Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchConnecting Dots: Making Sense of Our Stories
We are not just a collection of stories - we are a story. So how do we begin to make sense of a collection of seemingly random and unrelated stories …
3 years, 3 months ago
Healing to Lead, Part 2
If you're familiar with the work of the Allender Center, you've probably heard us say: ""You cannot take anyone further than you have gone."
Whether…
3 years, 3 months ago
Healing to Lead, Part 1
"Every person is a leader in some form. Every person is influencing others to some degree - whether you're a pastor or whether you're managing your c…
3 years, 4 months ago
Welcome Back, Rachael!
We are thrilled to welcome back podcast co-host Rachael Clinton Chen, who is returning to us from maternity leave! In this conversation with Dan, Rac…
3 years, 4 months ago
Memory and Story
"Our memories are our stories and there's no story that we tell that isn't from our vantage point," says our guest this week, Cathy Loerzel, MA.
As …
3 years, 4 months ago
Betrayal in Marriage
We all have experienced betrayal in our relationships. We typically think of betrayal as an affair or deception, and some of us may be quick to say, …
3 years, 4 months ago
Attachment Stories in Marriage
Attachment is an emotional bond we feel with another person who responds to our needs. This begins as an infant as we attach (or fail to attach) to o…
3 years, 5 months ago
Family of Origin with Dr. Dan Allender and Adam Young
So much of our beauty and brokenness — so much of what makes us who we are today — is tied to our family of origin.
The ways in which we act, react,…
3 years, 5 months ago
Parenting the Parent
Annie Allender Robbins and Amanda Christian join their dad, Dan Allender, for a personal and profound dialogue about how they were raised, how that s…
3 years, 5 months ago
Unresolvable Conflict
According to the research of the Gottman Institute, nearly 70% of relationship conflicts are unresolvable - meaning, there is no clear right or wrong…
3 years, 5 months ago