About Mac, Episode 15: My Dog Disrupted My Life in the Most Beautiful Way

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. Have you heard the term catastrophizing? Is this something you can relate to?
2. When life gives you lemons, what do you do?
3. What is the most recent thing in your life that has not gone according to plan?
4. Have you lost a loved one recently? What's your grieving process like?

Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage by Pastor Mark Gungor
Daniel’s other episodes:

• Episode 47: The Scars of a Lifelong Illness (with Daniel)
• Episode 56: Can a Conservative and Liberal Have an Honest Conversation? (with Daniel)

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. What did you agree with Daniel about today?
2. What did you disagree with Daniel about today?
3. Who are the men who've been influential in your life? Reflect on what makes them influential.
4. Is your best friend a different gender than you? Why or why not? 

If you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
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1. What was the most exciting part of last year?
2. What was the most disappointing part?
3. What did you start doing that was life giving?
4. When you think of 2022, what image or images comes to mind?
5. Which people had the biggest impact on your life last year?
6. What intentional practices do you want to continue, or start, doing for mind, body, and soul?
7. Was there something from last year that you know you do not want to carry over into this year?
8. When you reflect on the past year, were you happy? What does happy mean to you?
9. Is there something exciting you’ve been putting off for years?
10. What is something you tried last year that is out of your comfort zone?
11. If you could set an intention for how you will spend the holidays this year, what, if anything, would you change?
12. Reflect on your current job. Do you see yourself in the same job for the next 1-5 years?
13. How do you feel about the new year, every year? (Is the new year a source of hope for you, or just another day on the calendar?)
14. What three words best describe your life right now?
15. Who do you want to be more intentional about spending time with this year?

• Episode 130: What the Hell? (An honest conversation about the afterlife)
• Christmas Bible Trivia

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today!  
  
In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. Do you celebrate Christmas? Why? How?
2. Do you think Christ has been or is being removed from Christmas? In what way?
3. Is the holiday season a positive season for you? Why or why not?
4. Is it better to give or receive?

Episode 79: Suicide, An Honest Conversation (with Dese’Rae)
Episode 113: Stop Wasting Your Emotions on THESE People (with Dr. Jill

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. Have there been times you felt like you were playing the part of normal human in society? What was that like for you?
2. Have you experienced depression or mental illness and felt that you needed to hide it from other people?
3. Have you ever had thoughts of not being alive? How do you feel about that?
4. Do you apologize for crying? Why or why not?

Which generation has the most debt?

• Baby Boomers: https://www.moneygeek.com/credit-cards/analysis/average-credit-card-debt/
• Gen X: https://www.creditkarma.com/insights/i/average-debt-by-age

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 

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1. Do you have any Black Friday rituals?
2. Has your concept of the American Dream changed as you've gotten older?
3. Do you have dreams of retiring one day? What does that look like for you?
4. What is your American dream?

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. How do you celebrate Veterans Day? Or do you not celebrate it? Why?
2. Do you know anyone who is or was in the military? Have you ever had an in-depth conversation with them about it? Reflect on that.
3. Did Katrina's experience change or confirm your thoughts in any way on women in the military?
4. Did you or would you ever consider joining the military? Why?

The church where Beth is the Pastor:
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In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 

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1. What do you believe about the afterlife?
2. Do you have any fear about where you might spend eternity?
3. Does your experience with religion revolve around Heaven and Hell?
4. Have you ever used the phrase, "What the hell?" Or "What the heck?" Why? What did you mean?

Buy Steph’s Book here, here, or here
Discovering My Scars on Apple Books or Audible
His Side of My Story (with Pastor Matt

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. You might pause the podcast and answer them right then and there, but if you keep a journal (Steph and Beth both do), feel free to download and print a PDF of the Questions for Reflection we've made just for you: 
 
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1. Have you or someone you've known ever been in the system? What system was it? How did you get out?
2. Think about a moment that changed you. Reflect on that moment now.
3. Have you ever felt like a family member didn't support you? Has it been hard to forgive them?
4. Have you ever been comforted by the sheer presence of another person even when they couldn't fix whatever problem you were facing?

E113: Stop Wasting Your Emotions on THESE People (with Dr. Jill)

In each episode, we offer you a few prompts to think about how that day's conversation applies to you. Our supporters over at Buy Me a Coffee now have exclusive access to the PDF versions of all our Questions for Reflection. Join us today!  

1. Do you have any scars? How do you feel about them?
2. Do you look away when you see someone else's scars?
3. Have you had a medical procedure that resulted in a physical scar? An emotional scar? How did you react to that?
4. When you see your scars, does it remind you of your strength and healing? Why or why not?