I MISSED YOU HUMANS SO MUCH!!! And since I missed you I ended up talking A LOT about my heart on this episode. It wasn't supposed to be part of it but oooops here we are. Along with a heart check I also pull out my secret project for 2023 and ask you to help me with it... And we end with my Creative Coaching that I think is gonna end up giving some of you just the spark you needed to start chasing that dream... Happy New Year Fam. I missed yall so much. Thank you to our sponsors! BETTERHELP: 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

This is actually a REALLY INFORMATIVE EPISODE. For those of you new Human Hopers or you OG Human Hopers... I think this is going to remind you of some conversations that you forgot you need to listen to again... From listening to understand not to reply with Sharon McMahon... To losing your faith with Derek Webb... To disagreeing on big issues as a married couple with my wife Heather... To my changing thoughts on putting our kids on social media... To my last recorded cognitive conversation with my dad who is in the late stages of dementia... This year has been AMAZING... And I can't wait for year THREE... Please please please subscribe to my newsletter so that you will have the link to take a survey on how to shape Human Hope to be even better for you. https://www.carloswhittaker.com/mas-familia This show is for you and I'm so grateful that you are here. See you next year!!! Los Watch the podcast at http://www.humanhopevideo.com ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OK. So today I dive deeper into the content of my upcoming book than I have before… We talk about what the last few years have done to us as humans and how we can course correct. It may feel impossible… But I have a few steps that I think can get us back on course. I HATE asking for help. But I literally can’t get this book out into the world without you. So I’m asking my Human Hope Familia to help me out and preorder TODAY!!! https://www.carloswhittaker.com/how-to-human And today, podcast listeners get first access to my exclusive Preorder Bundle. You get all this FREE if you simply preorder the book... The HOW TO HUMAN LIVE EXPERIENCE: A 6 week masterclass where we put handlebars on the three steps outlined in Carlos Whittaker’s newest book "How To Human - Three Ways To Share Life Beyond What Distracts, Divides, & Disconnects Us" Through weekly live teachings from Carlos, as well as live conversations with some of his friends who are doing the “human” thing well... Sharon McMahon. Danica McKellar. The Black Aunties. Donald Miller. The Holderness Family. And A Few More Surprise Guests! You will learn how to… Be Human See Humans Free Human From repairing relationships the last few years have damaged… To how exactly we don’t stand on issues but walk with people… To setting goals and sticking to them… To unlocking your human superpower (there are 9 and you’ve got them all inside you) And so much more... This live experience will help you live out the message of this book and give you the tools to help others live it out as well! WEDNESDAY JAN 25 7:30PM WEDNESDAY FEB 1 7:30PM WEDNESDAY FEB 8 7:30PM WEDNESDAY FEB 15 7:30PM WEDNESDAY FEB 22 7:30PM WEDNESDAY MAR 1 7:30PM ALL CLASSES WILL BE RECORDED  FOR YOU TO WATCH AT ANYTIME IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND LIVE! https://www.carloswhittaker.com/how-to-human Preorder How To Human here! https://www.carloswhittaker.com/how-to-human Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather joins me on today's episode where we got OH SO JOLLY. It’s officially December 1 so everyone can finally drink your eggnog. Heather and I lean into a few different things in today’s episode. Why we go so BIG at Christmas… (And you don’t need $$$ to go big!) Help you with some new holiday traditions no matter what your family dynamic looks like… Give you some of our fav gift ideas… Sing our first duet together in the history of our marriage. And just think that you heard it first before we go on tour and charge hundreds of dollars to listen to us sing. Hope today's episode gives you some hohoho’s and a few smiles. Happy Holidays Fam!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Danica McKellar showed up in my life I thought I had found a long-lost sister... Walking alongside her as she has discovered her faith in Jesus has been nothing short of incredible.  She has grown my faith and today, in a HUMAN HOPE EXCLUSIVE... Danica shares in detail exactly what happened to shift her heart towards Jesus after 40something years... These truly are her Wonder Years... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one. PHEW MAMA! My friend Yves Dushime's mother was 8 months pregnant when she had to run for her life after watching her family get killed by their neighbors during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. That baby in her belly was Yves. And today on the show, he shows us how to find hope and how we can get the peace we have been looking for even in the midst of the most traumatic situation we have ever encountered.   I'm ready to bust down a brick wall. Please share this episode! Love you fam... Los Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PREACHER CARLOS IS BACK!!!! Today we dive into 3 ways to make our HOPE limitless when it seems like Hope is the last thing available these days… Learn how we limit God by not accessing the faith that we need to believe the impossible— but we can also limit the hope God can give us by placing our hope on things here on earth. Preorder How To Human here! http://www.how2humanbook.com Thanks to our sponsors… BetterHelp www.betterhelp.com/humanhoope United Faith Mortgage https://bit.ly/TSFNUnitedFaithMortgage The Chosen https://bit.ly/TSFNTheChosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I first met Blaine Hogan when he was playing Cherry on the hit show Prison Break in 2006. Well, I didn't actually meet him. I just was addicted to that show and he was on it. And then one day I bumped into him on an elevator... For real. And a friendship was born. And then I watched Blaine fight for his marriage, career, and life.  And I watched him win. And Blaine is gonna help you win too. Today's episode is for anyone that wants to break free from something that is holding them back.  And that's all of us... Pick up Blaine's book at www.exitthecavebook.com And thanks to our sponsors... Butcher Box  www.butcherbox.com/HUMANHOPE and use code "HUMANHOPE" to get one 10 to 14-pound turkey FREE in your first box.  United Faith Mortgage https://bit.ly/TSFNUnitedFaithMortgage Athletic Greens www.athleticgreens.com/humanhope Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MIDTERMS ARE HEEEEERRRREEEEE. Can you tell? :) Is your Aunt Glenda getting a little more aggressive with her Facebook reposts? Is your mom posting things that you tell her not to? Does every single conversation you have with your sibling turn into a conversation about politics? Well if the answer to any of these questions is yes… I’ve got you. Today we move from Know-Assume-Defend To Ask-Seek-Knock And I promise you it’s gonna help… Preorder How To Human here! http://www.how2humanbook.com Thanks to our sponsors… BetterHelp www.betterhelp.com/humanhoope United Faith Mortgage https://bit.ly/TSFNUnitedFaithMortgage The Chosen https://bit.ly/TSFNTheChosen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Worry. Not anxiety… Worry. They are different. Today we dive into 3 steps to take when worry shows up and how to show it out… These steps I LITERALLY USE EVERYDAY. They have proven SO HELPFUL for me because I’m prone to worry… Please share if you find it helpful! Preorder How To Human here! http://www.how2humanbook.com Thanks to our sponsor… United Faith Mortgage https://bit.ly/TSFNUnitedFaithMortgage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices