The Bumper Sticker Guru
Offers clichés and quick fixes.
- “Everything happens for a reason.”
- “Just stay positive.”
Free live Zoom workshop
Building Family Connections
Learn simple ways to reduce conflict, strengthen connection, and respond with care to family members and other precious people in your life.
Healthy relationships are built through small moments of understanding, trust, and connection. Join us for a free, live, interactive Zoom workshop where you'll learn practical skills you can begin using right away.
Free thanks to the generosity of our donors.
What you'll experience
This is not a lecture.
Building Family Connections is a live, interactive workshop designed to help you strengthen trust and connection in everyday relationships.
Learn practical relationship skills
Discuss these ideas with others
Watch the skills demonstrated in real time
Practice in small breakout groups
Leave with tools you can use right away
The problem
Why do good conversations sometimes go wrong?
Most people genuinely want to help.
Yet when someone shares pain, stress, frustration, or vulnerability, we often respond in ways that unintentionally create distance instead of connection.
Many of us:
- Offer advice too quickly
- Explain instead of listen
- Compare experiences
- Share clichés
- Focus on fixing rather than understanding
Even well-intended responses can leave people feeling unheard.
Adverse advisors
Four responses that often disrupt connection.
The FBI Detective
Focuses on facts and interrogation.
- “What exactly happened?”
- “Whose fault was it?”
The Historian
Turns the conversation toward their own story.
- “That reminds me of when I…”
- “I know exactly how you feel.”
The Drill Sergeant
Issues commands and solutions.
- “You need to move on.”
- “Stop dwelling on it.”
These responses are common because most of us were never taught a different way. The good news is that small shifts can create dramatically different conversations.
What you'll learn
Practical skills you can use right away.
Connect More Deeply
Learn how to help people feel heard, understood, and valued.
Respond With Care
Discover alternatives to advice-giving and fixing.
Strengthen Trust
Build relational habits that create greater openness over time.
Interactive experience
Learn. Practice. Experience.
Unlike webinars that only provide information, this workshop gives you opportunities to practice.
- Guided teaching
- Real-life demonstrations
- Interactive discussion
- Small breakout conversations
- Reflection exercises
Practice changes relationships.
Sometimes learning together helps healthy relational habits become more natural over time.
Choose one session
Pick the time that works for you.
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Registration
Reserve your spot.
Tell us where to send your Zoom link and calendar invitation. You'll receive a confirmation shortly after you register.
- Free, no payment required
- About one hour, live on Zoom
- Confirmation and Zoom link by email
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Small relational shifts can create meaningful change.
Whether you're hoping to improve family relationships, strengthen communication, or simply learn new ways to respond with care, we'd love to have you join us.
No pressure. Just an opportunity to learn and grow together.