Now That We're A Family

Isaac Tolpin is a voice of authority regarding all things family, marriage, business, and culture. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to hear more of Isaac's story including making it big in business only to lose it all, why he and his wife, Angie, started Courageous Parenting, how they went about strategically relocating their family, building community, parenting in the midst of a crazy culture. . .and even so much more. Be sure to check out all of the great content Isaac and Angie put out. You can find it all via the links below.

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Courageous Parenting Website: https://courageousparenting.com/

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Courageous Parenting Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/courageous-parenting/id1447714806

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Be Courageous App: https://courageousparenting.com/home/app/

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Isaac's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resolute.man/

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We get to talk about young love, marriage, early relationships and all of that fun stuff. We are going to answer some questions that listeners have asked on this topic. Our kids are obviously not of the age where they are getting into relationships, but it has already become a conversation in our home. Some kids become aware of the opposite sex a lot sooner than others. Today, we are going to talk about how our parents navigated that from our perspectives and some thoughts around young budding friendships and romance. How are you navigating children who are becoming adults who maybe establish these attractions earlier? What are some ways to slow down the attraction and timelines until they’re ready to actually do something about it? Communicate with your children that there’s a certain timeline for this type of stuff. What is your endgame with this person?

4 things to avoid / timeline extenders:1. Declaration
2. Alone time3. Exclusivity 4. Physical touch If you have a goal for your children to date to marry, how do you balance protecting and guarding vs. freedom when they start to have an interest in each other? You aren’t dating for just a friend, companionship, romantic outlet or the world’s recreational dating term. It’s a serious thing when you are dating. It’s not recreational to play with your whole life. It’s very foolish to throw it around like a sport you play.
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Marriage Maximizer - Build A Masterpiece Marriage
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Today we are excited to share with you some of our favorite childhood movies, as well as some of the movies we plan on showing to our children. As you know, we are screen free in our normal life. However, maybe once every two months, we do a family movie night. We do have a running list of what we are going to watch with our children. We will also share some of the movies that have impacted our life as adults that we may or may not show to our children.Something we look for in a movie are the family relationships. Something can be rated G and totally be undermining the family culture and values we want to put into our children. When we think of anything our children are consuming, we are thinking - What are the ideas that they are cultivating from this? Are they getting new ideas that are inspirational, shaping their moral character, giving them vision for the future or are these ideas corrupting, corroding or just zapping their brains with nothing worthwhile in the film? Unfortunately, there is a lot of stupidity in children’s media.
Here is the list of movies we talk about in today’s podcast:
Elisha:
- The Sound of Music
- The Happiest Millionaire
- Swiss Family Robinson (1960 Disney version)
Katie:
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
- Hayley Mills films:
- The Parent Trap (1961)
- Pollyanna (1960)
- That Darn Cat! (1965)
- My Fair Lady
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
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What is Katie’s new intermittent fasting regiment now that she is postpartum?
Is Katie able to keep up with her milk supply and workouts?
What is her energy level like with her current fasting schedule?
These are questions that I have been getting quite frequently. Today I will be answering them to satisfy your curiosity, as well as a few others... :)
I feel like this is a little taboo, because whenever you’re talking about restricting anything in pregnancy or postpartum, you can’t recommend that. This is one of the podcasts that we will say, “we can’t recommend it, but...this is what we do anyway.” A lot of evidence that I will be presenting is going to be anecdotal. I’m just going to show you what my experience has been. I feel like it was very helpful for me when I was searching YouTube trying to find podcasts to learn “how can I lose weight postpartum and still keep my milk supply strong?” that I was basically just listening to other women’s stories. I didn’t want a doctor telling me what I could and couldn’t do. I wanted to hear from different women what has worked for them. While this is anecdotal, it is what I have copied from a lot of other women online who also cannot recommend what they are doing, but have had the same results.
Something else I want to say upfront is that when it comes to weight loss or “getting your body back” or whatever postpartum, my motive behind this is to make having children sustainable. I love our children and love raising them. Pregnancy is hard on your body though. I want to do whatever I can to stay healthy and in shape for if God allows us to have more children down the road.
This episode isn’t just about weight loss. It is also about energy and hormone management. All of those things are affected by our overall health. This is why it was important for me to do an episode on this.
Mentioned during podcast:
- LMNT electrolytes - https://drinklmnt.com
- Katie's postpartum supplements - https://www.nowthatimamotherhealth.com/pregnancy
- "Fast Like A Girl" by Dr. Mindy Pelz - https://amzn.to/467LcV5
- "Glucose Goddess" by Jessie Inchauspe - https://amzn.to/46bvdWb
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Marriage Maximizer - Build A Masterpiece Marriage
Whether you have been married for 30 years, or are just starting out on the adventure of a lifetime, this course is for you!
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/Marriage-Maximizer
Free webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1
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Website: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com

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Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?
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We are excited about today’s podcast because we get to do a Q&A! We love being able to do Q&A’s because you guys send in so many questions. It’s just fun to be able to see what you guys are thinking and kind of popcorn these answers.
If you follow us on Instagram and have any questions you would like us to answer, put them in the Q&A box that is in our stories on Mondays! Listen along today as we answer these 19 questions:
1. What are your top 3 favorite weeknight meals?
2. When your kids ask why they are not in kindergarten or school, what is your answer?
3. What is one of your favorite things about being a stay at home mom and what is one of the hardest things?
4. Why do you no longer go to a home church and how does your family feel about this?
5. Do you do anything when your kids lose a tooth?
6. Do you think we are currently in the end times?
7. How do we combat the “never good enough mentality” regarding our idealism and our reality?
8. How does Katie get her reading time in at the park? I’m the mom forever helping my kids.
9. How do you instill confidence in your kids? Leon always looks so confident.
10. When the Bible says “two become one,” what does that mean in terms of sin?
11. What is your responsibility as a spouse when your significant other is sinning?
12. Do you believe in dating apps?
13. Did you ever date long distance? If so, tips please.
14. What are Katie’s intermittent fasting resources for pregnant women?
15. What do your kids do each week when you are recording the podcast?
16. Are you planning on your children going to college?
17. What do the kids do while you nurse the newborn?
18. Does Katie take all the kids out to run errands weekly or does she wait until Elisha is home so she can go alone?
19. Do you have a list of all your winter weather gear?

Mentioned during this video:
- How to deal with unrepentant sinners - Matthew 18:15-17 - “Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.”
- “Fast Like A Girl” by Dr. Mindy Pelz - https://amzn.to/3P3BQDc
- “The Glucose Goddess Method” by Jessie Inchauspe - https://amzn.to/3EnhFvi
- Indoor Screen Free Activities We Are Currently Loving (For 4, 5 and 6-Year-Olds) - https://youtu.be/eGuGmPbvh2Y?si=LkpmElreGe525Px9
- Winter Clothing + Organization for Out-of-Door Children - https://youtu.be/_1htMXrlnNA?si=NFkQ_VIoj4HN8rsQ
- 1000 Hours Outside // Four Toddlers in Below Freezing Weather // Winter Edition 2023 - https://youtu.be/UWo6GNdTizY?si=kydxIxl3FqRL6iV0
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The Growth Initiative: Now open for enrollment!
September 28 - November 2
LIVE calls will be Thursdays at 7am or 3pm PST.
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/thegrowthinitiative
Register here for the Free Growth Initiative Masterclass:
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/growth-initiative-webinar
Get it All Done Club: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/get-it-all-done-club
Is your life just too complicated to ever feel peaceful?
Check out Katie's Free Home Management Masterclass:
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/peacefully-productive-home-masterclass
Grow as a couple and get the couple's package!
You can get over $150 off if you sign up for the Growth Initiative and Get It All Done Club together.
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/offers/S3GJdvSm/checkout
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Marriage Maximizer - Build A Masterpiece Marriage
Whether you have been married for 30 years, or are just starting out on the adventure of a lifetime, this course is for you!
https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/Marriage-Maximizer
Free webinar: https://www.nowthatwereafamily.com/marriage-maximizer-learn-more-1
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