Difficult vs. toxic people
How can we recognize toxic people in our lives and respond well? Susie Larson shares thoughts from her discussion with Gary Thomas.
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Relationships
Pets and relationships
What does your pet say about your relationships? You can learn a lot about a person who owns a pet.
Am I being emotionally abused?
Emotional abuse can oftentimes be overt or under cover, making it harder to recognize at times. Dr. Linda reviews the markers of emotional abuse and how to find real help and hope.
How to respond if someone takes advantage of you
There are many times in life when we feel that we are being taken advantage of and as a result feel disrespected. Dr. Linda explains how to set healthy boundaries for ourselves.
How to make and keep adult friends
Have you ever wanted to have just want that one or two adult friends who can do life with you? Dr. Linda Mintle shares helpful tips on how to make and maintain healthy friendships.
10 ways to break co-dependency
Are you constantly putting the needs of other before yours? Is your relationship one-sided? When you feel worthless and not good enough to stand up for yourself in relationships, co-dependency can result.
Living with borderline personality disorder
Living with someone who has borderline personality disorder (BPD) is not easy. Dr. Linda summarizes helpful tools to deal with conflict in relationships involving BPD.
Trusting enough to listen well
Effective communication is often less about what we say than it is about what we hear.
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Strengthening that mother-daughter bond
Our relationship with mom is one of the closest bonds two people can share. That kind of intimacy requires us to define ourselves apart from her and still be emotionally engaged.
On The Road
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A brave face
A persistent American, a brave Iraqi little girl, and how God brought them together across an ocean.
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Trusting God’s promises in all circumstances
Abraham chose to trust and obey God through a seemingly impossible situation, we too can choose to follow Him and trust His plans for our lives.
Being a man of God in the modern world
What do you connote with masculinity and manhood? Dave Willis discusses what it means to follow God with one’s heart and mind in what can be a confusing culture for males.
Are you ready to make a change?
We all have something we want to change and need that extra push to do it. But change is not that easy. Dr. Linda shares practical advice to help us produce lasting change.