Being Human with Steve Cuss
A new podcast from Christianity Today, Being Human with Steve Cuss is Christian counseling in podcast form. Steve Cuss, a former trauma and hospice chaplain, pastor, and leadership coach, guides listeners with a gospel-informed journey of discovery into the world of emotional health: everything from anxiety and reactivity, to triangulation, overfunctioning, and the Enneagram.
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Playfulness, Earnestness, and Worship
28 min
2
Non-Anxious Presence with Alan Fadling
34 min
3
'Listen, Listen, Speak' with Jay Kim
42 min
4
The Chaplain Who Taught Steve Systems Theory: G...
31 min
5
Putting Beauty into the World with Charlie Peac...
45 min
6
Faith in the Workplace with Jeff Haanen
29 min
7
The Therapist and the Song Writer with Jill Phi...
30 min
8
The Brain and Faith with Geoff Holsclaw
41 min
9
Empathy and Remembering with Esau McCaulley
45 min
10
Enneagram, Anxiety, and What We Live For
Steve Cuss and Jimmy Carnes discuss the Enneagram and how it helps us reflect on the character of God.
38 min
11
Triangulation and Over Functioning
Steve Cuss and Jimmy Carnes discuss the complexities of introspection.
33 min
12
The Journey Into Emotional Health
37 min
13
The Nature of Every Belief
34 min
14
Precious vs. Core Beliefs
What happens when we're reactive? We disconnect from our awareness of God.
34 min
15
Notice and Diffuse Reactivity
Steve digs deeper into the anxiety known as "reactivity" and the different ways we all respond when our values are broken by others.
34 min
16
Pilot Episode
The first episode of Being Human With Steve Cuss, in collaboration with Christianity Today.
31 min
17
EP 196: Annual Wrap Up with Lisa Cuss
The Friendly Neighborhood Therapist joins Steve on this annual wrap up. They chat about lessons learned this year, giving yourself the gift of wellbeing in 2024 and what is coming down the pike for next year. Plus, Steve shares his favorite advent po...
56 min
18
Ep195: J.S. Park
*Apologies for the crunchy audio at the beginning of the show* J.S. (Joon) Park is a hospital chaplain and author of The Voices We Carry. Steve first encountered J.S. through his remarkable twitter feed which is well worth a follow here. Joon ta...
46 min
19
EP 194: Brad Lomenick
Brad Lomenick is the former president of Catalyst and the author of several books including the H3 Leader. Brad is a gifted connector and developer of people. For two decades he has met with thousands of Christian leaders. In this interview, Steve g...
56 min
20
Ep 193: Julie Mavis and Annika Marek-Barta
Julie Mavis is the Founder of Dream Makers Project, an organization dedicated to helping youth as they age out of foster care. Because of Dream Makers, these kids do not have to face the world, their future and their decisions alone. Julie is join...
49 min
21
EP 192: William Vanderbloemen
Steve LOVED interviewing William Vanderbloemen on this week's episode. He brought so much needed wisdom for leaders today. William is the founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group. Since their founding they have placed 2500+ employees into churches and...
52 min
22
EP 191: MLA Turns 5
This week, Managing Leadership Anxiety turns five! This episode has four parts:1) Why Steve launched MLA, early concepts and lessons. 2) Why Systems Theory, other practitioners, Steve's unique contribution to the field. 3) What Steve has learned...
42 min
23
EP 190: Self Care For The Holidays
Many leaders and people in care giving vocations are notorious for focusing on others to the detriment of wellbeing. In this episode Steve is joined by his wife Lisa as they discuss core tools of self care as we approach the holiday season. Self care...
49 min
24
EP 189: Dr Kathleen Smith
Dr Kathleen Smith wrote one of my all time favorite Systems books called Everything Isn't Terrible. The book is brilliant, clear and witty and a great reflection of Kathleen herself. Kathleen is a therapist in the DC area and her book gets us righ...
47 min
25
Ep 188: Four Dynamics Part Four: Attempted Solu...
This week Steve and Jimmy look beyond problems to 'attempted solutions.' Jay Haley famously said, 'I do not address problems, I address attempted solutions.' So often we get stuck in 'more of the same' and 'try harder' because we do not see our own c...
58 min