The Changing Perspectives Podcast
Lean in to honest conversations about grief, mental heath, relationships, and parenting with your hosts, Jenni and Josh. As married high school sweethearts, Jenni and Josh blend their personal experiences with their professional experiences in the fields of counseling, hospice, bereavement, and education as they explore heavy topics through a lens of hopefulness and humor.
Episodes
In this classic episode, we complete the "Your Last Argument" questionnaire from The Gottman Institute.
Using the questionnaire as a tool, we explore the feelings we each experienced during the disagreement, the factors that led us to approach the argument in that manner, deep rooted issues behind the argument, and what steps we each can take to avoid such conflict in the future.
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Are you grieving and your friends have gone silent? Were your friends great at the beginning of your loss but now it seems like they don't understand you at all? Do you have feelings of anger or resentment about your friends right now because of how they are responding to your grief?
Join us as we explore why friends often stop showing up in grief and what to do about it.
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Join us as we explore some of the most common traits found in couples that still have a spark in their relationship even after years of being together.
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In this classic episode, Jenni and Josh explore 7 of the top needs of grieving children. Tips on how to best provide support to children and teens when they are grieving are reviewed and discussed.
Show Notes:
- National Center for Grieving Children & Families
- National Alliance for Grieving Children
- Jenni Brennan Resources Page
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We get a little real in this episode as we dive into the Gottman Relationship Happiness Quiz and explore the benefits and risks of using a quiz/tool like this to move your relationship forward.
Come join us and see what happens...
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Are you a passive communicator? Or are you more assertive? Join us as we compare and analyze our quiz results and find out what kind of communicator each of us is and what impact that has on a relationship.
This is a Classic Perspectives episode.
Show Notes:
Identifying Your Communication Style
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Where's the Beef?
Join Jenni and Josh as they do a deep dive into the new Netflix show , 'Beef,' paying particularly close attention to the role of art, music, and depression in the show's 10 episodes.
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This week we dive deep into the topic of anxiety in children and teens. We chat about how to recognize it, how best to respond, and what NOT to do when working with and/or parenting children and teens who are struggling with anxiety.
9 Tools for Helping Your Child Manage Anxiety
10 Tips To Manage Your Anxiety
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Join Jenni and Josh this week as they explore the role of music in managing stress and coping with anxiety.
For exclusive expanded content after today's episode, check out the April 2023 Ramblings episode by joining the Inside Perspectives Group on Patreon.
Links
Jenni's Newest Essay in So God Made A Mother
7 Ways Music Reduces Stress and Anxiety
About Music Therapy
Calm Down! 30 Relaxin...
"Choose happiness."
"It's all part of God's plan. Don't be sad."
"Cheer up!"
What do we do when pressures to stay positive become negative?
Join us as we chat about the concent of toxic positivity: what it is, why it's a problem, and what we can do about it.
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In Episode 111, we chat about all things grief:
- what we need when grieving,
- how to support someone who is grieving, and
- whether to bring them a donut.
Always Bring The Donut
Understanding Your Grief
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Join us as we discuss what we've learned from our mistakes in parenting teenagers, what the research tells us about teenage brains, and how we really feel about the societal pressures facing teenagers today.
Links Mentioned During Episode
Stanford Research on the Teenage Brain
Parenting Teen Boys: 10 Things You Should Know
Changing Perspectives Podcast Episode 92: The Teenage Brain
January Ramblings Ep...
Join us this week as we explore 10 of the most common misunderstandings in relationships and how best to address them.
Spoiler alert: we end up disagreeing with a lot of the items on the list. Come join us and find out if you agree with the list or if you agree with us.
Links From The Episode:
10 Common Causes of Misunderstanding and How to Solve Them: https://www.marriage.com/advice/relationship/causes-of-mi...
On this episode, Jenni and Josh explore the benefits of laughter in relationships. Come join us as we review the research and share our personal experiences.
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Grief Resources Referenced In Episode
Articles Referenced In Episode
NPR Article: Michelle O...
Join Jenni and Josh as they dive into the concepts of jealousy and envy, their origins, society's views of them, and what to do with these complex emotions.
Links Mentioned During This Episode
Holiday Grief E-book: https://bit.ly/holidaygriefebook
Holiday Grief Email Series: https://bit.ly/holidaygriefemail
How To Help A Grieving Friend: http://bit.ly/3F6hxA8
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Join Jenni and Josh as they explore common grief experiences around the holidays, why the holidays are so hard when you are grieving, and some strategies to make them a little less awful.
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Today Jenni and Josh tackle the very personal topic of weight limits in youth sports, the impact it has had on their family, their game plan to make changes, and what the research actually shows.
Read the research and petition referred to in this episode
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How do you define your self-worth? Do you compare yourself to others successes? Join Jenni and Josh as they explore the topic of self-worth and self-esteem. Your favorite married podcasters are back and ready to engage in more exciting discussions! Listen in for a different perspective!
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Episode 102 is here! Is it really a wedding if the bride doesn't toss the bouquet? What about cutting the cake? Or the shower? Join Jenni and Josh as they explore the topic of traditions and whether or not they should be broken!
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