I’m a pastoral counselor with a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling, a Masters Degree in Religious Education, and more than 30 years of years of experience in helping people. And my goal with this podcast is to help people who might not ever go to counseling understand concepts and issues that could improve their life.
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All of us have things that we dread. Whether it's a confrontation, a chore, or a relational issue, we let anxiety and fear keep us from doing what we need to. In this episode of Quick Counsel, you'll learn the 5 steps needed to face something you dread. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
Everybody has a different level of pain tolerance. Some have a high tolerance for pain while others have a low tolerance for pain. The same is true when it comes to discouragement. Some people have a high tolerance for discouragement, while others have a very low tolerance for discouragement. But no matter what your tolerance for discouragement might be, one thing is for sure…discouragement is unavoidable. So, in this episode of Quick Counsel, we'll look at 3 small changes you can make to raise you tolerance for discouragement. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg3
So often, in marriage counseling, I find that couples are stuck, because spouses are asking the wrong questions. It's true in business, parenting, and especially marriage. If you ask the wrong questions, it will leave you looking in the wrong places and getting the wrong answers. In this episode of Quick Counsel, we're going to look at marriage and ask the question, "Are you asking the wrong questions?" DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
According to research from Dr. Joe Rubino, it is estimated that 85 percent of Americans suffer from low self-esteem. This percentage may surprise you; especially from a culture that is so self-promotional and self-elevating. But low self esteem is rampant and not always easy to spot in this selfie culture. It effects every part of your life, including your relationships. So, if you suffer with low self esteem, perhaps you need to switch to something better. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
There are people out there who are always convinced they're right. They take a stand and an opinion on almost anything, and they'll ride the "I'm right" train to the very end of the line. And if you somehow prove they're wrong, they will shift the point to something else, or just withdraw. Why is being right so important to some people? And is there a right or wrong way to be right? In this episode of Quick Counsel, we're going to look at these questions and discover that you don't always have to be right…even when you're right. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
Often, I have people in my office telling me about how someone said or did something that hurt or offended them. Yet, when I ask if they told this person they were hurt or offended, they typically lower their head and say, “No.” As a result of not saying anything, their hurt and resentment gradually builds. The rift between them and the other person gets bigger. And their hurt begins to leak out in more and more situations. This episode of Quick Counsel looks at what keeps us from speaking up, why it's important, and how we can do a better job of speaking up when we need to. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg
We live in a world where we're told everyone should be able to have what they desire. It's even framed as a basic human right. But in reality, that's not the way the world works And that's not the world we live in. Things go wrong, our expectations get dashed, and reality sometimes underwhelms us rather than overwhelms us. In short, to quote Mick Jagger, “You can't always get what you want.” So, in this episode, we're going to look at a 3 step model for facing unwanted Situations. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
In my opinion, infidelity is one of the most destructive blow that can be delivered to a marriage. It's even worse than the death of a spouse. Infidelity can put a marriage on the critical list. So in this episode, we're going to take a look at infidelity: What causes infidelity, what does infidelity do to a marriage, and what you can do when infidelity comes to light. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
In this episode of Quick Counsel, we're going to be looking at giving the present of your presence. Being truly present with someone can be life changing; for them and for you. So, in this episode we will look at: What it means to be truly present with someone. Why your presence is important. What can get in the way of being present. Habits that will help you be more present. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
Every company has a CEO, or Chief Executive Officer. This person is the highest-ranking person in the company and the one ultimately responsible for making managerial decisions. By this definition, you might say, “Relationships don't have CEO's. They're not a business or a corporation.” But many relationships still have a CEO. I call them the Chief Ego Officer, and they function much in the same way as the CEO of a company. They carry a lot of weight in the relationship when it comes to direction and decision making. In this episode of Quick Counsel, we'll look at what is a CEO in a relationship and could you possibly be one. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
I have been working with sexual abuse victims for 30 years. So I know that sexual abuse is a delicate and complicated topic which can't be thoroughly covered in a short podcast. But today, I just want to give you an overview of sexual abuse. Hopefully, this podcast will give sexual abuse victims (and those who love them) a starting point to understand how the abuse has effected them and what they need to do about it. DON'T FORGET... Subscribe to Quick Counsel Podcasts. Subscribe to bretlegg.com Subscribe to Bret's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY0oYUJSUMDz4dnF09mJJQ Follow Bret on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bretlegg/ Twitter - @bretlegg Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bretalegg
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Anyone who knows me, know's I love stories. If you were to walk into my office, you would find children's book on my desk as well as my coffee table. Whether they're Aesop's fables or Jesus' parables, stories can have a way of by-passing our heads and convey truth straight to our hearts in a powerful way. So, in this episode of Quick Counsel, I want to tell you one of my own parables. It's called “The Parable of the 3 Farmers.” And we'll look at how this parable might apply to relationship difficulties.
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Today, we are continuing our series called "The List." Which refers to a list of ways you can lose your marriage. It's based on information gleaned from over 20 years of counseling records and over 2 years of watching some marriages fail. And today's episode deals with something we've all heard before, but still have problems with...COMMUNICATION. If you want to risk losing your marriage, then communicate poorly...or not at all. Communication issues are so common in a marriage they border on cliché. And that's ironic, considering we spend the first part of our life learning to communicate. But somewhere along the line, we begin to let all of that slide as if we've got it down. In this episode you'll find out why good communication is so important, why we tend to let it slide, and what we can do about it.
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