Learning How to Do Life Well
Where are the specific conflicts likely to happen when we try to establish fences – or because we don’t? What are the signs that you might have some problem fence areas?
Tim talks about The Family You Grew Up With and gives steps for handling those problem areas.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
View the Class Notes (PDF).
Tim discusses the Requirements for Being an Adult.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Download the class notes (PDF).
Listen to the class (Quicktime).
How do we become more lovable in our relationships, especially with our spouse? Tim brings the last part of this discussion, turning from limits within our own character to limits on our desire to control.
And what does maturity look like?
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Get the class notes (PDF).
Listen to the class (QT mp3).
Tim wraps up our discussion on Fence Myths and turns to the subject of constructing fences on ourselves. The most urgent we have for building fences in our lives is in limiting ourselves in order to provide freedom for others.
(The video used in today’s class was posted separately.)
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Follow along with the class notes (PDF file).
This is the video clip we used in class about blaming. It is from Dr. Henry Cloud and the CloudTownsend.com website.
Tim takes us through some of the things that seems to be true about our fences – but really are not. We call them myths, and they stand in the way of really good fences.
This teaching arc is based on the book “Boundaries”, by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend, and is supplemented by their other books, Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries for Teens, and Boundaries for Kids.
Class notes (PDF)