Tag: Emotional Growth

  • Selfish or Survival?

    Selfish or Survival?

    I think we frequently misuse the word selfish when talking about adults.

  • Roll Up Your Sleeves

    Roll Up Your Sleeves

    You have a spiritual and an emotional growth assignment.

  • Jesus Our Emotional Coach

    Jesus Our Emotional Coach

    We know Jesus spent time teaching his apostles. He trained them on Heaven, the Father, prayer, identity, and so much more. We know he cares about spiritual matters. But does he care about our emotions? Does he care how we function emotionally?

  • Why Practice Sadness?

    Why Practice Sadness?

    Men hate weakness, sadness, and feeling lost. So when someone says you need to practice sadness. There’s one common response, “No way!”

  • Stuck in Anger

    Stuck in Anger

    A question was asked, “If I am stuck in anger, how do I get unstuck?” There are two overlapping answers. There is a spiritual pathway and an emotional one that work together. This answer highlights components of the emotional pathway.

  • Why Be Kind?

    Why Be Kind?

    After listening to thousands of people tell their stories I have arrived at one simple conclusion.

  • When She Doesn’t Seem to Care

    When She Doesn’t Seem to Care

    Who will you be when your needs are not met? How will you handle life’s disappointments?

  • Talking Helps

    Talking Helps

    There was a meeting. At that meeting a gentleman started talking about his emotions. He said, “I talk for my mental health.”

  • Healthy Men Do

    Healthy Men Do

    God’s men are growth oriented. They strive for self awareness, own their blind spots, and pray for wisdom. They spend a lifetime working on spiritual and emotional growth.

  • Emotional Family Therapy

    Emotional Family Therapy

    When listening to your wife, when she is struggling emotionally, separate two thoughts.

  • Podcast: Helping Men Practice Self-Awareness to Build Stronger Relationships

    Podcast: Helping Men Practice Self-Awareness to Build Stronger Relationships

    In this episode, Jonathan and I explore the importance of self-awareness in relationships, especially for husbands. We discuss how men can enhance their relationships by recognizing their interaction patterns and understanding their own emotional state and that of their wife’s.

  • How Can I Know if I’m Growing?

    How Can I Know if I’m Growing?

    How do you know if change is happening? Lots of guys say they want to change. Lots of guys start to change. Lots of guys try to change. And, lots of guys promise to change. Changing is hard.