Balancing Objective Truth and Meeting People Where They Are

Welcome to Episode 155 of the Being Human Podcast: How to Help Those Suffering with Gender Confusion

Do you know anyone experiencing gender confusion? How can we meet them with compassion while also leading them to the truth? Dr. Greg breaks open this question and more in this final episode of our Gender Series!

Discussed in the episode: 

• How to enter into a conversation with someone suffering from gender dysphoria or confusion; 

• The reality of gender dysphoria and the suffering of those who struggle with it;

• The importance of relationship and meeting people where they are with love;

• The approach of Jesus in inviting others to conversion;

• Why listening and loving people amid their sufferings is essential to accompanying others; 

• Using an integration of faith, reason, and science to arrive at the truth; 

• How love begins with listening, yet also entails leading people to truth; 

• The importance of discernment and knowing when to speak and when to remain silent;

• Learning to listen to and love all of our internal parts instead of rejecting them; 

• Why a spirit of continual conversion in ourselves is needed; 

• The power and importance of prayer and entrusting every encounter into God’s hands.

Resources mentioned or relevant: 

• Learn more about our CPMAP Certification!

• Past Being Human Gender Series Episodes: 

• • Episode 153: How to Talk About Gender Issues

  • Episode #152: Towards a New Revolution of Gender Truth

  • Episode #151: From Gender Dysphoria to Gender Integration: A Proposal

  • Episode #149: A New Approach to the Gender Crisis

  • Episode #75: Gender Fluidity or Complementarity? (Part 1 of 4) 

  • Episode #35: Why Do I Feel Like I Have Conflicting Parts? w/ Dr. Peter Malinoski

• Learn more about the masculine and feminine genius in Dr. Greg’s Relationships course, A Marriage Built to Last; 

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