The Christian Therapist Podcast

What might we be avoiding without even thinking about it? Lindsey and Aron explore the unconscious ways our own fears, discomfort and unresolved experiences can shape how we show up for our clients. Join them as they discuss recognizing our blind spots, staying curious about what's happening within us and continuing our own emotional and spiritual growth so we can more fully walk alongside the people we serve.  To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, visit inRelationship.us.

What happens when our desire to help gets in the way of real change? Lindsey and Aron explore how good intentions can lead therapists to rush the process, offer solutions too quickly, or miss the deeper emotions beneath the surface. Join them as they begin their new series on exploring the person of the therapist issues, and specifically in this episode discuss learning to sit with distress, build connection, and walk alongside clients rather than trying to rescue them. 

Lindsey and Aron have an honest conversation about feeling overwhelmed, carrying too much, and the pressure to do it all. They explore what it looks like to recognize our limits, lean into God's presence, and remember that we don't have to carry it alone. 

In this episde, Aron and Lindsey continue their series on "What's Really Happening," by closing out ther parent topics with the super enmeshed parent. This episode examines how fear of abandonment, a parent's own need for connection, and difficult with autonomy can lead to control and blurred boundaries in the parent-child relationship. Lindsey and Aron also discuss how parents can move beyond self-protection to help their children discover who God designed them to be while developing healthy independence.  To learn more about Lidnsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us.

In this episode of their series on "What's Really Happening with...", Lindsey and Aron explore the super disengaged parent. They examine how family of origin patterns, self-focused priorities, demanding roles and avoidance of difficult emotions can lead parents to miss their child's need for emotional connection. Lindsey and Aron also consider how Christ invites us to recognize our blind spots and move toward deeper connection with our children.  To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us. 

In continuing their series on "What's Really Happening with...", Lindsey and Aron explore the super permissive parent. This episode examines how fear of conflict, overwhelm and unresolved experiences from our own upbringing can make it difficult to set healthy boundaries. Lindsey and Aron also discuss how attachment, compassion and the example of Christ help parents move beyond self-protection to lovingly balance grace with truth, creating the safety children need to grow.  To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us.

In continuing their series on "What's Really Happening with...", Lindsey and Aron explore the "super strict parent." This episode explores how a sense of righteousness, fear of failing as a parent, the desire to avoid rejection and unresolved wounds from one's own upbringing can fuel rigid parenting patterns. Lindsey and Aron also consider how Jesus forms us in humility and equips us to parent from His love rather than from self-protection.  To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us.

In this part 2 episode, Lindsey Castleman and Aron Strong dive deeper into the perpetual victim pattern by examing how unhealed experiences from the past continue to shape the present. They discuss the power of returning to those places with compassion through inviting Christ in, taking ownership for your healing, and strengthening self-leadership so you can respond with greater freedom rather than remaining stuck in survival.  

Lindsey Castleman and Aron Strong continue their series "What's Really Happening with..." Listen in to learn about working with "the perpetual victim." They share what it looks like when someone lives in a state of victimhood and whether they show this either overtly or covertly. 

In part two of this conversation, Lindsey Castleman and Aron Strong move from theory into practice. They continue exploring the three different possibilities behind the resistance: true narcissitic patterns, tendencies toward selfishness or self-protection, and situations where where accountability feels emotionally intolerable because of deep pain or shame. Then, they explore practical clinical approaches for responding with empathy through both a clinical and faith-based lens.  To learn more about Lindsey and Aron, please visit inRelationship.us