When we enter the holiday season, many families experience conflict when they face the, sometimes dreaded, question, “Where will we spend the holidays?” You may experience a lot of extended-family conflict answering this question if your relationships do not occupy the appropriate space. In 1966, Edward T. Hall developed the theory of proxemics, which is […]
In this episode, I speak with Katherine Hill, my friend and creative director for The Bearing Life® Podcast and the DJS Brand. Katherine and her husband have been married for 15 years and they teach the pre-marital class at their church. We discuss Edward T. Hall’s theory of proxemics and how it applies to interacting […]
During a recent conversation with Katherine Hill, creative director for The Bearing LifeÒ Podcast and the DJS brand, we discussed wrapping up Season 2 and how best to share helpful information for the holidays. As we talked about the challenges of navigating Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year celebrations, etc. we laughed about various challenges […]
In honor of National Adoption Month, I shared a special podcast conversation and story this week. Maggie joined me on The Bearing Life® Podcast to tell us her story and to provide insight for other adopted children beginning a relationship with their biological family. Guidelines for building relationships after adoption 1. Establish boundaries for communication. Maggie […]
In honor of National Adoption Awareness Month, I spoke with Maggie during this episode of The Bearing Life® Podcast. As an adopted child herself, Maggie shares helpful information about the adopted child experience and wisdom learned in her biological family search. Here are a few books Maggie recommends: God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn […]
When I share about my infertility and involuntary childlessness through speaking events or one on one conversations, I often hear a follow-up question asking why I didn’t adopt a child. For most of my life, I wanted a house full of kids (similar to the Brady Bunch)! Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, adoption […]
During this uncertain and sometimes frustrating period of time, we can allow anxiety to settle and even control us. On The Bearing Life® Podcast my guest, Dr. Les Carter, shared practices we can use to gently manage our anxiety and take defining steps through difficult seasons in order to reduce anger, depression, and domestic abuse. […]
In this week’s episode of The Bearing Life® Podcast, I share a conversation with Dr. Les Carter, a best-selling author and therapist. He specializes in anger management and narcissistic personality disorder. After spending months at home, many people are feeling added strain and pressure from stress and anxiety. Dr. Carter and I review steps we […]