Marriage & Relationships
Communication, connection, conflict, boundaries, dating, and healthier relationships.
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Stuff That Works
Practical Conversations for Real Change
Real conversations about marriage, relationships, anxiety, depression, faith, purpose, emotional health, and practical tools that people can begin using in everyday life.
About the Show
Useful Help Without the Fluff
Stuff That Works is built around practical conversations for real change. Tommy Bates brings together experience as a licensed professional counselor, teacher, blue-collar worker, author, husband, father, and special-needs parent.
Episodes focus on usable strategies, honest discussion, biblical truth when appropriate, and tools designed to help listeners build healthier relationships, greater resilience, stronger faith, and a clearer path forward.
Topics You Can Use
Practical Conversations for Everyday Life
Anxiety & Emotional Health
Practical tools for anxious thoughts, depression, resilience, self-esteem, and emotional wellness.
Faith & Purpose
Biblical truth, purposeful living, spiritual growth, and applying faith to real-life challenges.
Family & Caregiving
Special-needs parenting, caregiver burnout, estrangement, grief, and family pressures.
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