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E66. Healthy Holiday Conversations

Episode 66 of the Chaplaincy On The Go podcast, hosted by Josh Zoerhof, titled "E66. Healthy Holiday Conversations" was published on December 11, 2025 and runs 12 minutes.

December 11, 2025 ·12m · Chaplaincy On The Go

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Holiday gatherings are meant to bring us together—but sometimes the dinner table can feel like the hardest place to have a healthy conversation. In this episode/resource, we explore how to create meaningful, life-giving dialogue with your family this season by using gratitude, curiosity, and Dan Sullivan’s powerful Gap and the Gain framework.Whether your family dynamic is peaceful, complicated, or somewhere in between, this guide will help you turn holiday meals into opportunities for connection—not conflict.✨ What You’ll Discover:Simple ways to navigate difficult family discussionsConversation starters that build safety and warmthHow to shift from the “Gap” (what’s missing) to the “Gain” (what’s growing)A practical “Gains & Gratitude” ritual to transform your dinner tableTools to help every person—kids, teens, and adults—feel seen and valuedDownload the Holiday Dinner Conversations Worksheet to guide your table this season:👉 https://fearlessfollower.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Holiday-Dinner-Conversations-1.pdfBring intention. Create connection. Experience the holidays in the Gain.

Holiday gatherings are meant to bring us together—but sometimes the dinner table can feel like the hardest place to have a healthy conversation. In this episode/resource, we explore how to create meaningful, life-giving dialogue with your family this season by using gratitude, curiosity, and Dan Sullivan’s powerful Gap and the Gain framework.

Whether your family dynamic is peaceful, complicated, or somewhere in between, this guide will help you turn holiday meals into opportunities for connection—not conflict.

What You’ll Discover:

  • Simple ways to navigate difficult family discussions

  • Conversation starters that build safety and warmth

  • How to shift from the “Gap” (what’s missing) to the “Gain” (what’s growing)

  • A practical “Gains & Gratitude” ritual to transform your dinner table

  • Tools to help every person—kids, teens, and adults—feel seen and valued

Download the Holiday Dinner Conversations Worksheet to guide your table this season:
👉 https://fearlessfollower.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Holiday-Dinner-Conversations-1.pdf

Bring intention. Create connection. Experience the holidays in the Gain.

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