If you've ever felt like screens are slowly taking over your home… you're not imagining it.

In today's world, kids are growing up surrounded by constant stimulation, easy access to technology, and devices designed to capture their attention. And while screens aren't inherently bad, without clear boundaries they can quietly shape our kids' habits, emotions, and even their relationships.

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In this episode, I'm sharing a few of the non-negotiable screen time rules we use in our home to help our kids stay present, emotionally regulated, and connected to real life.

This episode connects directly to a chapter in my book, Don't Burn Your Own House Down, called "More Scrolling, More Problems."

In that chapter, I talk about how constant phone use doesn't just impact our kids, it impacts our marriages, our attention, and our ability to actually connect with the people in front of us.

Because the truth is, what we model in our homes becomes the culture our kids grow up in.

If we want more presence, more connection, and healthier relationships… it starts with what we allow to take our attention.

You can grab the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Burn-Your-House-Down/dp/0310369479

1. Screens are for weekends only

2. Screens stay in open family spaces

3. Screens are not used to regulate emotions

4. No dopamine hits first thing in the morning

What happens when ministry expectations go beyond Scripture?

In this episode of Living Easy with Lindsey, Lindsey Maestas has an honest conversation with the women behind Pastors' Wives Tell All, Jessica, Jenna, and Stephanie, about the hidden pressure many pastors, pastors' wives, and ministry families carry behind closed doors.

They discuss how churches can sometimes add expectations God never asked for: expectations that lead to burnout, exhausted marriages, neglected children, and leaders who are publicly pouring into everyone else while privately running dry at home, often leading to public downfall or sin.

Together they unpack topics like:

• How church culture can add pressure that Scripture never required
• The cost of sacrificing your family on the altar of ministry
• Celebrity pastor culture, public redemption tours, and the tension between restoration and platforming
• How to know if your pastor is truly rooted in the Word of God
• The danger of putting internet pastors and ministry leaders on a pedestal
• Why healthy churches should be able to continue even if one leader leaves
• The importance of accountability, vulnerability, confession, and being fully known
• Why believers need community that challenges growth instead of letting them hide in crowds
• How to discern whether God is calling you to a large church or a smaller church where you can truly be known

This conversation is honest, thoughtful, and deeply needed in a time when many believers are deconstructing or navigating disappointment with church culture while still wanting to love Jesus and honor His church.

If you have ever felt burned out in ministry, confused by church leadership culture, frustrated by celebrity Christianity, or hungry for healthier spiritual community, this episode will encourage and challenge you.

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In this conversation, I sit down with Jennifer Pepito, author of Habits for a Sacred Home and host of the Restoration Home podcast, to talk about how easy it is to become consumed by the constant stream of news, opinions, and outrage, and how that weight doesn't just stay on our phones, it follows us into our tone, our conversations, and the atmosphere of our homes.

Jennifer shares insight from history, reflecting on how many revolutions were fueled by anger, only to leave people in an even more broken place. It's not about ignoring what's happening in the world, but learning how to navigate it with wisdom, focusing on what we can actually steward well.

This episode is a reminder that the peace of God is not passive, it's protective. And that when we fix our minds on what is good, excellent, and lovely, it doesn't just change us, it shapes what our children experience and carry with them.

If you've been feeling distracted, overwhelmed, or even frustrated by the state of the world, this conversation will gently call you back to what is yours to tend, your heart, your home, and the people right in front of you.

You can learn more from Jennifer Pepito and explore her books here:
https://thepeacefulpress.com

Get Habits for a Sacred Home

And listen to her podcast, Restoration Home, wherever you listen to podcasts.

If this conversation resonates with you, my book Don't Burn Your Own House Down: Prioritizing Your Spouse, Your Marriage, and Yourself for a Deeper Connection is all about protecting what matters most and rebuilding connection in your home

You can connect with me on Instagram at:
https://www.instagram.com/livingeasywithlindsey