Chris and Beth Bruno host conversations at the intersection of psychology and theology. This podcast is powered by Restoration Counseling Center in partnership with ReStory Universe.
In Part 4 of Storied Parenting, Chris and Beth give 3 "steps" to respond well when your adult children come to you with feelings and memories of your failure. Beth also shares an exciting adventure she is leading into the stories of women past.Learn more about Storied Parenting and the Bruno's approach:Fierce & LovelyFierce & Lovely Mini-CoursesFierce & Lovely Turkey History TourRestoration ProjectBooks on Trauma:My Grandmother's HandsThe Body Keeps the ScoreThe Relational SoulThe Wounded Heart
In Part 3 of Storied Parenting, Chris and Beth Bruno talk about the ways our own sexuality stories show up in parenting and ways to be prepared and intentional to do things differently.Learn more about Storied Parenting and the Bruno's approach:Fierce & LovelyFierce & Lovely Mini-CoursesFierce & Lovely PodcastRestoration ProjectSex 101Christian Counseling Center for Sexual Health and Trauma with Andrew Bauman
In Part 2 of Storied Parenting, Chris and Beth Bruno talk about their paradigm of parenting that shifts everything from how we handle correction with 4-year olds to how we encourage 14-year olds. Our children are stories to be discovered. Our role as parents is to awaken in them the story they were meant to write.Learn more about Storied Parenting and the Bruno's approach:Fierce & LovelyFierce & Lovely Mini-CoursesFierce & Lovely PodcastRestoration ProjectNo Regrets
In Part 1 of Storied Parenting, Chris and Beth Bruno talk about the 5 stages of a story journey that moms and dads find themselves in. How do you know which stage you're in and how do you advance to the final, desired stage? Learn more about Storied Parenting and the Bruno's approach:Fierce & LovelyFierce & Lovely Mini-CoursesRestoration ProjectNo Regrets
We all crave the delight of another's face because we were designed for it. In Numbers 6, this is God's face shining upon us. We all know the blessing from Numbers 6: "The Lord bless you and keep you..." But do you know the psychology embedded in the blessing? Listen in as Chris and Beth unpack the genius template for neurobiology encoded in these verses. Part 4 of 4.The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling and a proud partner of the ReStory™ Universe.Find out more about Restoration Counseling HERE. And Upcoming Intensives HERE.Find out more about Mini-Courses HERE.
In psychology, we call it grounding. In Numbers 6, God offers this concept as "peace or shalom". We all know the blessing from Numbers 6: "The Lord bless you and keep you..." But do you know the psychology embedded in the blessing? Listen in as Chris and Beth unpack the genius template for neurobiology encoded in these verses. Part 3 of 4.The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling and a proud partner of the ReStory™ Universe.Find out more about Restoration Counseling HERE. And Upcoming Intensives HERE.Find out more about Mini-Courses HERE.
In psychology, we call it containment. In Numbers 6, God offers this necessary emotional regulation using the word, "kept". We all know the blessing from Numbers 6: "The Lord bless you and keep you..." But do you know the psychology embedded in the blessing? Listen in as Chris and Beth unpack the genius template for neurobiology encoded in these verses. Part 2 of 4.The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling and a proud partner of the ReStory™ Universe.Find out more about Restoration Counseling HERE. And Upcoming Intensives HERE.Find out more about Mini-Courses HERE.
We all know the blessing from Numbers 6: "The Lord bless you and keep you..." But do you know the psychology embedded in the blessing? Listen in as Chris and Beth unpack the genius template for neurobiology encoded in these verses. The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling and a proud partner of the ReStory™ Universe.Find out more about Restoration Counseling HERE. And Upcoming Intensives HERE.Find out more about Mini-Courses HERE.
We were made to receive comfort, but most of us did not receive all that we needed. How do we know if this is us and what does that look like in our adult lives? How do we move forward in healthy ways if this is our story?The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs powered by Restoration Counseling, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network.Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
Sometimes we're asked to tell stories of our childhood and we can't. We assume we don't have any memories, yet we sense that much of our present reality was shaped by things that happened to us. Why is that? Why do we FEEL something that makes no sense according to our "memory"? Chris and Beth Bruno discuss the difference between explicit and implicit memory and why our body remembers more than we're often cognizant of.Mentioned in the show:Dr. Daniel Siegel's MindsightDr. Bessel Van Der Kolk's The Body Keeps the ScoreThe ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs powered by Restoration Counseling, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network.Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
We experience trauma as a fire or as a drought. The one is far more visible and its ripple effect far more noticeable. But the other is equally harmful. How do we identify those in our lives and what do we do to come alive again?The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs powered by Restoration Counseling, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network.Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
"I had a great childhood. My parents are loving. I don't have a story." We hear this all the time. And it's utterly wrong. We all have stories and whether or not they could be classified as Big T or Little t traumas, we have all experienced shaping events. How can you tell what stories have shaped you?The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs powered by Restoration Counseling, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network.Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
This is a common experience: you come for relief from unwanted symptoms, but end up feeling worse for the first few sessions. Why? And what can you expect to start to happen once you start a journey with a ReStory™ practitioner? Mentioned in the podcast: Jason Uptown's Scarecrow.The ReStory™ Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs powered by Restoration Counseling, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network.Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
What if your memory is wrong? Have you been telling yourself lies or has your mind constructed a narrative it needed at the time? How do we make meaning of our experiences that differ from others who lived through the same ones? Join the Brunos in a conversation spurred by the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Bonus Episode 9.The ReStory™ Podcast is powered by ReStory™ Labs, a part of the ReStory™ Universe Network. Learn more about Chris and Beth here.
In Part 4 of 4, Chris and Beth Bruno explain the difference between content and context and the role this plays in the ReStory™ approach.You can learn more about Restoration Counseling here.You can learn more about ReStory Labs, our digital laboratory, here.Our brother organization, Restoration Project, and sister organization, Fierce & Lovely, share our heart and ethos.
In Part 3 of 4, Chris and Beth Bruno talk about the role of kindness as the greatest weapon against evil on earth.You can learn more about Restoration Counseling here.You can learn more about ReStory Labs, our digital laboratory, here.Our brother organization, Restoration Project, and sister organization, Fierce & Lovely, share our heart and ethos.
In Part 2 of 4, Chris and Beth Bruno talk about the role of evil in the ReStory™ approach.You can learn more about Restoration Counseling here.You can learn more about ReStory Labs, our digital laboratory, here.Our brother organization, Restoration Project, and sister organization, Fierce & Lovely, share our heart and ethos.
In Part 1 of 4, Chris and Beth Bruno define ReStory™ and explain how it is different than most counseling modalities. You can learn more about Restoration Counseling here.You can learn more about ReStory Labs, our digital laboratory, here.Our brother organization, Restoration Project, and sister organization, Fierce & Lovely, share our heart and ethos.
In Part 4 of 4, Chris and Beth share openly about a season when building a ministry became a mistress, to them both. Learn what helped reorient them to the way and the reason why they started to say yes or no to opportunities. Learn more about Chris and Beth and Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Beth.Learn more about Chris.Ministry Resources from the Brunos: Roadmap to a Restorative Sabbatical Re|Wire: Moving from Sexual Addiction to True Godly Connection Thrive Marriage Lab Mothering Tween/Teen Girls Being an Intentional Father
In Part 3 of 4, the Brunos share about the "Fishbowl Life". When your finances come from donations, often your time and money are scrutinized. But what if sanity is worth money? And how can you make those choices while cultivating a discipline of living a private life in a documented world?Learn more about Chris and Beth and Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Beth.Learn more about Chris.Ministry Resources from the Brunos: Roadmap to a Restorative Sabbatical Re|Wire: Moving from Sexual Addiction to True Godly Connection Thrive Marriage Lab Mothering Tween/Teen Girls Being an Intentional Father
In Part 2 of 4, the Brunos share about "Foodchain Friends". When everyone in your life is either above, below, or working alongside of you, how do you have safe friendships? Who do you go to when some of your struggle is with your ministry friends and co-workers? Learn more about Chris and Beth and Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Beth.Learn more about Chris.Ministry Resources from the Brunos: Roadmap to a Restorative Sabbatical Re|Wire: Moving from Sexual Addiction to True Godly Connection Thrive Marriage Lab Mothering Tween/Teen Girls Being an Intentional Father
In Part 1 of 4, the Brunos share about "Pillow Talk." How do you stop the bleed of work and ministry into every crevice of your marriage? With personal stories and insight, they'll encourage you to craft your own STOP phrase to create a spacious life.Learn more about Chris and Beth and Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Beth.Learn more about Chris.Ministry Resources from the Brunos: Roadmap to a Restorative Sabbatical Re|Wire: Moving from Sexual Addiction to True Godly Connection Thrive Marriage Lab Mothering Tween/Teen Girls Being an Intentional Father
Learn more about Alex.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and psychology.
Learn more about Nicole.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and psychology.
To learn more about CJ, go here.Book mentioned: The Suffering of GodA few books in Chris' current stack: Richard Rohr's Immortal Diamond, Larry Crabb's Fully Alive, and Justin Baldoni's Man EnoughA few books in Beth's current stack: Hillary McBride's Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image, Bettany Hughes' Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities, and James Scott Bell's Plot and StructureThe Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and psychology.
Learn more about Becky here.The book we referenced: The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual GrowthThe Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and psychology.
What if the exhaustion you feel is a loss of calling? What then? Listen in to former church planter, missionary, and humanitarian aid worker Jeremy Williamson talk about what he sees from ministry counseling clients and church leaders these days.Learn more about Jeremy here.Learn more about Refresh here.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and psychology.
This is our 50th episode!!! Help us celebrate by leaving a rating or review.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. We're committed to helping people come alive and leading conversations at the intersection of theology and pyschology.
The issue on the table is NOT the issue on the table. Chris shares about two different levels to working with couples and how to help them understand why they keep getting stuck.Learn more about Thrive Marriage Lab.Learn more about ReStory Labs or Restoration Counseling.Subscribe to Thrive Marriage Podcast
We've been in a series with pastors and ministry leaders asking questions to walk with others well and noticed a theme: weariness! In this episode, Chris and Beth talk about how they fight to play and how being tenacious to hold onto hope that God has restoration for us all is vital.Need some rest or on your way to a Sabbatical? Check out our Sabbatical Course.Learn more about ReStory Labs or Restoration Counseling.Subscribe to Thrive Marriage Podcast.
Need some rest or on your way to a Sabbatical? Check out our Sabbatical Course.Learn more about ReStory Labs or Restoration Counseling.Subscribe to Thrive Marriage Podcast.
Jesse French, with Restoration Project, asks "How do I disappoint people because my capacity is just so big?" Join us in a conversation about limits, organizational health, and honest probing of whether we are addicted to our own capacity?Learn more about ReStory Labs or Restoration Counseling. Subscribe to Thrive Marriage Podcast.
Charlie Sandberg is a pastor at Faith Church in Fort Collins, Colorado and asks "How do I leave the darkness of the stories I hear at the door and not bring them home, carry them with me, and let them linger in my mind?" After 10 years of navigating this very thing, Chris and Beth weigh in with their experiences.The Walking With Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.
Corey Nelson is the Head Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins, Colorado and asks, "How do we care for and love people who seem to have gotten lost in conspiracy theories or versions of reality that don't sync with what we believe are are true? And especially when those beliefs take people in directions that seem dangerous? Dangerous to themselves and their own sort of mental and social wellbeing, and also dangerous to relationships and to society?" Join us for an incredibly relevant and poignant conversation about a new pastoral care issue birthed this year.The Walking With Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.
Jen McLain is the Executive Director of Alpha Center, a Christian medical clinic addressing men and women's sexual health needs in Northern Colorado. Jen asks the question, "How do we lead well in ongoing disappointment and disconnection?" Join the conversation on how to lead through something you've never done before, like leading through a pandemic. Walking With Podcast is a product of ReStory™ Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.
Aaron Stern is the pastor of Mill City Church in Fort Collins, Colorado and asks the question, "How do I care for people and their various (sometimes opposing) opinions without carrying how they feel?" Join the conversation on how to navigate your own story in the midst of disappointing others as Chris and Beth share about 3 key letters that change it all.Walking With is a product of ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.
Join Chris and Beth in a short series of personal reflections on the 4 themes of Advent. Walk with them into the pain and suffering of this season, devoid of easy answers and pithy sayings, but full of raw and honest story.
Join Chris and Beth in a short series of personal reflections on the 4 themes of Advent. Walk with them into the struggle of disruption and anticipation this season.
Join Chris and Beth this month in a short series of personal reflections on the 4 themes of Advent. Walk with them through the disruption and anticipation of this season.
Join Chris and Beth this month in a short series of personal reflections on the 4 seasons of Advent. Full of doubt, discontent, and disruption, walk with them into the struggle to hope and anticipate this year.
As we wrap up this month's series on psychology terms explained, Chris and Beth are joined by therapist Kevala Kenna to discuss "Spiritual Bypassing." You may have heard something similar called Toxic Positivity. This is the spiritualized version. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Kevala Kenna.
This month we're in a series on commonly heard, but not understood psychology terms. Therapist Lynsey Crevier joins Chris and Beth Bruno to talk about Delusional Disorder, a rare, but deeply misunderstood disorder on the Schizophrenia Spectrum. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Lynsey Crevier.
In this series, Chris and Beth Bruno are joined by Restoration mental health therapist, Sam Alvis to discuss how embodiment brings us back to ourselves. When we learn to listen to what our bodies are trying to tell us, transformation and healing are possible. The Walking With Podcast is a product of ReStory Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling. Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Sam Alvis.
We're in a series on psychology terms made easy and today we're joined by Spiritual Counselor, Tammy Furrier to talk about survival strategies and coping mechanisms. What do these mean, how did they serve us well as children, and how do they serve us as adults? The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling. Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Tammy Furrier.
We're in a series on relationships that aren't mainstream. Today we're joined by Colorado therapist, CJ Rithner, to talk about the 2 primary issues teens are facing these days and how adults can love them well. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more abou CJ Rithner.
We're in a series on relationships that aren't mainstream. Today we're joined by Sandhya Oaks, our Race and Diversity Specialist, to talk about walking with transracial adoptees. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Sandhya Oaks.
We're in a series on relationships that aren't mainstream. This week, we're joined by Spiritual Counselor, Cris Flippen, to talk about walking with those who have sexual abuse in their past. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Cris Flippen.
In their series on Faith, Chris and Beth Bruno are joined by Restoration Story Coach, Jason Stoub to explore his perspective on the power of forgiveness as the root of all change. The Walking With Podcast is a product of ReStory Labs, powered by Restoration Counseling. Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Jason Stoub.
Chris and Beth chat with Spiritual Counselor, Jeremy Williamson, about the importance of faith leaders living an integral life, mess and all. Jeremy has served in missions, as a church planter, and a humanitarian aid worker. We are thrilled he is offering counseling to ministry leaders through Restoration Counseling.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Jeremy.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Listen to our other podcast- Thrive Marriage Podcast.
In this series on Faith, Chris and Beth Bruno are joined by Restoration Life Coach, Nicole Clifton to talk about her perspectives on faith deconstruction and exvangelicals. The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Nicole Clifton.
Welcome back to Season Two of the Walking With Podcast, where each week Chris and Beth Bruno chat with a team member from Restoration Counseling about issues at the intersection of theology and psychology.This month, they are in a series on faith and on today's episode, Spiritual Counselor, Lisa Russell explains the Stages of Faith and the places we often remain caged.The Walking With Podcast is powered by ReStory Labs, the digital laboratory of Restoration Counseling.Learn more about ReStory Labs.Learn more about Restoration Counseling.Learn more about Lisa Russell.
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