Do you want to resolve conflict with your teen or others? Learning to listen is the first step to working through all conflicts. And when you practice your listening skills you will help your teens learn to be better communicators too.
Do you struggle to get your teens to open up about their struggles? They have a lot to say. But are they talking to you? Jackie Brewton joins me to discuss how you can get your teens talking to you about the issues important to them. Learn what your teen wants and need from you!
About Jackie Brewton
Jackie Brewton is an author, youth speaker, teen relationship expert and the founder and CEO of MotivationN3d, Inc., a motivational speaking company. She empowers teens to dream bigger DREAMS, make better DECISIONS and fulfill brighter DESTINIES! She also equips parents to have the tough conversations with their teens about love, sex and relationships.
How do we navigate marriage during difficult times? Erin Smalley, of Focus on the Family, and I discuss how to keep your differences from becoming the problem that drives a wedge in your relationship.
About Erin Smalley
Erin Smalley serves as the strategic spokesperson for Focus on the Family’s marriage ministry. In this role, she develops content that prepares individuals for marriage, strengthens and nurtures existing marriages, and helps couples in marital crises.
Do you wrestle with knowing how to navigate the twists and turns of keeping the family together? Daniel Huerta, the VP of Parenting and Youth at Focus on the Family, and I have an upbeat conversation about the needs of your children and how you can navigate the complexities of life so your family will grow closer together in hard times.
About Dr. Daniel Huerta
Dr. Daniel Huerta oversees Focus’ initiatives that equip mothers and fathers with biblical principles and counsel for raising healthy, resilient children.
A bilingual, licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Huerta addresses issues related to parenting such as communication, conflict resolution, spiritual growth, discipline, stress, anxiety, depression, media discernment and healthy sexuality.
Dr. Huerta earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He’s currently working on his doctorate in psychology at California Southern University.
He has maintained a private practice in Colorado Springs since 2003 and served as a board member on the El Paso County Mental Health Association for almost four years.
He and his wife, Heather, have been married since 1997 and have two children, Alex and Lexi.
Want to learn how to help your child process the abrupt changes happening in their lives? A licensed counselor and owner of Counselor Thoughts, Michelle Nietert, will join us as we discuss walking your child through their emotional and mental health in an intentional manner.
About Michelle Nietert
As a professional counselor, Michelle has been passionately ministering to women in the counseling office, local church as a staff member and in the community for over 25 years. She relates well to audiences of various ages as she juggles running a large counseling center in the DFW area, writing, podcasting and speaking while joining her husband Drew in raising two school aged children. Her energetic presentations are interactive, Biblical and relevant to everyday life. Women need to know they are loved by a God that is for them!
Sudden changes often cause unease leading to stress, anxiety, and fear, but author Dr. Micheal Bengtson shares how you can overcome anxiety, worry, and fear of our coping with crisis series.
About Dr. Michelle Bengston
Dr. Michelle Bengtson entertained several dreams in her life: becoming a doctor, having children and writing a book. She studied neuroscience, becoming a board-certified neuropsychologist almost 30 years ago. A few years later, the birth of her first son brought her second dream into reality. God planted the third dream in her heart as a young girl. A few years ago, she published her first book, multi-award winning author of Hope Prevails: Insights From a Doctor’s Personal Journey Through Depression. Since then, she authored three more books including the award-winning Hope Prevails Bible Study and Breaking Anxiety’s Grip: How to Reclaim the Peace God Promises. Her next book, Today Is Going to be a Good Day: 90 Promises From God to Start Your Day Off Right, is scheduled for release through Revell in May, 2022. She expanded her vision and became an international speaker, podcast host, and coach with a mission to restore hope, renew minds and empower others to live in their God-given identity.
