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
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.
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.
107 - Three Steps into Recovery from Addiction
Breaking free from the "winner vs. loser" mindset is the first step toward true recovery, shifting the focus from toxic shame to the power of admission. By acknowledging what holds us captive, we move past denial and toward a life of passion and wholeness where success is defined by pursuit rather than ranking.
102 - Toxic Shame and Addiction
This episode explores the profound difference between healthy shame and toxic shame, revealing how the rejection of our innate needs and feelings leads to a "human doing" cycle and addiction. Learn how to reclaim your God-given self-worth and break free from the "defective" narrative by returning to authentic connection and emotional vulnerability.
98 - Addiction and its Formation
Learn how addiction operates as a feelings disorder rooted in toxic shame and the defense of denial. This episode of Living with Heart: From Birth to Death explores how counterfeit connections replace true intimacy and how the addictive process prevents us from living, loving, and leading as we were created to do.
92 - Parenting With Heart - Twelve Characteristics of a Healthy Family (Part I)
Discover what truly makes a family healthy and functional - not perfect. In this podcast, Chip and Bryan explore six key principles and twelve core characteristics that nurture open communication, emotional safety, and spiritual growth in families, friendships, and marriages. Learn how humility, love, and consistency can transform your relationships into spaces of healing and connection.
91 - Parenting with Heart: Parenting in the Digital Age
Chip and Bryan explore the timeless truth revealed in The Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz that genuine relationships are the foundation of health, happiness, and fulfillment. In today’s digital age, where screens and AI distract us from emotional connection, this podcast invites listeners to rediscover what it means to live fully, love deeply, and lead well.
90 - Parenting with Heart: Doing Your Own Work as a Parent
In this episode of Living with Heart, discover faith-based insights on responsible parenting - embracing humility, healing, and growth as lifelong works in progress.
88 - Parenting with Heart: Parenting and the Four Realities
In this episode of Living with Heart, Chip and Bryan explore 4 unchangeable realities of life: our imperfection, struggle, dependence, and the need for humility. Learn how embracing struggle can deepen connection, reduce stress, and build resilience in both parents and children.