Lunchtime in Rome

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 165 entitled “Relationship Communication” You're in a relationship and something bothers you. How do you communicate what you're feeling? How does it leave the other person feeling? Do they feel motivated to change or does it just go bad from there? Tonight we'll be talking about the best way to go about e...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 164 entitled “Injustice In Loss”. Our guest tonight is Matt Cresto, a father and husband who recently went through one of the most excruciating and difficult things a person can go through - watching his beloved bride, Christy, confined to a hospital bed, slowly pass away right in front of his eyes while s...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 163 entitled “Abby Herr”. What is the perspective like of a 10 year old growing up with an increasing knowledge of emotional needs? What’s it like being the youngest in a family that tries to practice healthy emotional responding in a world that desperately needs this understanding, even in the world of a...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 162 entitled “Belonging” Does it matter to you that you have a close knit friend group? Are you always on a team or part of a club? Do you love AND enjoy being a part of your family? Does it matter to you that you are good at whatever role you play in a relationship? If you answered yes to those questions,...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 161 entitled “Attention” There is a negative connotation with attention. Why is that? What makes someone need attention? Why can they be SO annoying when they don't get attention? We'll be talking about that at The Table this evening. Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 160 entitled “Ethan Herr pt.2.” Ethan Herr will be with us once again (see episode 109 for his first visit) to discuss what it was like to, not only endure, but thrive through some extremely difficult times this past year. Do you remember your freshman year? Do you remember what challenges you faced? Do yo...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 159 entitled “Douglas Bentley.” Douglas Bentley has a 45 year friendship with Jay. He has an amazing marriage. He is a great father. He has coached many young men. He's a proud veteran of the Air Force. He has had a relationship with the city of Atlanta (Dekalb county) as a police officer for 26 years, ris...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome.  Tonight is episode 158 entitled “Appreciation.”  Appreciation seems like a simple emotional need but it can really cause problems in a relationship when one needs it and the other does not.  Where is it needed?  How is it met?  What happens when it's not met?  We'll be taking a look at all things appreciation at The Table t...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 157 entitled “Amy Rayman.” We do our very best to help everyone to not feel alone. Who's more alone than someone with a sick child? Not many. THAT is one of the many great things about Amy Rayman who will be with us at The Table this week. Amy has spent much of her career raising funds for families undergo...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 156 entitled “Spring Springs Hope.” What are you looking forward to in the coming weeks? What is something that you are striving for and feels like it is, oh so, close? What is the carrot dangling in the near distance that keeps you taking the next step forward? That is what we will be discussing this even...

How to break the cycle Seek God’s input on the matter How does He feel about what you’ve done? How does He feel for the other person? Listen!! Understand where the hurts go and be mindful/loving with that knowledge Avoid directing anger/fear AT the other person Try not to have your guilt/self condemnation cloud the truth What are their hurts, what needs were not met or taken from them? How do you...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 154 entitled “Bad Patterns in Relationships.” We all fall into bad patterns in our relationships. Why does that happen? What is really behind it all? How can we possibly break that destructive cycle? Is there hope? Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Bad Patterns What are they? Cyclical conflict in a...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 153 entitled “Affection.” Do you love a hug? Do you need your loved ones to say, "I love you" every time you hang up the phone? How much do you need affection? Where did it come from? Did you always get it? Have you never had it? What do you do when you don't get that need met? Pull up a chair at the table...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 152 entitled “Ashley Cesaratto.” Ashley is a proud Penn Hills Alum, amazing musician, appreciated teacher, creator of the GIANT Pittsburgh Foodies Facebook page, and regular at The Table with us! Eric is having a good week with Amy and Mags, Brian celebrated Lex's birthday, and Jay was super busy but in th...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 151 entitled, “Alone but not Lonely.” Are you surrounded by people but have no one to REALLY talk to about your hurts? Do you have many conversations but find yourself NOT talking about what you really want or need to talk about? Are you both connected to lots of people and yet, at times, feel like you're...

Eric is proud of Mags, Jay had a rough week, but went to Wheeling with Rachel and eats at Rachel’s on 16th while his Rachel almost beats a billiard pro at pool, and Chris is suffering from allergies. Have you ever had an interaction with a (or some) friend(s) that left you hurt or at least not comforted? Have you ever had a friend have unrealistic expectations in your relationship that left you fe...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 149 entitled, Acceptance. What is the emotional need of Acceptance? How do we get it met? How are we hurt when we are not accepted? This is what we’re talking about tonight. Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast at www.lunchtimeinrome.com/subscribe

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 148 entitled “What is Joy?”. Joy is something separate from happiness. How is it different? What is joy vs. happiness? What is true joy? If what we talked about two weeks ago was specific to what makes us happy or brings us "joy", tonight we will be talking about joy in general. What is it? Why is it diffe...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 147 entitled “Alexis Herr”. You got to know Lex when she hosted the "Ladies Take Over" podcast #100! She has A LOT to share as this has been a long time coming. She also happens to be my wife, and I'm so glad she's able to finally make this appearance. I'm really grateful to be doing this with her, because...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 146 entitled “Joy”. Sitting at the table can be a bit heavy from time to time. Tonight we are focusing on the first part of Romans 12:15. "Rejoice with those who rejoice"...kind of. We're going to share what brings us joy. What brings you joy? We'd love for you to share that with us. Pull up a chair at the...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 145 entitled “Why So Angry?”. It seems that a lot of people are dealing with more and more anger. Whether it be sudden bursts or a constant pressure, there’s more anger than there used to be. Why? What’s causing it and what can be done about it? We’re talking about that this evening. Pull up a chair at the...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 144 entitled ``Lia Llewellyn”. Lia came into our world when she began dating Joe Mitlo just over one year ago. She is a great young lady with a very bright future, and a challenging past. We look forward to having her at the table this evening. Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full access to L...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 143 entitled ``What happens when plans change?”. "What happens to you (emotionally) when plans change?" Do you just roll with it? Is it a deal breaker? Do you break out into a cold sweat? Does it GIVE you energy and motivation? Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 142 entitled Mass Formation. 3 weeks ago we were planning to revisit the phenomena of Mass Formation. In that time so much has happened in the world of the pandemic and people's reactions to it. While so much has changed, the reality of Mass Formation has not. We'll be examining why people are acting the w...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 141 entitled New Year Resolutions. This week we will be going over the past year and give you a bit of an inside look as to where we have been and where we're going. We'll also be going over New Year's resolutions and what might be a better alternative. Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full ac...