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Jeremy and his wife April are excited to bring you episode 1 of our new series all about motherhood! Today we're joined by Michelle Akrami and Justine Cirullo, who just so happen to be the wives of some of our guests on the fatherhood episode side of things, Cameron Akrami and Chris Cirullo.

The main thrust of this conversation surrounds the recent controversy about a commencement speech made by NFLer Harrison Butke, where he suggested most of the women in the crowd were most likely looking forward to marriage and motherhood, rather than using their degree in the workforce.

We'll also dive into the transition from maiden to mother to matriarch, including real world examples.

On this episode, we talk about:

0:27 A momentous day for the FT Podcast...new motherhood content!

2:07 One example of the many hysterical reactions to Harrison Butker's commencement speech

7:48 Moms react to Harrison Butker's speech from the Family Teams perspective of family

15:04 Why we're interested in these issues at Family Teams (and it's not political)

19:06 When the anti-family culture seeps into the church

28:04 What does a matriarch actually look like?

32:30 Maiden to mother to matriarch

42:09 Our culture tells women to hold on to the maiden stage forever

44:24 Real world example of the fruit of raising our kids with an understanding of natural transitions

Resources Mentioned:

Harrison Butker Speech

Harrison Butker Reaction Video

Family Fortunes

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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!