S9 E2 | Six Red Flags To Watch For in Any Relationship

Therapy and Theology

Proverbs 31 Ministries

Mental Health, Therapy, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Theology

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Noticing red flags doesn’t make you critical — it makes you wise.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Six red flags to be aware of — whether you're building new relationships or evaluating existing ones.
How to talk to someone about behavior that concerns you.
How to best utilize godly discernment as you grow in self-awareness.

Links we mentioned in this episode:

Download "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships" by Lysa TerKeurst here.
Sign up for a $10 webinar on September 4 at 7 p.m. ET with the Chosen team to learn about attachment styles and foster better communication with your children — no matter their age.
Have a question for Lysa, Jim, or Joel? Leave us a message, and it could be answered on one of our future podcast episodes! Start here.
Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

Go deeper:

Listen to "Red Flags We Shouldn’t Ignore in Relationships."
Listen to "Here Is Your Permission To Set Boundaries" With Jim Cress.
Watch "Difficult vs. Destructive Relationships."

Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of Therapy and Theology is brought to you by our friends at Chosen, a nonprofit that equips parents and caregivers with tools to help children heal.
0:13.4	They're offering an exclusive webinar training for our listeners, all about understanding attachment styles and how your past may be impacting your reactions to their behavior.
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0:52.4	Hi, friend. Welcome back to the Therapy and Theology podcast. I'm your host Shea Hill, and wherever you're tuning in from today, I'm so glad you're here. Right now, we are in a special summer mini-series on Red Flags, and we're back today to deliver episode two. In this episode, Lisa, Jim and Joel, will talk about six red flags to be aware of. But before we jump in,
1:11.6	I have a few things that I want to tell you. First, you know we are all about equipping you
1:15.8	with resources to help you even after an episode ends. So for this mini series, make sure you
1:20.3	download a free resource by Lisa Turkers titled, Is This Normal? Fifteen Red Flags you may be
1:25.6	missing in your relationships. This resource will help
1:28.4	you get honest about the effects unhealthy relational dynamics are having on you with a guided
1:33.2	list to process through so you can tend to your own emotional well-being in a biblical way.
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