Always Forward with Joe Sikorra

Childhood trauma, including neglect, abuse and abandonment can cause you to feel lonely even in your adult life. 
58 percent of U.S. adults consider themselves lonely, even when in a relationship!
Young adults are said to be twice as likely as older people to experience loneliness, with 79 percent of people between the ages of 18 – 24 claiming they feel lonely. 
Similarly, 42 percent of adults ages 18 - 34 say they “always” feel lonely compared to only 16 percent of people 55 years old, or older. "Connecting" on social media can contribute to loneliness. 
But by confronting the "inner critic" and fostering face to fact relationships, sometimes with acts of service, you can alleviate the pain you feel due to loneliness.

Part 2 of this episode looks at healthy psychological and Scriptural responses to  Relationship Problems including: disagreements about sex, infidelity and abuse, parenting, lack of effort, problems with extended family, and behavioral issues.

This episode looks at healthy responses to: fading enthusiasm,  working too much, lack of "me time", character issues, and clingy partners. You will hear Godly and psychologically healthy responses to these relationship killers.

Part 2 looks at traits including: getting out of self, self-care,  boundaries, envy, and  happiness when life is challenging. 

In Part 1, we look at traits including: gratitude, a hopeful future, anger, simplicity, and persistence. These are some traits of the mentally healthy which you can grow!

These five psychological skills, backed by Scripture, will help you to improve all your relationships. The skills addressed include understanding your anger; controlling behaviors and its connection to anxiety; looking for the problem below the problem; growing from mistakes; and working toward win-win solutions.

This episode looks at how and why some people are defensive, but more importantly, how to deal effectively with them from a psychological and scriptural standpoint.

Insecurity is natural, but can be debilitating. This episode looks at the psychology and faith necessary to move from insecurity to confidence so that you can live a more adventurous life.

A psychological and scriptural understanding how and why "Pause" can lead you from conflict to connection.

A psychological and scriptural understanding of why getting what you want leaves you wanting and what to do about it.