Shadow Sides of Relationships
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Shadow Sides of Relationships
by Dr. Mark Vander Meer, D. Min
The Shadow Side of Relationships mini-course will help you navigate the shadow sides of your life and how it will impact your romantic relationships. Dr. Mark will explore how our shadow side issues will shape our moods, attitudes, choices and expectations. Watch, reflect, and explore how God will give you victory over your issues and bring wellness to your relationships and marriage.
Course Outcomes:
- Discover what your dark sides are and how they manifest in your life.
- Understand how the shadow sides affect your attitudes and expectations of others in your relationships.
- Build a life strategy that will help to overcome the shadow sides and bring sustainable wellness in all relationships.
Reference for Course Content:
McIntosh, Gary L. and Rima Samuel D. Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2007.
Forums:
Post in 3 Forums. You will get a completion check indicating you have posted reflections also read and engage with the comments of others.
Quiz:
After you complete viewing the materials and posting your reflections there is a feedback quiz. The quiz will help us evaluate the effectiveness of the mini-course.
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Reflection Questions on Introduction to The Shadow Sides:
1. Dr Mark discussed the reality of marrying a family system. What family system or culture do you see in your spouse or spouse-to-be's family of origin? What can you learn about your significant other based on this observation?
2. Based on the Shadow Sides we all deal with, what current issues do you need to face, address, and resolve? Why? How will this resolution bring balance to your relationship with your significant other?
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Reflection Questions on The Danger Zones:
1. Dr. Mark discussed the Danger Zones to consider with the Shadow Sides. Which Danger Zones are you struggling with that are or are not on the list? Why?
2. What kinds of dysfunctional patterns can you identify in your family system and your significant other's family system? Why?
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1. When you consider your and your significant other's top 10 expectations of a spouse in marriage, what are they? How would you define and articulate them? (For example, one of your expectations may be that the husband always does the house maintenance or the wife always does the laundry).
2. As you consider the Danger Zones, what specific issues are contributing to daily conflict with your significant other and why?
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Reflection Questions on Dysfunction:
1. When you consider the definition of dysfunction, how does this definition fit your personal, professional or casual relationships and why?
2. Where are you on the dysfunction continuum that Dr. Mark displayed in the PowerPoint slide that goes from the mild to the acute levels of dysfunction? Why?
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Reflection Questions:
1. What things cause our Shadow Sides to become dangerous over time? Why?
2. What unmet needs continue to persist in your life as you are in your pre-marital or marital relationship and how do you foresee having these needs met?
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Reflection Questions on The Five Shadow Sides:
1. Which of the five shadow sides are you most struggling with now and why?
2. What is your plan or strategy for addressing and managing your five shadow sides in now and in the future? Why?