We often don't understand what's going on inside of us and how to take authority of our emotions and reactions. In this episode Joel & Lauren talk about their journey of learning how to move from reacting to responding and how to guard your heart in a way that provides life to you and those around you.

Relationships are messy and often we don't realize the impact we have on others and the pain we can cause. In this episode Joel & Lauren about self-awareness, taking responsibility, cleaning up messes and how to offer a meaningful apology that brings healing and deepens connection.

Many of us get trapped in feelings of shame, unworthiness, & self-condemnation that brings disconnection into our relationship and keeps us from stepping int our destiny. In this episode of Wholehearted with the Lowrys Joel & Lauren talk about how this impacted their relationship and the simple antidote that brought so much healing, life and intimacy.

Whether in marriage, leadership, friendship or parenting, It's impossible to have relational connection without vulnerability. In this episode Joel & Lauren continue their conversation on obstacles to intimacy focusing on overcoming self-reliance through humility and vulnerability.

We were created to live in love, to live connected, yet we often bump up against patterns of getting our needs met that keep us living disconnected. In this episode Joel & Lauren talk about how selfishness keeps us from the healthy relationships we crave and what we can do to overcome this obstacle.

Everyone is trying to get their needs met in one way or another. Sometimes we do it healthily, other times not so much. In this episode Joel & Lauren talk about how about the ways we attempt to get our needs met and how we can grow in receiving well and developing healthy, wholehearted relationships.

Learning to love isn't easy. In this episode Joel & Lauren talk about their journey of learning to love and how God created us to meet each other's needs. 

Here we go! Thank you for joining us for Episode 1 of Wholehearted With The Lowrys. In this episode we share a bit of our journey and our motivation for starting this podcast. We hope you enjoy!