Episode 357: Increasing Kids Capacity and Capability with Jay and Katherine Wolf

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Sissy Goff and David Thomas sit down with Jay and Catherine Wolf to talk about resilience, suffering, and what it really means to raise capable kids. After Catherine survived a catastrophic brainstem stroke shortly after the birth of their first son, their family’s life was forever changed. Through their journey of disability, grief, faith, and hope, the Wolfs share how suffering can actually expand our capacity—for gratitude, compassion, and courage—and how parents can model resilience for their kids even in the hardest seasons. Together, they explore how honesty about hardship, practicing gratitude, and inviting kids into meaningful responsibility can cultivate deep capability and maturity in the next generation. . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Pre-order our new book, Capable and grab tickets for Capable - The Book Tour here! See our speaking dates, purchase books and check out our courses here.. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. ATHLETIC GREENS: Go to DRINKAG1.com/RBG to get their best offer… For a limited time only, get a FREE AG1 duffel bag and FREE AG1 Welcome Kit with your first subscription order! Only while supplies last. COOK UNITY: Go to cookunity.com/RBG or enter code RBG before checkout to get 50% off your first order. SETH AND THE VERY SCARY STORM: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGSethStorm to check out this Lifeway book. YARA THE BRAVE: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGYara to check out this Lifeway book. ADVENTURE BIBLE: Get an Adventure Bible for your child and begin reading and exploring it together to build confidence and curiosity in God’s Word https://tinyurl.com/RBGAdventureBible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.0	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.0	They think they're better than us.
0:08.0	Who do you think you are?
0:10.0	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:12.0	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.0	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.0	... A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:32.1	Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:33.5	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:37.8	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:39.2	Let's dive in.
0:52.1	Jay and Catherine Wolfe met in college, married and moved to Los Angeles to pursue law school for Jay and the entertainment industry for Catherine.
0:56.1	Their son James was born in 2007, and six months later, Catherine's life nearly ended with a catastrophic stroke. Miraculously, she survived
1:02.0	and continues her recovery to this day, including having a miracle baby John in 2015. Since 2013,
1:09.0	they have been telling their story to people with broken bodies, brains,
1:12.6	and hearts around the world. Catherine has been proclaiming the truth that life can be good and hard
1:17.7	at the very same time. Her speaking opportunities, books, and online community have evolved into
1:23.4	the glorious and widespread work of the nonprofit Hope Heels. Through the sacred spaces they
1:28.7	have created, which range from family camps to a coffee shop to local inner ability communities,
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