In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk we discuss friendship with Head Coach at Vibrancy Unlocked. What is friendship, why is it so important, why does it seem to be in such a shortage, and how to we increase it within our life.
If you would like to talk with Brent or consider using his coaching services, you can contact Brent at brent@vibrancyunlocked.com or find out more about his coaching at vibrancyunlocked.com Articles referenced during the discussion:
Caring for people takes a great deal of energy. What do you do with it starts to fatigue you? In this episode Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Jeff Thomson about Compassion Fatigue.
Jeff's model that anyone can use:
In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Chaplain Derek Arnold concerning how our bodies respond to trauma. We're normal people going through normal responses to abnormal circumstances.
Books referenced during the episode:
Our emotions and money are more entangled than we usually recognize. How we spend (or don't) is often mixed up with our emotional well-being. In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk with discuss this with Retirement Advisor Clancy Cramer.
In this bonus episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric Nobrega talks about a specific time when forgiveness was difficult for him but also exactly what he and his family needed to be able to recover from a circumstance.
Jared shares his desire for a reset button in life and the realization that there are seasons within our lives and years and those seasons offer us the chance to make new choices.
We all get hurt and we all hurt others so forgiveness is an essential thing in our lives. Yet we often don't know what it means to forgive and how to do it. In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk we discuss forgiveness with our fellow chaplain Carl Griffin.
Carl's practical steps:
HERE's the episode on forgiveness from the Russell Moore Podcast that is mentioned during the episode.
The book Free of Charge by Miroslav Volf is mentioned in the episode. You can find that book HERE.
We have to edit down our episodes each time. This bonus episode is a part that we cut out of the main segment but feel is still full of good information.
What is rest and why is it so important for us as humans? We talk with Melvin Swafford about this and how we can better incorporate rest into our lives. Melvin defines rest as "a healthy perspective and practice of disconnecting and connecting - not just unplugging but also plugging into things that you give you life."
A quick thought on the power of the non-anxious presence within a system and our need for it within our families during the holidays.
An OODA loop is:
Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Sarah Nobrega, Director of Clinical Services at a Mental Health Hospital, concerning the importance of leadership versus management and how everyone in any position within an organization can be a leader.
The podcast that Sarah references during the Creating Space question is Everything Happens with Kate Bowler.
This bonus episode contains a discussion cut for time from our last episode. It concerns modern funeral practices and how they can help with grief.
In this month's episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Bereavement Counselor and Thanatologist Hilary Furnish concerning grief, its goal, how to grieve well, and went to seek help.
Here are the two books Hilary mentions:
This month Robert and Jared talk about dealing with your Inner Critic and encouraging your Inner Coach.
Jeff's main points are:
*Bring the Inner Critic out of the shadows.
*Watch for the comparison trap. We very often compare what we know of ourselves with what we don't know about others.
*Practice constructive self-talk.
Sometimes it is difficult to keep our first things first and it can feel like we are trying to keep too many plates spinning. In this episode of CHaplain, Can We Talk we speak with Chaplain, and also our Regional Manager, Jeff Thomson concern Work/Life Balance and specifically if we should be focused on integration rather than balance.
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Humans are relational beings. Therefore it is hugely important that we work toward healthy relationships. In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Jenny Buckman about healthy and unhealthy relationships. While the majority of the discussion concerning romantic relationships the advice is good for so many different relationships.
The end of the year is a time where we often spend a great deal of time with family. Sometimes that is good and other times it can be very taxing. In this bonus episode Chaplain Robert Terrell talks through ways to plan to not only survive your family time but also keep it an enjoyable time with family members that may be difficult when you find yourself spending a great deal of time with them.
Here are the two articles that Robert references:
*How to Survive Holiday Family Madness
*20 Great Holiday Conversation Starters to Break the Ice and Connect with Anyone
Chaplain Jared Furnish joins Chaplain Can We Talk again to discuss how to give and receive healthy feedback. What are best practices for giving and receiving words that help us and others to improve in what is important to us?
Here are the two podcasts that Jared references during the episode.
This month Eric & Robert talk about dealing with anxiety with Jamie Waldera an RN who works with psychiatric patients and an instructor of other nurses. The following resources are mentioned during the episode:
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