The Dr. Dodd Podcast

"It feels like you never listen to me...everything else and everyone else seem to be more important!" Not being a good listener conveys to the speaker that you don't see them as important, therefore not willing to invest your time and energy. In this episode Dr. Dodd emphasizes the importance of "listening to understand" versus "listening just to respond." He also shares the twelve more common blocks or hurdles to listening. 

"I'm afraid to speak up...I've even been told that if I want your opinion, "I'll give it to you!" Dr. Dodd, I've always been made to feel that my thoughts, opinions, needs, expectations....they don't matter. Whenever I've tried...I"ve felt ignored, devalued, invisible." Another individual shared, "I've always avoided conflict/confrontation, because I've been afraid of saying something wrong or that would make the other person mad. It just made things worse. Besides, no one wants to hear what I have to say!" In this episode, Dr. Dodd seeks to provide you hope, direction and information, as well as basic skills pertaining to the communication technique of...being ASSERTIVE.

Dr. Dodd, my wife keeps telling me that she wants to feel closer to me. I have no idea what she’s really talking about! I work hard, I provide the best I can, I take care of the house, pay the bills, and yet it doesn’t seem like it’s ever enough! I can’t do any more, than what I’m already doing!

In this episode, Dr. Dodd talks about a subject that is often very misunderstood…especially by men…the subject of intimacy. While there are several different types of intimacy, he takes a look at what he calls “the big 3”…emotional, physical, and spiritual intimacy. Join him as he describes “the big 3,” the importance of intimacy, some of the roadblocks to getting there, and suggestions on how to improve it.

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Are you kidding me?! Everything has to be done your way! You never listen to me! I’m always wrong and you think you’re always right! Even when you’re wrong, you’re right! If I don’t do it, just the way you think I should…I get all kinds of grief!

Well…I’d rather just do it myself, that way I know it’s done right! It’s just easier for me to do it than have to tell you how! WOW! Have you ever thought, said, or been on the receiving end of those kinds of statements??

Join Dr. Dodd as he walks us through some of the more common signs/symptoms of the “control freak” individual. He shares some of the causes of this condition, what can be done if you’re in a relationship with someone like that, and how to begin bringing change in your life…if you believe you are one.

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It’s everywhere today. The stress of 2020 has created so much worry, fear, and anxiety. It’s so important to make a distinction between them, in order to address them effectively.

First Dr. Dodd looks at: Worry. Unwarranted fear or worry is always based on something in our imagination or our memory. It is the fear that we manufacture…in other words, it’s a choice.

Then: Fear. In general, fear is a reaction to something very specific…an observable danger. Fear can make us “run for cover.”

And finally: Anxiety. Whereas fear relates to a known or understood threat, anxiety is a result of an unknown or poorly defined threat. Being anxious about all the “unknowns.”

Join Dr. Dodd as he shares some very practical tips on how to address each of them.

OK…can you please give me hint?! I don’t have a clue (it often seems) what I’m doing! What am I supposed to do? On a topic that has been studied, taught, practiced, and written about so many times…Dr. Dodd shares, in his own unique style, the basic and yet very critical points/goals for effective parenting. He presents the Four R’s of Parenting that must be taught/modeled to our children and adolescents today. Join him as he discusses: Being Respectful of Authority, Self-Reliant, Self-Responsibility, Relationally Competent.

Quick question, do you believe in angels? Or, have you ever seen, felt, experienced an angel?? What would it be like to have an angel say to you, "...you are highly favored! The Lord is with you." Dr. Dodd invites you to listen to the experience of two different individuals in the scripture, who not only saw and heard, but actually talked to an angel! He asks us to consider, how those two separate encounters can challenge us, in our day-to-day lives.