Relational Skills in Real Life

Hear from 4 of our friends as they each share their love for the skill of appreciation and how it has taught them to continue to find joy in past memories.

🔗 Visit our Skill 4 page for more info and resources and highlighted podcast episodes on Appreciation.

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Skill 18 helps you know what is needed when, for yourself and for the people around you. If you, or a loved one, are stuck in pain and big emotions, there are things you can do to figure out where in your brain you are stuck and how to help!

🔗 Visit our Skill 18 page for more info and resources.

🔗 Learn more about Track 3, part of our in-person Premier Training.

🔗 Check out the chapter on Skill 18 in Chris' Transforming Fellowship book.

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Today, we listen to a story from our friend Rebecca who addressed feelings of dread with the skill of appreciation. If you are struggling with the world's uncertainty, are unable to enjoy the present moment, or are just looking for more joy and peace, we hope you find encouragement in Rebecca’s story.

🔗 Visit our Skill 4 page for more info and resources.

🔗 Check out our Anxiety page for a free webinar and online course: www.thrivetoday.org/anxiety

🔗 Learn more about Track 1, part of our in-person Premier Training.

🔗 See our upcoming practice opportunities here.

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Chris shares a new view on the brain skill of Godsight (Skill 13) and uses Bible stories to illustrate how this skill can give us an eternal perspective to stay connected with God even through the hard times in life.

🔗 Visit our Skill 13 page for more info and resources.

🔗 Visit www.thrivetoday.org/anxiety for resources on this topic you can use and share with others.

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Chris uses examples from the life of Paul the Apostle to show what a life lived with Godsight (Skill 13) looks like.

🔗 Visit our Skill 13 page for more info and resources.

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This is the third installment of our series of stories about relational repair when we have messed up. Everyone messes up at times. We can either mess up and make problems bigger than relationships, or we can mess up well and stay relational. This story highlights sharing someone's pain even when you are the one who caused it and returning to joy together.

🔗 Learn more about returning to joy from difficult emotions: Skill 11 page

🔗 Check out our two past podcast episodes on this topic: Part 1 and Part 2

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What are complex emotions? Why are they so hard to recover from and what can we do about it? In this episode we hear some stories about how to recognize what you are feeling and come back to a place of peace and joy even in the midst of really big emotions. This episode talks about Skill 19 - 'Recover from Complex Emotions'.

🔗 Visit our Skill 19 page for more info and resources on 'Recover from Complex Emotions'.

🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training where we practice this skill in person in Track 3.

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Special guest, Michel Hendricks, describes the amazing difference it makes in our interactions and relationships when we stay relational, notice and validate others emotions.

🔗 Read this blog post from Thriving Mamas: Returning to Joy

🔗 Read this blog post from Thriving Mamas: Skills that Even Calm Darth Vader

🔗 Visit our Skill 11 page for more info and resources on Return to Joy.

🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training where we practice this skill in person.

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Chris takes an in-depth look at how our attachment styles that were developed by the environment we grew up in, affect how people interpret our maturity level. He describes how hidden wounds show up in certain behaviors and how our attachment styles are an indication of the places we need to grow. 

🔗 Dr. Jim Wilder has a new book series on maturity: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFZN9YK7

🔗 Visit our Skill 8 page for more info and resources on identifying maturity levels.

🔗 Visit our Skill 17 page for more info and resources on identifying attachment styles.

🔗 Geoff Holsclaw - The book Chris mentioned in this podcast won't be available until the summer of 2025. To keep updated on Geoff's work and resources, visit https://www.embodiedfaith.life/.

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What do gas pedals and traffic have to do with managing our energy levels? Quiet Interactively (aka Skill 15), is about being able to read facial cues to build safety and trust in our relationships. Listen in and learn more about this essential skill that may sound simple to some, but many people in our society actually lack.

🔗 Visit our Skill 15 page for more info and resources

🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training

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