FamilyLife New Zealand Podcast

Someone once told me: “If a hammer is the only tool in your toolbox, you’ll treat everything like it is a nail.” Now although that saying relates to broadening your skillset and mastering your trade, I think the concept leads to some valuable reflection on invention and purpose. The purpose of a hammer is to drive a nail into an object, but when I use that hammer on something it wasn’t designed to...

Good communication is a team sport. It requires a communicator with a clear message and an active listener reflecting back on what they’ve heard. How often do we miss each other in our relationships because we communicate differently? There is hope. In today’s episode, we unpack some practical ideas to sharpen your communication so the two of you can connect well, be heard and understood, and grow...

“And they both lived happily ever after”… Said no one ever! A more accurate phrase would be along the lines of: “If only I knew…” Most of us have been exposed to a steady stream of ideas about marriage that doesn’t serve us well. We think: “If I could only find ‘the one’, then my life would be complete”. Instead, many people fall in love, tie the knot, and then over time realise the reality of whe...

Relationships are never stagnant, they are always going somewhere. You are either intentionally moving towards oneness or you might be unintentionally drifting towards isolation. FamilyLife exists because we know when people develop effective relationship skills, their relationships flourish. Learning how to better deal with conflict, express your needs more clearly, or actively listen to your par...

This special edition of the FamilyLife New Zealand podcast was recorded as a question and answer session for you to get to know the team a bit better.