The Art of Friendship with Kim Wier

In this episode, Kim introduces a new regular feature, Just Between Friends, beginning with the topic of waiting. It can be hard to endure seasons of wait. We are all being taxed by long wait for the pandemic to pass. Good friends listen, commiserate but then move forward together. If you are tired of your own waiting season, listen in as Kim welcomes Bex McLennan, who captured her daughter’s meltdown over everything being closed, and it promptly went viral on social media. Through that and some tough life challenges, including infertility, Bex has some insights on waiting to share. Bex McLennan is a blogger at Machouseblanc.com Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

Everything seemed to be going great and then your friendship ends, but you aren’t sure what went wrong. Friend break-up can be painful, but they can also be avoidable. Join Kim and guest, Dr. Laurel Shaler to discover the classic relationship mistakes that lead to broken friendships and what it takes for a healthy reset.  Dr. Shaler is a professor, counselor and author of Relational Reset. Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

Social media has tremendous potential to bring people together, but it is also a place where relationships go to die thanks to the cancel culture. Today it takes thoughtful consideration to get the best out of online platforms and avoid the pitfalls. Kim is joined by media expert Daniel Darling, author of A Way with Words, to share wisdom for our online presence.  Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

It is never too late to grow up emotionally and transform relationship in the process. The process involves understanding what others perceive about you and a willingness to hear what they have to say. It’s hard, but the pay off is huge in devoping intimate relationships. This is Part 2 of Kim’s conversation with Marc Schelske,. author of The Wisdom of the Heart, with free resources at marcalanschelske.com  Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

Break downs, blow ups or shut downs. We are full of emotions and too often, they manage us more than we manage them. When that happens, life and relationships suffer. Kim’s guest, Marc Schelske, asks what if we learned to listen to our emotions rather than stuff them or let them explode? Emotional maturity is the key to navigating well through our ever-changing lives. Marc is the author of The Wisdom of the Heart with free resources at marcalanschelske.com  Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

Hours spent scrolling through social media does more than help us catch up on our friends lives. It often leaves us feeling that we don’t measure up to their lives. But it’s not just online. Comparing and competing is our national pastime that is feeding our insecurities and undermining our friendships. Join Kim and guest  Shannon Popkin, author of Comparison Girl, and get off the comparison train and get on with living free of competing with the people around us. Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

We know that to err is human, but if forgiving is divine, how in the world can we ever do it? Kim is joined by Ruth Graham, the daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, to explore why forgiveness is so difficult to offer yet so essential to our relationships. Ruth, who shares her own journey learning to forgive and accept forgiveness, is the author of Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself.   Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

A sure way to sabotage relationships is to refuse to deal with our junk. Our brokenness becomes a hazard to anyone who gets too close. If we want healthy friendships, we have to be healthy and whole. Join Kim and guest Jennifer Watson, author of Freedom, on a gusty pursuit of breakthrough. Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

The world is full of phonies, but so are too many of our relationships. In this episode, Kim is joined by Key Life founder Steve Brown, to explore the fears and habits form masks that conceal the true us from others, and how God’s love propels us into the kind of intimate relationships we long to enjoy. Steve is the author of Hidden Agendas.  Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.

Episode summary (longer description) Mothing comes with hugs and kisses and the joy of raising kids, but it can also bring isolation, challenges and frustration. That is why you were not meant to mom alone. Join Kim and guest, Jill Savage, author and mom-mentor, to discover how your efforts to build meaningful friendship is actually good for your whole family.  Jill is the author of Better Together. Kim Wier is a speaker, radio talk show host, Bible teacher, and author of the book, The Art of Friendship and other titles.    The Art of Friendship Podcast is part of Hope On Demand! Life can be hard and overwhelming, and you might not always know what to do. Through videos, podcasts and blogs, we help connect you more deeply with God so you can live with hope.