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THRIVEtoday president Chris Coursey has been featured online giving interviews and spreading joy all over the internet!
Whether podcasts, interviews, articles or book reviews, we know you’ll find encouragement as you explore his online appearances.
About Chris M. Coursey
For over 25 years THRIVEtoday president Chris Coursey has been using the Life Model to work with families, communities and individuals with severe trauma. Learning brain science, creating brain-based exercises and working with Dr. Jim Wilder has brought clarity to effectively serve and equip people who are on a journey of growth and recovery.
Chris is passionate about giving support to counselors and teaching people how relational skills can be applied to the important work of walking with people so they reach their God-given potential. Whether you are a licensed counselor, coach, pastor, or lay minister, there are exciting implications for how we can more effectively use relational brain skills to help people heal, mature and grow.
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Relational Brain Skills for Growing Emotional Capacity to Have Joy
Learning practical relational skills helps us recover when things go wrong, keep relationships bigger than problems and stay on course. The foundational skill is learning to live relationally with our brain’s relational circuit engaged where we reflect our values rather than slip into “enemy mode” where people become problems to fix and we want to win rather than keep relationships intact.
Watch this short video as Chris talks about how relational brain skills increase emotional capacity for nonprofits and organizations in this interview with Hugh Ballou from SynerVision Leadership Foundation.
Nurturing joy in your child
Happiness can be fleeting, but joy is rooted in faith and our confidence in Jesus. On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Dr. Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey share the ABC (and D!) habits of raising joy-filled kids—attunement, building “bounce”, correcting with care, and developing disciplines relationally. By diving into each habit, they share how to strengthen your joy-bond with your child, even if you are a “low-joy” person. You’ll learn how to build and cultivate joy in your family.
The 4 habits of joy-filled marriages
You’ve been married for a number of years, and you’re starting to feel distant from your spouse. You are experiencing a joy-gap! On this one-day Focus on the Family broadcast, Dr. Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey explain the brain science behind joy and offer easy, practical ways you can increase joy in your marriage by playing together, listening for emotion, appreciating your spouse daily, and nurturing a rhythm of rest. You’ll be inspired to pursue joy with your spouse!
Guest BlogGER
Finding joy from loss
Here’s a new blog post from Rev. Chris M. Coursey on how we can find joy even in the midst of painful feelings, hard emotions, and difficult challenges.
reading plans
Raising Joy-Filled Kids
Raising Joy-Filled Kids plan offers 7 invigorating lessons to reflect on what Scripture and brain science say is essential for relationships: glad-to-be-together joy. In John 15:11, Jesus prayed our joy would be full while brain science says 4 key habits grow more mature children and lead to joyful parents. Each day of this plan offers practice steps to apply what you are learning.
A 7-day devotional on the YouVersion app.
4 Habits Of A Joy-Filled Marriage
This devotional will introduce couples to 4 habits that will help bring sustained joy back into your marriage. This will provide couples with valuable resources to practice all different forms of communication and improve overall marriage health. Explore how just 15 minutes a day will help you and your spouse remain in love.
A 6-day devotional on the YouVersion app.
podcasts
Finding Joy And Connection in our Relationships
Why do we sometimes feel less connected in our relationships than at other times? Sometimes it’s easy to connect and other times, we feel distant. Author Chris Coursey says the secret is joy. He sits down with Ed Stetzer and talks about how we can learn to remain present and loving with our loved ones, even when problems arise.
Parenting: Passing On Healthy Habits For Kids
Joy-filled kids know how to work for and wait for what is truly satisfying in life. Authors Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey share life habits to instill in emotionally mature kids.
Practical Ways to Put the Joy Back into Your Marriage Today
Cultivating Joy In Marriage
Dr. Marcus Warner and Reverend Chris Coursey encourage couples to cultivate joy in their marriage. They encourage couples to sow seeds of joy for a more satisfying marriage.
Pt 1: Let’s Switch on Our Joy!
Today we have a special guest, Chris Coursey! He lives and does ministry in Michigan and is all about relationships! Just like us! Chris is the author of The Joy Switch and is what we are focusing today’s conversation on his book! He shares the incredible correlations between our brains and our joy. Let’s jump in!
Pt 2: Let's switch on our joy
Today we have a special guest, Chris Coursey! He lives and does ministry in Michigan and is all about relationships! Just like us! Chris is the author of The Joy Switch and is what we are focusing today’s conversation on his book! He shares the incredible correlations between our brains and our joy. Let’s jump in!
Habits of joy
Dr. Marcus Warner and Reverend Chris Coursey reveal four habits to make your marriage happier.
The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids
Kids these days are dealing with stress and anxiety that comes at them daily. If you’ve ever wondered how you as a parent can restore their joy, don’t miss this edition of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman. Dr, Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey (CORE see) reveal research that will help your family. Learn the four habits of raising joy-filled kids today on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman.
staying in love
Healthy relationships produce joy, and joy keeps the relationship healthy. Today, our two guests will incorporate brain science and habit theory to teach you relational skills that will boost your joy and enjoyment of physical and emotional intimacy in your marriage. Learn the habits of playing, listening, appreciating and nurturing your marriage to make it joy-filled!
The 4 Habits of Raising Joy-Filled Kids
“I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart.” You may know that children’s song. And you may wonder how to get that joy into your kids’ hearts. Guest host Collin Lambert talks with Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey about raising joyful kids. Learn the four habits to equip them to live with joy in a low-joy world when you join us for Chris Fabry Live.
The 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriages
What separates happy marriages from miserable ones? Surprisingly, it’s not healthy communication or conflict resolution. It’s the size of the joy gap. Dr. Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey show how 15 minutes a day can transform your marriage. If it feels like years since you’ve really enjoyed your spouse’s company, don’t miss Chris Fabry Live.
the joy switch
Wouldn’t you love it if you had a special button you could push that would activate a happier life? On a best-of Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman, you’ll hear about “the joy switch” that God has provided. Chris Coursey (CORE see) says your brain has a secret circuit that affects all of your relationships. How do you find it and flip the power on? Find out today on Building Relationships with Dr. Gary Chapman.
Activating Your Joy Switch
In today’s episode, Talia is joined by Chris Coursey. Talia enjoyed interviewing Chris and asking him questions about joy, enemy mode, relational skills and road blocks that keep us from experiencing joy. Chris is author & co-author of many powerful and practical books that can be found in the Amazon link below.
raising joy-filled children
We all want our homes to be filled with joy but do you know that joy-filled kids are not always happy kids? However, joy-filled children do know how to work and wait for what is best! Chris Coursey has been studying brain-based solutions that make relationships work and he will guide us in raising joyful children at every stage of development.
HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR MARRIAGE IN 15 MINUTES
What separates happy marriages from miserable ones? What if we told you that you could have a stronger, healthier, more joy-filled marriage in just 15 minutes a day? Sound too good to be true? Authors Marcus Warner and Chris Coursey have studied relationships (and neuroscience) and discovered the joy gap – a length of time between moments of shared joy.x`
the joy switch
You may recognize our guest from Episode 20. Chris Coursey is president of ThriveToday and you’re going to want to get his new book, “The Joy Switch.” Did you know that you can activate a secret circuit in your brain that will help you have better relationships? What is “enemy mode” and how do you get out of it? How do I recognize when my switch is off and how can I get it back on? This and more in our joy-filled conversation with Chris – who we loving refer to as a “joy bomb.”
What Skills do You Need to Have Healthy Relationships?
In Episode 20 we are taking a look at what makes relationships work and what’s missing when they don’t. Chris and Jen Coursey of Thrive Today share 19 skills that are necessary for healthy relationships – skills we should get by age 4, but most of us missed them. Here’s good news: You can train your brain and learn them later in life! Join us for an enlightening and fun discussion on relationships.
the 4 habits of raising joy-filled kids
Summer may be the perfect time to start working on some “joy” habits in your home. These habits do not preclude sadness, but they equip children with the skills needed to work for and wait for what truly satisfies. Pastoral Counselor Chris Coursey will talk us through some of the four habits that will help you not only provide but support and guide your children toward a more joy-filled life.