{"podcast":{"title":"Equipped To Be with Connie Albers: Christian Parenting, Homeschooling, and Family Life","slug":"equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","podcast_index_feed_id":112451,"rss_url":"https://conniealbers.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.conniealbers.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/9/0/6/79069bd759550b4be5bbc093207a2619/ConnieAlber_square_3000x3000_438k.jpg","author":"Connie Albers","episode_count":330,"summary":"Something is happening to families, and most parents feel it before they can name it. Today's parents are raising children in a culture moving faster than any previous generation has faced. Artificial intelligence, devices, peer influence, and the relentless pace of modern life are shaping childhood in ways that leave even the most devoted parents feeling uncertain, outpaced, and afraid they're getting it wrong. Most parenting advice tells you what to do. Equipped To Be helps you understand what's actually happening to families and children in a rapidly changing culture so you can lead your children through it. Connie Albers is a family and cultural commentator, author, and keynote speaker with more than three decades of expertise in parenting, education & homeschooling, and family dynamics. A former Walt Disney World spokesperson and trusted media contributor, Connie brings cultural insight, hard-won wisdom, and a deep understanding of how families think and feel to every conversation. She has spent 35 years studying how children are uniquely designed and how parents can raise them to know exactly who they are and what they are equipped to be. Equipped To Be helps parents replace…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T12:17:20.541715+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451"},"episode":{"title":"The Lost Art of Making Friends with Becky Harling - 312","slug":"the-lost-art-of-making-friends-with-becky-harling-312","published_at":"2026-05-13T11:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451/the-lost-art-of-making-friends-with-becky-harling-312","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451","url":"https://conniealbers.com/how-to-make-friends-and-build-lasting-relationships/","audio_url":"https://adbarker.com/stream/jUMtM7DXhUw7QUeiTRNnot7x/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/conniealbers/ETB-312.mp3?dest-id=1872371","summary":"Many women are surrounded by people but still feel deeply lonely. They serve, lead, parent, work, and care for everyone around them, yet still wonder why real friendship feels so hard to find. In this episode, Connie talks with Becky Harling , author of Friend-Wise , about how to build meaningful friendships through listening, empathy, humility, and intentional connection. We also talk about why meaningful friendship can feel so difficult in today's busy, distracted world and how learning to listen, show empathy, and be intentional can help us build the kind of relationships our hearts need. Read the full show notes with links here: The Lost Art of Making Friends With Becky Harling Join on Social: Podcast : Equipped To Be IG: @conniealbers FB: ConnieAlbers.Author X: @ConnieLAlbers If you enjoy listening to Parenting and Homeschool Advice ~ Equipped To Be with Connie Albers, please leave a review and a five-star rating. It is easy and will only take a few seconds. When you do, it helps others see the show in their feed. Also, would you kindly share this with a friend or two? Equipped To Be might be an encouragement to them, too. Thank you ~ Connie Have a question? Interested in having Connie speak? Send an email to Connie here: https://conniealbers.com/contact/","meta_description":"Many women are surrounded by people but still feel deeply lonely. They serve, lead, parent, work, and care for everyone around them, yet still wonder why…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1974,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451/episodes/the-lost-art-of-making-friends-with-becky-harling-312/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/equipped-to-be-with-connie-albers-christian-parenting-homeschooling-and-family-life-112451/the-lost-art-of-making-friends-with-becky-harling-312.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}