inRelationship Podcast

There are so many forms of trauma, and especially in this day and time with Covid-19, it is important to know what trauma is and how it can affect your relationships and you. We invited special guest, Alice Stricklin, LMFT to help educate us not only on trauma, but how to know if you are avoiding trauma, what trauma symptoms can look like in us and how trauma is not only defined in what happened to us, but also what did not happen that should have. We hope you enjoy!

Okay friends, this topic is sad. Yet at the same time, it is a reality in some relationships. There are some relationships where one wants to leave. Don Harvey, Ph.D., LPC-MHSP, sat down with us to talk about his research and experience on what to do (and what he recommends his couples to do) when a relationship gets to this point. We pray this conversation is helpful to those who are in this situation and brings clarity and hope. www.inrelationship.us

As a new year approaches, we wanted everyone to start the New Year with a healthy relationship with money. A therapists, we know that it is hard to work on matters of the heart when our basic needs (food, lodging, shelter) have not been met. And how do we meet those basic needs? With our finances. We are beyond thankful to have Rachel Cruze with us on this episode as her knowledge and wisdom about personal finances is vast.

At inRelationship, we love both fact and feeling. It is particularly exciting when research backs up emotion! Tune in as Kenny Sanderfer, co-author of Created for Connection, shares research with us on what a connected marriage looks like. We hope you enjoy! Learn more about our marriage intensive weekend at www.inrelationship.us/upcoming-events Learn more about Kenny Sanderfer at http://www.marriagefamilyinstitute.org

1) Accessibility 2) Responsiveness 3) Emotional Engagement These are the three tenants to staying connected in marriage (research has backed this up!). But what do they mean in the context of relationship? Join Mariam and Lindsey as they interview Kenny Sanderfer, LMFT. Kenny breaks down not only the three tenants of being connected in marriage, and also how God models these three tenants in His relationship with us. inrelationship.us/upcoming-events for our next marriage workshop.

Learning about attachment theory, especially as a parent, has been revolutionary for us. We love to share this view with you as we pray it impacts you and your parenting (no matter how old your children are) in such a positive way! Listen in as Lindsey, Mariam and Aron walk through the types of attachment that we can bring into relationships: anxious, avoidant and disorganized. Learn more about Lindsey, Aron and Mariam by visiting inrelationship.us

Let’s face it, we get mad at our kid(s). We are human.  And you know what? Being mad is A okay. It is just how we show the frustration to our kids that matter.  Listen in as Aron, Mariam and Lindsey discuss the ways we can slow down in frustrating moments, what frustration does to our brain in the moment, and ways to model healthy frustration to our kids.   We hope you enjoy! And if you have any questions on parenting, please connect with us at inrelationship.us.

Not only can parents get overwhelmed when parenting, but our children can get overwhelmed too. Listen in as Lindsey interviews Dr. Joshua Straub on the importance of floor play, bedtime routine and using emotion words. And especially how important it is for healthy brain development in our children. Dr. Straub is a husband, dad, speaker, author and family & leadership coach.  Learn more about Dr. Straub at https://www.joshuastraub.com/

Let’s just be honest. Every child can be challenging at some point. When parenting gets challenging, a natural inclination would be to isolate, however it is not what is needed. Reaching out to others who have been where you are is crucial! This is why we sent out a request to Dr. Joshua Straub, so we could pick his brain and find out what strategies he uses to help overwhelmed parents. We pray his wisdom is a gift to you all!

Do we need to talk about what happened in the past? Will that really help our marriage today? That is a question we hear over and over in the counseling office. Listen in as we answer that question and give the reasons behind our answer.  For more information on our marriage workshops, counseling and more, visit inrelationship.us

If you are married, dating or engaged, the art of repair is essential to a healthy relationship. And even though it is essential, let us be the first to say, it is DIFFICULT! Whenever we feel disconnected, distant or upset in our relationship, we are going to move to ways we know how to protect ourselves. Unfortunately, those ways do not always protect the relationship. The antidote? It’s repair. Grab a pencil and paper because you are going to want to take notes this episode. inrelationship.us

Every marriage has moments of disconnection. For some, they last moments. For some, they last years. We brought in special guest, Kelly Bourque, to help us realize when we are disconnected in marriage and some questions to ask ourselves about our relationship. Then join Mariam, Aron and Lindsey as we discuss how staying in our head with logic, reasoning and problem solving can create emotional disconnection in ourselves and our relationship. Learn how they work with clients to move from head to heart.

Everyone is talking “Health” in January, and we wanted to join in! However, our conversation will not sound like the ads, commercials and messages you are hearing on TV, radio, magazines, etc. Instead of focusing on only body health, we also look at the whole health of a person (body, mind and Spirit). Some of our discussions include the difference between weight loss and being healthy, how to help our kids have a healthy view of their own body, and Aron shares his own personal journey to health.

Did you notice we didn’t say the word ‘resolution?’ There is purpose in that! We have found that most resolutions do not stick. Not only that, we have found that once the clock strikes midnight on December 31st, we do not magically change into a new person who now has the time, ability, will-power to do everything we wished we had done the year prior. So what is the secret to making change stick? Join Lindsey, Aron and Mariam as they discuss this very topic with Constance Rhodes.

We have yet to meet a person that has not wondered if they were moving in the right direction for their life (ourselves included). And for us as Christians, we want to make sure we are guided by the Holy Spirit. Yet, here is where the confusion can happen…..how do we know it is the voice of the Holy Spirit? Join us as we ask this very question to teaching pastor Lloyd Shadrach of Fellowship Bible Church Brentwood and then also answer this question ourselves.