Your emotional health can impact your marriage, your parenting, your workplace and your friendships.
Talking Points:
- An emotionally healthy spouse can express their needs clearly and chooses to put the needs of their spouse above their own.
- An emotionally healthy parent will loving affirm their kids but they’ll also implement boundaries to teach and prepare them for future independence.
- An emotionally healthy worker will treat everyone with dignity and respect and will work to unify, not divide.
- An emotionally healthy friend desires to walk through life with someone authentically and is willing to celebrate the highs and comfort in the lows of life.
Discussion Questions:
- Initial reactions to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- Describe what you think are the strengths and weaknesses in your marriage right now. How can direct communication help your relationship? How can you start serving your spouse in new ways?
- Describe your strengths and weaknesses as a parent. How consistent are you in discipline and setting boundaries? Do you agree that parents who only affirm, and never hold kids accountable, are heading for trouble? Explain. How are you preparing your kids for future independence?
- What do you think your co-workers say about you? What do you want them to say about you? How can you become more of a unifier in your place of employment?
- What are the traits you value most in a friend? How can you implement those in your own life?
- Is there a step you need to take based on today’s topic?