Relational Skills in Real Life

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. 

🔗 Explore Geoff Holsclaw's new book here:

🔗 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.

🔗 Dr. Jim Wilder has a new book series out which explores maturity across 3 areas:

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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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How can we handle big emotions that come up within political tensions? In this episode, Chris Coursey and Kristy Harrang discuss tensions that can arise in politically charged atmospheres, tips for managing your big feelings, and guidance for staying connected with people who hold opposing views.

This is a non-partisan discussion.

🔗 “Relationships and Politics” - For a more in-depth conversation, hear Chris on how relational skills can keep you anchored in the storms that arise over politics. Watch the webinar here.

🔗 "Stories of Emotions" - Learn more about our upcoming FREE webinar on September 20 at 1pm EST/10am PST. If you can't join us live you'll be the first to receive the recording.

🔗 Visit our Skill 11 page for more info and resources on Returning to Joy from big emotions.

🔗 Visit our Skill 13 page for more info and resources on God's perspective.

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This episode Chris discusses a skill that we all need to learn: When to stop. Chris tells about a time when he escaped Enemy Mode by using this important skill and shares how we can all grow in it.

🔗 Visit our Skill 9 page for more info and resources

🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training

🔗 Check out this blog post from Thriving Mamas: The First to Stop Wins

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In this episode, we hear from a counselor and relational skills trainer about how inner healing and brain skills work together to accelerate and deepen the healing in her clients.

🔗 Visit our Counseling webpage for more resources

🔗 Learn more about Relational Skills

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In this extended episode, Chris shares stories that illustrate what it looks like to act like the person God created us to be and shares tips to help us do that when we get stuck.

🔗 Learn more about Track 2 of our 5-day Premier Training

🔗 Learn more about Skill 12: Act Like Myself

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Chris shares the encouragement that you can hear from God personally, and gives tips on how to remove some of the barriers that might have kept you from hearing God's voice in your life.

🔗 Check out our after-event course Defeating Your Barriers to Jesus

🔗 Learn more about Skill 13: See What God Sees

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We've referred to the skill of 'Returning to Joy' quite a bit throughout our podcasts, but today we focus on what this skill is, why it is so important, and how you can begin to develop it in your life.

🔗 Explore the Thriving Mamas blog for practical examples of doing this with our kids

🔗 See our Return to Joy webpage with resources

🔗 Learn more about our 5-day Premier Training

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Sometimes the people around us can feel intimidating or stir fear in us. Our friend Terri shares a short story from her own life and then Chris discusses practical ways to deal with fear and learn how to engage others in love.

🔗 Check out The Joy Switch book by Chris Coursey

🔗 Check out the Escaping Enemy Mode book and resources

🔗 Watch our free Escaping Enemy Mode webinar

🔗 Learn more about our 5-day Premier Training

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Today's episode is on Skill 16: Recognize Energy Responses. Chris shares the benefits of recognizing the energy responses in ourselves and others. He gives suggestions to help discover your energy style and shares examples of both high and low-energy responders.

🔗 Check out the Transforming Fellowship book by Chris Coursey

🔗 Learn more about Skill 16: https://thrivetoday.org/skill16

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