Lessons From a Coconut Tree
What can I learn from a coconut tree? That is a question I asked as I gazed upon a giant tree during my morning sit time on a recent trip...
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074: Friendships
This special episode begins with Dr. Deb reviewing what social science tells us about relationship characteristics during various life stages. Addressing a college class, she then encourages the students to...
060: The Enneagram
The Enneagram is a personal development tool you can use to understand the strategies you use to control situations and how to use that information to get healthier. Jeannette Slater...
Forgiveness
During holidays, many of us spend extra time with friends and family. Sometimes we get offended. How do we respond? This is a timely post by Renee Pomarico, a Catholic missionary...
What Matters Most?
What Matters Most? Many would say we live in chaotic times. We deal with the challenges and stresses of daily life. Getting to work. Managing a home. Shuttling kids. Nurturing...
Love is God
You have heard it said…”God is Love”. If this is an equal equation, what would happen if we turned it around and said Love is God. Now both Love and...
Independence
As The United States celebrates its Independence Day, I thought it fitting to consider various forms of dependency. Dependence is defined as the state of needing something or someone else....
Top 10-#5 Communication is important
You are a communicator. You are different than the rest of life on earth. The plants live by cause and effect. If you put a seed in the ground and...
047: Gratitude
Jeannette Slater & Dr. Deb discuss a cure to many ills and stresses: gratitude! The episode is full of reminders and perspective that we often lose as we experience everyday...
046: Muslims where you live
In this episode, Dr. Deb has a candid conversation about Muslims with Egyptian, Ibrahim. Are they all terrorists? How can we inform our perspective and deal with our fears about...
045: Jesus was a Middle Eastern Refugee & Other Uncomfortable Truths
In a time when Islam and refugees are in the news every day, it’s helpful to get another perspective from someone on the inside. Vicki Witte works with refugees, helping...
044: Independence
As The United States of America celebrates its birthday, Jack Woloshun & Dr. Deb thought it a good time to discuss various types of dependence and independence we have in...
Mama Knows Best
“Some people come into your life for a lifetime and some come for a season; you have to know which is which. And you always gonna mess up when you...
Nonverbal Communication
A guest article by Jennifer Larson “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Peter Drucker We all have an invitation to honor people in our lives....
029: Cheating, Lying & Deception
In this always-timely discussion, Jeannette Slater & Dr. Deb talk about ways we cheat, lie and deceive, how we justify them, and the implications on our relationships and society. This...
What Matters
There is nothing like facing your own mortality to bring astonishing clarity about what’s important. Bryan was an ordinary guy who died and came back. Below is his story in...
Trapped
The question has been rolling around in my spirit since I read it two weeks ago. It is a question haunting me: “Where am I trapped and unable to see it?”...
Valuing Relationships
Twenty friends had gathered to celebrate my birthday. What was lovely is that the evening was not all about me, it was about friendships. Some were new friends, some relationships...
3 Little Words
Grant James is a well-known actor and friend of mine from Dallas. In fact’ he’s in Dumb and Dumber To with Jim Carrey that will be released in November. Jim recently had a...
The Podcast Is Here!
The Get Control Of Your Life Podcast is here! It includes conversations between Dr. Deb and all sorts of fascinating people who have worked hard to get control of their lives....
