Anger is something we all feel—but few of us really understand. Is it always bad? Why does it Conflict in marriage is inevitable — but it doesn’t have to be destructive. In this episode, Pastor Lance Bourgeois joins us to unpack what the Bible says about conflict and how couples can resolve it in a way that protects unity, fosters intimacy, and points back to the hope of the Gospel. From the biblical mandate of oneness to practical tools like time-outs and weekly couple meetings, this conversation is packed with wisdom and practical steps to help you navigate conflict God’s way.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns of miscommunication, unmet expectations, or bitterness, this episode will remind you that God offers both tools and grace for moving forward together.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Pursuit Men's Community/Bible Study: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/pursit

 Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

 To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts: Dr. Lance Bourgeois (Pursuit Men's Director) [email protected]

Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Anger is something we all feel but few of us really understand. Is it always bad? Why does it show up so fast? And what can we do when it starts to boil over? In this episode of Hope in the Hard of Family Life, we explore the complexities of anger its causes, expressions, and how to channel it into something that heals rather than harms. You’ll learn practical tools and spiritual truths from God’s Word to help you navigate anger in yourself and in your family. Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Have you ever walked through a season where life felt unstable, unpredictable, or unresolved? As we kick of season 5 of the podcast, Abby and Alicia will explore what it means to live “unsettled,” and how God calls us not to comfort, but to trust Him with all our hearts. Drawing from Proverbs 3:5-6, we’ll talk about the two paths we can take: leaning on our own understanding or trusting fully in the Lord. You’ll hear what trust looks like in a practical sense, why it often means letting go of control, and how God’s plans are always higher and holier than ours.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

 To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts:

Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Throughout scripture, Jesus never minced his words on the call to forgive. Yet forgiveness can be one of the hardest things for believers to extend especially in situations of abuse, trauma, or deep betrayal. In the season 4 finale, Abby and Alicia discuss perspectives on forgiveness rooted in Matthew 18 that enable us to let go of bitterness and resentment and step into forgiveness. This conversation offers wisdom surrounding the call to forgiveness, both what it is and what it isn't, and sheds light on the truth that the call to forgiveness is much more about the freedom and healing for the offended rather than the offender.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

 To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts:

Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Parenting toddlers is no easy feat, but with sound, Christ-like prinicples as your foundation, even the hardest moments can be filled with hope and purpose. In this episode, Abby and Alicia discuss the goals of parenting toddlers along with heart postures and approaches to parenting that provide a strong emotional, cognitive, and physical foundation for toddlers. Alicia and Abby also talk candidly about their own experiences raising toddlers as well as the biblical perspectives that helped them to view the toddler years as a gift and an opportunity to learn more about God's love for humanity.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Becoming a first-time parent is a life-changing journey, packed with challenges, deep growth, and lasting impact on both individuals and couples. In this episode, Alicia talks with NHLB's provisionally licensed marriage and family therapist turned first-time parent, Laura Freeman, about the joys, struggles, and spiritual growth of life with a new baby. Alicia and Laura discuss challenging topics like how to manage exepectations and living life with a disrupted schedule that accompany life with a newborn. Laura also shares her wisdom as a counselor as to how she stays connected with her spouse amidst a season of parenting that feels all-consuming.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts:

 Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Laura Freeman, PLMFT [email protected]

In the second part of Alicia's conversation with executive director, Mike Linstead, Mike and Alicia finish their conversation about Mike's powerful transformation and freedom from addiction as well as discuss the addiction recovery program offered by The Nehamiah Project. The Nehemiah project looks to replace hopelessness with hope and offers a biblically-based holistic approach to addiction recovery. This conversation offers practical biblically-based tools and resources to help individuals and their loved ones find freedom and lasting change from addiction.

Links:

 www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

 To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

The Nehemiah Project: www.tnproject.org

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

 Mike Linstead (Executive Director The Nehemiah Project) [email protected]

Over the next couple of episodes, we will be exploring the nature of addiction as a stronghold and how it impacts every area of life from relationships, family, and personal well-being. This series offers powerful personal testimony of being set free from the grip of alcoholism through the truth of the gospel. In the first part of this two-part conversation, Alicia talks with Mike Linstead, the executive director of The Nehemiah Project, about his journey of healing from addiction and how his own story of addiction ignited a passion for building The Nehemiah Project, a biblical counseling center that offers a biblically-based addiction and recovery program. Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

The Nehemiah Project: www.tnproject.org

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Mike Linstead (Executive Director The Nehemiah Project) [email protected]

In our final episode of our foster and adoption series, Alicia talks with NHLB counselor, Cally Caillouet PLPC, about the unique issues surrounding fostered and adopted children's mental health. Cally specializes in foster/adoptive issues and talks about the attachement challenges that foster/adopted kids face. Alicia and Cally disucss how parents can love and support these children to create more secure attachements. She also echoes the importance of a village to help support foster and adoptive families and provides easy and practical ways in which a community can rally around foster and adoptive care givers. Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

 To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

In this episode, Alicia will continue her conversation on fostering and adoption with John and Julie Wondergem of James Samaritan. In the second half of this conversation, John and Julie talk about the importance of foster and adoptive families building a support system to help with the unique challenges facing foster and adoptive children. They also share how their experience with fostering and adoption has grown their faith and deepened their understanding of God's love for His children.

Links: www.noheartleftbehind.com

Counseling: www.noheartleftbehind.com/counseling

To donate to No Heart Left Behind visit: https://www.noheartleftbehind.com/donate

Contacts: Abby Shields (Founder & Lead Belief Therapist NHLB) [email protected]

Alicia Stickles (Executive Director NHLB) [email protected]

Contact James Samaritan at: www.jamessamaritan.org

 or follow on Facebook @JamesSamaritan