Relational Skills in Real Life

We've referred to the skill of 'Returning to Joy' quite a bit throughout our podcasts, but today we focus on what this skill is, why it is so important, and how you can begin to develop it in your life. 🔗 Explore the Thriving Mamas blog for practical examples of doing this with our kids 🔗 See our Return to Joy webpage with resources 🔗 Learn more about our 5-day Premier Training T...

Sometimes the people around us can feel intimidating or stir fear in us. Our friend Terri shares a short story from her own life and then Chris discusses practical ways to deal with fear and learn how to engage others in love. 🔗 Check out The Joy Switch book by Chris Coursey 🔗 Check out the Escaping Enemy Mode book and resources 🔗 Watch our free Escaping Enemy Mode webinar 🔗 Learn more about o...

Today's episode is on Skill 16: Recognize Energy Responses. Chris shares the benefits of recognizing the energy responses in ourselves and others. He gives suggestions to help discover your energy style and shares examples of both high and low-energy responders. 🔗 Check out the Transforming Fellowship book by Chris Coursey 🔗 Learn more about Skill 16: https://thrivetoday.org/skill16 Thank y...

This episodes explores the need to 'quiet' and gives many tips and suggestions about how to implement quieting into your life, using high energy and low energy examples. 🔗 Explore our  online courses  that are focused on Skill 2: Simple Quiet 🔗 Habit Builder Groups give you an opportunity to practice with others.  🔗 See all of our Skill 2 resources here: https://thrivetoday.org/skill2...

In this special anniversary podcast episode, Jen Coursey, Executive Director of THRIVEtoday, joins Chris as they reflect on the podcast's first year and look forward to what is coming in future episodes! If you are new to the podcast, this is a fun episode to jump in on. Intro resources for relational skills:  🔗 Subscribe to this podcast! Continue to learn with us and spread the word. 🔗 28...

Hear from Heather Meades, author of children's book, "Switched on for Joy", about her inspiration for helping children understand relational circuits. Chris also shares some practical tips and stories about helping the children in our lives learn these skills. 🔗 Watch the free webinar: Spreading Joy to the Next Generation  🔗 Switched on For Joy Children's Book by Heather Mead...

In this episode, our friend Pam shares how she used her relational skills to attune to and quiet with her adult son, and how she has learned how to be a safe person for her adult children to come to at stressful times. 🔗 28 Day Joy Challenge 🔗 Explore our Foundational 5 page and learn more about strengthening your relational foundation. Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss o...

Following Episode 51, Chris explains the difference between "Bonds for 2" (skill 3) and a family bond (skill 5), and lists reasons both are important and how they affect us. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 5 - Form Family Bonds 🔗 Check out the Transforming Fellowship book by Chris Coursey Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.thrivetoday.org

Chris explains what a "bond for 2" is, how it works in the brain and how it naturally grows. He also gives ideas for how to grow a healthy bond for 2 in your brain if you are missing this skill. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 3 - Form Bonds for Two 🔗 Check out the Transforming Fellowship book by Chris Coursey Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. w...

How do we teach children relational skills before they understand the value? In this extended episode, Chris shares some tips and tricks we can use in the course of everyday life to help our kids get the nutrition (relational skills) they need to thrive and grow. 🔗 Watch the webinar: Spreading Joy to the Next Generation 🔗 The Switched on For Joy book is out NOW! 🔗 Check out The Joy Switch book...

We all have loss in our lives. Chris dives into why it can be so hard for us, how we can recognize what we're dealing with, and some things we can do to start healing. This podcast addresses Skill 18: Intervene Where the Brain is Stuck.  🔗 Check out The Joy Switch book by Chris Coursey 🔗 Explore taking our Foundational 5 Intro Course 🔗 Take a look at our Habit Builder Courses 🔗 Learn more...

Josh shares his story about he paused in the middle of a busy life of ministry to pursue healing and maturity and how he was able to re-enter his life with greater health and capacity. 🔗 Foundational 5 Resources for beginning your relational skills journey 🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training 🔗 Read the book: The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don&...

Brett tells how his journey of learning relational skills has helped his ministry and family life in many ways. Skill 0 (Relational Circuits) is a skill he uses daily and has a huge impact on how he relates to those around him especially in a ministry context as a pastor. 🔗 Check out The Joy Switch book by Chris Coursey 🔗 Take a look at our 5 Habit Builder Courses 🔗 Curious about Thrive Premier...

Our guest, Monica, shares how increasing her own capacity and relational skills helped her personal life and now impacts her work in a therapy/counseling setting and she helps others recover and thrive in their own lives and families. 🔗 Check our Monica's website: https://www.cftinstitute.com/ 🔗 Explore our YouTube playlist for Counselors 🔗 See our Explore our Counseling Course: Helping Cl...

How can you tell when you lose your peace? What about when the people around you lose their peace? Chris shares about how to notice your peace level and how to refresh it when your peace is gone. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 2: Simple Quiet 🔗 Skill 13: Godsight - theory course Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.thrivetoday.org

Our friend Jessie DeCorsey shares her story out of perfectionism and striving. How can we release our fear of failure that and start seeing situations through God's eyes? This episode explores that journey towards Godsight and encourages us that change is possible! 🔗 Jessie DeCorsey's website - Buy her book! 🔗 Transforming Fellowship book 🔗 Foundational 5 resources: https://thrivetoda...

Chris explains what "the sark" is, how it interacts with the relational brain skill of "Stop the Sark" (Skill 14), and what Jesus has to say about it. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 14 - Stop the Sark 🔗 Free Webinar: My Life Through God's Eyes 🔗 Skill 13 in our Foundational 5 resources 🔗 Check out our self-paced relational skill courses Thank you for listening! Subscribe so...

Helping children build capacity and practice skills is something we can make a daily habit of in our lives. Dan and Betty share fun and helpful ways they have shared relational skills with children in many different settings in their lives. 🔗 The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids Book 🔗 28-Day Joy Challenge Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.t...

Maturity - what it is and what it isn't! Chris shares things we can do to grow the maturity in our lives, our families, marriages and communities. 🔗 We go most indepth on this in our Premier Training .  🔗 For kids, check out 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids book.  🔗 There is also a chapter on this in the Transforming Fellowship book and Living From the Heart Jesus Gave You . Thank you f...

Your pain tells a story, and what bothers you can actually reveal some of your unique heart values! This episode addresses Skill 6: Identify Heart Values.  🔗 Learn more about Skill 6 - Identify Heart Values 🔗 We go most indepth on this in Track One of our Premier Training .  🔗 See the Transforming Fellowship book. Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes....

Chris tackles the million dollar question,"If I'm stuck in my healing, what can I do?" You are not alone and there are some practical things you can do! 🔗 Watch our free 3-part webinar series "Unlock Your Healing" on YouTube Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.thrivetoday.org

Sometimes we fall out of relational mode in a situation, but we can repair by noticing, quieting, taking a break, and acting like ourselves again. Today you will hear a story from our teammate Lizabet for a great example of this. 🔗 Join a LIVE online practice class 🔗 Check out our 10-week online Habit Builder Groups Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes...

Chris talks through the importance of noticing how you are feeling in any present situation, and we hear a story from Annie, who walks us through a time in her life when she went on that journey of discovery. 🔗 Thrive Premier Training - What is it? 🔗 "Emotions That Energize & Drain" - Webinar Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.thri...

In this episode, Chris shares a story about using relational skills to discover what his children were feeling and why, then deal with their big emotions in a relational way. 🔗 The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People Book 🔗 Raising Relational Kids Webinar Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes. www.thrivetoday.org

Chris tells his own journey about learning how to relate with the Living God and shares tips to help you develop an Immanuel lifestyle. This episode addresses Skill 13 - Godsight.  🔗 "Is God in the Room?" - Skill 13 Theory Course 🔗 "My Life Through God's Eyes" - Skill 13 Webinar The Immanuel lifestyle is a pillar of The Life Model and involves developing Skill 13 (Godsig...