The Carlos Whittaker Podcast

We are on week TWO of the It’s Never Too Late Series and I am so excited for you to hear this one. Phil Rasmussen is an executive pastor at my church here in Nashville and one of my favorite people to spend time with. In his late 50’s, Phil completely changed careers. In the same week that he felt all of his doors were closed, he got a call that completely changed the trajectory of his life. This episode is FULL of truth bombs, left and right. We talk about how your most effective decades are your SIXTIES THROUGH EIGHTIES!!! And what if the conversation is really not just “it’s never too late” but also “this road is not the end”? He reminds us that in order to hear God, we must slow down. If you are feeling like it may be “too late” for you in some area of your life, this episode is for YOU! _____You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here._____GREEN CHEF: Go to GreenChef.com/60humanhope and use code 60humanhope to get 60% off plus free shipping. SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/humanhope to take your business to the next level today.BEEKEEPER’S NATURALS: Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/HUMANHOPE or enter code HUMANHOPE to get 20% off your orderINDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is up, Human Hope Familia?! I’ll tell you what’s up— my age. That’s right. You know I turned 50 last month, and even just 2 months ago that would have really stressed me out.But today? Not at all. I even got an AARP application in the mail, and I didn’t break a sweat. And you know who helped me feel confident in my middle-age? Today’s guest: Mimi Ison. Mimi LITERALLY changed my life and my viewpoint on aging. If I’m not getting old, I’m dead. Aging is a GIFT, people! Mimi is a pro-age movement motivator. She’s a blogger and anti-ageism advocate. She’s crushing stereotypes all over the internet @heymiddleage. This series is for those of you who think “it’s too late.” NO. IT’S. NOT. ____You can find Mimi on Instagram at instagram.com/heymiddleage You can find Mimi online at heymiddleage.com Check out pro-aging greeting cards here agefriendlyvibes.com You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: ⁠https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes⁠Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: ⁠https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes⁠Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. ⁠https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes⁠Interested in advertising with us? ⁠Reach out here.____ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPEHIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPEINDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I LOVE BEES!! And today we are talking ALL about bees! When I learned about bees and how they operate, I was BLOWN away and immediately addicted to learning all about bees. My friend Danica introduced me to Jay Williams and his bee school and can I just say, Jay and his bee school changed. The trajectory. Of my life. Me, the guy who used to be terrified of bees, ordered 20,000 bees (Yes all those zeroes are supposed to be there!). I drove with all 20,000 bees IN MY TRUCK. When I tell you I would have wrecked my truck if one of them LANDED ON ME!! (You can watch the full story on my Instagram under my bee highlight).This episode is about way more than just some technical bee talk. Jay is one fascinating human being. He comes from working in Hollywood as a cameraman, his sister is Kim Paisley Williams from Father of the Bride, he ends up being a firefighter, and BEES ended up being the thing that really saved his life.I went out to Southall Farms where Jay is the Pollination Program Manager (and in charge of 4 MILLION bees!), put a mic on Jay and he was so gracious to share his story and knowledge. We talk all about what bees can teach us about life and the HOPE we can learn about from bees! _____Visit Southall Farm: https://southalltn.com/ Shop Williams Honey Farm: https://williamshoneyfarm.com/You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here.Listen to my episode of Dadville: https://pod.link/1517698133/episode/75cbdcd341bd148a7a76127ca97ea476 _____DADVILLE: Listen & subscribe to Dadville - https://tinyurl.com/DadvillePodcastBEEKEEPER’S NATURALS: Go to beekeepersnaturals.com/HUMANHOPE or enter code HUMANHOPE to get 20% off your orderATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Human Hope familia, let me introduce you to my new friend and this show’s VERY FIRST novelist: Johanna Rojas Vann!!! When I tell you this woman is a BRILLIANT storyteller, I’m not lying. I don’t think I’ve ever identified with a guest as much as I do with Johanna… and she writes about our shared experience as the children of Latino immigrants so thoughtfully. Listen when I tell you that Johanna’s novel so BEAUTIFULLY portrays the intricacies and importance of what it means to be, have, and love immigrants in this country. And remember, whether you’re a child of an immigrant or not, your family has stories. Maybe you’ll write a book about them, maybe you won’t. But take the time to listen, and you just might be surprised by what you learn. ____Buy Johanna’s brand new novel HERE: An American ImmigrantFollow Johanna on Instagram!Find Johanna online HEREYou can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here._____Thank you to our sponsors! ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: elic.org/humanhopeSO HAPPY TO KNOW YOU: Don’t miss this chance to tell the kids in your life just how special they are with So Happy To Know You! by Annie F. Downs, available on amazon and wherever books are sold.SIMPLE MODERN: Go to www.simplemodern.com/humanhope and by sharing your email you’ll get a unique discount code just for you to bundle and save for back to school.INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now.HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We just wrapped up our parenting series last week and this week, while we’re not talking about parenting, I AM talking to one of my favorite friends that is a parent, Wade Joye! Wade and I go way back to when I was a worship leader with him at Elevation. He has been a great friend over the years and I am so happy for you, my Instafamilia, to meet him! Wade JUST released an incredible book, This Dream Is Not for You: Learn to Live by Letting Go, and MAN is it something that I think ALL of us can really learn from. Today we get into his story and dreams he has had to let go of along the way. And what to do if the way to your dream is not to HOLD ON but to LET GO?_____Buy Wade’s brand new book, This Dream Is Not for You: Learn to Live by Letting Go, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/This-Dream-Not-You-Letting/dp/1546004793 Follow Wade on Instagram, HERE: https://www.instagram.com/wadejoye/ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here._____Thank you to our sponsors! ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: elic.org/humanhopeGREEN CHEF: Go to GreenChef.com/humanhope60 and use code humanhope60 to get 60% off plus free shipping. SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/humanhope to take your business to the next level today.INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now.BETTER HELP: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/HUMANHOPE and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insta Familia!!! I am SO excited to wrap up the Parenting Series with my friend, Paula Faris. Paula Founded CARRY Media which exists to celebrate, champion and advocates for working moms by passing them the mic.We talk all about the tension of being a working mom, how raising a family is SO different in this country than others and the far too common MOM GUILT. We get into how someone BEGINS to have these conversations and the necessary reminders for ALL moms like your kids being your priority but NOT your identity and so many more. Get Paula's newest book, You Don't Have to Carry it All, HERE: https://www.amazon.com/You-Dont-Have-Carry-All/dp/B0B8L24ZMY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17UQ97A93AVSB&keywords=you+don%27t+have+to+carry+it+all+paula+faris&qid=1694035993&sprefix=you+don%27t+have+to+carry+%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1 Be sure to sign up for Paula’s newsletter HERE: https://carrymedia.com/ Follow Paula on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulafaris/ Follow CARRY Media on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carry_media/_____You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here._____Thank you to our sponsors!ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: elic.org/humanhopeATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE.INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now.SIMPLE MODERN: Go to www.simplemodern.com/humanhope and by sharing your email you’ll get a unique discount code just for you or bundle and save for back to school.HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is quite possibly the MOST REQUESTED topic y'all ask me to talk about when it comes to parenting. That's right... we're talking about PHONES. This conversation will look different for every family and every kid, but it is INEVITABLE that every kid will have access to phones and screens. So how do we help them? What worked 10 years ago, may not work today. Heck, what works now will probably change in 6 months. Technology evolves FAST. If it feels like you can't keep up, I have some ideas. When is the right time to give your kid a phone? Setting age-appropriate boundaries Knowing your kids phone better than they do How much screen time is too much? Teaching kids about respect and privacy Modeling how to positively use technology Using parental controls I believe that you can't rewind childhood, but you can fast-forward it-- and phones tend to be really good at fast-forwarding our kids. Listen up if you want to hear some tips on how to help your child live in real-time with (or without) a phone. _______ Want to hear from a teenager about what it's like growing up with social media? Listen to my son Losiah share his thoughts here: Episode 35: How does growing up with social media REALLY affect our kids? You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: ⁠https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes⁠ Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: ⁠https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes⁠ Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. ⁠https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes⁠ Interested in advertising with us? ⁠Reach out here.⁠ _____ ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: ⁠elic.org/humanhope⁠ ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE one-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE GREEN CHEF: Go to greenchef.com/HUMANHOPE60 and use code humanhope60 to get 60% off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we have two of our very best friends, Blake and Allie. We raised our kids together. At least 50% of the things we tried with our kids, we got from Blake and Allie. WHEN I TELL YOU they have raised 4 of the greatest women on Earth! It’s been a joy to watch them grow.In 2011, when I ruined my life and my family’s lives, they were the ones that said to me “you can live with us.” (If you don’t know this story, you can read about it in my book Kill the Spider). I don’t know that my healing could have happened without this family.Now you know the guts of the relationship… Today we talk about the importance of COMMUNITY when parenting…How to create a safe space for our kids to not be okay… The importance of not SHELTERING our kids from real life, but SHEPHERDING them to show the fruits of the Spirit through it all…_______Purchase my book Kill the Spider HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Spider-audiobook/dp/B075X1RCJM/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=kill+the+spider+carlos+whittaker+book&qid=1692808769&sprefix=kill+the+spider+%2Caps%2C145&sr=8-1 Watch our swimming with manatees vlog on YouTube HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kROMGYSALaIGet 15% off of my merch with code SUMMER HERE: https://loswhits-merch.myshopify.com/ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotesPurchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotesLet’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotesInterested in advertising with us? Reach out here._____ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: elic.org/humanhopeSIMPLE MODERN: Go to www.simplemodern.com/humanhope and by sharing your email you’ll get a unique discount code just for you or bundle and save for back to school.INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My kids' therapists are here!! I am SO grateful for David Thomas and Sissy Goff. They are the hosts of the Raising Boys and Girls podcast and are SO wise. They are also both Executive Directors of Daystar Counseling Ministries here in Nashville, TN. With a combined 50+ years of experience, they KNOW what they are talking about!!! I’ve had each of them on separate episodes but never together. YOU AIN’T READY FOR THIS! You are going to need to grab a journal and a pen because some of what they share will literally change your life. We lean into boys, we lean into girls, we lean into socialized behavior, we lean into medicated behavior, we lean into girls anxiety and perfectionism and how we tend to ask boys about what they do or think RATHER than how they feel. This episode is PACKED. I cannot tell you enough about how this episode will impact you!! ____ Learn more about Daystar HERE: https://www.daystarcounseling.com/  Listen to Raising Boys and Girls HERE: https://pod.link/1366344369  Pre-Order Sissy’s brand new book The Worry-Free Parent HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Worry-Free-Parent-Living-Confidence-Your/dp/0764241028/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2P93DGMXE16XS&keywords=worry+free+parent+sissy+goff&qid=1692213411&sprefix=worry+free+%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1  Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes _____ ELIC: ELIC is dedicated to changing lives by equipping and sending people to teach English in these unreached areas. If you are ready to create hope with a global impact, visit: elic.org/humanhope SHOPIFY: Go to shopify.com/humanhope to take your business to the next level today. INDEED: Need to hire? You need Indeed. Visit Indeed.com/HUMANHOPE to start hiring now.HIYA HEALTH: Receive 50% off your first order at hiyahealth.com/HUMANHOPE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your Favorite, Heather Whittaker is HERE to begin the series on Parenting! If you have ANY kids in your life, this series is for YOU! Even if you don’t have any kids in your life, this series can still help you! We touch on fostering relationships with your kids, how to navigate drama and emotions in the tween years, some family rules and guidelines, what happens when you start parenting their kids when they’re over 18, and SO MUCH MORE. _____ You can find me on Instagram (@loswhit) here: https://bit.ly/CarlosIGNotes Purchase your copy of my new book, How to Human, HERE: https://bit.ly/HowtoHumanNotes Let’s keep in touch! Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear ALL my updates. https://bit.ly/MasFamiliaNotes Interested in advertising with us? Reach out here. _____ Thank you to our sponsors! SIMPLE MODERN: Go to www.simplemodern.com/humanhope and by sharing your email you’ll get a unique discount code just for you or bundle and save for back to school. ATHLETIC GREENS: Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/HUMANHOPE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices