How can we handle big emotions that come up within political tensions? In this episode, Chris Coursey and Kristy Harrang discuss tensions that can arise in politically charged atmospheres, tips for managing your big feelings, and guidance for staying connected with people who hold opposing views. This is a non-partisan discussion. 🔗 “Relationships …

This episode Chris discusses a skill that we all need to learn: When to stop. Chris tells about a time when he escaped Enemy Mode by using this important skill and shares how we can all grow in it. 🔗 Visit our Skill 9 page for more info and resources 🔗 Learn more about Thrive Premier Training 🔗 Check out this blog post from Thriving Mamas: The Firs…

In this episode, we hear from a counselor and relational skills trainer about how inner healing and brain skills work together to accelerate and deepen the healing in her clients. 🔗 Visit our Counseling webpage for more resources 🔗 Learn more about Relational Skills Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

In this extended episode, Chris shares stories that illustrate what it looks like to act like the person God created us to be and shares tips to help us do that when we get stuck. 🔗 Learn more about Track 2 of our 5-day Premier Training 🔗 Learn more about Skill 12: Act Like Myself Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future e…

Chris shares the encouragement that you can hear from God personally, and gives tips on how to remove some of the barriers that might have kept you from hearing God's voice in your life. 🔗 Check out our after-event course Defeating Your Barriers to Jesus 🔗 Learn more about Skill 13: See What God Sees Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't …

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 ab…

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 Es…

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 …

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. 🔗 Online Courses focused on Skill 2: Simple Quiet 🔗 Habit Builder Groups give you an opportunity to practice with others. The next groups start September 2024. 🔗 See all of our Ski…

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 t…

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. 🔗 Spreading Joy to the Next Generation Don't miss the free webinar with Heather and Chris…

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 f…

Following 'Bonds for 2', Chris explains the difference between that and a family bond, 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.…

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…

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. 🔗 Register for our next free webinar "Spreading Joy to the Next Generation" on July 2n…

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 a…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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 🔗 Foundat…

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 lis…

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 y…

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…

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…

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.…

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! Subscri…

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…

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.…

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 devel…

Brittany describes how her capacity was low when she was first introduced to relational skills, but as she has practiced her capacity has expanded so that she can stay present during harder things. Her story references our 5-Day premier training, which Chris shares a little more about. 🔗 Thrive Premier Training - What is it? 🔗 The Foundational Five…

Why do many people who have been pursuing healing for a long time seem to get stuck? Chris shares about capacity and how that can help you deal with pain as it comes up in your life. 🔗 Unlock Your Healing - 3-part Webinar Series 🔗 The Foundational Five Introductory Course Want to do the course in a group? Email us for Facilitator Tips: info@thrivet…

In this episode, Chris introduces the maturity stages and tells a story about someone pausing their ministry to develop more maturity in their lives and the good things that came from that. 🔗 Thrive Premier Training What is it? 🔗 Living From the Heart Jesus gave You Book 🔗 Journey Groups Alive & Well Ministry Thank you for listening! Subscribe so y…

Why is it important to have relational skills? Why do we need to practice these skills regularly? Chris shares what happens in our brains and body when we are in upset and tells us a story to illustrate how relational skills can help. 🔗 After-Event Course Spreading Relational Skills in My World 🔗 "How the Relational Skills Address My Biggest Proble…

Kāmi tells a story about noticing when she was overwhelmed and how she connected with Jesus to return to joy and peace. 🔗 The Joy Switch Book 🔗 The Skill 0 Theory Course Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.Di Chris Coursey

How can we help our kids grow relational skills? Chris discusses how to attune to and share the good stuff with our kids in a way that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. 🔗 The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids Book 🔗 Thriving Mamas Blog Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

Chris tells the story of some friends of his who learned about relational skills later in life and how it transformed their family. 🔗 The Foundational Five Introductory Course Want to do the course in a group? Email us for Facilitator Tips: info@thrivetoday.org Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

Jen tells a story about a time when she was able to connect with Jesus and not feel alone in a scary situation. As we celebrate Jesus' birth, let's treasure the gift of His presence in the good times, and in the hard ones. 🔗 Learn More About Skill 13 🔗 Take our Skill 13 theory course Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on futur…

When things go wrong, how do we stay the best, most relational version of ourselves? This episode discusses how to mess up well and recover from big emotions that can arise. 🔗 Thriving Mamas Blog 🔗 Find out more about Skill 12: Act Like Myself Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

Chris talks about how to keep the flames of joy alive through the stress and busyness of life. 🔗 The Joy Switch Book 🔗 The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People Book Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.Di Chris Coursey

Anni talks about the challenges of practicing skills while living alone and some creative strategies she uses to practice and grow. 🔗 Connect with friends near and far with Holiday Connections Bingo! 🔗 Join our next Habit Builder Group and practice relational skills online. Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes…

Jen shares about her fear surrounding giving, and how connecting with Jesus about it turned the opportunity for generosity into joy. 🔗 The Fun of Generosity booklet This week is Giving Tuesday - If you would find joy in partnering with THRIVEtoday with a financial gift, you can give here: https://thrivetoday.org/investintheskills/. Whether you give…

How do you incorporate relational skills into your day? Even when your life is busy and you can't give a lot of time to developing new skills, there are some little things that go a long way to grow good things in your life. 🔗 28 Day Joy Challenge Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

This episode discusses how to notice when you are missing relational skills, how to identify what's missing and knowing when to stop. 🔗 Thrive Premier Training 🔗 The Joy Switch Book 🔗 Habit Builder Groups Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.Di Chris Coursey

Rebecca shares her story about how practicing relational skills has helped her when she feels anxiety, and helps her stay joyfully present in situations that were hard before. 🔗 After-Event Course: Overcoming Anxiety 🔗 Our anxiety resources can be found here: https://thrivetoday.org/anxiety/ Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out …

For some of us, the holidays can be a painful or stressful time. How can we use joy and peace to stay relational during these times? 🔗 Holiday Peace Toolkit PDF 🔗 Holiday Connections BINGO PDF Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.Di Chris Coursey

Shawnda tells about a time she attuned to her teenager instead of yelling for his attention, and the amazing results. 🔗 The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids Book 🔗 The Joy Switch Book Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.Di Chris Coursey

Chris shares the importance of paying attention to our bodies and being aware of how we are affected by what is going on in our lives and how we can affect our bodies by learning the relational skills of peace and joy. 🔗 Check out our Skill 0 Courses, specifically any of the body sections in the skill practice versions. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 0: …

We learn when other people tell stories about what they have experienced in their lives. In this episode, Chris shares how to get our brains in a trainable state so we can share the joy with each other. 🔗 The Joy Switch Book Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…

Chris shares the foundational building block relational skills that have changed his life and are easy to share with friends and family. 🔗 The Foundational Five Introductory Course Want to do the course in a group? Email us for Facilitator Tips: info@thrivetoday.org Thank you for listening! Subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes.…