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!
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Episodes
65 episodes since 2023
E65 Interactive Quiet
What do gas pedals and traffic have to do with managing our energy levels? Quiet Interactively (aka Skill 15), is about being able to read facial cues to build safety and trust in our relationships. Listen in and learn more about this essential...
September 16, 2024
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Episode 64
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15:28
E64 Navigating Tense Political Atmospheres
How can we handle big emotions that come up within political tensions? In this episode, Chris Coursey and Kristy Harrang discuss tensions that can arise in politically charged atmospheres, tips for managing your big feelings, and guidance for s...
September 09, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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12:15
E63 Take a Breather
This episode Chris discusses a skill that we all need to learn: When to stop. Chris tells about a time when he escaped Enemy Mode by using this important skill and shares how we can all grow in it.🔗 Visit our
September 02, 2024
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Episode 63
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10:51
E62 A Foundation for Sustained Healing
In this episode, we hear from a counselor and relational skills trainer about how inner healing and brain skills work together to accelerate and deepen the healing in her clients.🔗 Visit our
August 26, 2024
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Episode 62
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13:11
E61 Act Like Myself
In this extended episode, Chris shares stories that illustrate what it looks like to act like the person God created us to be and shares tips to help us do that when we get stuck.🔗 Learn more about
August 19, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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16:47
E60 I Can't Hear God
Chris shares the encouragement that you can hear from God personally, and gives tips on how to remove some of the barriers that might have kept you from hearing God's voice in your life.🔗 Check out our after-event course
August 12, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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13:29
E59 Return to Joy
We've referred to the skill of 'Returning to Joy' quite a bit throughout our podcasts, but today we focus on what this skill is, why it is so important, and how you can begin to develop it in your life.🔗 Explore the
August 05, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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11:04
E58 Engaging People with Less Fear
Sometimes the people around us can feel intimidating or stir fear in us. Our friend Terri shares a short story from her own life and then Chris discusses practical ways to deal with fear and learn how to engage others in love.🔗 Check out...
July 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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8:34
E57 What Are Energy Styles and How to Recognize Yours
Today's episode is on Skill 16: Recognize Energy Responses. Chris shares the benefits of recognizing the energy responses in ourselves and others. He gives suggestions to help discover your energy style and shares examples of both high an...
July 22, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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11:15
E56 Relational Skills Lab: Quieting
This episodes explores the need to 'quiet' and gives many tips and suggestions about how to implement quieting into your life, using high energy and low energy examples.🔗 On...
July 15, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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15:04
E55 1 Year Anniversary Episode
In this special anniversary podcast episode, Jen Coursey, Executive Director of THRIVEtoday, joins Chris as they reflect on the podcast's first year and look forward to what is coming in future episodes! If you are new to the podcast, this is a...
July 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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10:27
E54 Helping Kids Activate Their Joy Switch
Hear from Heather Meades, author of children's book, "Switched on for Joy", about her inspiration for helping children understand relational circuits. Chris also shares some practical tips and stories about helping the children in our lives lea...
July 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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10:48
E53 Using Relational Skills with Adult Children
In this episode, our friend Pam shares how she used her relational skills to attune to and quiet with her adult son, and how she has learned how to be a safe person for her adult children to come to at stressful times....
June 24, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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9:45
E52 Family Bonds
Following 'Bonds for 2', Chris explains the difference between that and a family bond, and lists reasons both are important and how they affect us.🔗 Learn more about Skill 5 - Form Family Bonds
June 16, 2024
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Episode 52
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11:38
E51 Bonds for 2
Chris explains what a "bond for 2" is, how it works in the brain and how it naturally grows. He also gives ideas for how to grow a healthy bond for 2 in your brain if you are missing this skill.🔗 Learn more about
June 10, 2024
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Episode 51
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14:32
E50 Teaching Children Relational Skills [Extended Episode]
How do we teach children relational skills before they understand the value? In this extended episode, Chris shares some tips and tricks we can use in the course of everyday life to help our kids get the nutrition (relational skills) they need ...
June 03, 2024
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Episode 50
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18:09
E49 Why is Loss so Hard to Deal With?
We all have loss in our lives. Chris dives into why it can be so hard for us, how we can recognize what we're dealing with, and some things we can do to start healing. This podcast addresses Skill 18: Intervene Where the Brain is Stuck.
May 27, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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15:27
E48 Growing in Maturity
Josh shares his story about he paused in the middle of a busy life of ministry to pursue healing and maturity and how he was able to re-enter his life with greater health and capacity.🔗 Foundational 5 Resou...
May 20, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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12:25
E47 Using Skills in Community
Brett tells how his journey of learning relational skills has helped his ministry and family life in many ways. Skill 0 (Relational Circuits) is a skill he uses daily and has a huge impact on how he relates to those around him especially in a m...
May 13, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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10:57
E46 Relational Skills in Counseling
Our guest, Monica, shares how increasing her own capacity and relational skills helped her personal life and now impacts her work in a therapy/counseling setting and she helps others recover and thrive in their own lives and families.🔗 C...
May 06, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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13:02
E45 The Canary in the Coal Mine
How can you tell when you lose your peace? What about when the people around you lose their peace? Chris shares about how to notice your peace level and how to refresh it when your peace is gone.🔗 Learn more about
April 29, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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8:56
E44 Freedom from The Sark
Our friend Jessie DeCorsey shares her story out of perfectionism and striving. How can we release our fear of failure that and start seeing situations through God's eyes? This episode explores that journey towards Godsight and encourages us tha...
April 22, 2024
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Episode 44
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7:51
E43 What is The Sark?
Chris explains what "the sark" is, how it interacts with the relational brain skill of "Stop the Sark" (Skill 14), and what Jesus has to say about it.🔗 Learn more about Skill 14 - Stop the Sark<...
April 15, 2024
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Episode 43
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14:51
E42 Creative Ways to Practice with Children
Helping children build capacity and practice skills is something we can make a daily habit of in our lives. Dan and Betty share fun and helpful ways they have shared relational skills with children in many different settings in their lives....
April 08, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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10:48