Lunchtime in Rome

Adult Parent Adult Child Destructive Patterns Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 255 is titled “Nothing’s Wrong vs Hooked.” This is our 2nd episode discussing Parent/Adult Children conflict. This one centers on miscommunication and manipulation. Hopefully this doesn’t apply to you or someone you love. 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 254 is “Marriage Intensive.” What's it like to spend 6 days entirely focused on improving your marriage? What do you learn about relationships in general and about each other specifically? Chris and Amy Davison are here to share all about their marriage intensive experience from this past June! Pull up a se...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 253 is entitled “Parent-Adult Child Games, Complainer/Procrastinator”  There is a growing epidemic of adult children going “No or low contact” with their parents?  Why?  What emotional games are they trapped in?   We’ll be talking about that and one of those tonight. Episode Outline * Description * The pare...

Pull up a seat at the table and join us! First time listeners can subscribe on your favorite podcast app, or watch us LIVE or later at youtube.com/@lunchtimeinrome. Visit us at www.lunchtimeinrome.com, while there you can take our relational needs questionnaire. Make sure to follow us on all social media and it would be great if you give us a five star review. Jay, what specifically is this podcas...

* Being alone is the worst but every day, we walk right past dozens of moments to join others - or be joined by others in comforting and being joined.  * Lex's story about her mom  * Mom didn't realize she was alone * I could have missed an opportunity to comfort. 30 some years later, she could have felt double alone * Does anyone else here have a story of you consciously recognizing that signific...

First time listeners can subscribe on your favorite podcast app, or watch us LIVE or later at YouTube . Visit us at lunchtimeinrome.com , while there you can take our relational needs questionnaire. Make sure to follow us on all social media and it would be great if you give us a five star review. Jay, what specifically is this podcast about?   Being alone is the worst. Good times aren’t as good a...

Tonight’s Topic Turtle * It's almost always better back then. Mostly because we tend to remember only the good. People who don't think it was better back then typically don't have the luxury of ignoring the bad parts of their personal yesteryear. Rici McWhinney Oswalt * Definitely better when I was a kid, mainly because I was a kid. Sally Feeney Herr * I liked summer when my kids were young, and t...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 248 is entitled “Emotional Reasoning”.  Emotions are a good thing right?  It is important to focus on them isn’t it?  How can they be used in a destructive manner?  THAT’S what we’re talking about  at The Table this evening! Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Emotional Reasoning Outline * Simple Descr...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 247 is entitled “Minimizing”.  Is someone in your life always insisting that EVERYTHING is just not a big deal…even when it’s a really big deal?  Are they someone who rarely shows emotion except to be frustrated with YOUR emotion?  Are you that person?  We’ll be talking about minimizing at The Table this ev...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. In this podcast episode, titled "Mike Pietragallo," the guys welcome Mike, who has led a life dedicated to his country, family, and the CrossFit community. The discussion begins with a humorous tangent about amusement park rides and motion sickness, drawing parallels between the thrill of rides and Mike's experiences in flig...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 245 is entitled “Behind the Book”.  Jay has mentioned that he has written a book.  What went into that?  How did it come about?  What’s it about?  Where does it stand now?  How can you be a part of it?   We’re talking about all of that tonight at The Table. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Get full...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 244 is entitled “Magnifying”.  Are you someone that always has the worst thing happen to you?  Are you in a relationship with someone who tends to make things much worse (in your, and maybe everyone’s opinion) than they really are?  We’re talking about what to do about that tonight at The Table. Pull up a s...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 243 is entitled “Dealbreakers”.  What is it about someone that is simply a deal breaker?  You know, if they do X or Y you just cannot be friends with them? What are those things?  We’re talking about those at The Table this evening. Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Get full access to Lunchtime In Ro...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 242 is entitled “Destructive Patterns - Generalization”.  Are you in a relationship with Eeyore?  Do you hear things like “This always happens to me?”  If so, they may have fallen into the destructive pattern of generalization. We’re talking about that tonight!   Pull up a seat at the table and join us! Gen...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight’s episode 241 is entitled “Destructive Patterns - Personalization”.  Have you ever said to someone, “It’s not always about you!”?  Are there people in your life that you have to tiptoe around so that they don’t crumble?  We’ll be talking about how to work with that type of destructive pattern this week.   Pull up a s...

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...