S1 E9 | How To Have Healthy Conversations
Therapy and Theology
Proverbs 31 Ministries
4.8 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
Our words frame our reality. The words we use are strong indicators of our personal emotional health, the health of our relationships, and whether or not we will go the distance with those relationships. By carefully watching our words, we can see relational differences as growth opportunities that bring us together instead of tearing us apart.
Colossians 4:6 (NIV) says, “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” This same verse is paraphrased in The Message Bible like this: “Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.” In this episode of Therapy & Theology, Lysa TerKeurst, Dr. Joel Muddamalle and licensed counselor Jim Cress discuss the framework needed for any healthy conversation.
After listening to this conversation, you will be equipped to …
- Discover the framework for healthy conversations by learning words to avoid and better scripts to use.
- Discern when to have important conversations without the other person shutting down or getting defensive.
- Make progress with points of contention in your relationship that you’ve previously felt stuck in knowing how to resolve.
Helpful Links:
- Want more wisdom as you navigate hard relationship dynamics? Find practical next steps, powerful scriptures and timely guidance on how to set realistic, healthy boundaries in Lysa TerKeurst's new book, Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. In the pages of this book, Lysa's personal counselor, Jim Cress, also provides therapeutic insight surrounding the topic of boundaries, helping you confidently apply what you read. Order the Proverbs 31-exclusive version here.
- Ready to take a personal next step in finding a Christian counselor? The American Association of Christian Counselors is a great place to find the right fit for you and your circumstances.
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- Click here to download A Healthy Way to Have Hard Conversations.
- Click here to view the transcript for this episode.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Lisa Turgers and you're listening to Therapy and Theology, where we help you work through what you walk through. |
| 0:15.0 | Hi friends, we're so glad you've joined us again for another episode of Therapy and Theology. |
| 0:20.0 | While we don't know the specific reason you found yourself here today, we want you to know you're welcome here and you're not alone in what you're facing. |
| 0:27.0 | In just a moment, we'll hear from our friends Lisa, Jim and Joel. But before we do, here are a few things we don't want you to forget. |
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| 1:09.0 | Lastly, don't forget to check out the show notes for this episode at Therapy and Theology Podcasts.com where you can find more information and resources connected to today's episode. |
| 1:20.0 | Now, let's hear from Lisa, Jim and Joel. |
| 1:23.0 | Okay, well, welcome back to Therapy and Theology. I'm Lisa Turgers here with Jim Cress, my personal counselor, licensed professional counselor, Christian counselor, amazing, all the letters and stuff behind his name. |
| 1:39.0 | And Dr. Joel Murmale, and I love that I get to say Dr. now because you have officially finished the dissertation. |
| 1:51.0 | It is done. It is finished. |
| 1:53.0 | To tell us time. |
| 1:56.0 | So, welcome. You may also, if you're listening to this by recording, you may also hear background noise because we have, for the first time ever, Joel calls it historic. |
| 2:07.0 | I just say it's new, but for the first time ever, we have a live audience and so welcome to the live audience and we're going to jump right in. |
| 2:16.0 | Today, we're going to talk about a healthy way to have hard conversations. |
| 2:21.0 | So, let me give a little background of how I even got into being interested in this and I have to give a lot of credit to Jim Cress because I already said you're my personal counselor. |
| 2:33.0 | And I struggle with hard conversations. I'm a good communicator, but I can shut down really easily when the conversation hits a certain point where it gets really hard. |
| 2:45.0 | I think part of the shutdown for me is I don't want to say something I later regret. |
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