What do you do when a relationship feels so broken you’re afraid it may never recover? Relational pain can trigger fear, shame and an urgent desire to fix things—reactions that can make already difficult conversations even harder. In this episode, Jennifer talks with pastoral counselor and author Chris Coursey about how God can help us navigate relational fractures with greater peace, clarity and compassion. Chris explains what happens in our brains when pain pushes us into “enemy mode,” why emotional safety is so important and how learning to quiet ourselves and reconnect with God can help us respond as our healthier, relational selves.

Chris also shares practical strategies for helping others feel seen, heard and understood, recognizing when past pain is influencing present conflict and seeking God’s perspective when fear and shame distort our own. For additional encouragement, download Chris’s free Taking Your Relational Temperature resource and check out his book, The Joy Switch: How Your Brain’s Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships—and How You Can Activate It, which explores how to strengthen your relational brain and remain connected during conflict and stress.

Connect with Chris and his team:

On the Thrive website

On Instagram

On Facebook

Find his content on YouTube

Follow his work on Amazon

Find Jennifer Slattery:

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Free resource: Trusting God with What You Can't Control: 5 Days of Increased Peace

What do you do when a relationship feels so broken you&rsquo;re afraid it may never recover? Relational pain can trigger fear, shame and an urgent desire to fix things&mdash;reactions that can make already difficult conversations even harder. In this episode, Jennifer talks with pastoral counselor and author Chris Coursey about how God can help us navigate relational fractures with greater peace, clarity and compassion. Chris explains what happens in our brains when pain pushes us into &ldquo;enemy mode,&rdquo; why emotional safety is so important and how learning to quiet ourselves and reconnect with God can help us respond as our healthier, relational selves.
Chris also shares practical strategies for helping others feel seen, heard and understood, recognizing when past pain is influencing present conflict and seeking God&rsquo;s perspective when fear and shame distort our own. For additional encouragement, download Chris&rsquo;s free&nbsp;<a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5fbfbaeb4d0e7997e93a99de">Taking Your Relational Temperature</a> resource and check out his book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802421717">The Joy Switch: How Your Brain&rsquo;s Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships&mdash;and How You Can Activate It</a>, which explores how to strengthen your relational brain and remain connected during conflict and stress.
Connect with Chris and his team:
<a href="https://thrivetoday.org/">On the Thrive website</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/chrismcourseyauthor/">On Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thrivetoday.org">On Facebook</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Thrivingtoday">Find his content on YouTube</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-M.-Coursey/author/B00IZPYXU0?ccs_id=f9312a74-5cf1-44d9-b007-24e605dfbbe1">Follow his work on Amazon</a>
Find Jennifer Slattery:
<a href="http://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com/">On her website</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/slatteryjennifer/">Instagram</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083247680572">Facebook</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00JKQ4ZTW">Amazon</a>
<a href="https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/s5w7a8">Subscribe to her free newsletter</a>
<a href="https://jenniferslatterylivesoutloud.com/downloads/trusting-god-with-what-you-cant-control-5-days-to-increased-peace/">Free resource: Trusting God with What You Can't Control: 5 Days of Increased Peace</a>

Life is too short and God has too much for us to do for any of us to live enslaved. Jesus promised His followers would experience filled to overflowing life, a life characterized by joy, peace, and spiritual and emotional vitality. And yet, we daily make decisions based on fear, not faith. In Faith Over Fear, author and speaker Jennifer Slattery helps us see different areas of life where fear has a foothold, and how our identity as children of God can help us move from fear to faithful, bold living.

This podcast covers topics like:

⭐️ How to Overcome Fear
⭐️ Biblical Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety
⭐️ Powerful Steps to Fight Anxiety
⭐️ Finding God Faithful in Hard Seasons
⭐️ Courage to Wait on God

Jesus has more planned for us than we could imagine and He’s fully committed to perfecting that which concerns us. Fear holds us back, but His perfect love has the power to cast out all fear!

Life is too short and God has too much for us to do for any of us to live enslaved. Jesus promised His followers would experience filled to overflowing life, a life characterized by joy, peace, and spiritual and emotional vitality. And yet, we daily make decisions based on fear, not faith. In Faith Over Fear, author and speaker Jennifer Slattery helps us see different areas of life where fear has a foothold, and how our identity as children of God can help us move from fear to faithful, bold living.
This podcast covers topics like:
⭐️ How to Overcome Fear ⭐️ Biblical Strategies for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety ⭐️ Powerful Steps to Fight Anxiety ⭐️ Finding God Faithful in Hard Seasons ⭐️ Courage to Wait on God
Jesus has more planned for us than we could imagine and He’s fully committed to perfecting that which concerns us. Fear holds us back, but His perfect love has the power to cast out all fear!

Life is too short and God has too much for us to do for any of us to live enslaved. Jesus promised His followers would experience filled to overflowing life, a life characterized by joy, peace, and spiritual and emotional vitality. And yet, we daily...

Faith Over Fear

How God Helps Us Repair Broken Relationships

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