Connection with Steve Gilbert

Ryan Burnham and Kim Tingler interview Stephen Gilbert, a dear
friend, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, ordained
minister, gifted communicator, and a ministry partner at We Want
More. In this episode Steve, Ryan and Kim explore the topic of
connection in relationships as well as the many coping mechanisms
we so often use when we feel disconnected. We were all created by
God to be connected in relationships, to have intellectual,
emotional, spiritual, and physical intimacy with others. Yet,
there is so much pain and brokenness in this world and within
each of us that tries to come against and hurt the authentic
connections in our closest relationships. This has been of
particular significance within the past year and a half, and
Steve offers a unique and powerful perspective having been on the
front lines with so many amid their deepest pain and disconnect.
Steve discusses our tendency to fixate on ourselves and gaze at
our own pain, and in so doing obscure our ability to see others
and their pain. He also describes the “swords” we so often pick
up to cope, to forge ahead in life, to make sense of our
situations — addiction, anger, and self pity to name a few —
which are intended to protect us yet so often cause harm to
ourselves and others.  We hope you be inspired by this deep
dive with Steve into the importance of connection and how we can
move toward deeper and fuller relationships even in the midst of
pain and brokenness.