RT Dialogue

We had such a fun and deep conversation with Ron Deal, who many know in the Restoration Therapy community. Ron is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, author, podcaster, speaker, and is highly sought after for his work with blended families and marriage enrichment.

Ron and his wife Nan, along with Terry and Sharon Hargrave are the authors of The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself.

We talked to Ron about working with blended families, dove deep into the importance of humility in marriage, and how significant that is in the work of Restoration Therapy. And how the RT model is essentially discipleship.

Check out this episode as I hope you learn something of use for your own therapy and ministry work, as well as the personal application to your own life.

And don't forget to register for the virtual Smart Stepfamily Therapy Training -- May 22 and 23.

Check out Ron's links:

Ron Deal

Smart Stepfamilies

Family Life Blended podcast

Blended and Blessed

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

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We are so excited to welcome Restoration Therapist Monica DiCristina to Episode 6 of the RT Dialogue Podcast.

We had such a fun and meaningful conversation with Monica, covering a wide array of topics, and so we are thankful to be able to share this with you.

Monica is a therapist in private practice in Atlanta, and she is the author of the new book, Your Pain Has a Name: A Therapist's Invitation to Understanding Your Story and Sorting Out Who You Are From What Hurts. She is also the podcast host of her show Still Becoming.

You can find out more about Monica and her work by visiting her website.

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.

Welcome back to RT Dialogue, Season 1, Episode 5. On this episode we talk about Lance receiving his doctorate this week, which was focused on anxiety intensives. We discuss how the Restoration Therapy anxiety intensives developed, and ongoing research, development and practice of the intensive model underway.

We also dive into the Stop, Turn, Slow intervention developed by Terry Hargrave during the anxiety intensive pilot.

It was good a fun conversation to have and we look forward to having more guests on the episode after the RT Conference at the end of February 2025.

If you are interested in Anxiety Intensives, you can stay up to date at the Turning from Anxiety website.

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.

We were so excited to have Terry and Sharon Hargrave on the RT Dialogue. Not only are they the founders of Restoration Therapy, but we (and many of you) consider them mentors and close friends.

In this episode we explore the origins of Restoration Therapy and the significant iterations along the way.

Terry and Sharon are the authors many books and articles, covering a wide range of topics in therapy, as well as exclusively focused on Restoration Therapy.

We look forward to having them back on to get even deeper into Restoration Therapy and the work they are doing.

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.

We are so excited to welcome Restoration Therapist Nicole Zasowski to Episode 3 of the RT Dialogue Podcast.

Many of you know Nicole as the author of beautiful books like From Lost to Found, What If It's Wonderful, and her upcoming Daring Joy Bible Study. Nicole has also co-authored Families and Forgiveness with Terry Hargrave, and Advances and Techniques in Restoration Therapy with Terry Hargrave and Miyoung Yoon Hammer.

We were excited to have you her on this episode to discuss her journey to Restoration Therapy, her Therapy Thursdays, and new techniques and interventions she is currently excited about and experimenting with in her practice.

You can find out more about Nicole and her work at her website as well as follow her on Instagram.

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.

Michael Cox is a Licensed Professional Counselor -S in private practice in Pflugerville, TX, just outside of Austin. He is the founder and director of https://wholelifepriorities.com/https://wholelifepriorities.com/ and is a Level II Restoration Therapist and RT Trainer.

Lance and Rhett cover a lot of ground in this episode and honestly wish we had more time with Michael. But it's obvious listening to Michael talk about his work that he is passionate about helping adolescents and their families.

We explore RT techniques he is using in his work as well as new insights into RT that he is exploring. We also get into the new book he is working on which is really exciting.

Check out the links below to some resources that were mentioned in the episode:

The Hideaway Experience

Whole Brain Child by Dan Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson

The Teen Brain: 7 Things to Know

What neuroscience tells us about the teenage brain

What Teens Need Most, but Aren't Getting, From Parents

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.

Welcome to the launch of RT Dialogue. A conversation within the Restoration Therapy community where we hope to continue to foster community, make connections, and learn and grow around best theories and practices from other practitioners.

In Episode 1, co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith talk about their own journeys in coming to Restoration Therapy, while exploring some of their hopes for the new podcast. They also end the show by sharing a Restoration Therapy practice they are really excited about in their work currently.

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

5 Days to a New Self by Terry and Sharon Hargrave

Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen

About RT Dialogue

Welcome to RT Dialogue with co-hosts Lance Ahl and Rhett Smith, LMFT. This podcast is about making connections, building community, and learning and practicing the model of Restoration Therapy together. Each episode features conversations with Restoration Therapy practitioners, leaders, and friends of the RT community about how the model shapes therapy, coaching, leadership, and everyday relationships.

Episode links and resources:
You can find all links mentioned in each episode on our Spotify and Substack pages.

Connect with the hosts: Rhett Smith and Lance Ahl

Learn more about: Restoration Therapy

Listen and subscribe on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack.