Join Valerie and Nathan this week as they break down the phenomena of “The Magical Other”…the desire each of us has to find the right person [or job, church, community…choose your favorite quick fix solution]. which will make all of our troubles go away.  And how this NEVER works and actually poisons the potential of […]

In this second episode of this two part series, Valerie brings on special guest and fellow therapist Jessica Ginther to talk about the value of the Internal Family Systems model of therapy as a model for helping people come to know themselves better. In

In this second episode of this two part series, Valerie brings on special guest and fellow therapist Jessica Ginther to talk about the value of the Internal Family Systems model of therapy as a model for helping people come to know themselves better. In this series Valerie and Jessica talk about how all human beings […]

In this two part series, Valerie brings on special guest and fellow therapist Jessica Ginther to talk about the value of the Internal Family Systems model of therapy as a model for helping people come to know themselves better. In this series Valerie and Jessica talk about how all human beings are innately whole and […]

We are social creatures…there is no getting around it. Almost without exception, the theme of our suffering is other people. And the way to work through this suffering is through exploring these struggles with other people who can show us support, affirmation, and a reflection of our ability to overcome. In this episode Valerie and […]

Join Valerie and guest co-host Jill Dickey as they break down a “real life” case study in relational burnout that was shared in Valerie’s weekly international online growth community that tackles issues of burnout that often comes from the complexities of parenting young adult children. In this episode Valerie and Jill use Terry Real’s 5 […]

In this episode, join Valerie and guest co-host Jill Dickey as they break down the flip side of Author Terry Real’s famous “5 Losing Strategies in Relationships” (see episode 156) as this week they hit the 5 WINNING STRATEGIES for all relationships! Not only do they break down each strategy, but they give specific examples […]

In this fun episode, Valerie and Nathan walk you through Terry Real’s 5 “LOSING STRATEGIES” that are bound to get you in trouble in your most complicated relationship. As Val and Nathan have been married going on 25 years, they know a thing or two about which strategies have gotten their relationship in the worst […]

In this episode (and the next several episodes) Valerie is going to go deeply into burnout and how you can better understand and deal with your toughest relationships. Val and Nathan will look at a variety of relationships that might be your most challenging–from intimate relationship to your relationship with your small children, adult children, […]

In this final episode on this burnout series focused on the concept of FLOW, Valerie and Nathan answer podcast listener questions about the correlation between flow and burnout. They address FLOW and energy centers of our body and how burnout is essentially a blockage in more or more of our body’s energy centers. They also […]