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Filled with His Love
In this podcast we focus on strengthening attachment relationships. Do you want to know how to draw closer to a family member, a friend, or to God? You will find answers in this podcast. Host: Russell T. Osguthorpe, instructional psychologist, church leader, husband, and father..
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Filled with His Love(2.30) Neuroscience, Spirituality, and Attachment
Send us Fan Mail How does our brain experience spirituality? In the episode, I discuss some of the findings of Michael Ferguson, who did a podcast on August…
Filled with His Love(2.29) Embracing Anticipation
Send us Fan Mail Looking forward to an event can be as positive as the event itself. In this episode, I talk about how important it is to embrace…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Savior, Redeemer of My Soul
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his arrangement of “Savior, Redeemer of My Soul.” __________________________ Do you have questions or comments?…
Filled with His Love(2.29) Why Are Living Witnesses so Essential?
Send us Fan Mail The Restored Church of Jesus Christ is the only Christian Church that has living apostles and prophets. In this episode, I talk about how…
Filled with His Love(2.28) Self-sacrifce, Self-giving Love, and Attachment Styles
Send us Fan Mail As we strengthen our relationships, how can we replace self-sacrifice with self-giving love? What is the difference between these two…
Filled with His Love(2.27) How to Develop a Healthy Locus of Control
Send us Fan Mail We want a high level of internal LOC, but we also want to recognize the external help that can come to us from God's grace. In this episode, I…
Filled with His Love(2.26) Locus of Control in the Workplace
Send us Fan Mail Locus of control affects every leader and every worker in an organization. Those who have a high level of internal LOC, feel less stress in…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: Lead Kindly Light
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his latest arrangement __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(2.25) How does Locus of Control Affect the Parent-Child Relationship?
Send us Fan Mail When both parent and child develop a high internal locus of control, life is better in all kinds of ways. I discuss the role of agency and how…
Filled with His Love(2.24) How does Locus of Control Affect the Marriage Relationship>
Send us Fan Mail LOC is a psychological concept that can be helpful as we look at our marriage relationship. In this episode, I discuss briefly how a high…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Called to Serve
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his arrangement of Called to Serve. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact…
Filled with His Love(2.23) What is Locus of Control?
Send us Fan Mail Locus of Control is a psychological theory that's been around for a while, but it keeps generating research because it is so valuable to help…
Filled with His Love(2.22) Spiritual and Psychological Gaslighting
Send us Fan Mail I discuss in this episode the effects of spiritual and psychological gaslighting a type of emotional abuse that causes victims to question…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his latest arrangement __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Addiction to Social Media and Attachment Styles
Send us Fan Mail The following link is to a study about how social media can be addictive for those with unhealthy attachment styles…
Filled with His Love(2.21) Attachments on Both Sides of the Veil
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I encourage you to think of your ancestors and reflect on how their lives have affected yours. Some you have known in…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) The Easiest Way to Acquire a New Habit!
Send us Fan Mail We all want to acquire new habits as we work to improve ourselves and our relationships. In this episode, I cite a study done at the Wharton…
Filled with His Love(2.20) What is Preemptive Thought Control?
Send us Fan Mail We can try to push out unwanted thoughts, suppress them when they enter our mind, or we can preempt them in a variety of ways. Gaining the…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: Israel, Israel God is Calling
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his latest arrangement. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(2.19) Am I Ever a Gainsayer? (Attachment Styles of Church Members)
Send us Fan Mail Some church members have a secure, healthy attachment style; others have an unhealthy style. In the episode, I discuss how attachment style…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Secure Attachment, Self-Efficacy, and Hope
Send us Fan Mail I discuss the following article: Secure Attachment and Self-Efficacy in Early Adolescence: The Mediating Role of Hope by Ayse Sibel Demirtuas…
Filled with His Love(2.18) Attachment Styles in the Workplace
Send us Fan Mail Attachment styles not only affect our relationships with God and our family; they also affect our relationships at work. If we understand…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: Take Time to Be Holy
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performs his latest arrangement __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(2.17) Charity Hopeth All Things
Send us Fan Mail I tell a story a bishop shared with me about how he helped a gay member return to activity in the Church. The story shows how relationships…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Genes, Ancestors, Faith, and PCEs
Send us Fan Mail A listener asked: "I wonder how much of the opposite is also true. We talk a lot about the legacy of faith and other virtues and attributes…
Filled with His Love(2.16) Charity Believeth All Things: Can People Really Change?
Send us Fan Mail This is a personal account of my brother and how he has brought about real change in his life by trying to develop a closer attachment to God…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: Come, Come Ye Saints
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez arranges and performs another Song for Sunday. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Thanks!!
Send us Fan Mail Just a few words of gratitude to you the listeners. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(2.15) Don’t Give Up on What You’ve Been Given
Send us Fan Mail Charity beareth all things. What does that really mean? In this episode, I discuss how one family has endured some amazing trials with amazing…
Filled with His Love(2.14) Have You Had an ACE?
Send us Fan Mail Adverse Childhood Experiences can have long-lasting negative effects on us as adults. If you have had ACEs in your own life, this episode will…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Pioneer Attachments--Happy Pioneer Day!
Send us Fan Mail It's Pioneer Day in Utah, a time to celebrate the lives of those early Saints who crossed the plains and came to build up Zion. In this…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs: If the Savior Stood Beside Me
Send us Fan Mail Another moving arrangement by M. Diego Gonzales: “If the Savior Stood Beside Me.” __________________________ Do you have questions or…
Filled with His Love(2.13) Extinguish Negative Self-Talk
Send us Fan Mail Most of us have a problem with self-talk: It’s usually negative. We constantly tell ourselves how we could have done better. In this episode…
Filled with His Love(2.12) Are You On the "Hedonic Treadmill?"
Send us Fan Mail Psychologists often refer to the "hedonic treadmill" a concept that says we return to our emotional setpoint after experiencing either a…
Filled with His Love(2.11) The Power of Human Touch!
Send us Fan Mail The Pandemic has taught us the importance of human touch. In this episode, I explore this topic and show how we need more human touch…
Filled with His LoveSunday Songs-Homeward Bound
Send us Fan Mail Another beautiful arrangement by M. Diego Gonzalez—Homeward Bound. I hope it brings a little peace in your life. __________________________ Do…
Filled with His Love(2.10) Is There a Downside to Self-Esteem?
Send us Fan Mail I discuss self-esteem, self-efficacy, and self-compassion and show how each relates to charity. __________________________ Do you have…
Filled with His LoveWhy I Write Books, and Why I Podcast
Send us Fan Mail A quick thought in answer to a friend's question--why I wrote the book Filled with His Love. If you have comments, questions or suggestions…
Filled with His Love(2.9) Charity Envieth Not
Send us Fan Mail I discuss the meaning of envy, covetousness, and lust and show why these human qualities are the opposite of love. At the conclusion, I give…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Songs for Sunday: My Brother’s Keeper
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzales plays his inspiring arrangement of “Lord, I Would Follow Thee. Happy Sabbath! __________________________ Do you have…
Filled with His Love(2.8) Is There a Downside to Empathy?
Send us Fan Mail We usually think of empathy as one of the most essential of all human qualities—especially for forming healthy relationships. But is there a…
Filled with His Love(2.7) How to Free Your Moral Imagination
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I share a brief clip from a 19-minute presentation that I was scheduled to give at the Latter-day Saint Educators Conference…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Songs for Sunday: Jesus, Lover of My Soul
Send us Fan Mail Another song to lift your spirits on the Sabbath or whenever you need a little more peace in your life. Jesus, Lover of My Soul, arranged by…
Filled with His Love(2.6) Feeling God’s Love
Send us Fan Mail My wife and I talk about this well-known hymn and the power that it has to help us feel God’s love and the desire that it gives us to reach…
Filled with His Love(2.5) Charity Suffereth Long
Send us Fan Mail We talk about the role of love in suffering. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments? Please contact me…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Songs for Sunday - My Heavenly Father Loves Me
Send us Fan Mail M. Diego Gonzalez performing his arrangement of My Heavenly Father Loves Me. __________________________ Do you have questions or comments?…
Filled with His Love(2.4)) Gratitude and Being Fully Present
Send us Fan Mail Two human qualities are especially important for mental and spiritual health: gratitude and being fully present. In this episode we talk about…
Filled with His Love(2.3) The Power of Place
Send us Fan Mail Home is where we learn how to love. In this episode, I recount the the story of Jesus casting out evil spirits and then asking the newly…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Songs for Sunday: “As I Have Loved You”
Send us Fan Mail In Season 2 M. Diego Gonzalez will share his arrangements of hymns composed especially for this podcast. Today he performs “As I Have Loved…
Filled with His Love(2.2) Positive Psychology and the Gospel
Send us Fan Mail What does positive psychology have in common with the Gospel of Jesus Christ? I briefly discuss how positive psychology emerged and how it…
Filled with His Love(2.1) Introduction to Season Two
Send us Fan Mail It’s time to begin a new season. In this episode, I introduce this new season with an emphasis on positive psychology and how this…
Filled with His Love(1.25) Safe and Secure
Send us Fan Mail A healthy relationship is safe and secure. In this episode, I talk about how important this is by contrasting the healthy relationship with…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Emotional Intelligence
Send us Fan Mail We’ve all heard of IQ, or intelligence quotient, and by now most may have heard of EQ, or emotional quotient. EQ refers to our emotional…
Filled with His Love(1.24) Embrace the Unexpected
Send us Fan Mail Relationships are fluid, ever changing phenomena. Lots of surprises. And how we react to those surprises can determine whether we strengthen…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Forgotten Saints
Send us Fan Mail I’ve just published a new book entitled, Forgotten Saints: A Pioneer Story of Those Who Lived and Died Without a Trace. It is now on Amazon…
Filled with His Love(1.23) Pray Always
Send us Fan Mail In this episode I discuss the importance of prayer in our attachment relationships. I recount some experiences from our recent trip to Israel…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Abide With Me
Send us Fan Mail If we want to strengthen our attachment to God, we need to allow Him to abide with us—to dwell with us, live with us. In this episode I…
Filled with His Love(1.22) Taste Truth
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I discuss how we can do more than learn about truth; we can literally embody it by living it and getting it deep inside us…
Filled with His Love(Bonus) Come Fill My Soul Today
Send us Fan Mail Jared Cruickshank, returned missionary, joins me in this episode to talk about his favorite hymn: O Love that Glorifies the Son. He then sings…
Filled with His Love(1.21) Care for the Whole Soul
Send us Fan Mail Our spiritual well being has enormous influence on our ability to form close, enduring attachments with God and with others. But our physical…