S9 E4 | Red Flags That May Be Sneaking Into Your Parenting

Therapy and Theology

Proverbs 31 Ministries

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

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Whether you're parenting biological, foster, or adoptive children or navigating your own healing journey from when you were a child, this conversation is for you.

In this episode with Meredith Brock, Jim Cress, and Bethany Hall, you'll learn how to:

Recognize your personal triggers and how they affect your parenting style.
Understand the importance of healing past relational trauma.
Identify signs of fear or shame responses in your children.
Use practical ways to bring calm into your parenting.
Balance structure and nurture with connected, grace-filled parenting.

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.
0:25.3	Because you're a valued therapy and theology podcast listener, you get exclusive access for just $10.
0:32.9	Head to Chosen.comcare backslash P31.
0:43.3	That's chosen.com slash p31 to register and be equipped to bring a deeper connection into your home.
0:52.4	Hi, friend. Welcome back to the therapy and theology podcast where we help you work through what you walk through.
0:58.1	I'm your host, Shay Hill, and I'm so glad you're here joining me today for this ongoing summer mini-series we have on Red Flags.
1:05.5	Guys, today's episode is super special because we have not one but two special guests.
1:10.1	So you guys know our resident
1:11.7	therapist on the podcast, Jim Kress. He's going to be joined today by two special guests and their names are Bethany and Meredith. I can't wait for you to get to know them. So why don't you go ahead, pull up a notebook. This is a note-taking episode and we'll jump right in. First, you know we are all about equipping you with resources to help you even after an episode ends. So for this
1:11.2	mini-series, make sure you do. episode and we'll jump right in. First, you know we are all about equipping you with resources
1:27.7	to help you even after an episode ends. So for this mini series, make sure you download a free
1:32.4	resource by Lisa Turkers titled, Is This Normal? 15 red flags you may be missing in your
1:37.6	relationships. This resource will help you get honest about the effects unhealthy relational
1:42.2	dynamics are having on you with a guided list to
1:45.1	process through so you can tend to your own emotional well-being in a biblical way.
1:49.7	Next, I thought it would be fun to share this review from one of you guys.
1:52.8	Here's what this listener said.
1:54.5	I'm so thankful for this podcast.
1:56.5	It has helped me work through so many issues in my life and enabled me to step outside of my
2:00.8	whirlwind of emotions and plant my feet on the truth, the word of God. I hope this podcast
2:06.1	continues. You are changing lives. Guys, isn't that awesome? We love hearing how therapy and theology
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