Hey friends this is fun therapy and my name is Mike Foster and together we're going to dive into the messy and hard and

brutal parts of our stories and we're going to do it all with a smile.

We're going to challenge those three lies of identity that Henry Nowan talks about.

Lie number one, I am what I have.

Lie number two, I am what I do.

In lie number three, I am what other people say or think of me.

We want to challenge these lies, We want to build into you your true identity.

And that is the beloved. That is who you are. I love what my favorite author, Brennan Manning says in the book,

Abba's Child. He says, define yourself radically as one beloved by God, this is the true self.

Every other identity is illusion.

My name is Mike Foster, and this is Fun Therapy.

Before we get started with Fun Therapy, I wanted to tell you again about a new book that my wife and I have

created for couples called Five Dates and whether you're dating engaged or

married it's a His and her workbook to help create closeness and

intimacy and connection in your relationship.

And we go about it in a very counterintuitive way.

And I want to be honest with you.

I'm always honest with you, but let me be honest with you is something I probably wouldn't typically share.

I, for the most part, not in every case, but for in a lot of cases, I do not like most

relational development books or tools or retreats.

And here's why.

Because I think they set you up to fail

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