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In the final episode in our series “How to Deal with Difficult People”, we’re welcoming special guest Jen Otero as we dive into our discussion on “The Manipulator” role in a relationship. We’ll look at practical ways to identify a manipulator’s behavior before it blindsides you. Also, in this episode... Reclaiming the good in the [...] The post How to Deal With Difficult People : The Manipulator appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In this episode of MercyTalk, we’ll discuss “The Victim” as part of our series on how to deal with difficult people. Jen Otero joins us again as we unpack the victim mentality and how it fosters more problems in our relationships than we realize. Also, in this episode... Why learning to set boundaries is key [...] The post How to Deal with Difficult People : The Victim appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

Jen Otero joins us this month on MercyTalk as we discuss how to deal with difficult people. In this series, we’re looking at 5 difficult, yet common, behaviors we often encounter in relationships and how to deal with them in healthy ways. In this episode, we’ll discuss the “Steam Roller” and why avoiding confrontation may [...] The post How to Deal with Difficult People: The Steam Roller appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In this episode, we’ll be looking at the “Know it All” and why staying curious in the conversation, is the secret weapon to defusing frustration. Also, in this episode : The underlying issue behind the need for approval Why getting to the root of behaviors is key to addressing them head on Practical ways to [...] The post How to Deal with Difficult People : The Know It All appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This month on Mercy Talk, we’ll be welcoming special guest Jenn Otero as we dive into our theme, “How to Deal”. In “How to Deal”, we’ll be looking at 5 difficult, yet common behaviors we often encounter in relationships and how to deal with them in healthier ways. In the first installment of this series, [...] The post How to Deal with Difficult People: The Friendly Sniper appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In the last installment of our series on entitlement, we’ll look at why doing hard things first and keeping inconvenient commitments makes all the difference in a culture of entitlement. Why the Next Hard Thing (NHT) is so key to getting away from entitlement What self-medicating behaviors are keeping you from your Next Hard Thing [...] The post Doing the Next Hard Thing (NHT) appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In the third episode of our series on entitlement, we’ll discuss a self-image that actually helps with the entitlement problem and how to replace the phrase, "I deserve" with "I am responsible." Also in This Episode The right way and wrong way to deserve How playing word games hinders our self-improvement Skills for developing a [...] The post Entitlement vs. Responsibility appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In the second installment of this series, we’ll discuss God’s framework for working through entitlement and how to encourage others who find themselves stuck there. Also in This Episode The "hard way" principles vulnerable and consequence-based conversations (and what those even are!) Why discipline and structure cannot be underestimated in working through entitlement Show Notes [...] The post Recognizing a Spirit of Entitlement appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This month on MercyTalk, we’ll be diving into the book, "The Entitlement Cure", by Dr. John Townsend and examining how entitlement feeds us two primary lies: (1) I am exempt from responsibility and (2) I am owed special treatment. In the first installment of this series, we’ll look at the deeper narrative behind what entitlement [...] The post The Entitlement Cure appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This series is meant to explore the church’s response to topics that are oftentimes criticized, belittled or even ignored. This is a forum in which to ask ourselves, “How can we be motivated to better respond from a place of love?” (1 Peter 4:8). In this episode, we’ll discuss the way the church has traditionally [...] The post Mental Health : How Do We Respond? Part Two appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This series is meant to explore the church’s response to topics that are oftentimes criticized, belittled or even ignored. This is a forum in which to ask ourselves, “How can we be motivated to better respond from a place of love?” (1 Peter 4:8). In this episode, we’ll break down a basic understanding of what [...] The post Mental Health : How Do We Respond? Part One appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This series is meant to explore the church’s response to topics that are oftentimes criticized, belittled or even ignored. This is a forum in which to ask ourselves, “how can we be motivated to better respond from a place of love?” (1 Peter 4:8). In the second episode of our series, we’ll look at how [...] The post Unplanned Pregnancy : How Do We Respond – Part Two appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

This series is meant to explore the church’s response to topics that are oftentimes criticized, belittled or even ignored. This is a forum in which to ask ourselves, “How can we be motivated to better respond from a place of love?” (1 Peter 4:8). In this episode, we’ll look at how we can better serve [...] The post Unplanned Pregnancy : How Do We Respond – Part One appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In this episode, we’ll look at how we can better love and serve those who have walked through the pain and difficulty of divorce. The post Divorce : How Do We Respond? appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In the fourth installment of the series called “How Do We Respond?”, we’ll discuss infertility and pregnancy loss and why it’s important that we not grow silent in the face of both. The post Infertility and Pregnancy Loss: How Do We Respond? appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.

In the third installment of our series called “How Do We Respond?”, we’ll discuss the body of Christ’s posture towards the special needs community and their families. Have a comment or question? Email MercyTalk. The post Special Needs: How Do We Respond? appeared first on Mercy Multiplied.