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Stepping Up Against Clickbait: Daily Practices to Reinforce Your Resistance and Renew Your Mind [Clickbait Mini-Series #4]
Oct. 14, 2022

Stepping Up Against Clickbait: Daily Practices to Reinforce Your Resistance and Renew Your Mind [Clickbait Mini-Series #4]

In Part 4 of our Clickbait series, Chris sits down with his sister Gabrielle Alessi, youth director at Metro Life Church, to hammer out the real-deal practices of renewing your mind.
Stepping Up Against Clickbait: Daily Practices to Reinforce Your Resistance and Renew Your Mind [Clickbait Mini-Series #4]
The Family Business with The Alessis
Stepping Up Against Clickbait: Daily Practices to Reinforce Your Resistance and Renew Your Mind [Clickbait Mini-Series #4]
Recalibrate Your Marriage? How to Strengthen Your Relationship Through the Ever-Changing Seasons of Life
Oct. 12, 2022

Recalibrate Your Marriage? How to Strengthen Your Relationship Through the Ever-Changing Seasons of Life

Steve and Mary Alessi look back over their 35+ years of marriage and share strategies to bring you and your spouse closer, even as seasons of life change!
Recalibrate Your Marriage? How to Strengthen Your Relationship Through the Ever-Changing Seasons of Life
The Family Business with The Alessis
Recalibrate Your Marriage? How to Strengthen Your Relationship Through the Ever-Changing Seasons of Life
How to Win the War against Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #3]
Oct. 7, 2022

How to Win the War against Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #3]

In this 3rd installment of the Clickbait series, Chris Alessi shares the solutions we must employ if we want to take control of our thought life, and win the war against the enemy's attempt to deceive us.
Guest: Chris Alessi
How to Win the War against Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #3]
The Family Business with The Alessis
How to Win the War against Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #3]
Money Matters! How to Make Your Family (and Wallet) Happier with Smart Financial Habits | S4 E4
Oct. 5, 2022

Money Matters! How to Make Your Family (and Wallet) Happier with Smart Financial Habits | S4 E4

Money! We all need it...but how do we make more of it, and manage it better as a family? Steve and Chris Alessi sit down at the Family Business table to share their money management strategies, including how to build a side hustle, managing your monthly budget, and more!
Guest: Chris Alessi
Money Matters! How to Make Your Family (and Wallet) Happier with Smart Financial Habits | S4 E4
The Family Business with The Alessis
Money Matters! How to Make Your Family (and Wallet) Happier with Smart Financial Habits | S4 E4
How To Identify the Five Types of Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #2]
Sept. 30, 2022

How To Identify the Five Types of Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #2]

In this second episode of the "'Clickbait" mini-series, author Chris Alessi explains the root behind each of the clickbait tactics we should watch out for in our thoughts.
Guest: Chris Alessi
How To Identify the Five Types of Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #2]
The Family Business with The Alessis
How To Identify the Five Types of Clickbait [Clickbait Mini-Series #2]
The Truth about Gender: How to Cut Off Confusion and Affirm Your Child's God-Given Identity | S4 E3
Sept. 28, 2022

The Truth about Gender: How to Cut Off Confusion and Affirm Your Child's God-Given Identity | S4 E3

Is gender a constant, or a choice? The Alessis discuss how to help your children find security in their God-given identity and silence the voices that want to confuse the next generation.
The Truth about Gender: How to Cut Off Confusion and Affirm Your Child's God-Given Identity | S4 E3
The Family Business with The Alessis
The Truth about Gender: How to Cut Off Confusion and Affirm Your Child's God-Given Identity | S4 E3
What's So Bad about Clickbait? [Clickbait Mini-Series #1]
Sept. 23, 2022

What's So Bad about Clickbait? [Clickbait Mini-Series #1]

In this first episode of this mini-series, Chris talks about how we can define "clickbait' in the spiritual sense, and explains why we often misinterpret and allow the voice of the enemy to knock us off track.
Guest: Chris Alessi
What's So Bad about Clickbait? [Clickbait Mini-Series #1]
The Family Business with The Alessis
What's So Bad about Clickbait? [Clickbait Mini-Series #1]
Conquer Clickbait! How To Finally Win the War For Your Thought Life | S4 E2
Sept. 21, 2022

Conquer Clickbait! How To Finally Win the War For Your Thought Life | S4 E2

How can we keep ourselves from thinking the wrong thoughts? Chris Alessi shares the revelations that helped him write his new book "Clickbait", so that you can have the right voices guiding you in every decision.
Guest: Chris Alessi
Conquer Clickbait! How To Finally Win the War For Your Thought Life | S4 E2
The Family Business with The Alessis
Conquer Clickbait! How To Finally Win the War For Your Thought Life | S4 E2
TFB 25th Anniversary! What We've Learned After 25 Years of Family Business | S4 E1
Sept. 14, 2022

TFB 25th Anniversary! What We've Learned After 25 Years of Family Business | S4 E1

Season 4 of our podcast begins with a tremendous celebration... as the Alessis celebrate their 25th year of building the family business at Metro Life Church!
TFB 25th Anniversary! What We've Learned After 25 Years of Family Business | S4 E1
The Family Business with The Alessis
TFB 25th Anniversary! What We've Learned After 25 Years of Family Business | S4 E1
Inside the Business of Making The Family Business! [Mid-Season Moment]
July 27, 2022

Inside the Business of Making The Family Business! [Mid-Season Moment]

In this bonus episode you'll get a deeper understanding of how the Alessis bring their unique brand of wisdom, authenticity and humor into the podcast booth - by talking to the team that is in the business of producing the podcast!
Inside the Business of Making The Family Business! [Mid-Season Moment]
The Family Business with The Alessis
Inside the Business of Making The Family Business! [Mid-Season Moment]
Caught in the Cage: How To Keep Going When Your Family Can't Help You [Mid-Season Moment]
July 13, 2022

Caught in the Cage: How To Keep Going When Your Family Can't Help You [Mid-Season Moment]

Here's a funny mid-season moment from Sundays in the Family business that will help you keep you going when life boxes you in.
Caught in the Cage: How To Keep Going When Your Family Can't Help You [Mid-Season Moment]
The Family Business with The Alessis
Caught in the Cage: How To Keep Going When Your Family Can't Help You [Mid-Season Moment]
The Right Way to Wait: How To Be Content While Waiting on Your Next Season | S3 E25
June 29, 2022

The Right Way to Wait: How To Be Content While Waiting on Your Next Season | S3 E25

Is there a right way to wait? Here we uncover the key to remaining content in any season with Mary Alessi and her daughter Lauren.
The Right Way to Wait: How To Be Content While Waiting on Your Next Season | S3 E25
The Family Business with The Alessis
The Right Way to Wait: How To Be Content While Waiting on Your Next Season | S3 E25
Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis in the Family Business | S3 E24
June 22, 2022

Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis in the Family Business | S3 E24

When a child gets a scary diagnosis from a doctor, parents can quickly feel overwhelmed. We're sharing here how we handled the issue of medication and other options, so that our kids could have healthy and worry-free lives.
Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis in the Family Business | S3 E24
The Family Business with The Alessis
Faith, Family and Medications: How We Handled a Difficult Diagnosis in the Family Business | S3 E24
A Father's Journey: How to Lead Your Family with Love (Even When Life Hurts) w/ Jonathan Pitts | S3 E23
June 15, 2022

A Father's Journey: How to Lead Your Family with Love (Even When Life Hurts) w/ Jonathan Pitts | S3 E23

Fatherhood isn't easy, but it is worth it - even when things go wrong. Our guest Jonathan Pitts joins the Family Business to share his journey through love, loss and renewal by leading his family and keeping their faith intact.
A Father's Journey: How to Lead Your Family with Love (Even When Life Hurts) w/ Jonathan Pitts | S3 E23
The Family Business with The Alessis
A Father's Journey: How to Lead Your Family with Love (Even When Life Hurts) w/ Jonathan Pitts | S3 E23
Fathers Know Best! How to Make Your Dad Happy (For Real) on Father's Day
June 8, 2022

Fathers Know Best! How to Make Your Dad Happy (For Real) on Father's Day

The dads of The Family Business get real and explain exactly what they really want on Father's Day - so that you and your family can make Dad's special day truly special.
Fathers Know Best! How to Make Your Dad Happy (For Real) on Father's Day
The Family Business with The Alessis
Fathers Know Best! How to Make Your Dad Happy (For Real) on Father's Day
Don't Touch the G's! 3 Danger Zones You Must Avoid to Protect Your Family and Legacy
June 1, 2022

Don't Touch the G's! 3 Danger Zones You Must Avoid to Protect Your Family and Legacy

In this episode,  Steve Alessi and Armando Gomez check in from the Alessi farmhouse to share tips on how to avoid 3 danger zones, so you can give your family your best self and avoid some serious troubles and temptations.
Don't Touch the G's! 3 Danger Zones You Must Avoid to Protect Your Family and Legacy
The Family Business with The Alessis
Don't Touch the G's! 3 Danger Zones You Must Avoid to Protect Your Family and Legacy
The Perfect Family Meeting: How to Create a Memorable Mission with Your Loved Ones with Lee Domingue
May 25, 2022

The Perfect Family Meeting: How to Create a Memorable Mission with Your Loved Ones with Lee Domingue

The Family Business welcomes our friend and legacy expert, Lee Domingue, to teach us how to plan great family meetings that will inspire, motivate and build legacy!
Guest: Lee Domingue
The Perfect Family Meeting: How to Create a Memorable Mission with Your Loved Ones with Lee Domingue
The Family Business with The Alessis
The Perfect Family Meeting: How to Create a Memorable Mission with Your Loved Ones with Lee Domingue
Leaving and Cleaving: How to Protect your Marriage from Excessive Parental Influence | S3 E19
May 18, 2022

Leaving and Cleaving: How to Protect your Marriage from Excessive Parental Influence | S3 E19

We're helping married couples step out from under their parents' influence and truly embrace their spouses as their primary focus - and helping the parents to develop healthy boundaries as their married children step out on their own.
Leaving and Cleaving: How to Protect your Marriage from Excessive Parental Influence | S3 E19
The Family Business with The Alessis
Leaving and Cleaving: How to Protect your Marriage from Excessive Parental Influence | S3 E19
Jeans and Genes: Taking On Gender and Identity Conversations In Your Family | S3 E18
May 11, 2022

Jeans and Genes: Taking On Gender and Identity Conversations In Your Family | S3 E18

The Alessis talk honestly about the gender debate and share tips for parents on how to address this vital issue with their children..
Jeans and Genes: Taking On Gender and Identity Conversations In Your Family | S3 E18
The Family Business with The Alessis
Jeans and Genes: Taking On Gender and Identity Conversations In Your Family | S3 E18
From Mother to Daughter: Honest Questions about Marriage, Motherhood and Changing Seasons | S3 E17
May 4, 2022

From Mother to Daughter: Honest Questions about Marriage, Motherhood and Changing Seasons | S3 E17

Mary Alessi and her daughter Steph Alessi Munia discuss managing the changing expectations that moms have when career and parental responsibilities shift!
From Mother to Daughter: Honest Questions about Marriage, Motherhood and Changing Seasons | S3 E17
The Family Business with The Alessis
From Mother to Daughter: Honest Questions about Marriage, Motherhood and Changing Seasons | S3 E17
Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16
April 27, 2022

Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16

Our guest Mory Martinez teams up with Mary Alessi on the podcast to share how their friendship as mothers helped them successfully guide their children into meaningful, blessed lives as adults.
Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16
The Family Business with The Alessis
Mom Friends: How Strong Friendships Build Strong Families | S3 E16
Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year
April 20, 2022

Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year

The Family Business with The Alessis is celebrating our first anniversary! And to celebrate we're sharing your favorite moments, comments and ideas for new shows as we commemorate the first year of our podcast!
Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year
The Family Business with The Alessis
Anniversary Celebration! Sharing Your Comments and Favorite Moments from Our First Year
The Creator In You: Inspiring Your Kids to Do Great Things with Jordan Raynor, Best-Selling Author | S3 E14
April 13, 2022

The Creator In You: Inspiring Your Kids to Do Great Things with Jordan Raynor, Best-Selling Author | S3 E14

Do your children know they were created to create great things? Best selling author Jordan Raynor explains how to inspire your children to pursue a God-sized purpose for their lives.
The Creator In You: Inspiring Your Kids to Do Great Things with Jordan Raynor, Best-Selling Author | S3 E14
The Family Business with The Alessis
The Creator In You: Inspiring Your Kids to Do Great Things with Jordan Raynor, Best-Selling Author | S3 E14
Worth the Wait: How Adoption Changes a Family's History | S3 E13
April 6, 2022

Worth the Wait: How Adoption Changes a Family's History | S3 E13

The Family Business sits down with David Roman and discuss his amazing story of adopting two beautiful daughters, and unearth the lessons of love and devotion he and his wife Paola discovered as they fought to become a family.
Worth the Wait: How Adoption Changes a Family's History | S3 E13
The Family Business with The Alessis
Worth the Wait: How Adoption Changes a Family's History | S3 E13