This week, we talk to Dr. John Townsend about navigating tricky relationships with difficult people— what we mean when we say someone is “toxic” or find interactions with them continually causing us hurt. It’s a gracious and truth-filled conversation that will help you love the difficult people in your life while also caring for yourself. Dr. John Townsend is a business consultant, leadership coach and clinical psychologist. He has written or co-written 27 books, selling 8 million copies, including the 8 million New York Times best-seller Boundaries, Leadership Beyond Reason, and Handling Difficult People.<a rel="payment" href="https://mpm.simpledonation.com">Support the show</a>****** To support Make It Simple, head to mpm.simple donation.com Check out What Matters Most, daily teachings from Matt Popovits, available wherever you get your podcasts. For more information on MPM, head to <a href='http://mattpopovits.com/'>mattpopovits.com</a> <a href='https://mpm.simpledonation.com/'>Support the show</a>

Re-release: Public Speaking with Mike Pacchione

Matt Popovits and Rachel Ryder take complicated issues and, with the help of an expert,  breaks them down into ideas we can understand, truths we can apply, and questions worth pondering--and he does it all through the lens of faith. Through thoughtful insights and interesting conversations, they move through topics ranging from parenting, anxiety, and racism, to gender identity, the enneagram, politics and more.