Therapy and Theology

Parenting in today's world has never felt more overwhelming. Between rising anxiety, social media, and the pressure to get it all right, many Christian parents are wondering: How do I raise resilient, emotionally healthy kids?

In this episode, featuring counselors Sissy Goff and David Thomas, you'll learn:
Common parenting mistakes that unintentionally undermine a child's confidence, capability, and emotional growth.
How to discern the difference between healthy struggle and situations that require intervention and support.
Practical scripts to use when your child experiences failure and disappointment.
Tools for overcoming parental shame and trusting God with your child's story.

Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:
Stay connected with Sissy Goff and David Thomas by visiting their website, getting a copy of their new book Capable, and following them on social media.
Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
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Praying for our family shouldn't be our last resort — it should be our first priority.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Scripture-based prayers you can borrow when you feel inadequate or short of words.
How to persist and make peace with prayers that have gone unanswered.
The powerful, generational impact prayer can have on your family.
Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:
Give today, and get a copy of Come Close to Jesus by Lysa TerKeurst as our thank-you. Get started here!
Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
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Healthy relationships require healthy boundaries — even with family members. While dysfunction or even abuse needs to be addressed, are there instances where we have taken boundaries "too far"?
In this episode, you'll learn:
When relational boundaries become unhealthy, leading to cutoffs, emotional distance, or family estrangement.
How to set boundaries with family members in a way that increases safety, improves communication, and reduces isolation.
How to protect your emotional health without attempting to control another person.
Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:
Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
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Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

It’s not always the “big betrayals” that damage trust in a marriage. More often, it’s the seemingly “little things” that are easy to overlook.
In this episode, you'll learn:
The two essentials that must be present for trust to thrive.
How to stop having the same argument with your spouse.
A simple assessment to help you establish your unique “trust language” as a couple.
Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:
Download the "Healthy Conversations Contract" here.
Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
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Experiencing hardships in marriage is inevitable — especially as both seasons and partners change. But what truly matters is how you communicate through those challenges.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:
Stop avoiding conflict and fight for connection.
Know your spouse on a deeper, emotional level.
Be on the same team even when you aren't on the same page.
Links and Resources We Mention in This Episode:
Fight for your family by downloading 15 Prayers for Your Husband and 15 Prayers for Your Son or Daughter.
Explore counselor Rebecca Maxwell's work and her new book here: Jesus and Your Mental Health
We’re grateful to the American Association of Christian Counselors for being a yearlong sponsor of Therapy & Theology. Click here to apply for their Youth Mental Health Coach program — a biblically grounded, clinically excellent training to help you support youth facing today’s most common mental health challenges. 
Go to Compassion.com/Lysa to join us in sponsoring a child through Compassion International today.
Subscribe here to receive new Therapy & Theology episodes straight to your inbox.
Want a chance to be featured on Listener Mail? Leave Lysa, Jim, or Joel a message or a question right here.
Click here to download a transcript of this episode.