From the time Adam & Eve were cast out of the Garden of Eden, humankind has lived out of a rule-oriented, standardized framework. This strategy is great for getting tasks done, but significantly impacts the ability to do relationships well. Self-protection, anxiety and depression, bitterness, and resentment indicate a fear-based life. Learning how to love God, ourselves, and others requires a transformative process. Living a Relational lifestyle brings the happiness, contentment, and joy every human craves. Therapists use outcome-based models to form a diagnosis and apply an applicable...

Odds are, you and I have very similar stories. Stress feels like a vise squeezing us from all sides. Worry is an annoying companion who keeps coming back. Fear of being wrong. Concern we've hurt someone we love. All the "what if'" anxiety worries chase us around like howling wolves. Decision-making can be a nightmare. Pounding heart, racing thoughts, shortness of breath, inability to sleep, and feeling overwhelmed. How do we make it stop? I've spent more than 16 years personally wrestling with this question. There's no simple answer. You can't "just put it out of your mind" or "think about...