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081: A Christmas Gift of Deep Personal Connection

A deep personal connection with someone who “gets us,” brings us joy as we share the challenges and joys of life together. Make one if you don’t have one. It's one of the best Christmas gifts you can ever give – or get. Hello everyone and welcome to

081: A Christmas Gift of Deep Personal ConnectionJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:36:06-05:00

5 Keys to Really Great Family Vacations

Great family vacations take careful planning beyond how to get to our destination, and what to pack. Great family vacations pay attention to relationships, and what we can do to nurture them. The five keys to making your family vacation the best ever starts with your family meeting together well

5 Keys to Really Great Family VacationsJohn Certalic2020-07-24T21:42:34-05:00

Dads Spark Joy When They Create Memories

Dads spark joy when they create memories for their family. It’s one of the great privileges of fatherhood. If you’re a dad, it’s what they’ll talk about at your funeral. I saw a memory created by four fathers working together on a recent Monday. Let me set the context first.

Dads Spark Joy When They Create MemoriesJohn Certalic2020-06-23T21:15:09-05:00

How to Celebrate Father’s Day in 2020

How to celebrate Father's Day in 2020 is different this year due to Covid-19. I saw it on the face of a father talking about his son graduating from high school. It’s a good news/bad story. I’ll start with the bad news, which as you’ll see at the end, is

How to Celebrate Father’s Day in 2020John Certalic2020-06-14T20:24:28-05:00

062: Vaccine Now Available for this Relational Virus

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode, where as always, I’m here to help us all find more joy in our relationships. Before we get into today’s topic I want to share several responses from listeners to recent prior episodes Two responses from Episode 59, “The Last Place

062: Vaccine Now Available for this Relational VirusJohn Certalic2021-09-22T12:44:33-05:00

059: The Last Place You Would Ever Think to Find Joy

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s episode where today, as always, we're here together to consider how we can experience more joy in our relationships. I had another episode all ready to go for today, but I’ll save it for next week because something came up the other

059: The Last Place You Would Ever Think to Find JoyJohn Certalic2021-09-22T11:35:52-05:00

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