The Christian Therapist Podcast

Lindsey Castleman and Aron Strong launch their first podcast episode caterered to Christian therapists.   As licensed marriage and family therapists and also AAMFT approved supervisors, Lindsey and Aron have a passion to bring their Christian faith and really great therapy together.  Listen in to hear why Lindsey and Aron want to blend neuroscience, attachment science and Biblical principles toget...

Co-host Lindsey Castleman is joined by many of her friends to discuss the challenges of parenting and finding other "mom friends" to provide the support and love needed to navigate motherhood. 

Jay and Tammy Daughtry continue the conversation about co-parenting and best practices in maintaining the safe connection between the kids and both parents. In the episode, they discuss re-coupling and some of the ten things children and teens of divorce wish their parents would know. Jay and Tammy Daughtry are the founders of Co-Parenting International. https://www.coparentinginternational.com/ h...

Jay and Tammy Daughtry continue the conversation about co-parenting and best practices in maintaining the safe connection between the kids and both parents. In the episode, they mention co-parenting apps that may be helpful: AppClose & OurFamilyWizard. Jay and Tammy Daughtry are the founders of Co-Parenting International https://www.coparentinginternational.com/

In co-parenting, the most important thing is the emotional and mental health of the children.  Jay and Tammy Daughtry join the Lindsey on the podcast as they share tried and true tactics to make co-parenting work for both the parents and the children.  Jay and Tammy are founders of Co-Parenting International  https://www.coparentinginternational.com/

We conclude our conversation with Dr Cindy Goodness Zane on empathy.  Dr Zane also shares the importance of sharing empathy not only with others but also with ourselves.   Tune in to listen!  inrelationship.us

The word empathy can mean so many things to each of us: elusive, hard to grasp, healing, connecting, confusing.  We invited Dr Cindy Goodness Zane, clinical psychologist, therapist and EFT trainer to help us learn more about empathy and what it looks like.  Enjoy part 1 of What is Empathy inrelationship.us

America's pediatrician, Dr Meg Meeker, chats with Lindsey about the relationship between moms and sons.  Dr. Meeker not only has personal experience on the topic, but has dedicated time to research what helps connection between moms and sons.  If you are a mom (or a son), listen in and enjoy the conversation.  inrelationship.us

We have the one and only Dr. Meg Meeker back to finish her important series on the importance of dads and daughters.  If you are a father and you are raising a girl, we encourage you to listen in.  Our goal at inRelationship is that you are a safe place for your daughter and we love that Dr. Meeker is here to share ideas and ways to make that a reality. Meekerparenting.com

What a treat we have today. Dr. Meg Meeker, America's pediatrician, is joining us in a series where we dive in to the importance of dads and moms. In her years of practice, Dr. Meeker has sat in the room with so many kids and their parents and saw how kids needed their moms and dads to show up for them. Listen in as Meg Meeker starts to unpack her research on the importance of dads and what their...

Join us for our final episode with Dr. Curt Thompson, psychiatrist, speaker and author, as he shares with us how our connection with God and others brings health and healing.  Connection, and slowing down to pay attention to it, literally re-wires our brain for the better.  There is power that comes when we build relationships and do this work in the context of community. We pray that this episode...

We all come in to the world looking for someone looking for us.  What can happen to our brain when that doesn't happen for us, and how can we overcome that trauma to re-wire our brain for connection?  Join us on part 3 of our conversation with Dr. Curt Thompson.  We so love his heart and his mind for God and mental health. 

One of our favorite quote comes from pastor Tim Keller when he says: To be loved, but not known is comforting but superficial. To be known and not loved is our greatest fear. But to be truly loved is, well, a lot like being loved by God. It is what we need more than anything. It liberates us from pretense, humbles us out of our self-righteousness, and fortifies us for any difficulty life can throw...

At inRelationship, one of our favorite books is Anatomy of the Soul. In this book, Dr Curt Thompson integrates new findings in neuroscience and attachment with Christian spirituality. So obviously, we had to invite him to talk with us. And our conversation turned into four episodes!  We hope you enjoy the first episode as Curt shares about faith, neuroscience and the power of repair. Learn more ab...

Did you know that trauma affects the brain? It does!  Special guest Alice Stricklin, LMFT helps us know how trauma is stored in the brain and how the brain wants to heal itself and the trauma with it.  Alice specializes in the therapy called EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and shares how it work together with trauma and the brain.  And truly we have all experienced trauma in s...

There are so many forms of trauma, and especially in this time with Covid-19, it is important to know what trauma is and how it can affect your relationships and you.  We invited special guest, Alice Stricklin, LMFT to help educate us not only on trauma, but how to know if you are avoiding trauma, what trauma symptoms can look like in us and how trauma is not only defined in what happened to us, b...

02.13 When the One You Love Wants to Leave with Special Guest Dr. Don Harvey Okay friends, this topic is sad. Yet at the same time, it is a reality in some relationships. There are some relationships where one wants to leave. Don Harvey, Ph. D., LPC-MHSP, sat down with us to talk about his research and experience on what to do (and what he recommends his couples to do) when a relationship gets to...

As a new year approaches, we wanted everyone to start the New Year with a healthy relationship with money.  A therapists, we know that it is hard to work on matters of the heart when our basic needs (food, lodging, shelter) have not been met. And how do we meet those basic needs? With our finances. We are beyond thankful to have Rachel Cruze with us on this episode as her knowledge and wisdom abou...

At inRelationship, we love both fact and feeling. It is particularly exciting when research backs up emotion!  Tune in as Kenny Sanderfer, co-author of Created for Connection, shares research with us on what a connected marriage looks like.   We hope you enjoy!   Learn more about Kenny Sanderfer at http://www.marriagefamilyinstitute.org   Learn more about our marriage intensive weekend at www.inre...

Accessibility Responsiveness Emotional Engagement These are the three tenants to staying connected in marriage (research has backed this up!). But what do they mean in the context of relationship? Join Mariam and Lindsey as they interview Kenny Sanderfer, licensed therapist, emotionally focused therapy trainer, co-author of Created for Connection (along with Dr. Sue Johnson), and just an all-aroun...

Learning about attachment theory, especially as a parent, has been revolutionary for us.  We love to share this view with you as we pray it impacts you and your parenting (no matter how old your children are) in such a positive way!    Listen in as Lindsey, Mariam and Aron walk through the types of attachment that we can bring into relationships: anxious, avoidant and disorganized.    Learn more a...

Let's face it, we get mad at our kid(s). We are human.  And you know what? Being mad is A okay. It is just how we show the frustration to our kids that matter.  Listen in as Aron, Mariam and Lindsey discuss the ways we can slow down in frustrating moments, what frustration does to our brain in the moment, and ways to model healthy frustration to our kids.   We hope you enjoy! And if you have any q...

Not only can parents get overwhelmed when parenting, but our children can get overwhelmed too. Listen in as Lindsey interviews Dr. Joshua Straub on the importance of floor play, bedtime routine and using emotion words. And especially how important it is for healthy brain development in our children. Dr. Straub is a husband, dad, speaker, author and family & leadership coach.  Learn more about Dr....

Let's just be honest. Every child can be challenging at some point.  Mariam, Aron and Lindsey can all raise a hand to testify that we have each been through trying stages as a parent!  When parenting gets challenging, a natural inclination would be to isolate, however it is not what is needed.  Reaching out to others who have been where you are is crucial! This is why we sent out a request to Dr....

Do we need to talk about what happened in the past? Will that really help our marriage today? That is a question we hear over and over in the counseling office. Listen in as we answer that question and give the reasons behind our answer.  For more information on our marriage workshops, counseling and more, visit inrelationship.us