Everything Is Better Than You Think

Need number one is the need for certainty.  Not sure you have this need?  Then tune in to become aware of how much it does motivate your behavior--in healthy and unhealthy ways.

Season three will be spent unpacking and understanding the six core human needs we all have and how we can learn to meet them in healthy and satisfying ways.  In this first episode, the Johns brother introduce these fundamental needs and lay the foundation for the rest of the season.

Season 3 features a discussion on the six most basic needs of every human, you won't want to miss it!

As adults, we forget that we are built with a need to belong to a group--with a desire to have a community we can call our home.  Whether it's a bar where everyone knows our name or a church that feels like our family, we are healthiest when we live our lives in community.  Tune in to learn more about how joining a community can enhance your life.

Just because you are committed to having healthy relationships doesn't mean everyone else is!  In this episode the Johns brothers talk about how to deal with difficult people and keep your sanity in the meantime.

In this bonus episode, the brothers are joined by their single friend Matt Gal and they talk about love, break-ups, unrealized dreams and ultimately, how to have a healthy relationship with yourself. We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com  

The Johns' brothers have a powerful, fun, and insightful conversation about marriage and relationships with John and April Nixon.  John and April are the creators of the Just John and April YouTube Channel and The Intimacy Bootcamp. We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com    

There is an epidemic of loneliness and disconnection in our culture today.  This loss of connection produces negative effects on all areas of our mental and physical health.  In this episode, the Johns brothers talk about the importance of friendship and how to have quality friendships in your life.  We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com

In Epidsode 4 we discussed Gottman's 4 horsemen, now we continue the conversation to a deeper level.  Marriage can be difficult, but there are tools that can really help.  Listen to this episode to take your marriage or intimate relationship to the next level! We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com

There are four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse that will destroy any marriage.  John Gottman's research on marriage is unparalleled and he is recognized as the foremost authority on intimate relationships.  If you don't know what his four horsemen are, you need to listen and learn how to keep them from destroying your marriage. We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodca...

Balancing healthy boundaries is difficult even for the most emotionally intelligent person.  In this episode, the Johns brothers discuss what healthy boundaries look like and how you can save yourself from the personal destruction that comes when you live without them.  Listen to learn how to have healthy boundaries and develop happy relationships.

In Part 2, the Johns brothers conclude their discussion discussing Murray Bowan's System Theory and the concepts that can revolutionize your relationships.  For more information on this subject see Roberta Gilbert"s book Extraordinary Relationships. We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com

Systems theory as developed by Murray Bowan in the 1970's is ground breaking in it's approach to understanding relationships and our emotional well being.  Once you see this, it will forever change how you understand yourself and how you relate to others.  In this first of two episodes on the subject, the brothers explain systems theory and how it can make a powerful difference in your life. We wo...

Season 2 is all about relationships!  Join us for this upcoming season to learn how you can have healthy, happy relationships with all those in your circle of life.

Season one concludes with a discussion on the value of laughter, music, and dance as part of a wholehearted life.  

One of the secrets of healthy and happy is they choose to do meaningful work and do not run their lives by all the "suppose to's" hovering around them.  We are all made to do something meaningful and energizing, but too often we spend all our time on things that drain us. This episode will inspire to find the meaning and let go of the "suppose to."

How would you like to more moments of calm and less moments of feeling anxious? Listen to this episode to find out how you can cultivate calm and stillness and let go of anxiety.

We live in a culture that wears exhaustion as a badge of honor and confuses productivity with self-worth.  But healthy individuals learn that play and rest are top priorities in their weekly schedule! Whole-hearted people create a lifestyle that is balanced.  Listen to this episode to learn why the great C. S. Lewis would dare to say, "Only lazy people are busy."

Comparing ourselves to others seems to be hard wired into our DNA.  If we allow it to dictate our lives, we waste a lot of energy trying to be like everyone else and never develop into the creative, unique individual we were made to be.  Cultivating creativity is often seen as a luxury in adulthood, but this week we talk about how important it is to take time to create and find your artistic outle...

It's human to crave certainty and want to know you are making a right decision, but our world offers no guarantees.  Thus we look to faith and intuition, two friends of whole-hearted people who have learned to live with the uncertainty that life in this world certainly brings!

Research shows there are tremendous benefits to having a gratitude practice.  Tune in to this episode and learn from the Johns brothers how you can bring more gratitude and joy into your life.

In this episode, we take on the topic of becoming resilient and moving away from numbing (as seen in addictions) and the feeling of powerlessness.

In this episode the Johns' brothers discuss our perfectionistic tendencies and all the ways it can negatively affect our well being.  What can we do about it?  Enter self-compassion, a practice that can forever change your life.

In this podcast, the Johns brothers discuss how to cultivate authenticity and let go of pleasing others.   We would love to hear from YOU!  Email us at bestthoughtspodcast@gmail.com

In the first ever Best Thoughts Podcast, the Johns brothers discuss what this podcast will be about and tell a little of their own journey and what they've learned along the way.    If, like us, you're always looking to improve your life . . . then have a listen, be encouraged, and we'll share the best life secrets we've learned so far. More information at https://www.mysoulcare.net/podcast