#143: Finding Harmony as a Wife, Mom, and Entrepreneur with Rachel Swanson
Famous at Home
Josh + Christi Straub
4.8 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Rachel Swanson is a dear friend of ours, but even more, she is a best-selling and multiple award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and accredited Christian life coach. She joins us this week for a heart to heart conversation about her pull to be an entrepreneur while raising "wannabe triplets," and how her journey led her to being a dental hygienist for a season, a stay-at-home mom for a season, and even the primary breadwinner for a season. Her secret to managing it all? Finding harmony.
But how does Rachel "find" harmony? That's what this episode is all about. Here are a few highlights:
* The struggles of being a stay-at-home mom versus full time work, versus part-time both work and motherhood* How to find your own unique calling apart from the expectations of others* Practical ways to connect with God throughout the day even while taking care of kids and working* How saying "yes" to God usually brings about the most hardship and joy all at the same time* How to step into the "only God" story waiting just for you* Living in such a way that our souls can breathe again
Show Notes:
To purchase Rachel's new book, Refine and Restore: Revive Your Heart, Release Your Purpose, click here.
To purchase or check out Your Family Purpose: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing Your Family Vision and Values, click here!
To purchase Rachel's award-winning book, Big and Little Coloring Devotional, click here.
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To learn more about Rachel's coaching and speaking, click here.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Is there a balance? You know, you mentioned balance. And I almost want to say it's more like harmony. |
| 0:05.5 | Like you got to find harmony because I don't feel like there's anything that's ever going to be |
| 0:08.7 | perfectly balanced. And there are times in the weeks where I'm like, okay, this week I really |
| 0:13.6 | got to catch up on how to death. You're listening to the Famous at Home podcast with Dr. Josh and Christy Stroud, the podcast |
| 0:23.5 | formerly known as In This Together. |
| 0:25.6 | Kind of like Prince, but not. |
| 0:29.8 | We're now In This Together helping you be famous at home so you can thrive on your stage. |
| 0:36.3 | Every one of us has a stage, |
| 0:37.9 | and no matter the stage we show up on, |
| 0:40.1 | we all feel the stress of work, |
| 0:42.5 | travel, and just plain busyness. |
| 0:45.3 | Unfortunately, it's our loved ones |
| 0:47.5 | under our own roof |
| 0:48.9 | who often get our leftovers. |
| 0:51.6 | But what if we didn't have to choose |
| 0:54.0 | between work and our family? |
| 0:56.3 | Research shows the more connected we are to our spouse and kids, the more influence. |
| 1:01.2 | And fun. |
| 1:02.3 | We have on our respective stage. |
| 1:04.5 | So when your tires hit that driveway, keep in mind, the greatest red carpet you'll ever walk |
| 1:10.1 | is through your front door. |
| 1:12.6 | You are famous at home. |
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