Listen to guest Karen Watson-Jarvis. The discussion is based on an article written by Karen about how often we substitute the valuable things in this life for worthless things? We choose the words “I’m sorry,” but they have little meaning and do not represent the life transforming change that allowing God to change our hearts with true repentance represent. Does God just smile and wonder if we want to continue to trade ease and self-sufficiency for the real power of what He can do if we choose a sorrow that leads to life. Unfortunately, many of us choose a sorrow that leads to death, thinking it will somehow remove our shame, help us feel good, and give us what we deserve. On that false road we choose to justify our actions, rationalize our sin, blame others, dwell in the deep pit of self-pity, and make all sorts of excuses why we are stuck and can’t move forward and how it isn’t our fault anyway. Relationships decompensate, the innocent are condemned, marriages end, and Satan smiles as we journey on in the sorrow that leads to death. The good news is that God knows the difference and paves a path that has a clear outcome—a path that leads to life. Let’s explore His way.

Karen Watson-Jarvis, MA, LCPC is a psychotherapist and has been with Meier Clinics since 1990. She is also a Certified EMDR specialist and trained in Brainspotting. She wrote the book “Christ’s Touch Changes Us.” She has been a keynote speaker for weekend retreats and have spoken on TV and radio. Karen specializes in trauma and marital counseling.

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Listen to guest Karen Watson-Jarvis. The discussion is based on an article written by Karen about how often we substitute the valuable things in this life for worthless things? We choose the words “I’m sorry,” but they have little meaning and do not represent the life transforming change that allowing God to change our hearts with true repentance represent. Does God just smile and wonder if we want to continue to trade ease and self-sufficiency for the real power of what He can do if we choose a sorrow that leads to life. Unfortunately, many of us choose a sorrow that leads to death, thinking it will somehow remove our shame, help us feel good, and give us what we deserve. On that false road we choose to justify our actions, rationalize our sin, blame others, dwell in the deep pit of self-pity, and make all sorts of excuses why we are stuck and can’t move forward and how it isn’t our fault anyway. Relationships decompensate, the innocent are condemned, marriages end, and Satan smiles as we journey on in the sorrow that leads to death. The good news is that God knows the difference and paves a path that has a clear outcome—a path that leads to life. Let’s explore His way.

Karen Watson-Jarvis, MA, LCPC is a psychotherapist and has been with Meier Clinics since 1990. She is also a Certified EMDR specialist and trained in Brainspotting. She wrote the book “Christ’s Touch Changes Us.” She has been a keynote speaker for weekend retreats and have spoken on TV and radio. Karen specializes in trauma and marital counseling.

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The third show in our three episode series on narcissistic mothers. Dr. Lisa Day talks about the challenges that arise around how you attach to people when you’ve been raised by a narcissistic mother. Different attachment styles are explained in detail that can offer some insight and hope for our listening family.

Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.

Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging from anorexia and bulimia to compulsive overeating. 

In addition to being a licensed psychologist, Dr. Day is also a licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. 

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Dr. Lisa Day discusses the often touchy subject of boundaries. She also explains the difference between a boundary and a barrier. We talk about the following statements:

You cannot truthfully say yes until you can comfortably say no

How to be me without loosing you

Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.

Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging from anorexia and bulimia to compulsive overeating. 

In addition to being a licensed psychologist, Dr. Day is also a licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. 

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The second in a three episode series on narcissistic mothers. Dr. Lisa Day talks about the challenges of growing up and learning to parent yourself in healthy ways the harmful and long term effects from being raised by a narcissistic mother.

Dr. Day has over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with anxiety, depression, eating disorders, behavioral/medical issues, addiction, relationship struggles, interpersonal boundary concerns, work/life balance, major life adjustments, divorce recovery, crisis, grief, forgiveness, and loss. She has worked in a variety of settings, including working with adolescents and adults in both inpatient and outpatient programs as well as working as a coach in assisting individuals to identify and reach their full potential in their social and occupational endeavors.

Dr. Day is an expert in assisting clients to develop healthy boundaries, integrating healthy communication skills, and utilizing mindfulness in applying healthy coping skills to deal with the stressors contributing to their challenge. Dr. Day works with eating disorders ranging from anorexia and bulimia to compulsive overeating. 

In addition to being a licensed psychologist, Dr. Day is also a licensed registered nurse. This allows her to treat the whole person and understand how various stressors affect people both physically and emotionally. 

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Leslie Vernick is a popular speaker, author, and licensed clinical social worker and relationship coach. She joins hosts Dr. Lisa Day and Kristin Walker as they talk about emotional destructive relationships.

She is the author of seven books, including the best selling, The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and her most recent The Emotionally Destructive Marriage.

Leslie has been a featured guest on Focus on the Family Radio, Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey, Moody Mid-Day Connection and writes a regular column for WHOA Women’s Magazine. Internationally, she’s spoken in Canada, Romania, Russia, Hungary, the Philippines, British Virgin Islands and Iraq.

In 2013, she received the American Association of Christian Counselors Caregiver of the Year Award.

She’s been married to Howard for 38 years and together have two grown children and three grandchildren.

Leslie received her Masters degree in Clinical Social Work from the University of Illinois and has received post-graduate training in Biblical Counseling as well as Cognitive Therapy. Leslie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Pennsylvania.

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