In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host explores how conflicts may be affecting your communication and what’s next after Episode 10.

Resources

Books:
Negotiating the Nonnegotiable by Daniel Shapiro
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab
Relationship Fix by Jenn Mann

Articles:
Conflict Resolution in Relationships: 6 Tips to Overcome Challenges (psychcentral.com)
Managing Conflict in Relationships: Communication Tips (verywellmind.com)

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host discusses family communication and explores how feelings and emotions may be affected during communication.

Resource

The Important Difference Between Emotions and Feelings | Psychology Today 

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host looks at an everyday situation involving family communication. She also explores connection, which is needed in relationships.

Are you a good listener? During today’s everyday situation, the host starts out referring to a character by one name and as the conversation continues, that name changes. Listen closely to find out the original name and the new name. Send Dr. Lena an email ([email protected]) with your answers. The right answers with the original name and the new name will receive a gift.

Resource
10 Ways of Creating Family Connections for Building Strong Bonds (aha-now.com)

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host looks at the listener’s responsibilities, active listening, and how empathy plays an important part in family communications.


Resources

Hardee, J. T. (2003). An overview of empathy. The Permanente Journal, 7(4), 51.

An Overview of Empathy - PMC (nih.gov)

Valente, F. (2016). Empathy and communication: A model of empathy development. Journal of new media and mass communication, 3(1), 1-24.

Empathy and Communication: A Model of Empathy Development (repec.org)

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host looks at the responsibilities of the Sender/Speaker and hearing vs. listening in family communications.


Resource

How Do We Hear? | NIDCD (nih.gov)

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host looks at one situation concerning communication within the family using the types and elements of communication. Interpersonal communication is important for success in the family unit.

Resources 

Heyman, R. E., Hunt-Martorano, A. N., Malik, J., & Slep, A. M. S. (2009). Desired change in couples: Gender differences and effects on communication. Journal of Family Psychology, 23(4), 474–484. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0015980 

Desired change in couples: Gender differences and effects on communication. (apa.org) 

6 communication issues in relationships therapists see most | Well+Good (wellandgood.com) 

What Do Couples Fight About? | Psychology Today 

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host dives deeper into the types and elements of communication giving stories and examples. Taking a deeper dive into family communication.

Resources

4 Types of Communication: Verbal, Non-verbal, Written, Visual (valamis.com) 

The Basic Elements of the Communication Process (thoughtco.com) 

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host further explains traditional and nontraditional families and gives an overview of the parts, types, and elements of communication. Looking more into family communication.

Resources

Gartrell, N., Rothblum, E. D., Koh, A. S., van Beusekom, G., & Bos, H. (2019). “We Were Among the First Non-traditional Families”: Thematic Perceptions of Lesbian Parenting After 25 Years. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 2414. 

Frontiers | “We Were Among the First Non-traditional Families”: Thematic Perceptions of Lesbian Parenting After 25 Years (frontiersin.org) 

4 Types of Communication and How To Improve Them | Indeed.com 

Manojlovich, M., Squires, J. E., Davis, B., Ian D. Graham, I. D. (2015). Hiding in Plain Site: Communication Theory in Implementation Science. Implementation Science. 10 (58) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0244-y 

The Process of Communication: An Introduction to Theory and Practice 

The Process of Communication: An Introduction to Theory and Practice - David K. Berlo - Google Books 

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In this episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host explores the word family, types of families, and looks deeper into the definition of communication, building a foundation that will allow us to look closer at family communication.

References 

DeGenova, M. K. & Rice, F. P. (2000). Intimate relationships, marriages, and families. (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. 

Segrin, C. & Flora, J. (2011). Family Communication. (2nd ed). NY: Routledge. 

Definitions 

Family - For the purposes of the book, Family Communication, Segrin and Flora preferred DeGenova and Rice (2002) definition of family, which states and I quote, “family is any group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, or any sexually expressive relationship, in which (1) the adults cooperate financially for their mutual support, (2) the people are committed to one another in an intimate interpersonal relationship, and (3) the members see their individual identities as importantly attached to the group with an identity of its own (p. 2)”. 

Communication - Segrin and Flora located a definition of communication which communication theorists defined as, “a transactional process in which individuals create, share, and regulate meaning.” 

Links 

Transactional www.dictionary.com   

Journaling/Notes download the document For You - LJ2, INC. (lj2inc.com)  

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On this first episode of Just Talking w/Dr. Lena, the host introduces herself, talks about why she preferred family science as a professional field, a little history on family science, and why family life education is important today. 

Links and References 

National Council on Family Relations Website 

FLE Content and Practice Guidelines 2020.pdf (ncfr.org) 

What is Family Life Education? | National Council on Family Relations (ncfr.org) 

What Is Family Science? | NCFR 

Texas Women’s University Family Studies Graduate Program 

https://twu.edu/human-development-family-studies-counseling/graduate-programs/family-studies/ 

References 

Darling, C., Fleming, W., & Cassidy, D. (2009). Professionalization of family 

life education: Defining the field. Family Relations, 58, 330-345. 

Darling, C. A. (1987). Family life education. In M. B. Sussman & S. K. Steinmetz  

(Eds.), Handbook of marriage and the family (pp. 815-833). New York: Plenum. 

Kerckhoff, R. K. (1964). Family life education in America. In H. T. Christensen (Ed.), 

 Handbook of marriage and the family (pp. 881-911). Chicago: Rand McNally. 

Host’s Published Articles 

Jackson-Lynch, L., Garcia, J. D., & Hwang, S. H. (2014). Reintegration processes affecting 

Military families involved in domestic moves: From the father’s view. International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2(9), 8-17. 

Hwang, S. H., & Jackson-Lynch, L. (2015). Helping military children make better adjustment at the daycare: A working partnership between parents and teachers. Texas Child Care Quarterly, 38(4), 1- 4. 

spring15_military.pdf (childcarequarterly.com) 

Host’s Dissertation 

Influence of one or more domestic relocations on adolescent social skills perceived by former military parents (tdl.org) 

JACKSON-LYNCH-DISSERTATION-2020.pdf (tdl.org) 

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