Mangled Spaces

In the midst of this emotionally-chargedseason, gift the people in your life the gift of a re-frame by assuming positive intent. This week's short episode talks about how to do this--and why it's extra important this time of year.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we are doing shorter episodes highlighting a skill or tip to take with you into holiday celebrations.

This week we are talking about BOUNDARIES: What they are and what they are not, how to set them and how to know when it's time to change them.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we are doing shorter episodes highlighting a skill to take with you into holiday celebrations. This week we are talking about the acronym: H.A.L.T. We'll talk about how to recognize your body's cues of stress and how to manage them!

Listen in to meet Tasha's husband, Philip! While Mel was out sick, Tash and Phil took the mics for the week to share about co-parenting from (very) different backgrounds.

This week we are talking all about the value of gratitude and how to create a practice of finding it in the big, small, and mangled spaces of life!

In the season of gratitude, it seems we are surrounded by reminders to be thankful--but it's not always that easy. Whether trying to shape our own attitudes in the midst of healing, or helping our kids develop a practice of gratitude while in the vortex of trauma, we all likely have something that resonates with the dilemma of gratitude. Listen in to hear more about why gratitude can feel so hard to cultivate, and how we can shift our mentality toward one of thankfulness this season.

This week's episode is jam-packed with practical tools to equip you and your family to handle trauma responses this season! From boundary setting, to fidgets, to frozen oranges--there is something helpful here for everyone.

Trauma Season: it's our endearing term for this time of year--and it has nothing to do with the spookiness of Halloween. The holidays have a way of resurfacing trauma in all of us. This week we will lay some groundwork around *why* this happens, setting us up to talk about how to navigate it in the weeks ahead.

We've said it before and we'll say it again: just because someone has a platform, doesn't mean their message is truth. So, how do we decide if what we are hearing is a product of culture vs the conviction of God. Listen in as we discuss the difference between culture and conviction, and how to know conviction when we hear it.

Our long-time listeners might remember hearing episode 7: "Friends in Low Places." It was all about the importance of finding our tribe and loving our tribe. This week we go back to the idea of being "armor bearers" while digging into the nitty-gritty details of HOW to show up when that SOS call comes through. Listen in for some encouragement, some advice, and some practical tips for being the tribe to our friends in low places.