S9 E1 | “Is This a Red Flag?” Here’s How You Can Know

Therapy and Theology

Have you been interacting with someone and concern rises up within you? An unsettledness bubbles up? Your guard goes up, and you start thinking things like: I don’t know if I can trust them. I don’t know if I can believe what they’re saying. Am I safe to share with them?

If so, this first episode in our new season, "Red Flags in Relationships," is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • What a red flag is and what it isn't.
  • How to recognize areas of concern for ourselves without shaming or blaming another person.
  • Two crucial ingredients that must be present for a relationship not to just survive but flourish.

Links we mentioned in this episode:

  • Download "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships" by Lysa TerKeurst here.
  • Sign up for a $10 webinar on September 4 at 7 p.m. ET with the Chosen team to learn about attachment styles and fostering better communication with your children — no matter their age. 
  • Have a question for Lysa, Jim, or Joel? Leave us a message, and it could be answered on one of our future podcast episodes! Start here.
  • Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

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Have you been interacting with someone and concern rises up within you? An unsettledness bubbles up? Your guard goes up, and you start thinking things like: I don’t know if I can trust them. I don’t know if I can believe what they’re saying. Am I safe to share with them?

If so, this first episode in our new season, "Red Flags in Relationships," is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • What a red flag is and what it isn't.
  • How to recognize areas of concern for ourselves without shaming or blaming another person.
  • Two crucial ingredients that must be present for a relationship not to just survive but flourish.

Links we mentioned in this episode:

  • Download "Is This Normal? 15 Red Flags You May Be Missing in Your Relationships" by Lysa TerKeurst here.
  • Sign up for a $10 webinar on September 4 at 7 p.m. ET with the Chosen team to learn about attachment styles and fostering better communication with your children — no matter their age. 
  • Have a question for Lysa, Jim, or Joel? Leave us a message, and it could be answered on one of our future podcast episodes! Start here.
  • Click here to download a transcript of this episode.

Go deeper: 

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