Life and Love Nuggets

What We Want You to Know (Episode 100)

Brent and Janis talk about some of the highlights of what they have covered in the first 100 episodes of Life and Love Nuggets.  In this episode they emphasize “What They Want You To Know”.   View the transcript at https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/ [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/what-we-want-you-to-know]what-we-want-you-to-know [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/what-we-want-you-to-know].  Help us reach more couples! Donate at https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate [https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate]. Your gift is tax-deductible.  The Life & Love Nuggets podcast will help you learn valuable insights into relationships, life, and love. Brent and Janis have been empowering couples through pre-marriage and marriage therapy in their private practice, Life Connection Counseling, since 1982. They recently retired after forty years of pastoral ministry and are continuing to help individuals, marriages, and families in their private practice.  The podcast is produced by ⁠Clayton Creative (http://www.clayton-creative.com [http://www.clayton-creative.com]) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The content should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only. This podcast should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only.

Attachment Styles – How knowing and understanding our style can lead to deeper levels of connection in all relationships (Episode 99)

Brent and Janis look at the subconscious beliefs and behaviors that develop from our relationship with our care givers at a young age.  They discuss the four styles of attachment and how realizing insecure styles, even though a necessary coping strategy as a child, may not be serving us well as an adult.  They look at how to understand our style and how we can push against our natural insecure styles and develop healthier ways to connect in our adult relationships.    View the transcript at https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/attachment-styles [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/attachment-styles].  Help us reach more couples! Donate at https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate [https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate]. Your gift is tax-deductible.  The Life & Love Nuggets podcast will help you learn valuable insights into relationships, life, and love. Brent and Janis have been empowering couples through pre-marriage and marriage therapy in their private practice, Life Connection Counseling, since 1982. They recently retired after forty years of pastoral ministry and are continuing to help individuals, marriages, and families in their private practice.  The podcast is produced by ⁠Clayton Creative (http://www.clayton-creative.com [http://www.clayton-creative.com]) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The content should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only. This podcast should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only.

Revenge Addiction (Episode 98)

Brent and Janis discuss the current research in neuroscience on revenge and how powerful it is in our own life. They talk about how our current culture is being lured into a form of revenge addiction.  They also look at how can we find freedom in our own life and have an impact in our current culture.   View the transcript at https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/revenge-addiction [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/revenge-addiction].  Help us reach more couples! Donate at https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate [https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate]. Your gift is tax-deductible.  The Life & Love Nuggets podcast will help you learn valuable insights into relationships, life, and love. Brent and Janis have been empowering couples through pre-marriage and marriage therapy in their private practice, Life Connection Counseling, since 1982. They recently retired after forty years of pastoral ministry and are continuing to help individuals, marriages, and families in their private practice.  The podcast is produced by ⁠Clayton Creative (http://www.clayton-creative.com [http://www.clayton-creative.com]) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The content should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only. This podcast should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only.

Play Therapy Part 2 (Episode 97)

Janis and special guest Hayley Williams talk about teens in therapy, how therapy can help all children and resources that parents can use at home to help their children identify emotions and learn self-regulation.   For adults who struggle with play: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer When I Relax I Feel Guilty by Tim Hansel For parents and kids: A Little Spot of Feelings by Diane Abler Hey Warrior by Karen Young  View the transcript at https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/play-therapy-part-2 [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/play-therapy-part-2].  Help us reach more couples! Donate at https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate [https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate]. Your gift is tax-deductible.  The Life & Love Nuggets podcast will help you learn valuable insights into relationships, life, and love. Brent and Janis have been empowering couples through pre-marriage and marriage therapy in their private practice, Life Connection Counseling, since 1982. They recently retired after forty years of pastoral ministry and are continuing to help individuals, marriages, and families in their private practice.  The podcast is produced by ⁠Clayton Creative (http://www.clayton-creative.com [http://www.clayton-creative.com]) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The content should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only. This podcast should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only.

Play Therapy Part 1 (Episode 96)

Join Janis and special guest LCSW and certified play therapist Hayley Williams as they discuss therapy for children, the role and effectiveness of play therapy and how children can benefit from therapy.   For adults who struggle with play: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer When I Relax I Feel Guilty by Tim Hansel For parents and kids: A Little Spot of Feelings by Diane Abler Hey Warrior by Karen Young View the transcript at https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/play-therapy-part-1 [https://www.brentandjanissharpe.com/play-therapy-part-1].  Help us reach more couples! Donate at https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate [https://www.lifeandlovenuggets.com/donate]. Your gift is tax-deductible.  The Life & Love Nuggets podcast will help you learn valuable insights into relationships, life, and love. Brent and Janis have been empowering couples through pre-marriage and marriage therapy in their private practice, Life Connection Counseling, since 1982. They recently retired after forty years of pastoral ministry and are continuing to help individuals, marriages, and families in their private practice.  The podcast is produced by ⁠Clayton Creative (http://www.clayton-creative.com [http://www.clayton-creative.com]) in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The content should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only. This podcast should not be considered or used for counseling but for educational purposes only.