Lunchtime in Rome

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...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 140 entitled Relationship Grace. With different people having many different views on how to deal with the pandemic it is bound to rear its ugly head in families and friendships. How much relationship grace can one extend? Should one continue to acquiesce to those in our lives? We’re talking about that ton...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table.  It’s Lunchtime in Rome.  Tonight is episode 139 entitled Christmas, now or then? 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 138 entitled advice for married couples! Last week we went over marriage tips 1-9 from life coach Tyler Todt. We agreed, disagreed, and applied them to our relationships. Tonight we go over tips 9 - 18 and hopefully hear from you as well! Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full access to Lunchti...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 137 entitled advice for married couples! You hear from us week in and week out at the table. This week, you get to hear from an “expert” on marriage. Tyler Todt is an author and coach on fitness, life and marriage. He put together a guide to a successful marriage. Tonight, we’ll look at those tips and lear...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 136 entitled Thanksgiving Side Dishes Plus! We normally talk 90% about relationships and 10% about food, tonight we talk 90% about FOOD!!! What makes up the perfect Thanksgiving meal? What are the most over and underrated side dishes? What is the least traditional thing you make/eat on Thanksgiving? Get fu...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 135 entitled Marriage Advice Part 2. When you say I do, you have no idea what you’re saying I do...to. However, it can be said that you also have no idea (really) WHO you are saying "I do" to. By the time you get married you have SOME idea (hopefully) but so often you don't really know for years and years...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 134 entitled Marriage Advice? We've talked for the last two weeks about some of the heavier parts of marriage. Now, we get to lighten things up a bit. Tonight we'll be talking about good marriage practices and patterns. Pull up a chair at the table and join us! Get full access to Lunchtime In Rome Podcast...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 133 entitled Marriage Fights Part 2. When you and your significant other have disagreements/fights, how do you resolve those situations? Every couple goes through fights, we talked about that last week. But there are SO MANY different ways to get through them. How do you go about it? Do you work through yo...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 132 entitled Every couple is aware that they have disagreements (fights). However, every couple may not realize that they actually have the exact same fight, over and over again, with different details. Does this apply to you? When there is conflict between you and your significant other, what is it? We'll...

Welcome everyone and pull up a seat at the table. It’s Lunchtime in Rome. Tonight is episode 131 entitled “How’s Life?” Is life great? Is life far more difficult than it should be? Is life a dumpster fire? Which is it? It seems that most everyone's life is one of the three and more often than not it's not the first one? How are you? How are the lives of the people around you? Why do things seem to...