Date Yourself: Episode 917
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 28 August 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
The value of thoughtfulness, plus Dr. Gary Chapman on boundaries between young adults and their parents, and Lisa shares tips for going out alone.
Featured musical artist: Love and the Outcome
Roundtable: You’re So Thoughtful!
An encouraging text message, a quick hug, or help with a difficult task. Some people are just thoughtful. We brought some of the most sincerely kind people we know into the studio for a conversation on how to show thoughtfulness to others. From handwritten notes to a listening ear to a helping hand, there are many ways to show others you care. If you’re someone on the giving or receiving end of thoughtfulness, you know what a difference it makes. Listen in for practical ways to strengthen your thoughtfulness muscle.
Culture: Boundaries With Mom and Dad
One of the most challenging transitions of young adulthood is leaving home and redefining the relationship with your parents. In some cases the transition is a smooth one — others, not so much. What do your parents need from you as you stake your independence, and what does it look like to honor them while also forging healthy boundaries? Relationship expert Dr. Gary Chapman shares from personal and professional experience how to have honest conversations with your parents to ensure the best relational outcomes.
Your New Life with Adult Children: A Practical Guide to What Helps, What Hurts, and What Heals
Learn About Dr. Chapman & The Love Languages
Inbox: Hanging Out Alone
You want to do things solo, but is that weird? And is there a better-than-average way to go about getting your alone time? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Jim Daly. In summertime, giving to focus on the family slows down, but families in crisis |
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| 0:22.8 | real difference and offer lasting hope. Visit focus be the topic of another show, I'm sure. We have got a great show |
| 0:56.3 | ahead for you this week. So I often like to give a little preview. So first up for our inbox, |
| 1:02.5 | someone asked, what tips do you have for doing things alone? I live by myself, would like to do |
| 1:08.3 | some activities alone, but I tend to avoid doing so because I'm not |
| 1:11.5 | sure if it's safe or it seems boring. So they're kind of wondering, do we have any tips for this? |
| 1:16.3 | So I'm actually answering this question because I'm single. I've done many things alone. |
| 1:20.9 | Sometimes I love it, even though I'm a borderline extrovert. So I will give you some ideas for that. |
| 1:26.2 | Then for our culture segment, dear friend of boundless, Dr. Gary Chapman is back in the studio. |
| 1:31.5 | He's the author of the five love languages. |
| 1:34.1 | But in addition to that, he has written a book about the relationship between parents and their adult children. |
| 1:40.5 | So we're going to flip the script on him and have him speak to young adults about what |
| 1:45.6 | their parents want from them and how they can best honor and love older generations. So good |
| 1:51.2 | advice there. And here we are for our roundtable, a conversation on thoughtfulness. So if you |
| 1:57.2 | are listening to this on Thursday, the day this show comes out, today is National |
| 2:02.6 | Thoughtful Day. I don't know if you all knew that. No one sent me any gift cards or any flowers. |
| 2:08.1 | That's very unfortunate. But we have Paul, Chloe, and Diane here to talk about this. Hey, guys. |
| 2:14.0 | Hey. Good to have you. I was saying as I was coming downstairs that to our own |
| 2:19.4 | Brie and our summer intern, Lauren, I said, sorry, you weren't selected for this. That's kind of a |
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