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Episode #1 - When Opposites Attract (2024)

Communication Styles

January 4, 2024 • Judith Hawkins, Neibra Williams

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In this first episode, Neibra and Judith tackle the subject "When Opposites Attractive - Is He or She Insensitive, Intentionally Offensive, or Just Clueless? At some stage in our lives, we have all encountered at least one person whose temperament just turns us off. Initially, you may brush it off. However, after a while, you determined that the person is so offensive that you simply do not want that person in your circle. Now, suppose that person is your spouse, significant other, or even your child. What about a boss or co-worker?

How do you maintain a healthy relationship with someone who you have deemed as outwardly and intentionally offensive? Have you considered the possibility that this person may not realize that he/she is offending you? Have you communicated your concerns to this person or have you simply dismissed him/her? There's a great possibility that the behavior that you have deemed as insensitive or offensive is really just that the person has a temperament or personality different from yours. He/she may be direct and to-the-point, while you are "touchy-feely". The other person may be emotionally-detached, while you are overly emotional. There's a great possibility that the person is absolutely clueless that he/she is being insensitive.

Listen in as Neibra and Judith discuss the ups and downs of their relationship as they battled through their different temperaments and personalities. We must be careful to not misjudge or dismiss a person simply because we did not allow ourselves to get to know him/her. Otherwise, we run the risk of losing someone whom God may have sent as a blessing to us.

The purpose of these seminars is to provoke thought, prayer, and meditation on specific issues faced by women with the objective of improving our relationship with God, first, and then our personal relationships.

Episode #2 - What's Your "Love Language"? (2024)

January 17, 2024 • Judith Hawkins, Neibra Williams

This is a Virtual Seminar hosted by Attorney Neibra C. Williams and Attorney/Former Judge Judith W. Hawkins, both Florida family law attorneys for more than 30 years. This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on their platform, "FRIENDLY DISCOURSE", addressing the subject of Healthy Relationships. In their first episode of this series, Neibra and Judith tackled the subject "When Opposites Attractive - Is He or She Insensitive, Intentionally Offensive, or Just Clueless? It was a conversation-starter for those struggling to maintain a healthy relationship with someone who is perceived as outwardly and intentionally offensive? This episode - What's Your "Love Language"? - discusses the importance of, first, learning your individual love language(s) and, secondly, learning the love language of persons in your circle. The lesson of "love languages" extends beyond the romantic relationships. Rather, you can also use the lesson to improve your relationships with your children, family members, co-workers, boss, close friends, etc. Listen in as Neibra and Judith discuss how learning their respective love language(s), as well as the other's, contributed greatly to the development of their lasting friendship as well as their co-working relationship. Further, learn how they have used their insight on love languages to improve their relationships with family members, significant others, and those in their circles. The purpose of these seminars is to provoke thought, prayer, and meditation on specific issues faced by women with the objective of improving our relationship with God, first, and then our personal relationships.

Episode #3 - Principles of Healthy Relationships (2024)

January 31, 2024 • Judith Hawkins, Neibra Williams

This is a Virtual Seminar hosted by Attorney Neibra C. Williams and Attorney/Former Judge Judith W. Hawkins, both Florida family law attorneys for more than 30 years. This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on their platform, "FRIENDLY DISCOURSE", addressing the subject of Healthy Relationships. In their first episode of this series, Neibra and Judith tackled the subject "When Opposites Attractive - Is He or She Insensitive, Intentionally Offensive, or Just Clueless? It was a conversation-starter for those struggling to maintain a healthy relationship with someone who is perceived as outwardly and intentionally offensive? The second episode, "What's Your Love Language", stressed the importance of, first, learning your individual love language(s) and, secondly, learning the love language of persons in your circle in order to improve those relationships. In this series, Neibra and Judith will discuss several underline principles that must be embraced in order to create heathier relationships, starting with The Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Listen in as Neibra and Judith discuss how applying this simple principle in all of our relationships will go a long way towards eliminating the dysfunction in our relationships. The purpose of these seminars is to provoke thought, prayer, and meditation on specific issues faced by women with the objective of improving our relationship with God, first, and then our personal relationships.

Episode #4 Friendly Discourse (2024)

August 20, 2024

This is a Virtual Seminar hosted by Attorney/Former Judge Judith W. Hawkins and Attorney Neibra C. Williams, both Florida family law attorneys for more than 30 years. This is Part 4 of a 4-part series on their platform, "FRIENDLY DISCOURSE", addressing the subject of Healthy Relationships. In their first episode of this series, Judith and Neibra tackled the subject "When Opposites Attractive - Is He or She Insensitive, Intentionally Offensive, or Just Clueless?" It was a conversation-starter for those struggling to maintain a healthy relationship with someone who is perceived as outwardly and intentionally offensive. The second episode, "What's Your Love Language," stressed the importance of first, learning your individual love language(s) and, second, learning the love language of persons in your circle in order to improve those relationships. Episode three involved a discussion of several underline principles that must be embraced in order to create heathier relationships, starting with The Golden Rule - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This final episode includes a discussion on the different communication styles - Direct approach, Indirect approach, Progressive approach, Story-telling, and Debate style. Effective communication requires that the listener (spouse, significant other, child, co-worker, friend, etc.) leave the conversation feeling satisfied and at ease. If the person is left feeling disconnected, confused, or offended, then the communication was not effective. In order to have healthy relationships, you must have effective communications. Please listen in as Judith and Neibra discuss the importance of 1) learning your individual communication style; 2) learning the communication style of your listeners; and 3) learning how to adjust your communication style to ensure against turning off your listeners. The purpose of these seminars is to provoke thought, prayer, and meditation on specific issues faced by women with the objective of improving our relationship with God, first, and then our personal relationships.