Are there patterns in your life that you get stuck in? Are there situations and emotions that knock you out? Everyone struggles with different things and there are good reasons for that. Being able to see some of what God sees when we are having a hard time can be a game changer, and this is the brain skill of 'Godsight' that we can practice and learn.

Come on the journey with us to discover where the living, ever-present God is, even in the midst of big emotions.

🔗 The NEW Return to Joy course is out soon! You can join the Habit Builder Group in September which will take you through 10 lessons from the new course in a facilitated group once a week for 10 weeks. Learn more: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/skill-11-HBG-wednesday

🔗 Learn more about Skill 13 - Godsight: https://thrivetoday.org/skill13

🔗 Learn more about Skill 4 - Create Appreciation: https://thrivetoday.org/skill4

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In this episode, Chris shares the fascinating science about how our relationships affect our bodies and emotions. He also shares examples of ways that we can practice staying relational and keeping the relationship bigger than the problem when dealing with tough situations.

🔗 Learn more about Skill 0 - The Relational Circuits

🔗 Learn more about Skill 11 - Return to Joy

🔗 Watch our latest webinar: Rhythms of Growth: Exploring Capacity, Recovery and Healing

🔗 Explore The Joy Switch book

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In this episode Chris reflects on why the church needs relational skills and how we can spread relational skills in our congregations and communities. You'll also hear perspective from Karen, a pastor and graduate of the 3 Premier Training Tracks, as she has actively sought to spread these skills in the church and through her outreach. 

🔗 Do you have a small group looking for the next resource? Explore our Foundational 5 Intro Course for small group leaders and take your group through this life-changing material. Learn more: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/f5-facilitator

🔗 Are you looking for your next small group book? We have facilitator guides for 4 of our books! Explore these options: https://thrivetoday.org/facilitator-resources/

🔗 Dr Jim Wilder has 2 books we recommend on this topic: 

The Other Half of Church and Renovated.

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Quieting is an often under-rated skill that some regard as a waste of time. Chris explains the fascinating science behind quieting, and why it is a critical skill that is a life-long predictor of mental health, as well as many other life-changing benefits. We also hear a story from our friend Gina about how her knowledge of Quieting impacted a time she was at work.

🔗 Learn more about Skill 2 (Simple Quiet) and see our learning pathway: https://thrivetoday.org/skill2

🔗 We have a Skill 2 online group this Fall! Over 10 weeks we'll take you through our Skill 10 practice course in a facilitated group. Find it here: https://thrivetoday.org/upcomingevents

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We all go through season and transitions in life. These can be hard to navigate because our brains use our memories of the past to predict what the unknown future might be like. The resulting anxiety and stress can keep us from being our best, relational selves. This episode shares how practicing relational skills can help us grow, thrive and connect with Jesus even when we are outside our comfort zones.

🔗 Our next LIVE online Practice Class is all about transitions!

Join us on August 16th! Learn more: https://thrivetoday.org/practice-class/#next

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Today we hear from Eric & Jiayan who saw a tangible difference in their marriage when they started learning and practicing relational skills together. As they enter parenthood they are so thankful for a stronger bond. Chris weighs in on what a blessing it is when you are relational in your most important relationships.

🔗 Read The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages. Perfect to read as a couple or with a small group: https://bit.ly/4habitsjoyfilledmarriages

🔗 To get serious about strengthening your marriage, attend a Thrive Premier Training event! https://thrivetoday.org/premier-training/

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One of the exercises we do when practicing relational skills is to notice what is happening in our bodies and minds and what is happening in the people around us. Chris shared how training our brains to be aware is crucial to knowing what we need and how to interact in a life-giving way with the people in our lives.

🔗 Learn more about the Foundational 5 Intro Course: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/f5

🔗 Check out the Tools for Navigating Emotions online course: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/navigating-emotions

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In this extended episode, Kristy and Jen interview each other to wrap up the mini series of interviews with our team. They share some fun relational skill history and share with us their stories of ways relational skills have changed their lives in a transformational way!

🔗 Listen to Episode 59: Return to Joy

🔗 Listen to Episode 89: Emotions Myth Busters

🔗 Learn more about the Foundational 5 Intro Course: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/f5

🔗 Check out the Conflict online course: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/conflict

🔗 Listen to Episode 94: How do Thrive and Relational Skills fit into the Life Model?

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Our guest in this episode, Michel Hendricks, is a Thrive relational skills trainer, a consultant who helps churches and mission organizations incorporate relational practices in their ministries, and also the author of "The Other Half of Church". He shares some of the difficulties he ran into as a discipleship pastor and a parent, and how learning more about how God designed our brains and relational skills has helped him love like Jesus loves in these and many other areas of his life.

🔗 Listen to Episode 94: How do Thrive and Relational Skills fit into the Life Model?

🔗 Learn more about Premier Training: https://thrivetoday.org/premier-training/

🔗 Read The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids book: https://bit.ly/4habitskids

🔗 Learn more about Life Model Works Consulting: https://lifemodelworks.org/resources/training/life-model-consulting

🔗 Check out the Tools for Navigating Emotions online course: https://thrivetoday.thinkific.com/courses/navigating-emotions

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In today's interview, Thrive Premier Training grad and Thrive volunteer, Andy, tells us about how relational skills helped when facing some challenges in his marriage. He takes us through his journey of learning relational skills and how he and his wife incorporated skills into their marriage to improve their connection and build capacity together.

🔗 Listen to Episode 94: How do Thrive and Relational Skills fit into the Life Model?

🔗 Listen to our Marriage episodes: E10 The Value of Appreciation in Marriage and E86 Valentine's Day Special

🔗 Check out our Resources by Topic: https://thrivetoday.org/resources-by-topic/

🔗 Learn more about Premier Training: https://thrivetoday.org/premier-training/

🔗 Read The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages book: https://bit.ly/4habitsjoyfilledmarriages

🔗 Learn more about Life Model Works: https://lifemodelworks.org/

🔗 Learn more about Deeper Walk: https://deeperwalk.com/

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