Talking To Humans

In this episode we talk all things trauma: little t trauma and Big T trauma, seeing the need behind the behavior, speaking our needs in honoring ways, being image bearers and vessels in God's hand.

In this episode we discuss negotiating our needs, recognizing our limits and capacity, being self aware when needs become a demand, learning to be disappointed, and working towards something vs demanding.

This episode puts flesh on the concepts Darcy walked us through in the first episode. How do all these things play out in an actual parent child relationship? We will hear Jakob's story and experience with mental health, self harm, shame, and navigating emotions. We hear how all of these things connect with Darcy's contribution as his mom, how trust was lost and rebuilt. This episode contains serious topics including depression and suicide, listener discretion is advised.

This episode is jam packed with parenting, attachment styles and understanding God's storyline for each individual within the same family. Guest, Darcy Wilcoxson, walks us through topics such as the importance of connection, are we enabling our children, earning trust, are our kids manipulating us, and helping our children process through emotions.

SEASON 2 FINALE! In this episode, we look back on our season on Engaging Emotions, we talk through some of our highlights, some common themes, and some of our thoughts that come to mind when we think back over the past 8 episodes. Thank you so much for listening, we hoped you enjoyed this season! We will see you later!

In this episode, we talk through happiness and joy with Robbin Howey! We talk about the difference between happiness versus joy, how to engage with both in a healthy way and how to hold on to joy when you may not be happy. We hope you enjoy this episode! See you next week!

Continuing this series on Engaging with Emotions, we have our guest Arnold Ruiz talk us through what it looks like to engage with guilt and shame in a healthy way and how to combat the lies those emotions tell us every day. We hope you enjoy this episode! We will see you next week!

We think you guys are really going to enjoy this episode! We have John Kronwald in the studio to discuss what Love and Hate look like, how they are actually more similar than we think, and what it looks like to engage with these emotions in a healthy and biblical way! Enjoy!

This week, we are discussing how to engage with Grief and Sadness. And who else better to discuss such emotions than Josh Yasuda? But not in a way that you think! Josh talks about what it means to try and push away sadness for the sake of being happy, how to deal with sadness, and what the gospel promises us in times where we are at our lowest. Enjoy!

In today's episode, we are joined by Jen Natzke who will talk us through her personal experiences dealing with fear, sharing what good news the gospel brings in moments of fear, and how we can engage with our fears. We hope you enjoy this week's episode!

In today's episode in our series on Engaging Emotions, we talk through the complex and scary emotion of anger with our dear friend Laura LeFevre. We hope you enjoy this episode and the series so far! See you next week!

In this series on Engaging Emotions, we talk through the complexities that come with the emotion of "Jealousy" with our special guest Donna Kaplin! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoy making these! See you next week!

WE ARE BACK!! We are so excited to bring you the first episode for Season 2 of Talking to Humans! This season's theme is "Engaging with Emotions" and we kick it off by discussing with Matthew Braselton what emotions are, how we experience them differently, and how we can engage with them in a healthy way. We hope you enjoy this episode!

THIS IS THE SEASON FINALE!! We have had a blast recording Season 1 and have really enjoyed the feedback from you guys! Here we recap what we heard in Season 1 and highlight some of our favorite moments. We hope you enjoy this episode, and we will see you all in Season 2!

One of the most common phrases we hear in the Christian culture is, "God won't give you more than you can handle". And that sounds like it would be encouraging! But today, we talk about why that may not be as helpful as it seems AND why that isn't biblically correct. 

Dave Lope brings in two guests, Mark Andress and Vicki Diemert, to discuss two very common fillers we all use in our day-to-day communication: "At least..." and "Just..." They talk about what these words mean to the person hearing them and what it means to choose silence over talking. 

"Faith over fear" is a popular phrase in the Christian community (and a best-selling sign from Hobby Lobby). Our host, Katianna Strunk, and her guests Mark Andress and Vicki Diemert talk about why this phrase may not be very helpful and how to better help those who are experiencing fear.

We have all heard the phrase, "Forgive and Forget". In the moment, it may sound like good advice. But today, our host Cristina Adams will talk with our guests, Mark Andress and Vicki Diemert about why this may not be very helpful or biblical. 

In this episode, we discuss the popular phrase "God works all things for good" and how that may not be the best way to care for someone who is in pain! Our guests describe moments where this hurts instead of heals and some possible alternatives to better care for someone who is hurting. 

You might have heard the phrase "God is in control". As true as this statement is, in times of pain and hurt, there might be a better way to encourage someone of God's love and care for us. 

When someone says "Give it to God" during a painful season, this may come with some unintended hurt instead of healing. In this episode, we will talk about what this phrase means, how does this phrase make people feel, and what to say next time instead. 

Welcome to our first episode