Lunchtime in Rome

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 240 is entitled “Destructive Patterns”.  Sometimes we have patterns of communication that hurt our relationships. Tonight we will be looking at Polarizing Patterns.   Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Polarizing * Simple Descriptions * Only one way to do something * Everything is right or wrong * See...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 239 is entitled “Appreciate and Request”. We all want better relationships. We introduced a level up challenge a few weeks ago. Maybe there’s a simpler way. That’s what we’re talking about tonight! Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Level Up Challenge…an alternative * Spending time appreciating * List...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 238 is entitled “Marriage Check Ins”.  It’s important to work on our relationships OUTSIDE of conflict.  It’s important to check in with one another on a regular basis.  What should that look like?  What should you go over?  That’s what we’re talking about tonight!  Pull up a seat at the table and join us!...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 237 is entitled “Red Flag Statements”.   Many times we hear statements that not only don’t make sense but, in fact, aren’t productive at all.  They actually are indicative of emotional immaturity.  We’re talking about it at The Table this evening!  Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Get full access to...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 236 is entitled “Gratitude vs Anxiety”.   Anxiety is more prevalent than ever and for many good reasons.  Rather than just talking about it, we're offering a way to help round off the edges of it a bit.  We’re talking about it at The Table this evening!  Pull up a seat at the table and join us! In this epis...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 235 is entitled “Growth Spurt”.   What causes us to grow emotionally?  When do we tend to mature throughout our lifetime?  Are there standard markers for us to hit or is it truly a unique experience for everyone?  We’ll be talking about that tonight at The Table. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Ima...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 234 is entitled “Real Ones”.   What makes up a great friend?  What is it that sets them apart from all of the others?  Why does it matter?  We’ll be talking about that at The Table this evening. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Photo by William Fortunato What is a Real One? * 3am friends * Joey Diaz...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 233 is entitled “Brian is Back!!!”.   You all remember me right?  I used to be on this podcast all of the time.  Well, I’ve been gone for a while and a lot has been going on.  I can’t wait to share it all with you tonight at The Table. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! In Episode 233 of "Lunchtime in...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 232 is entitled “The Best”.   It’s been a long year so far.  It’s easy to be negative.  We’re going to be positive tonight.  What are THE BEST things?  What is not only good but better than most anything else?  We’ll be talking about that at The Table this evening! Pull up a seat at the table and join us! I...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 231 is entitled “Level Up Challenge”. This week we're going to introduce an idea that we have that will take your relationship (with whoever) to a much better place.  Help us to put it all together and join us in the Level Up Challenge! Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Image by StockSnap from Pixaba...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 230 is entitled “Getting to Know Us…You”. This week we're going to have you all get to know us a bit better. Why should you and our guests open up about their lives if we don't do the same? Of course, there'll be some laughs along the way. We even have some answers from others at the Table. Pull up a seat a...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 229 is entitled “SAD”. These are tough days.  Cold, cloudy, annoying amounts of precipitation, and still nowhere near enough hours of "sunlight."  Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing.  The acronym is fitting as it can make people feel SAD or worse.  So, what can you do?  We’re talking about that ton...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 228 is entitled “Adjusting”. Imagine that you're the cool guy underclassmen that all of the upperclassmen love and include in their world.  Now, imagine you find yourself an upperclassmen and all of those friends are now gone.  What's it like? We’ll be talking about all of that and more with Ethan Herr this...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 227 is entitled “Uncomfortable”. What’s it like to go from leading the high school musical for 2 years straight to being a lowly first year student at a school 2 hours away?  What’s it like to know absolutely no one for the first time in your life?  If high school was difficult socially, how much more diffi...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 226 is entitled “College Life”. What’s it like to know about emotional needs and be in college? Further, what’s it like to understand emotional responding and be a GUY in college?  Even before all of that, what’s it like to be on the cusp of real life in 2024?  We’ll be talking about that at The Table with...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 225 is entitled “Christmas Food”. What are your favorite Christmas Eve and Christmas Dinner foods?   We’ll be talking about that tonight at The Table. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Food for Christmas * Seafood - do you eat it at Christmas? * Paul does * Janet Amato - 7 fishes, can you name them?...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 224 entitled “Happy and not so Happy Holidays”. What is, for you, the best and worst part of Christmas/the holidays?  Here at The Table we rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn.  So, let us know and we will celebrate the best parts and come alongside you for the bad ones.   Pull up a...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 223 entitled “A Better Way”. What if there was a better way to tell someone that they have hurt you?  What if you could start your own healing process when you've been hurt by a loved one?  What if there was something out there that you haven't ever considered that could help all of your relationships? Ther...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 222 entitled “Thanksgiving”. It's Thanksgiving week for us at The Table (we're off next week)! We're going to be going over these very important questions. Mary Lynn Pleczkowski who sits at the Head of the Table with us every week, is joining us tonight in person! Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Th...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 221 entitled “Decisions decisions”. The average person makes 35,000 decisions everyday.  How important is it to be mindful of the decisions we make as it pertains to loving others?  We’re talking about that at The Table this evening. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! The average person makes 35,000 d...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 220 entitled “Family History Pt 2. Knowing where you've been can help you get to where you want to go. This is sneaky true in regards to your childhood and emotional health. That is why we are completing our "Family History" this week at The Table. Adding in (potentially) hilarious questions makes it more f...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 219 entitled “Family History”. What was your family like? What was it like growing up? Tonight at The Table we will be asking questions about life growing up. Join us and answer the questions for yourself. Most are serious, some are hilarious. Was your childhood healthy or was it....complicated? Pull up a s...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 218 entitled “Anti Comfort”. Too often we try to comfort someone and not only does it not work, they end up feeling worse and we feel frustrated.  Why is that?  Why doesn’t it work?  What can we do about it?  That’s what we’re talking about tonight. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Anti Comfort Outl...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 217 entitled “Conflict Resolution part 2”. Tonight we may very well ruin every apology that ever comes your way from here on out! Conversely, you will be the very best at letting people you know that you are sorry for hurting them and they will (have every opportunity and reason to) forgive you. Pull up a s...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 216 entitled “Conflict Resolution”. People do not know how to express a hurt and clearly do not know how to apologize. WE DO! Tonight we'll begin to talk about and teach you how to do that this week at The Table. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! What is this podcast all about? Being alone is the wor...