Lunchtime in Rome

You're stuck. You're in the middle of a huge project and it looks insurmountable. You are pretty sure that you can get it done...pretty sure. However, you're not positive. At this exact moment, your good friend texts you and says, "C'mon, you know you got this! You were made to crush challenges like this!" How does this find you? Does it push you over the top and get you to finish line? Does it ma...

When you are hurt the only way to heal is through comfort. Almost all of the options listed in our "poll" the other day are ways you can deal with hurts. However, they don't help you heal from the hurts. The only thing that does that is comfort. Having someone join you in your pain so that you will remember them loving you when you remember the painful hurt. Comfort has been attached to grief. How...

Tonight is episode 88 entitled “Approval/Belonging.” Do you feel the need to always be a part of a group. Do you take great pride in your family, school, church, or other organization? Is it more than just something you do but really more of who you are? If so, you probably have a high need for Approval/Belonging. That’s what we’ll be talking about today. First time listeners can subscribe on your...

When you make a mistake in a relationship, big or small, how much does it effect, affect....effect.....bother you? Are you able to brush it off and quickly move on or do you need the other person to reassure you that everything is ok? Are you often worried that your mistake or hurt that you caused will hamper your relationship moving forward? Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lun...

Why do you suppose it is so hard to meet the need of attention with someone who needs it so badly? Do you struggle with someone (or someone's) who are always seeking attention? Sure, the answer is to give them attention when they aren't outwardly demonstrating the need for it, but that doesn't come easy or ever seem to satisfy. So then, what is one to do? Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podca...

Affection is the physical and/or verbal expression that one is loved. Like every emotional need, some people need and enjoy it while others do not. However, even if you need it, how it's met matters as well. Some folks prefer a hug while others a simple, "I love you" will suffice. Others like a quiet note left expressing how much one means to them while another wants to hold hands any time they ar...

Tonight begins a new series of podcast for us here at the table. We will begin to go over the emotional needs in a more in depth fashion. We will begin this evening with Appreciation. Being noticed and loved for the things you've done or for who you are. How does this apply to you? How and where do you like to be appreciated? In what areas of your life is it necessary for you to be appreciated? Pe...

What happens when things are not only good in your life, but very good...but you don't feel it? In your head you know that you have done well or that things are working out but you FEEL uneasy, undeserving, or that impending doom is around the corner. What is that? Why is that? What can you do about that? Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

Ignoring Our Own Comfort | Episode 82 by Lunchtime in Rome Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

School is starting!!!...kind of. I mean, there will be school, and some kids will be going but it isn't how it's supposed to be. Jay's son Joe is a senior. This is no way to start a senior year. But hey, at least it's not what the seniors went through last year right? Wrong. You see, your story is your story. His (and their) disappointment is his (and theirs). Too often we minimize what we're goin...

"That hurt my feelings." Sometimes we get that from someone or say it ourselves. What does that communicate? Beyond the fact that something is wrong...not much. What emotional need was taken it not met? THAT'S what matters. Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

Remember the pandemic? Oh wait, it's still going on? Yeah. How are we supposed to feel about that? How do we feel about that? How have things changed....emotionally? What effect had this had on other areas of our life emotionally? Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

We're all under stress. Stress impacts us everyday. It causes us to act and react. However, sometimes stress doesn't let up or gets to be too much and impacts us in a more negative fashion. It then becomes DIStress. What's the difference between the two? What's the impact of distress? What can you do? We'll be talking about that tonight! Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtim...

Welcome to the table! Tonight we have a very special guest to the table. From Long Island and currently living in Los Angeles, Michael Fernandez will be joining us. Michael is the husband of Amanda who was with us the past two weeks. He has spent a lot of time with a ministry that focuses on healing emotionally. We will be talking with him tonight! Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at w...

Chris is back! Amanda is still here! Crazy times indeed at the table. Tonight we'll be catching up with Chris and getting to know Amanda a bit more. Also, we're focusing on the goal of all relationships. They are not to be just good but, in fact, it very good. What's that look like? We're talking about that at the table this evening. Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinr...

Excited to have the one and only Amanda Fernandez on the show with us tonight! . Amanda moved to Los Angeles from Pittsburgh to pursue acting and directing. She's had parts in Desperate Housewives, American Sniper, and Revenge, in addition to creating her own web series, Wing Girlz. . We will be diving deep with her to discuss who she is and how she got to where she is today as well as things that...

Too often we feel alone. That's one of the main reasons we started this podcast. Some people look to identifying with larger groups to NOT feel alone. They find comfort in identifying with greater numbers of people, to not feel alone. However, there comes a price to pay with giving up your identity to that of the larger group. Sometimes, we feel alone IN that group. Other times, the group said or...

We are back from vacation and ready to sit at the table with you! It is always hard to transition back from a vacation. "Re-entry" is difficult and filled with pitfalls and emotional hurdles. Life in general is like that as well. There are few easy transitions. Tonight we will talk about life transitions and how emotional needs are impacted by them...and how meeting those emotional needs can help...

Vacation Talk | Episode 72 by Lunchtime in Rome Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

We didn't want to talk about the virus for the past two weeks but we felt we had to. We would have been remiss had we not. We don't want to talk about the murder, protest, riots, looting, and senseless violence, but we have an obligation to do that. Obviously we will talk about it from an emotional needs/hurts perspective. We will look at it from the perspective of others but also, and perhaps mor...

It was so great to be back with all of you at the table last week. We are excited to share with you again tonight. We will be on the air again towards 8. This week, we will be looking at how these past few months have impacted each of the top 10 emotional needs (attention, acceptance, affection, appreciation, belonging, comfort, encouragement, respect, security, support). How might we have been hu...

We're Back | Episode 69 by Lunchtime in Rome Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

Welp, it's come to this. Gov Wolfe (or the virus) is so threatened by us that he is shutting us down from doing our podcast (vis-a-vis the shelter in place order). We are going to meet TONIGHT one last time while we can. We do want to be obedient to the decree and not meet again until it's lifted. We will be going on the air tonight shortly before 8. Pull up a seat at the table! Get full access to...

Well, these are emotional times are they not? It really is unprecedented that the entire world is facing the exact same challenges at the same time (granted, to varying degrees). How are these days finding you? What are you going through emotionally? How lonely do you feel? I guarantee you one thing. No matter what you're feeling, you're not alone. Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at w...

After 65 episodes tonight's episode is the first! The first time we have had a couple on as guests at the table! Kate works with Eric at American Eagle and Luke is her fiance'. They are somewhat new to Lunchtime in Rome and have taken the Emotional Needs Inventory. We hope that you will pull up a chair and join us as we get to know them and their story. Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast...