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- 4 Ways to Build a Strong Family Bond
In this episode, Mike and Liz discuss ways to strengthen family relationships. They provide four tangible ideas that will help to foster a healthy family culture and enhance the bond of family members. They provide insights on the importance of these types of activities, and how to include them into a busy lifestyle.
Resources:
Family Questions Activity (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
Relationship Gratitude Tips (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
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15 min - Learning How to Validate
Mike and Liz discuss the basics of the communication skill, validation, and provide an understanding of why it is crucial for healthy relationships. Mike and Liz talk about what is validation, why it matters, and how to best provide validation in communication. They also discuss what validation is not and provide helpful tips on how to apply this communication skill right away.
Resources:
Reflective statements: Reflections: Communication Skill (Worksheet) | Therapist Aid
Book: THE ART OF EMOTIONAL VALIDATION: Improve Your Communication Skills and Transform Your Relationships by Validating Emotions and Feelings. By Emily Wright
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17 min - 6 Key Components of a Healthy Relationship
Relationships can be very tricky when attempting to decipher the fine line between appropriate compromise versus betraying our own wants, needs, and boundaries. Mike and Liz explore six primary components to consider when contemplating what a healthy relationship looks like. Whether you are currently in a relationship, or single and looking to start a new relationship, it is crucial it includes safety, respect, trust... and certainly fun!
Resources:
Book: Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help YouFind - and Keep - Love / Authors: Levine & Heller
Boundaries Worksheet: Boundaries Discussion Questions (therapistaid.com)
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21 min - How to Survive Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day can be hard whether you are single or in a relationship. In this podcast Liz and Mike give some tips on how to make the day a great one. They discuss the importance of being intentional about the day and not just expecting it to go well. Liz and Mike talk through some suggestions on how to spend the day, including getting some time outside, indulging in your favorite foods and doing some gratitude journaling. Listen to this episode to ensure that you have a great Valentine’s Day.
Resources:
How to Survive Valentine’s Day:
How to Survive Valentine's Day - A Practical Guide (lifehack.org)Gratitude Journal:
The Gratitude Journal: Prompts, PDFs and Worksheets (positivepsychology.com)Recipes:
30+ Best Valentine's Day Dinner Recipes | Food NetworkDisclaimer
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14 min - 5 Ways to Communicate More Effectively
Effective communication can be really hard! It can be difficult to express ourselves openly and honestly out of fear of being dismissed or misunderstood. In this episode, Mike and Liz discuss five ways to improve your communication skills in order to be more clear with the messages that you are sending, as well as to be more attentive and understanding with the messages that you are receiving.
Resources:
Book: Couple Skills: Making your Relationship Work / Author: McKay, Fanning, & Paleg
"I" Statements: https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/i-statements.pdf
Active Listening Worksheet: Active Listening: Communication Skill (therapistaid.com)
Disclaimer
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21 min - 5 Things Every Child Needs to Hear from Their Parents
Elizabeth and Michael review 5 basic things that every kid or teen needs to hear from their parents. They talk through the importance of parents being openly complementary of each other in front of others. They also detail how critical it is for parents to be open about what is difficult for them as well as asking for help when it’s needed. Lastly, Elizabeth and Michael review the ways to explain emotions to kids and teens.
Resources:
Book: 50 Things You Needed To Hear As a Child
50 Things You Needed To Hear As A Child by Jackson, Craig: New, Paperback, $7.05 at AlibrisArticle: 44 Things Every Child Needs to Hear
44 Things Every Child Needs to Hear | Power of PositivityArticle: 10 Things Your Child Needs to Hear From You Every Day
10 Things Your Child Needs to Hear from You Every Day (parentsenlight.com)Disclaimer
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22 min - Episode 50 - Sharing is Caring
The holidays can be a wonderful experience for kids. However, with lots of new toys and games, sharing those new things can often be difficult. Michael and Elizabeth discuss the best ways to get siblings to be able to share with one another. They talk through the ways to prepare your children for difficult situations that tend to come up in the home. Michael and Elizabeth also give tips on using praise when sharing goes well. Lastly, the go through how to avoid accusations and assumptions when things don’t go well.
Resources:
Book: Share and Take Turns
Share and Take Turns (Learning to Get Along, Book 1): Cheri J. Meiners M.Ed.: 9781575421247: Amazon.com: BooksArticle: Why You Shouldn’t Force Your Kids to Share
Why You Shouldn't Force Your Kid to Share (verywellfamily.com)Podcast: Always Evolving: Validate, Investigate, Regulate
Parenting Evolved: Validate, Investigate, Regulate - YouTubeDisclaimer
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20 min - Parenting Self-Care: Preparing for the New Year
Michael and Elizabeth explore barriers to busy parents setting and maintaining personal goals. They discuss the importance of parents making themselves a priority and how this sets a great example for your children. Michael and Elizabeth provide ideas on how to set goals and ways to follow through on the necessary habits to reach these goals.
Resources:
Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Book: Better than Before by Gretchen RubinApp: ProductiveDisclaimer
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20 min - Helping Your Child Work Through Peer Conflict
Michael and Elizabeth discuss the difficulties of peer conflict and natural tendencies as parents to be either under or overly involved in this conflict. They discuss ways to ensure your child is being supported, as well as suggestions for your role in this process. They provide tangible take-aways on meeting your child’s emotional needs, as well as assisting your child in learning necessary lessons to carry throughout life.
Resources:
Book: Boundaries with Kids by Cloud and Townsend
Book: The Teen's Guide to Social Skills: Practical Advice for Building Empathy, Self-Esteem, and Confidence by Kate Fitzsimons
Title: Parenting Self-Care: Preparing for the New Year
Description: Michael and Elizabeth explore barriers to busy parents setting and maintaining personal goals. They discuss the importance of parents making themselves a priority and how this sets a great example for your children. Michael and Elizabeth provide ideas on how to set goals and ways to follow through on the necessary habits to reach these goals.
Resources:
Book: Atomic Habits by James Clear
Book: Better than Before by Gretchen RubinApp: ProductiveDisclaimer
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24 min - How To Help Your Child When They Have A Nightmare
Welcome back to Always Evolving. In this week’s episode, Liz and Mike discuss the best ways to help deal with your child when they have a nightmare. They get into the reasons why nightmares happen. Liz and Mike also break down how to prevent nightmares for kid along with the best things to do in the moment when a child wakes up from a nightmare. They also go over the best tips about how to follow up the morning after a nightmare.
Resources:Calm, Cool and Connected Podcast: How to Get Your Child To Fall Asleep Faster
Article: How to Help Kids With Nightmares
How to Help Kids With Nightmares | Parenting… | PBS KIDS for ParentsArticle: 6 Steps To Stop Scary Dreams
Nightmares: 6 Steps to Stop Scary Dreams | ParentsDisclaimer
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About Always Evolving
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Mike and Liz provide support and ideas for tackling the challenges being faced as a result of the current outbreak. They explore topics that include, protecting your mental health, maintaining healthy relationships, and managing stress. They provide tangible take-aways to assist you in getting through these difficult times. In addition, they also explore every day mental and emotional health concerns and provide ideas on how to manage these concerns more effectively.
Michael Klinkner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Michael has received specialty training in CBT, DBT, and Neurolinguistic Programming. Michael is certified in EMDR. Michael provides therapy to children, adolescents, and adults. He specializes in treating issues, such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and ADHD for over 20 years. In addition to outpatient services, Michael teaches graduate level courses for the School of Social Work at Arizona State University.
Dr. Elizabeth Fedrick is a Licensed Professional Counselor and owns a private practice in Gilbert, AZ. She has been providing counseling services for adults, children, and families for over ten years. Elizabeth is trained in various modalities, including CBT, EMDR, and Parent-Child Relationship Therapy. Elizabeth specializes in working in areas such as, depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, and personal improvement. In addition, Elizabeth teaches psychology courses for Grand Canyon University, as well as Chandler Gilbert Community College.