Living with Heart: From Birth to Death
A Podcast from Dr. Chip Dodd and Bryan Barley
Dr. Chip Dodd’s ”The Voice of the Heart” is one of the seminal and most practically impactful books of the last several decades in the counseling, coaching, and mentorship space. In ”Living with Heart,” Dr. Dodd joins co-host, Bryan Barley, to discuss with greater depth, detail, and practicality how to live with heart through the entire journey of life - from birth to death.
Recent Episodes
127 - Get You (Map to Freedom)
Discover how "The Map of Freedom" helps you reclaim your God-given identity, overcome toxic shame, and transition from intellectual knowledge to transformational experience. By working through the relational steps of "Get You, Be You, and Give You," you can embrace emotional growth, build resilience, and lead a life of purpose and integrity.
121 - Is Therapy Tearing Us Apart?
Discover the true purpose of therapy and how to avoid the trap of "disruptive therapy" where boundaries become walls. Learn how to reclaim your true self, heal from toxic shame, and use the Beatitudes as a psychological map for emotional and spiritual growth.
120 - How Do I Practice Daily Surrender?
Are you exhausted from trying to control everything? Based on Chip Dodd's The Voice of the Heart, this episode redefines surrender not as giving up, but as a beneficial step toward healing, recovery, and deep relationship. Learn how moving from anxiety to healthy dependency empowers you to live life fully and freely.
119 - How Do I Find My Anger?
Discover the profound difference between anger and rage as explored in Chip Dodd's The Voice of the Heart. Learn how true anger is a gift of passion and vulnerability that drives us to care for what matters most, rather than a destructive force of reactivity. This podcast highlight unpacks how to find your anger, embrace hope, and channel your passion to do good things in a destructive world.
Season 11: Episode 118 - Ask Anything - How do I make the most of our Summer?
Parenting doesn't come with a magic wand, but you can become the "safe place to land" your children need to face life's ultimate challenges. Discover how letting your kids fail, feel, struggle, and learn builds a resilient, lifelong bond. Learn how to transform your parenting by becoming a portable sanctuary of empathy, truth, and hope for your children at any age.
117 - Relationship with Creativity (Part 2)
Discover what it truly means to live creatively by moving from imagination to bold action. Grounded in faith and the emotional courage to face rejection, this episode explores how embracing vulnerability and holy anger can unlock the unique gifts God stitched inside you to help heal a broken world.
116 - Relationship with Creativity (Part 1)
Discover how to break free from the world's performance-driven culture and embrace the biblical design of being who God created you to be. Explore how nurturing your spiritual relationships with God, yourself, and others naturally unlocks a life of authentic creativity, internal worth, and purposeful productivity. Learn what it truly means to live fully, love deeply, and lead well by anchoring your identity in God’s design.
115 - Relationship with God (Part 2)
Join Chip Dodd and Bryan Barley and experience a powerful story of hope and survival from Auschwitz that reveals God’s miraculous presence even in the face of immense tragedy. Discover how the Good Shepherd pierces through darkness, destruction, and despair to offer a life of fullness and unyielding hope.
114 - Relationship with God (Part 1)
Discover how the intersection of human anthropology and theology creates a pathway to true relational closeness with God. By embracing our vulnerability and "crying out" from our neediness, we move beyond cognitive belief into a transformative, heart-centered intimacy with our Creator.
113 - Relationship with Others (Part 2)
True friendship is built on the pillars of time, trust, and truth-telling, acting as a vital support system that ensures you never have to face life's storms alone. By creating a "list" of genuine confidants who desire your good, you gain the resilience to stay on mission and find strength through the ultimate connection with others and God.
112 - Relationship with Others (Part 1)
Neuroscience and spiritual wisdom both confirm that humans are biologically wired for connection and relational fulfillment. By embracing empathy and compassion, we honor our shared "spiritual DNA" and unlock the ability to live life to the full through meaningful relationships with others and God.
Season 10: Episode 111 - The Four Relationships - Relationship with Self
Embrace the "life to the full" promised in John 10:10 by connecting your head to your heart and cultivating deep self-awareness. By trading ego for a dependent relationship with God, you can move past self-defense to live authentically, love vulnerably, and lead with purpose.
110 - The Big Picture of Recovery
Recovery is a lifelong path, not a pill, replacing the "foggy glasses" of addiction with a clear reality lived one day at a time. By following the 12-Step roadmap, you can break the cycle of addiction to reclaim your true self and find spiritual freedom. This journey restores your emotional health, allowing you to live fully and build deep connections with others and God.
109 - Resistance to Change (Part 2)
True recovery is a daily lifestyle of trading the "foggy glasses" of denial for a clear reality rooted in surrender and self-awareness. By understanding the resistance to change and the roles of the co-addict, you can break cycles of control addiction and find the serenity to accept what you cannot change.
108 - Resistance to Change
Recovery is more than a quick fix; it is a transformative lifestyle shift from the "foggy glasses" of denial to a clear, authentic reality. This growth process requires navigating resistance to change, embracing the grief of losing the status quo, and practicing patience with loved ones who may not yet be ready to join the journey.