This is the first of two episodes on gratitude. What is gratitude and how do we experience it?  Three factors play a part in experiencing gratitude. This podcast episode details gratitude through needs and relationships.

Dr. Chip Dodd and Bryan Barley discuss what codependency is and is not and how is shows up in parenting.

Dr. Chip Dodd and Bryan Barley discuss that we are born as emotional and spiritual creatures. We are born with feelings.  Before we ever think or speak our first word, we are expressing ourselves as feeling creatures.

The focus of this episode is a recording of a men’s retreat that Chip did in Texas in 1993. The retreat  content was edited and put on CDs. The CDs were included with the first edition copies of The Voice of the Heart published in 2001.

Chip and Bryan conclude their series on "The Needs of the Heart" by discussing the need for fun.

Chip and Bryan discuss the need for freedom, and how it gives us the courage to dream, create and execute true vision in our lives.

Chip and Bryan discuss how those who give more of themselves actually need more attention, and how our yearning for honor and recognition isn't a reflection of childishness, but rather our design.

Chip and Bryan discuss the need for support, and the cruciality of experiencing a life of thriving rather than settling for mere survival.

Chip and Bryan discuss our need to be heard - how experiencing listening in a safe, trusted relationship is one of the most empowering gifts to allow us to heal, rest, and risk.

Chip and Bryan discuss our need for accomplishment - how knowing limits, stopping, and expressing gratitude and celebration are a crucial component of our work.

Bryan and Chip discuss the need for healthy touch, and how correct expressions of physical affection can positively affect us decades later.