Summary: Are you struggling in one of your relationships? It could be a friend, an adult child, a sibling or parent, or even a spouse. In today’s episode of the <a href="https://barbraveling.com/category/christianhabitspodcast/">Christian Habits Podcast</a>, I visit with Blythe Daniel and Dr. Helen McIntosh about how to mend a broken relationship.<br> <br> Helen and Blythe are a mother-daughter team who coauthored the book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mended-Restoring-Hearts-Mothers-Daughters/dp/0736973516/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mended%3A+Restoring+the+Hearts+of+Mothers+and+Daughters&qid=1599307331&sr=8-1">Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters</a>. Although the book is directed toward mother and daughter relationships, they offer all kinds of tips to mend any strained or broken relationship. Here are a few of the things we’ll be discussing on the podcast.<br> Things We Talked About on the Podcast:<br> <br> * How to initiate a conversation about your relationship<br> * Sample questions you can use to start a conversation<br> * Where to go to have conversations<br> * The importance of showing respect and how to show respect in a conversation<br> * What to do if it doesn’t seem like the other person wants to talk<br> * What to do if you’re trying to mend a relationship with someone who doesn’t like relationships or someone who avoids conflict<br> * Three types of forgiveness you need when mending relationships<br> * Why there is hope for your relationship<br> <br> Resources We Talked About on the Podcast:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mended-Restoring-Hearts-Mothers-Daughters/dp/0736973516/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Mended%3A+Restoring+the+Hearts+of+Mothers+and+Daughters&qid=1599307331&sr=8-1">Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters</a><br> * <a href="https://ourmendedhearts.com/">Our Mended Hearts website</a> – This authors’ website includes all kinds of resources including a printable pdf that includes seven ways to start a conversation to help begin a discussion with the person you’re in a strained relationship with. Just click on the link and scroll down to the freebie section to find that printout and other helpful resources.<br> * <a href="https://barbraveling.com/how-to-stop-being-annoyed-12-questions-to-ask/">Anger questions</a> on the <a href="https://barbraveling.com/i-deserve-a-donut-weight-loss-app/">I Deserve a Donut app</a><br> <br> How to Listen to the Podcast<br> <br> * To listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts:<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-habits-podcast/id899589208?mt=2"> </a><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-christian-habits-podcast/id899589208?mt=2">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Android:<a href="http://subscribeonandroid.com/barbraveling.com/feed/podcast/"> click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Stitcher: <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=51757&refid=stpr">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Google Play: <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iiwjfsakqlz3ubnrg2bsaknhgse">click here</a><br> * To listen or subscribe on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4RiCoYxtkWRm5B4FjXx3lT">click here</a><br> * Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.”<br> <br> <br>
