Tag: Emotional Awareness
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Emotionally Focused Training
I concluded a forty-hour Emotionally Focused Training seminar. The focus was on helping couples connect.
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What we Sound Like
What do we sound like to others and how do we become self-aware?
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Are You “Under Sad”? Understanding the Importance of Grieving for Men
In this episode, we explore the idea of men being “under sad”—when we struggle to recognize or express sadness. We talk about why grieving is essential for emotional health, not just in big losses but in everyday disappointments.
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Understanding Marital Conflict
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) has been discussed previously. Here is another concept from that relationship perspective.
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Roll Up Your Sleeves
You have a spiritual and an emotional growth assignment.
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Failing Forward: Turning Setbacks into Hopeful Growth Steps
In this episode, we dive into the emotional impact of failure. We both express how deeply we hate failing, describing how it triggers feelings of rejection, isolation, and shame. We explore the importance of reframing failure, emphasizing that God’s love still remains constant despite our setbacks.
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Skills to Thrive
Most of us learned a first set of emotional survival skills, but those are only half the tools you need.
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Emotionally Fit
How do you know if you’re running an emotionally healthy system? Here are some questions to consider.
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Podcast: Are You a Loner or Connector?
In this episode, we dive into the dynamics of “loners” and “connectors” in relationships. Everyone falls into one of these categories.
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Overcoming, For my Marriage
Not everyone knows how to develop a great marriage. It takes lots of work for two to merge into one. Here are four scenarios that hinder a great relationship.
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Deep Questions
What are the deepest, most basic, questions that rise out of your soul?
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Under-Sad
“You have been under-sad.” Of all the emotions, sadness is a critical one. Sadness means the emotional system is turned on and working. But what if you decided, when you were young, all emotions were overwhelming; the best solution was to just shut down. You’ve spent your whole life trying to hold a middle position,…