In this episode, Rafael Guignard describes how he went from being a rebellious teenager who almost died from drinking too much alcohol to finding his own faith while doing a church gap year program which strengthened his relationship with his parents. Through these experiences, Rafael made decisions in his life:

• to focus on creating loving relationships instead of being right
• to find gratitude for his parents and see past challenges with them in a new light
• choosing to attend the Marriage Blessing and commit to creating a loving family

Rafael is a certified Life and Performance Coach as well as the national Family Federation church leader in France.

In this episode, Myrna sits down with Andrew Love to discuss his journey to become a parent. Starting from a declaration in his early twenties that he was never going to have kids because it is bad for the environment, through becoming open to the idea of having kids but dealing with a deep-seated fear that he would be a bad parent to a place where he is deeply in love with being a parent to his three boys. Andrew also shared about how his faith forms and sustains his family and has lead to healing of the relationships with his parents.

Andrew Love has been blessed in marriage for 12 to his wife from Mongolia whose upbringing greatly influenced him to see parenting as natural, intuitive and about being present to their needs. He has filled many roles in life, being a comedian, a missionary, and a pastor. Starting in 2012, Andrew has worked with High Noon, a program that supports individuals getting ready for marriage, and now serves as the Executive Director. https://highnoon.org/

Resources:

https://www.schooloflove.org/

https://www.facebook.com/schooloflove.org/

Additional Resources

• Contact Myrna Lapres: www.coachmyrna.org

• 7 Gifts to Give Your Child—Parenting That Will Touch Their Future by Myrna Lapres

Questions:

Email: deeperconnection@familyfed.org

Music by Yurii Kohut from Pixabay

In this episode, Myrna and Crescentia talk with Shota Iwasaki to discuss intergenerational trauma, forgiveness, and his personal experiences healing and growing as a father of seven.

Rev. Shota Iwasaki is the father of 7 children, ages 16-29, and currently serves as the pastor of the Unification Family Church of Philadelphia (UFC). Rev. Shota is actively engaged in the local community through initiating the organization, "We Are Talking Trash," fighting against illegal trash dumping on public property and sidewalks and beautifying the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Additional Resources

• Contact Myrna Lapres: www.coachmyrna.org

• 7 Gifts to Give Your Child—Parenting That Will Touch Their Future by Myrna Lapres

Questions:

Email: deeperconnection@familyfed.org

Music by Yurii Kohut from Pixabay