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Brick by Brick
by Terance Booker, Ed.D.
This is a podcast that discusses the intersection between faith, leadership, and psychology. Each week we will break down concepts to share bite-sized "bricks" that you can take on your journey to build your lives, businesses, and relationships! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/living-otr/support
Episodes
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Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor
This episode talks about the differences in navigating the darkness with a community versus not and how to be a better neighbor to those around you. If you have kiddos, check out this book: https://a.co/d/b9n7y3T
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Navigating Percieved Failure
Failure is painful. It can be hard to process and even create feelings of doubt, depression, and loss. I have personally been feeling a strong sense of failure due to the recent loss of my job and processing how this happened and what to do next. Join me in a quick guide on how to shift your...
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I am my own worst critic!
Is your internal monologue friendly, calm, and encouraging, or critical and bullying? The critical inner voice is a well-integrated pattern of destructive thoughts toward ourselves and others. Where does this voice come from? What do we do to change it? Join me for today's episode to find out a…
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Illness, Loss, and Change. How do we process it all?
Change is one of the most constant things that happen to us in life. Some changes are by choice, but many happen to us that we do not expect or maybe cannot even control. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a Swiss American psychiatrist and pioneer of studies on dying people. One of the models she is most...
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Are You Afraid of the Dark?
We all have experienced or encountered darkness in some form in our lives. Some are created by ourselves and others happen as a matter of life's circumstances. The question becomes are we aware of the darkness? Have we been in the darkness so long that our eyes have adjusted? When we become…
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Season 4: Our fears, the dark, the uglies
Hi friends! It has been a while. Partially, because I have been struggling to figure out what type of ideas or content to explore next. In the midst of it all, I found myself falling into the comparison trap, wanting to mimic the highlights of what success looks like for others, and battling the...
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Human Connection in the Digital Age
Hi Friends! I wanted to commit to one final episode for Season 3: Connections to close the loop on all of what we discussed. The one area I have been pondering the most is how we continue to foster human connections in the ever-growing and changing digital world. Technology has benefits and...
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The Vine and the Branches
I wanted to share the theme of connection from the overflow of my prayer and study time around John 15:5. In my life, a relationship with Jesus has been one of the most significant connections I have ever made. Understanding God as my source and everything he has blessed me to be a resource is a...
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The Ring Theory
Coming off of our last discussion regarding mental health and the power of check-in, I thought adding an additional tool for supporting family, friends, colleagues, etc. through a crisis or challenging situations would be great. We all want to be helpful and supportive to the circles of people...
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The Power of a Check-In
Mental health is essential. And often, we can suffer in silence or interact with a family member, friend, or colleague who is going through something in life and we do not even know it unless they share. As we continue to think about building connections and creating deeper relationships, I found...
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Mike Breen’s Building a Discipling Culture: Deeper Relationships (Chapter 7)
I had the privilege of facilitating a discussion with the men's fellowship group I am a part of which one of the primary purposes of the group is to help us stay aligned with the mission of loving God and loving people. I am deeply passionate about discipleship and believe that Jesus is the most...
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Relational Resilence
How do we develop and maintain relationships that go the distance? What makes relationships last versus those that quickly fizzle out? The answer to these questions can be found in today's exploration of understanding relational resilience. In a culture where people quickly and hastily cancel...
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Conflict Resolution
Conflict is a normal part of all relationships. Regardless of the type of relationship you have whether personal or professional, it is important that we understand not only how to manage conflict, but how to resolve it. There is research that provides context to the implications of unresolved...
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Bonding
One phase of connection that many of us desire to reach is to go beyond surface-level engagements to develop deep relationship bonds that last a lifetime. Bonding early in our lives starting from the moment we are born and continue to throughout our life if we are lucky. The older we become it…
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Building Trust
Trust: You cannot have a healthy relationship without it. Building trust isn’t easy work. There will be times when it feels uncomfortable or intimidating. However, a foundation of trust is necessary for healthy, lasting relationships. The American Psychological Association (APA) says trust is the...
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Building Rapport
The first stop of our 2023 journey to explore connections is to discuss the elements and essentials of building rapport. Sometimes we feel that communion happens, we vibe with some people and others we don't - which to an extent is true. However, there is some sound research on building rapport…
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Season 3: Connections
The season we will explore human connections. BetterUp defines human connection as a deep bond that’s formed between people when they feel seen and valued. During an authentic human connection, people exchange positive energy with one another and build trust. Human connection makes you feel heard...
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Self-awareness
To end Season 2, I thought it would be great to talk about self-awareness. Self-awareness was first defined by Shelly Duval and Robert Wicklund (1972). The researchers proposed that people can focus their attention on themselves or the external environment around them at any given moment. We dive...
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Patterns of Thought - Part 2: Intrusive Thoughts
This is Part 2 of the Patterns of Thought episode. Today we talk about Intrusive Thoughts which are unwanted thoughts that can pop into our heads without warning, at any time. I share a few bricks from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which uses four primary skill sets, Distress tolerance,...
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Patterns of Thought - Part 1: Cognitive Distortions
This is Part 1 of the Patterns of Thought episode. Today we talk about Cognitive Distortions which are internal mental filters or biases that increase our misery, fuel our anxiety, and make us feel bad about ourselves. Our brains are continually processing lots of information. To deal with this,...
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Self Esteem
As we continue our journey exploring perception, I thought it would be nice to continue to turn inward to examine self-esteem. Self-esteem is your overall opinion of yourself — how you feel about your abilities and limitations. When you have healthy self-esteem, you feel good about yourself and…
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Fear vs Power
There is a correlation between fear and the amount of power people seek. I gained some interesting insights from Robert Evans Wilson Jr. check out this article from Psychology Today to learn more! Questions to ponder as you leave this episode: What are your motivators? What is your relationship...
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Constructive Criticism?
Constructive criticism? Is there such a thing? This episode explores understanding our perspectives around criticism and the implications those impressions have on us from day to day. In the end, I share a simple model to help us better navigate providing feedback that is direct, honest, and...
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Living as Exiles.
I am currently going through this study/training by the BibleProject that is breaking down the biblical pattern of exile. It discusses how exile is a part of the entire biblical storyline of how God provides a way back for humanity out of exile. This spoke to me as we are navigating through this...
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Challenging Assumptions
Continuing our journey through the concepts of perspective and perception, I wanted to stop to talk about how we can challenge our assumptions. In today's episode, I pose the questions of what are assumptions and where they come from to better help us get the ultimate space of actually…
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Perception vs Perspective
I was recently listening to a podcast episode from A.R. Bernard titled Choices. In this episode, Dr. Bernard made a distinction between perception and perspective, and this stood out to me and I thought it would be great to dive deeper to learn. Together, perception and perspective determine…
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Romans 12:2 Mind Transformation and Renewal
To kick off Season 2 I wanted to share a bit from Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 NIV...
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Season 2 Coming Soon!
Hey Friends! So excited to be sharing more content with you all soon! Season 2 will break down different aspects of perception we will dive deeper into topics like challenging assumptions, constructive criticism, self-esteem, and so much more. I am also excited to share your new Brick by Brick...
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Should following Jesus make a difference in the workplace?
Does being a Christian have any implications for how we show up at work? How do we navigate the tension of being in the world, but not of this world? What does living a life that is guided by the teaching, spirit, and leading of Jesus Christ really look like? Today's episode is one that reflects…
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Are you a Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor?
We all have different ways of managing and handling conflict. Transactional analysis is a psychoanalytic theory and method of therapy wherein social interactions are analyzed to determine the ego state of the communicator as a basis for understanding behavior. In transactional analysis, the...
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The Art and Rules of Debate
For this episode, I wanted to share a few bricks to help you build better communication skills, specifically when it comes to arguments or disagreements. I approached this topic through the lens of understanding the art and rule of debate. Wikipedia defines debate as followed: Debate is a process...
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What does it mean to be a person of God?
Have you ever wondered what it really means to be a Christian? When referencing the Bible or hearing others claim this title or identity for themselves, what has been your experience with them? How does that shape how you think or feel about that person? In this episode, I will share an overview…
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When is it time to give up on your dream?
We all have dreams, goals, and ambitions that we focus on throughout our lives. As we pursue those things, we will have moments when we doubt ourselves. There will be times when it feels much harder than we could have ever imagined and we will wonder if it’s time to give up on our dream. How do…
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Relationships and our physical and mental wellbeing.
I received a listener question regarding how to manage relationships during the pandemic life. I know this is a question that has been relevant over the past couple of years and is currently being examined as we think through life after the pandemic now that we know restrictions are slowly being...
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How do you remain faithful in the midst of chaos?
Life on Earth is hard and let's face it, amid our challenges, struggles, or hardships it can be easy to lose sight of God or even feel that He is not present with us in our valleys. Today's episode will be a discussion on what we can do to maintain a sense of peace, focus, and motivation while we...
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Everyday Leadership
John Maxwell said it best “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” I believe that we are all leaders of our lives and knowing that the question becomes how can we be better leaders in the day-to-day? In today’s episode, I will share 5 key traits to master in your everyday leadership!
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Mindset
Everything we do in our lives starts with our thinking. A.R Bernard said it best, “the quality of your thinking determines the quality of life." Make question for you is "What is your mindset?" Are you focused on how you can grow or are you fixated on the mistakes you have made causing you not to...
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What is your foundation?
Imagine your life as a home that you have the blueprint for and are ready to begin construction. Before we can go anywhere with the specificity of the design, everything begins with a solid foundation. In today's episode, I will share key insights from a parable told by Jesus that speaks directly...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a podcast that discusses the intersection between faith, leadership, and psychology. Each week we will break down concepts to share bite-sized "bricks" that you can take on your journey to build your lives, businesses, and relationships! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/living-otr/support
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Terance Booker, Ed.D.
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