for you, but for the people around you who you love!
  • You helping yourself prevents generational bondage from transferring to your children, your spouse, and others who are close to you.
• Ask yourself: Am I resistant to counseling? Why is that?
  • Maybe it’s your personality type and you don’t want to be transparent, maybe it’s financial, maybe there’s a spiritual warfare component - the truth is, there will always be reasons why you don’t want to or can’t enter into counseling. But here’s a bigger truth: Healing will never come if you keep making excuses.
  • When you start focusing on how your life and happiness could improve with counseling, look at your excuses and see what can be renegotiated to make room for it.

Paige Clingenpeel

Questions About the Podcast? Email: paigeclingenpeel@gmail.com

Facebook: @Paige Clingenpeel

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Connecting with Sara Baldwin

StoryHouse Ministries

Email StoryHouse: hello@storyhousecounseling.com

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*Listener Discretion Advised* This episode contains adult themes such as depression, suicide, self-harm, sex, and others. We suggest listening to this show with headphones or when your littles are not around.

On today’s episode of Embracing Your Season, Paige welcomes Jennifer Barnes, a licensed K-6 educator with over 14 years of experience in the field who is currently the Director of Programming with The Respect Team. Jennifer and Paige dive into a powerful conversation about the work Jennifer and her team are doing in schools, equipping kids and teens with essential life skills. They focus on teaching practical tools like setting boundaries, understanding consent, healthy communication, and respect for self and others. This is a must-listen for parents of children at any stage, as Jennifer and Paige highlight how modeling kindness, honoring boundaries, and being a safe space for your child to learn these lessons are vital, not just during childhood but well into adulthood.

Takeaways:

1. Using everyday scenarios in our homes to help equip our kids to navigate hard circumstances:
   1. i.e., talking about kindness, how do we navigate giving consent? How do we help set our boundaries and make sure people are respecting them?
   2. Ask your kids in daily life - Was that kind? How would you have done that? How can you share this boundary with your sibling, friend, etc.?
2. Model boundary behaviors with our kids
   1. What we speak over our kids, what we enforce or let them get away with is teaching them their worth and value in our home. This also informs the relationships they will have outside the home!
3. Be educated about the policies that are being implemented at your child’s school
   1. Figure out what the teacher “standards: are coming into the classroom from the school board at the state and federal levels - this is our responsibility as parents!

Paige Clingenpeel

Questions About the Podcast? Email: paigeclingenpeel@gmail.com

Facebook: @Paige Clingenpeel

Instagram: @paigeclingenpeel

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Connecting with Jennifer Barnes

The Respect Team

Instagram: @the.respect.team

Facebook: The Respect Team

TikTok: The Respect Team

Email Jennifer: jennifer@respectteam.com

Suicide Hotline: If you need emotional support, reach out to the national mental health hotline: 988.

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