However you are called to help other people, that is your personal ministry. But how can you serve others, lead well, and make a difference without losing yourself or burning out?

In this episode, you'll learn:

• When helping others crosses the line into enabling, you're trying to "play savior," or even becoming codependent.
• How to manage internal desires you have, like longing for affirmation, so that you can stay healthy, emotionally grounded, and purehearted.
• The difference between bettering your self-image and growing in self-awareness.

Links and resources we mention in this episode:

• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Trauma-Informed Coaching certification, a biblically grounded training that teaches you how to recognize trauma, respond with care, and walk someone toward healing.
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31 .
• Click here for all Therapy & Theology links and resources.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode. 

Parenting in today's world has never felt more overwhelming. Between rising anxiety, social media, and the pressure to get it all right, many Christian parents are wondering: How do I raise resilient, emotionally healthy kids?

In this episode, featuring counselors Sissy Goff and David Thomas, you'll learn:

• Common parenting mistakes that unintentionally undermine a child's confidence, capability, and emotional growth.
• How to discern the difference between healthy struggle and situations that require intervention and support.
• Practical scripts to use when your child experiences failure and disappointment.
• Tools for overcoming parental shame and trusting God with your child's story.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Stay connected with Sissy Goff and David Thomas by visiting their website, getting a copy of their new book Capable, and following them on social media.
• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Download a transcript of this episode. 

Praying for our family shouldn't be our last resort — it should be our first priority.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Scripture-based prayers you can borrow when you feel inadequate or short of words.
• How to persist and make peace with prayers that have gone unanswered.
• The powerful, generational impact prayer can have on your family.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Give today, and get a copy of Come Close to Jesus by Lysa TerKeurst as our thank-you. Get started here!
• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a copy of this transcript. 

Healthy relationships require healthy boundaries — even with family members. While dysfunction or even abuse needs to be addressed, are there instances where we have taken boundaries "too far"?

In this episode, you'll learn:

• When relational boundaries become unhealthy, leading to cutoffs, emotional distance, or family estrangement.
• How to set boundaries with family members in a way that increases safety, improves communication, and reduces isolation.
• How to protect your emotional health without attempting to control another person.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode. 

It’s not always the “big betrayals” that damage trust in a marriage. More often, it’s the seemingly “little things” that are easy to overlook.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The two essentials that must be present for trust to thrive.
• How to stop having the same argument with your spouse.
• A simple assessment to help you establish your unique “trust language” as a couple.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Download the "Healthy Conversations Contract" here.
• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode. 

Experiencing hardships in marriage is inevitable — especially as both seasons and partners change. But what truly matters is how you communicate through those challenges.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:

• Stop avoiding conflict and fight for connection.
• Know your spouse on a deeper, emotional level.
• Be on the same team even when you aren't on the same page.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• Explore counselor Rebecca Maxwell's work and her new book here: Jesus and Your Mental Health
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

With so much against us and our families in today's world, how can we build a family rooted in biblical Truth and a strong sense of belonging?

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Four things that fracture belonging in a family unit — and how to work through them.
• The four S’s of healthy attachment.
• Ideas for writing your own personal family mission statement or covenant.
• Insights on family dynamics from the Bible.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• Explore counselor Rebecca Maxwell's work and her new book here: Jesus and Your Mental Health
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

Welcome to Season 12 of Therapy & Theology: Fight for Your Family!

Are you longing to strengthen your marriage, build deeper family relationships, or parent with greater intentionality in today’s modern world? In this new season of Therapy & Theology, we combine biblical wisdom with practical therapeutic tools to help you fight for the relationships that matter most.

In this six-episode series, you’ll discover:

• How to use scriptural prayers for your family to strengthen your faith and relationships.
• The root causes of conflict in your marriage — and how to heal them.
• Practical tools for setting healthy boundaries and improving communication.
• Habits that build trust in marriage (and what quietly destroys it).
• How to create a home where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.
• Wisdom on Christian parenting in a modern culture.

Episode 1 releases on April 9, so make sure you're subscribed, and we'll see you then!

Links and Resources We'll Mention This Season:

• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode. 

A relationship can only be as healthy as the individuals in that relationship. So how can we grow and show up as our best selves for the people in our lives?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Four things that erode or even break apart a good relationship.
• How to improve communication and work through conflict when you’re feeling misunderstood.
• How to answer the question "What is really bothering me?" so you can identify root issues.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• Get your copy of I Want to Trust You, but I Don't by Lysa TerKeurst here.
• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Help women experience God’s nearness in this and every moment. Receive Come Close to Jesus as our thanks for your gift today.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

Our emotions are God-given signals designed to guide us toward greater self-reflection, self-awareness, and spiritual growth. But how do we learn to manage our feelings instead of letting them control us?

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to maintain emotional health, whether you tend to suppress your emotions or feel them intensely.
• Practical strategies for staying emotionally regulated as a parent.
• How relationships contribute to our emotional well-being — for better or worse — and how to improve this.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:

• We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
• Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
• Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
• Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
• Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
• Help women experience God’s nearness in this and every moment. Receive Come Close to Jesus as our thanks for your gift today.
• Click here to download a transcript of this episode.