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Relationship Coach PodcasterAward-Winning Author JOHN CERTALIC

HELPING PEOPLE OF FAITH FIND THE JOY WE WERE MADE FOR IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.

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    You Were Made For This

    Our relationships are so important to living a fulfilling life, we do ourselves a favor when we do what we can to make those relationships the best they can be. To that end, listen to Episode 139 of You Were Made for This. You’ll learn the benefits of listening to this podcast in helping you find more of the joy God intends for you in your relationships.

    Latest Episodes

    “At the end of the day, nothing matters MORE than relationships.” — John Certalic

    • Memories grandparents make

    147: Memories Grandparents Make

    March 2nd, 2022|Categories: Family Relationships, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Memories grandparents make are a relational anchor for grandchildren. They remind us of our relational roots and where we’ve come from. They show us the privilege we have

    • Jesus is what we need most

    145: Delayed Gratitude Deepens Relationships

    February 16th, 2022|Categories: Podcast, Relationship Principles|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Delayed gratitude can be more powerful than gratitude at the moment we’re blessed. We may not fully appreciate what happened until time passes. Listen in to learn more.

    • Initiate with people to enrich our life

    144: Initiate with People to Enrich our Life – Part 2

    February 9th, 2022|Categories: Podcast, Relational Skills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Deeper relationships develop when we initiate with others. It can lead to great conversations that look like dancing the waltz on a ballroom floor. The other person leads

    • One gracious blessing after another

    142: One Gracious Blessing After Another

    January 26th, 2022|Categories: God in Our Relationships, Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

    Real joy is seeing Jesus, from the abundance of his grace, release one gracious blessing after another to each of us. We don’t work for any of it

    Episode Topics

    161: We Are Made For Relationships

    God is a relational being who created us in His image. It is why we are made for relationships. They are what give our life joy and meaning.

    147: Memories Grandparents Make

    Memories grandparents make are a relational anchor for grandchildren. They remind us of our relational roots and where we’ve come from. They show us the privilege we have

    146: More Joy in Our Relationships

    We will find more joy in our relationships when we take the time to listen to the relational melodies created by the important people in our life. Listen

     Recent Articles

    Goodbye summer. Hello fall.

    Hi Reader, My summer ended with some interesting conversations with people. How about yours? In todays episode of You Were Made for This, I share a few of these end-of-summer conversations and what they left me to think about this fall. You can listen in when you click here. It will be the only episode for this month, as it concludes Season 9 of the podcast. After a short break, the podcast will resume next month with the start of Season 10. May your fall get off to a great start and I‘ll see...

    Some People Are a Joy to Be Around

    Reader, In today’s episode of You Were Made for This I talk about people who are a joy to be around, and one person in particular. You’ll also hear about Someone who invited their barber to Thanksgiving dinner How several teenagers made $3,500 this past summer to pay for college One small question that evoked joy from the person who answered it What makes a person a joy to be around Something that happens inside of us when people truly listen to each other Click here to listen in. Until...

    Grief Doesn't Follow the Rules

    Hi , After episode 224 dropped last week regarding the fifth anniversary of the death of our friend Suzanne, her husband, Martin shared something interesting with me. It is a poem someone shared with him in the early days of his grief. It came from a Facebook grief group, but the author is unknown. Martin found it comforting, so I am passing it on to you. Grief has seasons. Not the kind you can track on a calendar. Not winter, spring, summer, fall. But the seasons of the soul. There’s the...

    Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016

    THEM is all about relationships and how to make them better. You’ll read real-life stories showing the joy found in bringing out the best in others, which brings out the best in ourselves.

    Have you ever wanted to understand and help someone who is depressed or angry? How about someone who is fearful, or has trouble forgiving and reconciling with others? Maybe you want to know how to better encourage someone.

    In THEM – The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others, John Certalic weaves together real-life stories that practically show how to help others – and ourselves – deal with the challenging relational issues that affect us so deeply.

    Winner of Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016. Endorsed by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner, Ruth Van Reken, Dr. John Powell, Stuart Briscoe, and numerous missionaries.

    Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016

    THEM is all about relationships and how to make them better. You’ll read real-life stories showing the joy found in bringing out the best in others, which brings out the best in ourselves.

    Have you ever wanted to understand and help someone who is depressed or angry? How about someone who is fearful, or has trouble forgiving and reconciling with others? Maybe you want to know how to better encourage someone.

    In THEM – The Richer Life Found in Caring for Others, John Certalic weaves together real-life stories that practically show how to help others – and ourselves – deal with the challenging relational issues that affect us so deeply.

    Winner of Writer's Digest Best Inspirational Book of 2016. Endorsed by Dr. Laura Mae Gardner, Ruth Van Reken, Dr. John Powell, Stuart Briscoe, and numerous missionaries.

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