Healthy + Thriving Relationships

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. When we start dating there is a tendency to push current relationships and commitments aside for this new exciting person. This causes lots of problems!From losing the the benefit of hearing what your trusted friends & family think early on to trying to get “back to real life” and return to your other relational responsibilities and commitments, time can be tricky to juggle.So, join us as we discuss all the in's and out's of making time for each other.See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. Today we'll discuss when and how to build up physical intimacy while dating because culture's done a great job at overemphasizing this dynamic. Could it be that we have a lot of misunderstandings around what physical intimacy means and how it works? See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. While dating it can be really easy to fool ourselves into thinking we’re emotionally close because we have such strong feelings. But the reality is that emotional intimacy is not the same as feelings. Feelings come and go, but true emotional intimacy creates lasting bonds. So, how do we build a deep emotional intimacy that’s not swayed by our feelings or external circumstances?See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. There is one thing however that most experts can agree on - the base of a great marriage is friendship. But here's the rub. Most dating relationships are romance focused (emotional & physical), not friendship focused. Which doesn’t prepare us well for marriage.So the question is: How do you build your friendship foundation while dating?See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. And could we be making even harder on ourselves to find good people? Is our misunderstanding or overemphasis on physical attraction actually sabotaging our changes at finding quality people? Let's discuss!See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Dating TodayDating today can be tough. Especially when we often have different ideas about dating (how to go about it, who to date, who's serious and who's not, etc.), and not to mention the wide range of bad advice floating around out there. Throughout this series we'll be talking how to go about dating for the purpose of preparing us for marriage. Because we believe that we must have marriage in mind. We don’t date just to have a good time — that’s using people, right?SO, today, let's start from the beginning and discuss how in the world do you even find someone worth dating?See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Toxic Things We SayThere are a lot of popular phrases accepted in culture right now in the name of things like mental health, freedom and love. However, could these claims that are supposedly helpful actually be extremely toxic to us?Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” In this episode we’ll talk about a popular belief, discuss why it appears to be right and shed light on how it could actually lead us towards toxic ideas about ourselves, and our relationships.See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Toxic Things We SayThere are a lot of popular phrases accepted in culture right now in the name of things like mental health, freedom and love. However, could these claims that are supposedly helpful actually be extremely toxic to us?Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” In this episode we’ll talk about a popular belief, discuss why it appears to be right and shed light on how it could actually lead us towards toxic ideas about ourselves, and our relationships.See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Toxic Things We SayThere are a lot of popular phrases accepted in culture right now in the name of things like mental health, freedom and love. However, could these claims that are supposedly helpful actually be extremely toxic to us?Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” In this episode we’ll talk about a popular belief, discuss why it appears to be right and shed light on how it could actually lead us towards toxic ideas about ourselves, and our relationships.See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com

SERIES: Toxic Things We SayThere are a lot of popular phrases accepted in culture right now in the name of things like mental health, freedom and love. However, could these claims that are supposedly helpful actually be extremely toxic to us?Proverbs 14:12 says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” In this episode we’ll talk about a popular belief, discuss why it appears to be right and shed light on how it could actually lead us towards toxic ideas about ourselves, and our relationships.See MORE resources @ TarahandGordon.com