Be Known: the Podcast

Fear is one of the biggest hindrances to deep interpersonal relationships. Let's flip the script and be the brave ones. 

When 2020 felt like the year of lost choices, let's begin this new year by taking those choices back as we set our intentions. 

My word for 2020, "listen" wrecked me in all the right ways. Take a "listen" to see how I learned to listen to others, the Spirit within me, my emotions, and my body this year.  Plus an announcement about the podcast at the end. 

This year has been hard enough. The last thing you need is unhealthy boundaries to send you over the edge. Let's talk about a simple way to set and keep them. 

Because when we don't, we live in constant resentment and disappointment. 

To be (or feel) forgotten is one of the worst feelings of all. Imagine how God feels when we forget about Him, too. 

We can become too self-indulgent with our self-care. We can also neglect ourselves in unhealthy ways. So how can we do this in a balanced way?

Not all friendships are made to last a lifetime. Let's learn to say goodbye to those that have ended too soon, and let's learn how to end the ones that needed to end a long time ago. 

We can't have whole relationships if we do not have a whole relationship with self, if we do not know that we are people of worth. 

I'm not saying to be silent. I'm saying let's be less reactive and more thoughtful with the words we use. 

We feel unseen so much more than we would like to admit.

Because this is part of what it means to be aware. And there is no growth without awareness. And there is no healing, either. 

We can't expect others to treat us in a way in which we aren't willing to treat them. 

Because when you do, it changes everything. 

Forgiving others is already hard, but forgiving ourselves? I think that is the hardest of all. 

We could talk all day about setting boundaries, but this episode will hone in on how to do this with people outside the fence, people inside the fence, and people in the house. Listen in. 

If we struggle with vulnerability with others, we will also struggle with it with God. But his presence is safe. We can tell him how we feel. 

What does it look like to uproot the lies we believe about ourselves? 

How do we know ourselves and show that self to the world?  Bonus: Apply this path to setting boundaries and communicating effectively in The Boundaries Bootcamp. Register before Saturday at midnight to reserve your spot! Find all the details here. 

We can't be known when we are wearing masks, and we can't be known if we don't even fully know ourselves. Listen in. 

God knows us perfectly, and He has made Himself known to us. Will we do this work, too? Will we be brave and allow ourselves to be known? 

Hear more about the heart behind the podcast and see that you are not alone in your relationship struggles. We are all in this together, friend.