Relational Skills in Real Life
Chris Coursey brings you the THRIVEtoday podcast, full of real-life stories of encouragement and transformation from people using relational skills every day!
What are "Relational skills"? They are brain-based skills that give us the ability and capacity to build meaningful connections with the people in our lives. With practice, relational skills are what we use to maintain our relationships during strain, conflicts and difficulties so we endure hardship well as we stay connected.
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Episodes
93 episodes
E93 RCs to Stay Connected
How can we use the relational circuits (aka RCs) in our brain to stay connected? Every interaction we have, including connecting to God, is impacted by our brain's "master switch". Training this switch to stay on will help us be our best self a...
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Episode 93
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13:36
E92 Answers to Common Questions about Premier Training
In this week's episode, we focus on information and testimonies about our Premier Training. Chris addresses commonly asked questions, such as:- Why do I need this training if I am using other resources?- What are the benefits of t...
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Episode 92
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14:36
E91 Building Capacity Makes Healing Possible
The story this week comes from our friend Paul, who illustrates the need to grow our capacity before working toward healing on some of the really tough things in life. If we don't have the capacity to stay ourselves and connected to God when fa...
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Episode 91
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10:26
E90 Small Beginnings
Chris shares the story of a season when he and Jen went back to the basics in their own skill practice. Receive encouragement that practicing relational skills doesn't have to be complicated, and we can start right where we are.🔗 Take th...
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Episode 90
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7:35
E89 Emotions Myth Busters
This episode of the podcast dives into the topic of emotions: Are emotions bad? Why do we need them? What are/aren't emotions? We also hear a story from Todd, who is learning healthier ways to view and navigate emotions.🔗 Listen to our f...
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Episode 89
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E88 Messing Up Well Stories
We all mess up from time to time. This provides the perfect opportunity to practice our relational skills as we repair! This episode features a story from Jeremy, whose day wasn't going smoothly with his daughter, and how he repaired and change...
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Episode 88
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11:57
E87 Why Recovering from Emotions Breaks Down
This episode discusses times when emotions can be hard to manage and why some situations are harder for us to return to joy from than others. Chris walks through how to tell if you have adopted some unhealthy coping habits for these moments and...
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Episode 86
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12:08
E86 Valentine's Day Special
In this delightful episode about the importance of sharing joy with our loved ones, Chris explains some of the science behind connection and shares several helpful exercises that we can use to connect with those close to us in a meaningful way-...
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Episode 86
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10:36
E85 Validating an Emotion vs. Agreeing with an Emotion
The tool we call "VCR" can be a life changing way to interact with our loved ones and even those who feel like enemies. Chris tells us stories about how to validate others' hearts and feelings, even when we may not agree with them, so that ever...
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Episode 85
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10:53
E84 How Relational Skills Help with Conflict
Join Chris and Kristy for a conversation addressing the topic of conflict and how relational skills offer us solutions that we can’t find with good communication skills alone.🔗 Our next online event is on the theme of conflict. Join us l...
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Episode 84
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14:32
E83 Relationally Handling Stressful Situations
Through Sarah's story of dealing with a difficult situation, Chris explains how feeling high and low energy emotions at the same time can ramp up the stress in any situation.🔗 Read the book: The 4 H...
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Episode 83
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12:31
E82 How to Receive Healthy Correction
It can be hard to hear that you have messed up or missed something, but to have someone who cares about you willing to speak into your life is a gift! Chris discusses how to "Return to Joy" (Skill 11) from shame and interact with Jesus to get "...
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Episode 82
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9:50
E81 Nonverbal Stories
Skill 10, Tell Nonverbal Stories, is a skill that we use all the time, even without thinking about it. What our faces, voices and body movement says is powerful and conveys a message to the people around us. Chris shares how we can dev...
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Episode 81
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9:39
E80 Looking Back and Forward with Hope
As we transition from one year to the next, we want to talk about some things that will help you look forward to a wonderful new year. Our brains are natural amplifiers--if we look backward and see pain, we may look forward and expect more of t...
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Episode 80
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11:27
E79 Immanuel, God with Us
Chris shares the miracle of God coming down to this earth to be with us, and how wonderful it is to be able to connect with Immanuel on a daily basis and use the skill of "Godsight" (Skill 13) to see what he sees when he looks at us and the peo...
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Episode 79
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10:44
E78 Relationally Handling Stressful Situations
We need relational skills most when handling stressful situations, and today's podcast guest, Kim, shares a story as an example of how to be our relational best selves when in the midst of difficulty.🔗 Visit our
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Episode 78
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9:39
E77 Building Capacity Through Relational Skills
How do we grow our capacity so that we can find our peace and return to joy even when things are tough? Everyone needs a little more energy to deal with the stress and anxiety of life, and that is something we can practice to grow in! This week...
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Episode 77
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10:46
E76 Holiday Preparation with Jesus
Holidays can busy and stressful, and despite that, we all want to stay relational and enjoy the people we are spending time with. Our guest this episode, Kāmi, shares some ways she connects with Jesus to plan her holiday calendar and engage he...
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Episode 76
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9:14
E75 Dealing with Uncertainty when the Stakes are High
Chris tells the story of a time of uncertainty and despair in his life, and how practice with relational skills, including the skill of appreciation and Godsight, helped him stay relational, remember who he was and not feel alone.🔗 Watch...
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Episode 75
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E74 Appreciation and the Power of Memories
Hear from 4 of our friends as they each share their love for the skill of appreciation and how it has taught them to continue to find joy in past memories.🔗 Visit our Skill 4 page for more in...
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Episode 74
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9:56
E73 Intervening Where the Brain is Stuck
Skill 18 helps you know what is needed when, for yourself and for the people around you. If you, or a loved one, are stuck in pain and big emotions, there are things you can do to figure out where in your brain you are stuck and how to help!
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Episode 73
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13:23
E72 A Unique Solution For Combating Dread
Today, we listen to a story from our friend Rebecca who addressed feelings of dread with the skill of appreciation. If you are struggling with the world's uncertainty, are unable to enjoy the present moment, or are just looking for more joy and...
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Episode 72
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9:49
E71 Godsight and Living with an Eternal Perspective
Chris shares a new view on the brain skill of Godsight (Skill 13) and uses Bible stories to illustrate how this skill can give us an eternal perspective to stay connected with God even through the hard times in life.🔗 Visit our
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Episode 71
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E70 Godsight in the Bible
Chris uses examples from the life of Paul the Apostle to show what a life lived with Godsight (Skill 13) looks like.🔗 Visit our Skill 13 page for more info and resources.Thank you ...
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Episode 70
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8:58
E69 Messing up Well [3]
This is the third installment of our series of stories about relational repair when we have messed up. Everyone messes up at times. We can either mess up and make problems bigger than relationships, or we can mess up well and stay relational. T...
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Episode 69
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