The Family Teams Podcast

You've probably heard about this phrase, "DINK Lifestyle"...it stands for "Dual Income, No Kids". This is a lifestyle that some couples are choosing to live, whereby they prioritize work and income and doing whatever they want, without the "burden" of kids. This is a selfish, anti-family, and very sad way to live, and it's vital that we put forward a more compelling vision for the future so that we save as many people as possible from going down this path of regret. Jeremy is joined by Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations, to talk about the SILK lifestyle..."Single Income, Lots of Kids". We talk about why DINK is so destructive, the underlying philosophy behind it, and how to create a real vision for flourishing. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:08 DINK vs SILK 3:59 Promotion of certain lifestyles 9:37 What's wrong with celebrating DINK? 15:45 Vision for flourishing 21:40 Narratives and deciding what to celebrate Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: X Post: https://x.com/TheRobertBshow/status/1994556735764533374 Classical Conversations: https://classicalconversations.com/ New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/opinion/marriage-divorce-happy.html Woke and Weaponized by Robert Bortins: https://wokeandweaponized.com/ Robert's Substack: https://substack.com/@therobertbshow --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

🎁 Get our top 10 questions to ask kids to build connection: https://familyteams.com/connect --- This is the tool you need to be using as often as possible to win the hearts of your kids. And don't worry about it being this huge chore you need to somehow fit into your schedule... This can be done mostly doing the same things you already do, with a bit of extra intentionality and connection. We're talking about having 1 on 1s with your kids (and even having the kids do 1 on 1s with each other!). If you do these regularly, you'll always know where your children's hearts are at, and be able to speak life and love into them. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:17 The 1 tool to use so no kids fall through the cracks 2:15 1:1s without adding more calendar chaos 5:07 How to have conversations with your kids 7:49 Cadence and system for 1:1s 12:32 Mom's unique role Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Get our top 10 questions to ask kids to build connection: https://familyteams.com/connect Join The Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

🎁 FREE toolkit for capturing your kids' hearts: https://familyteams.com/hearts --- A father's emotional availability is one of the biggest drivers of generational faith and a peaceful home. But it's misunderstood, not well practiced, and definitely not well supported. In this episode, you'll learn why the father's heart posture is SO important, how he can start to shift it more toward his kids, how his wife can help with humility and love, and what 3 things we recommend you start doing to start capturing your kids' hearts more and building a strong foundation for your family team. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:10 Emotionally unavailable fathers 3:28 What does healthy emotional availability look like? 5:14 The warmth of the father 7:48 How a dad's emotional availability impacts his family 13:22 How to actually become more emotionally available Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: Get our FREE toolkit to learn how to capture your kids' hearts for greater impact and connection: https://familyteams.com/hearts Join the Family Teams Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator The Toxic War on Masculinity by Nancy Pearcey: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801075734 --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

🎁 FREE Handbook on How To Capture Your Kids' Hearts: https://familyteams.com/hearts --- None of the rhythms, habits, tactics, or strategies we talk about will work if you lose your kids' hearts in the process. This is the foundational, fundamental connection you need in order to truly build a family team that survives the ups and downs of life. In this episode, we're trying something new, and we're honestly really excited about it... This is a conversation hosted by Blake Allsmith, long-time Family Teams supporter and Pryor family friend. He's joined by Jeremy, April, AND Jeff, for an amazing conversation with a ton of different perspectives and insights on one of the major risks of losing your child's heart: The Black Sheep Effect. What is it, how does it show up, what are the red flags, and how can you make sure you don't succumb to it? You'll learn all that, and more, in this conversation. On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:29 What is the Black Sheep Effect? 3:05 Red flags 6:07 Why do we see this pattern? 10:15 What happens long term? 16:38 Identity 20:32 Practical examples and solutions 27:02 Capturing Your Kids' Hearts Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com Resources Mentioned: FREE Handbook to Capture Your Kids' Hearts: https://familyteams.com/hearts Join The Accelerator: https://familyteams.com/accelerator --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!

We think having an annual family summit is one of the most important rhythms families can add to help them start to become a family team. In this episode, we're joined by Blake and Chandler Smith, who will be our coaches inside the Family Teams Accelerator in December. They are EXPERTS when it comes to meetings (which means they're fun and connective, NOT boring and horrible like you'd think). They break down why they do a family summit every year, how they do it (the 3 main sections), lessons learned over the past decade-plus of doing this, AND the extremely vulnerable exercise they do every year. Listen to this, get excited about how this could change your family's life, and then join us inside the Accelerator! --- FREE SUMMIT REFLECTION APP: https://familyteams.com/summit JOIN THE ACCELERATOR: https://familyteams.com/accelerator --- On this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 1:43 How to reflect on the previous year 6:48 Why do a family summit? 13:59 The elements of a successful structure 15:35 The most meaningful activity for moms 19:50 State of the family 22:12 Encouraging the mothers 24:50 Encouraging the fathers 27:26 Accelerator --- Follow Family Teams: Facebook: https://facebook.com/famteams Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/familyteams Website: https://www.familyteams.com --- Resources Mentioned: FREE SUMMIT REFLECTION APP: https://familyteams.com/summit JOIN THE ACCELERATOR: https://familyteams.com/accelerator Principles by Ray Dalio: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074B2CZJG/ --- Hi, welcome to the Family Teams podcast! Our goal here is to help your family become a multigenerational team on mission by providing you with Biblically rooted concepts, tools and rhythms! Your hosts are Jeremy Pryor and Jefferson Bethke. Make sure to subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube so you don't miss out on future episodes!