In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters Saren, Shawni, Saydi and Charity

This week's episode features our amazing sister-in-law, Anita. Anita is a life coach and she offered us some simple but powerful principles that can help transform our parenting thoughts and actions. We learned about managing our expectations, being our word, paying attention to our train of thought, and more. Anita generously offered a free hour of coaching to all our listeners so head to her website to schedule your free session right away!
Show Notes:
Byron Katie, 4 Liberating Questions The Power of Words (Maya Angelou Quote) Share Your Story (Brene Brown Quote #1) Stand Your Sacred Ground (Brown Brown Quote #2) Anita's Instagram Feed Anita's Life Coaching Website  

Welcome back for Season 3! We are so excited to be starting off another season with you. In this episode, recorded at the tail end of our annual Bear Lake reunion, we share how we do reunions and talk about the things we love and the challenges we face.
How do you handle reunions in your family? What suggestions do you have for balancing scheduled time vs. free time? We'd love to hear your experiences! Come share with us on Instagram @eyresisters. 
Show Notes:
Shawni's blog post about Grandfather's Secrets and Grammie Camp
Shawni's blog post about Eyrealm Reunion 2023 (this episode of our podcast was recorded at the close of this reunion)
Saren's post: 3 Keys to a Great Family Reunion (from 2018)
 
 

Summer is just around the corner! Join us for our last episode of season 2 as we discuss ideas for meaningful and do-able summer activities. We dive into ideas for little kids, elementary-aged kids, high school kids, and even your adult kids. What do you do to make summer awesome in your family? This week's challenge is to come up with the summer plan that best fits YOUR familiy. We'd love to have you share your ideas and plans with us on Instagram! @eyresisters
Have a great summer, and we'll see you next season! 
Show Notes: 
Saren's post about her Do-it-Yourself Summer Camp
 
Shawni's blog post for summer ideas
 
Shawni's blog post on Claire's experience 
 
Shawni's blog post on summer goals with a plan
 
Shawni's other blog post on summer goals 
 
The Parenting Breakthrough book

Listen in today as we discuss technology! It's a hot topic, for good reason. We discuss the good that technology brings, and we also discuss the difficulties - setting limits, keeping our kids engaged with the world, the problems with comparison & the effects on self-esteem, how technology affects our ability to focus, the waste of time... there is so much to think about. Come join us for this discussion! We also challenge you to go have a screen competition with someone to see how little you can use your phone this week! And don't forget to check in on Instagram @eyresisters and let us know how it goes. 
 
Show Notes: 
Book Saydi talked about - Stolen Focus
Technology contract from Shawni - 
Book Shawni quoted from - The Tech-Wise Family
15-minute book summaries app - Blinkist or Headway

Here's another episode of us answering questions submitted by you! We had a lot of fun talking about what we do for fun, how invovled we are in our kids' relationships, homeschooling, meal planning, and more. We love your questions! Thanks for asking. Don't forget to visit us on Instagram and add your thoughts - @eyresisters. 
Show Notes:
Shawni's blog post on Family Mottos
Saydi's list of red flags for emotional immaturity
podcast episode where Saren offers ideas about choosing schooling for your kids
podcast episode where Saren interviews her twins about their homeschooling experience

Join us this week as we talk with our brother, Talmadge (Tal). He lives in Switzerland with his wife and daughter. He's a poetry-reading, basketball-playing, book-writing, deep-thinking guy, and he has a lot to share!  Tal talks with us about his experience as a kid who really struggled wtih reading, the challenges that he and his wife had with infertility, and the intentional practices he's taken from his education in positive psychology, including locus of control, explanatory style, and blind spots. We're sure you will love learning from the awesome little brother we used to call "Tam the Lamb." Share what you learned with us on Instagram @eyresisters. 
 
Locus of Control
 

Shadow Work
 
The Writer's Almanac
 
Mary Oliver 
 
Wild Geese
 
The Summer Day