“Gratitude is an attitude my friend” — with so much attention given to the negative in our reality, it pays considerable dividends to redirect our focus to the positive, specifically through the practice of gratitude. Today we talk about various ways we can practice gratitude, how this can influence our outlook, relationships, and opportunities, and…

Social Media: Is it truly social? Or an addictive wasteland? How “real” are these online relationships? In today’s episode, Justin and Mark highlight their disparate experiences with social media and outline the merits and struggles of a world increasingly online, where relationships born through social media are becoming a societal norm. Related, this podcast grows…

Today we spend some time reflecting on our memories of that fateful day, September 11, 2001. We also discuss the 9/11 mantra, “Never Forget!”—both the merits as well as the potential issues, and further expound on the challenges of trauma, whether it’s from the proximity of an intense event like 9/11, or interpersonal/relational trauma.

Today’s discussion is on the art of listening—ways to improve on this invaluable skill, as well as being able to suss out clues when we’re not being listened to. We agreed that we all can be a better version of ourselves as we continue to learn and improve our listening skills. And unironically, we thank…

Continuing the discussion on conflict, we highlight “baby steps” for learning to approach conflict in a healthy way, for those on the codependent end of the spectrum as well as the domineering end. We hope this episode can offer some helpful ideas for anyone on that spectrum.

“Some misguided Christian leaders feel that they must preserve harmony at any cost, so they do everything possible to reduce friction. They should remember that there is no friction in a machine that has been shut down for the night. Turn off the power, and you will have no problem with moving parts. Also remember…