Welcome to Life Skills 101: Life Skills for a Digital Age, sponsored by the Ultimate Homeschool Radio Network and True North Homeschool Academy! It’s a well-known adage in the business world that you are hired for your hard skills and fired for your soft skills. It might be a well-known adage, but what exactly are hard and soft skills? Hard skills are easily measurable and quantifiable skills, such as welding or heart surgery. Soft skills are the personal attributes that enable someone to in ...
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Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson, an embodiment of inclusive spirituality and wisdom, as he examines life & offers a comprehensive blueprint of the human psyche. Discover how to live a truly happy and meaningful life by using your divine gifts and wisdom to reach your highest potential. Listeners beware: this program may create a paradigm shift as stereotypes are dispelled, vulnerabilities spill through and universal truths emerge. Visit The Meaningful Life Center, called a “Spiritual Starbucks” by ...
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Two guys who went to one of those troubled teen boarding schools at the turn of the millennium reconnect at midlife to share stories and talk about life.
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Positive life skills helping you find your purpose passion and plans.
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From The Mind Of Yoo! #YouNeedLifeSkills
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Life Skills Coaching Classes are classes to help educate students with transition needs through school, conflict resolution, bullying solutions, workforce ready Skills, and more. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sinolla-freeman-jones/support
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Life is about Self-work, self-awareness and the big one, Relationships. How we manage and thrive in those relationships starts with us; we need "Skills" to be the best at it. Listen up and let's work it out together!
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Step into the tantalizing world of ”No Life Skills”! Your host, Adore Ashlynn, is here to spill the sauciest secrets and give you a behind-the-scenes peek into the mysterious realm of sex work. Who needs life skills when you’ve got wit, charm, and the courage to tackle the juiciest topics? We’ll serve up diverse perspectives like a five-star feast, dishing out tales from the frontlines and the boudoir. Legal insights, emotional adventures, and lessons in self-love are all on the menu! Let’s ...
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The Money Life Skills Podcast is to educate individuals and small business owners the importance of creating assets that can generate passive and residual to build Wealth and design your own personal or business financial course that is not affected by the economy. Topics discussed will range from Financial literacy to Internet Marketing. Do you have questions or goals about your Money? This show will answer why you have to create assets to reach your financial goals. Connect with me further ...
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The Motivational Voice Podcast | Motivation, Resilience and Life Skills
Oumar Dieng | Speaker, Resilience Coach, Author
The Motivational Voice Podcast provides uplifting ideas for your personal and professional life. We share tips about resilience, motivation, mindset and overcoming obstacles. Our goal is to empower you by using concrete, real life examples that you can use to take on any challenge life throws at you. We all need to a little help to stay motivated and navigate life, that’s why this show exists. Listen to find the determination and resilience to overcome anything and do anything you set your m ...
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Keys to Kindergarten Readiness: Activities for Preschoolers, Worksheets, Learning Games, Learn How to Read, Developmental Milestones, Sight Words, Positive Parenting, Christian Mom, Life Skills
Shannon Ali, M.A., CCC-SLP Christian Certified Teacher & Certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Kindergarten Readiness Teacher
Hey Mama! Welcome to Keys to Kindergarten Readiness I’m Shannon Ali. Daughter of the King, Wife, mom of 3 littles, teacher, speech-language pathologist, and kindergarten readiness expert! I remember what it felt like during the Covid lockdown in 2020, my husband was still working, and I was home by myself with our 3 year old, 1 year old, and a newborn baby girl all while still teaching school online. Needless to say, it was a crazy time, but I am thankful for God’s grace and lessons during t ...
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Chris Coursey brings you the THRIVEtoday podcast, full of real-life stories of encouragement and transformation from people using relational skills every day! What are "Relational skills"? They are brain-based skills that give us the ability and capacity to build meaningful connections with the people in our lives. With practice, relational skills are what we use to maintain our relationships during strain, conflicts and difficulties so we endure hardship well as we stay connected. www.thriv ...
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Students and scholars in life sciences need to use many skills to survive and excel during scientific training, which involves listening, reading, writing, and speaking. But I have seen many of them struggle in understanding and learning those skills. I am a professor in the U.S., a tenured faculty member with MD, PhD degrees. I will guide you through the skills, so that you will learn and improve successfully in your professional life. Please visit my website for more information (https://s ...
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Join therapists Jerry Sander & Kristy Gaisford as we look at both the hard truths, and joys, that accompany intimate relationships. Our perspective is personal, practical and based on experience: we've both been married, divorced, and married again after finding great partners for our second marriages. (Both of us had four children apiece in our first marriages; Kristy has four step-children in her second one). Both of us maintain relationally-focused private therapy practices, focusing on c ...
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We seek to provide people with a frequent dose of life and business skills podcasts to improve and enhance their social and business skills in this competitive world.
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Skills for Life-podden er laget til bruk i kostholdskurset Skills for Life, som tilbys ferske studenter ved Universitetet i Agder. Skills for Life er et doktorgradsprosjekt som vil hjelpe studenter med å spise bra og bærekraftig mat på et begrenset budsjett. Doktorgradsstipendiat Ida Ulrikke Valand snakker om mat, kosthold og helse med to førsteårsstudenter og en rekke UiA-kolleger.
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Charlie Swenson, MD and Nicoleta Helén - To Hell and Back: Life Survival Skills
Charlie Swenson, MD & Nicole Helén
'To Hell and Back' shines light on our darkest, most painful, and most overwhelming human experiences. With unfiltered conversations, vivid role plays, focused teaching, and spacious curiosity, Charlie and Nicoleta use the framework of DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) to help those of us who live in hell learn the skills we need to get ourselves the hell out. Every week is a fresh invitation to meet our minds, our pain, and all that makes this life worth living with greater understanding a ...
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The Fresh Approach Podcast: skills & strategies to live your healthiest & happiest life!
Mary E. Clark
While shining a light on the essential healthy living practices - from nutrition to hydration to quality sleep, we also focus on cultivating practical skills and making heart and mindset shifts so you have tools to manage the BUMPS in the road of life - so nothing gets in the way of you taking the BEST care of yourself! What began as a fresh way to live your best life with weight loss surgery, the Fresh Approach Podcast welcomes everyone who wants to develop healthy, lifelong practices to li ...
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Show Notes: LifeSkills101 Podcast Episode – “The One Skill Your Kids Need to Graduate High School” Sponsored by: CTC Math In this episode of LifeSkills101, we delve into an essential skill. It’s not math or science. It’s the art of selling. Selling is crucial for high school graduates. It’s not just about business. It’s about communication and pers…
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Would you consider yourself a humble person? Most of us would agree that humility is a virtue—something noble and worth aspiring to. And for good reason. A humble person coexists peacefully with others. Humility allows for flexibility, for yielding. It builds bridges and fuels healthy relationships. Arrogance, on the other hand, breeds conflict, di…
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Jason tells about his family's journey to find hope that led to relational skills. He and Kristy discuss what Relational Circuits are and how keeping them on is a game changer in life. Jason shares that he enjoys being his best, relational self and that this skill helps him to be that for the people he loves in very practical ways. 🔗 Learn more abo…
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Let’s talk about an excellent abstract that I read this week. It was so well written, and I was so excited to read it that I wanted to talk about it with you today. The beauty of it is that the first 3 structural components guide us through the authors’ intention and question very clearly. But there was also a little twist to the structure: we will…
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Send us a text Jerry & Kristy consider the ebbs and flow of attempted control of the other person within a relationship. What does it get you? What's so wrong about it, anyway? An epic fight about the way the other person loads the dishwasher is featured in the second half, as well as a better-way-forward illustrated.…
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Is resilience something we’re born with—or is it something we learn? Why is it that when life throws challenges our way—setbacks, failures, disappointments—some people bounce back faster, while others struggle to find their footing? Is that strength hardwired into them, or is it something we can all develop?This question touches every one of us. No…
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Our guest this week, Barbara Moon, is a veteran in the Life Model and Relational Skills community. She has inspired us with the way she intentionally lives out her life sharing skills, maturity and healing everywhere she goes. In this episode, she shares some encouraging stories and tells about different ways she shares these life-giving skills wit…
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Do you feel like your life is chaotic—especially lately, with all the disruptions and upheavals? Uncertainty seems to be the new norm, throwing us off balance, leaving many of us feeling confused, even overwhelmed. Chaos can be disorienting. Sometimes it shakes us to the core. Other times, it gnaws at us quietly—we compartmentalize, minimize, escap…
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THRIVEtoday team and board member, Lizabet Nix, shares how practicing Relational Skill 13: Godsight, has transformed her life and interactions with others. Listen to her story and get some tips on how to learn this skill for yourself. 🔗 Learn more about Skill 13: https://www.thrivetoday.org/skill13 🔗 Go through our Foundational 5 Intro course and g…
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How do we make sense of the turbulence and upheavals shaking our world today? Just glance at the stock market — a mirror of our times, swinging wildly with volatility, reflecting trade wars, tariffs, and global conflicts from Gaza to Ukraine. President Trump, in many ways, personifies this era of disruption. But disruption is not inherently negativ…
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Shannon Campau, one of THRIVEtoday team members, tells about her personal journey of learning Relational Skill 2: Simple Quiet. She shares about her challenges in practicing Skill 2 and the amazing difference it made in her life and relationships. 🔗 Visit our Skill 2 page for more info and resources on Quieting. 🔗 Explore Thrive Premier Training an…
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My students selected a paper to read in a journal club. The abstract (and the rest of the paper) was not written well. The abstract gave us two precious lessons. Lesson 1: Good structural organization will help the readers understand the content. Lesson 2: Abstracts of peer-reviewed papers can be disorganized. I hope you learn them in this episode,…
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In this extended episode, Chris shares one of his favorite relational skills and the wonderful effect practicing it has on him and his family. He also shares the plan for the next few months of podcast episodes and gives a sneak peak into what we can look forward to! 🔗 Learn more about Skill 4: https://www.thrivetoday.org/skill4 🔗 The 4 Habits of J…
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We all seek healing from psychological and emotional wounds like childhood abuse, trauma, abandonment, and loss. These wounds create fears and insecurities, and undermine our trust, inhibiting us from reaching our potential. Often, we turn to destructive behaviors for relief. Addictions of all sorts may result from the deep void in our psyches. How…
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What is the Life Model? How does the mission of THRIVEtoday and what we do fit into that? These questions and more are addressed in this episode, along with a list of great resources to help you on your journey to your God-given identity! 🔗 Watch the 'History of Thrive' webinar: https://youtu.be/Sx1CdRzEff0?si=1NZiqoQ3HFsG5EJE 🔗 Learn more about Li…
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We have reached 50 episodes! Thank you for listening. Today, we will briefly talk about how I have kept sustainable podcasting so far. The most important thing may be that I have set my goal simple and single: It is to create high-quality content for you. That’s it. Here are links to two sources of podcast statistics that I mentioned in the episode…
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Frederick Douglass famously said, "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." Can we even begin to estimate the staggering cost—financial, emotional, and societal—of fixing broken adults? Therapy, medication, addictions, ailments—endless attempts to numb the pain of fear, insecurity, dysfunction, trauma. Imagine how much coul…
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How can we use the relational circuits (aka RCs) in our brain to stay connected? Every interaction we have, including connecting to God, is impacted by our brain's "master switch". Training this switch to stay on will help us be our best self at all times. Chris gives tips of how to practice keeping our relational circuits on and relational so that…
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Send us a text So what happens when BOTH of you have patterns of avoiding conflict and want to keep the peace at all costs, even if it means staying with an unhappy status quo? Jerry & Kristy consider this (a listener-suggested topic) in light of the rewards that can come from decidedly "rocking the boat."…
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49. Another well-crafted logic loop in Abstract by Nobel Laureates (mini-series: reading-30)
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We will talk about the second of the two, well-crafted loops of logic, in the Abstract of a paper written by the Nobel Prize Laureates. Not all abstracts have this second loop. But when it is present, it gives a better overview of the impact of the presented work. We can find one of the best examples in our Abstract. We are reading the paper writte…
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Would you sign a contract without reading it? Would you make a serious commitment without first understanding the details and implications? Most people would instinctively say, Of course not! First, we understand—then we act, then we commit. And yet, the great paradox of life—the true secret to deep, lasting, and eternal connections—is precisely th…
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In this week's episode, we focus on information and testimonies about our Premier Training. Chris addresses commonly asked questions, such as: - Why do I need this training if I am using other resources? - What are the benefits of traveling to a live event? - How do I fund my training? - What if I don't have a partner? 🔗 Learn more about Thrive Pre…
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I can visualize two well-crafted loops of logic, in the Abstract of a paper written by the Nobel Prize Laureates. Can you? We will talk about one of them in today’s episode. Such a loop, together with a linear progression, highlights the authors’ clear and logical thought process. We are reading the paper written by the Laureates, Dr. Katalin Karik…
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The story this week comes from our friend Paul, who illustrates the need to grow our capacity before working toward healing on some of the really tough things in life. If we don't have the capacity to stay ourselves and connected to God when facing hard memories or traumas, we need to grow some more! Chris shares about why this is, and gives some r…
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We speak much about freedom—but are we truly free? Bob Dylan famously sang, “Gotta serve somebody.” You may be an ambassador to England or France, You may like to gamble, you might like to dance. You may be the heavyweight champion of the world, You might be a socialite with a long string of pearls. But you’re gonna have to serve somebody, yes inde…
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Let's analyze a single sentence in the Abstract of an impressive paper. It is the paper that led to the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This is the paper that we call the milestone article 1 (Please see below for details). We will analyze the second sentence. Why is this sentence important? We will discuss four of my approaches to see t…
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Chris shares the story of a season when he and Jen went back to the basics in their own skill practice. Receive encouragement that practicing relational skills doesn't have to be complicated, and we can start right where we are. 🔗 Take the 28-Day Joy Challenge! https://4habits.org 🔗 Learn more about THRIVEtoday: https://thrivetoday.org/about Thank …
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Send us a text Identifying your feelings and then talking about them isn't enough. There is another person present in the relationship and reaching to understand THEM is the very challenge that we have to master in order for any progress to take hold. Kristy and Jerry consider how the search for understanding of "the other" usually presents itself …
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How much of your potential have you actualized? That’s actually a trick question. Because the real question is: Do you even know how much potential you have? You can’t measure what you've actualized until you first recognize the vastness of your inner reservoir—your treasure chest of talents, skills, and gifts, both inherent and acquired. This touc…
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46. Let’s analyze the Abstract of a paper written by Nobel Laureates (mini-series: reading-27)
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Today, we will analyze the Abstract of an impressive paper. It is the paper that led to the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This is the paper that we call the milestone article 1. We will have two essential pre-analysis sub-steps, and then we will analyze each sentence. During this analysis, we will read each sentence of the Abstract, e…
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This episode of the podcast dives into the topic of emotions: Are emotions bad? Why do we need them? What are/aren't emotions? We also hear a story from Todd, who is learning healthier ways to view and navigate emotions. 🔗 Listen to our free webinar "Stories of Emotions". 🔗 Visit our Skill 11 page for more info and resources on the skill of 'Return…
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What is the secret to true happiness? Is it simply a matter of having positive experiences while avoiding pain? If that were the case, why do we see people who have endured immense suffering radiate joy, while others, blessed with easier lives, remain bitter and despondent? Real happiness is not about escaping hardship or pretending challenges don’…
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We all mess up from time to time. This provides the perfect opportunity to practice our relational skills as we repair! This episode features a story from Jeremy, whose day wasn't going smoothly with his daughter, and how he repaired and changed the course of their interaction. 🔗 Visit our Skill 4 page for more info and resources on the skill of ' …
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What is holding you back from living up to your greatest aspirations, your dreams, your ideals? What is stopping you from actualizing your full potential? Is it fear? Bad luck? A lack of skills or motivation? Or perhaps it’s all of the above? Maybe there are even deeper, unseen forces—subconscious patterns, societal pressures, or past experiences—b…
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This episode discusses times when emotions can be hard to manage and why some situations are harder for us to return to joy from than others. Chris walks through how to tell if you have adopted some unhealthy coping habits for these moments and how to change that to better ways to connect with God and not feel alone when you have big emotions. 🔗 Vi…
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Send us a text You finally both get to the vacation destination of your dreams -- something you've been saving for the rest of the year and it seems just great. Until the third day, when you have That Big Fight. Why is this such a recognizable thing to most couples? What explains it? And what could help things be better?…
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Today, we will take a significant step towards understanding the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. We will read the Abstract of the Laureates’ most important paper that led to the Nobel Prize. This is the paper that we call the milestone article 1. We will have two essential pre-reading sub-steps, and then we will conduct the initial read…
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In this delightful episode about the importance of sharing joy with our loved ones, Chris explains some of the science behind connection and shares several helpful exercises that we can use to connect with those close to us in a meaningful way--just in time for Valentines' Day! 🔗 The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages Book 🔗 Learn more about Skill 3:…
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Are you a leader or a follower? Many people assume they aren’t born leaders—that leadership requires ingrained charisma, courage, and wisdom, while they need guidance and direction from others. But is that really true? We all need mentorship, education, and teachers, but does that mean we must conform? Following guidance is one thing—losing your in…
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The tool we call "VCR" can be a life changing way to interact with our loved ones and even those who feel like enemies. Chris tells us stories about how to validate others' hearts and feelings, even when we may not agree with them, so that everyone can end up in a place of God's peace. 🔗 Do you ever find it difficult to face and manage your emotion…
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Do you ever feel like life is a masquerade—constantly switching masks depending on where you are, who you're with, and what’s expected of you? At work, at home, in social settings—always performing, always adapting, living up to others’ demands. And then you pause and wonder: Where am I in all of this? What part of me has been lost? We live in a wo…
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Join Chris and Kristy for a conversation addressing the topic of conflict and how relational skills offer us solutions that we can’t find with good communication skills alone. 🔗 Our next online event is on the theme of conflict. Join us live on February 22, 2025: https://thrivetoday.org/conflict-event 🔗 Watch our new 30-min webinar “Hope for Confli…
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How are you reading life-science textbooks? My approach to reading textbooks has evolved significantly throughout my academic career, from student to researcher to instructor to course director. Today’s episode is part 2. We will discuss the last two phases of my experience. I am now in the fourth phase. I fully appreciate how well the authors summ…
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Send us a text Sometimes it is hard to believe we are on the same planet, witnessing the same things as our partner but ending up with very different perspectives. Kristy and Jerry consider the "space between" and consider how best to handle differences about "Reality" when it comes to life in the here-and-now with a partner.…
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Through Sarah's story of dealing with a difficult situation, Chris explains how feeling high and low energy emotions at the same time can ramp up the stress in any situation. 🔗 Read the book: The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled People 🔗 Watch our new 30-min webinar “Hope for Conflict”: https://thrivetoday.myflodesk.com/conflict-recording 🔗 Our next online e…
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I came across a cartoon recently: two people sitting at a bar, and one asks the other, "Do you remember when you stopped caring?" It struck me deeply and made me think; how many of us truly care? Care about others, care about events in the world... And not in a superficial way—curiosity, sensationalism, or a passing interest—but really care. When s…
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It can be hard to hear that you have messed up or missed something, but to have someone who cares about you willing to speak into your life is a gift! Chris discusses how to "Return to Joy" (Skill 11) from shame and interact with Jesus to get "Godsight" (Skill 13) about the situation. 🔗 Visit our Skill 11 page for more info and resources and for in…
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How are you reading life-science textbooks? My approach to reading textbooks has evolved significantly throughout my academic career, from student to researcher to instructor to course director. Today’s episode is part 1. We will discuss the first two phases of my experience. My overall goal of the two-part episodes is to highlight the unique roles…
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We often find ourselves living in the moment, consumed by its immediate demands and emotions. But true wisdom lies in stepping back and seeing the bigger picture—connecting the dots, identifying patterns, and gaining a bird’s-eye view. This perspective not only enriches our understanding of life but also empowers us to bring greater meaning and dir…
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