The Honest Truth about our Messy Families - A Conversation with Joseph Grenny

This week, we’re going to share what we think was an “instant classic” from last week’s Restore Gathering; a deeply personal and thought-provoking message about family, faith, and the complexity of life from Joseph Grenny, author of Crucial Conversations and co-founder of many organizations, including The Other Side Academy,

Drawing from his own experience with his own “messy” family, Joseph speaks openly about moments of despair, including the heartache of watching loved ones, including his own children, struggle with addiction, estrangement, and other crises.

But at the heart of his message is a radical idea: that the phrase "All is well" can be true even in the face of chaos and imperfection. He challenges the traditional "brochure" image of family success, reminding us that not even the families in our sacred texts had it all together. Through powerful stories of redemption, both from his own family and the lives transformed at The Other Side Academy, Joseph encourages us to rethink what it means to succeed as families, and to embrace waiting as part of God’s divine work.

We think this conversation will resonate deeply with anyone who has felt the pain of seeing a loved one struggle, and we hope it offers both comfort and inspiration. We loved seeing many of you at Restore and wanted to give a little taste of it to those that weren’t able to attend. So with that, we’ll pass it over to Joseph Grenny.

[shimmershine]

This is the epitome of Inspiring and uplifting. Thank you Faith Matters!!

[jordansnedaker]

Wow! That was so powerful. I was moved deeply. Thank you Joseph!

[genevieveficquet]

Bravo Joseph, c'est brillant! Magnifique façon d'appliquer les écritures à nos vies. 👏👏👏👏 Soeur Lechevrel 🥰

[clayolsen]

This is one of the most powerful talks I’ve heard in a long time. Absolutely beautiful!

[golfhack]

Joseph is an amazing human being! So grateful for him and the blessing he has been in my life!

[Sarah-rpkt]

🙏 thank you for the paradigm shifting game changing light and perspective of truth we desperately need to hear today!

[janeeyre]

Such an authentic message. Love it. My family is not the brochure either and that’s ok. I’m working in my waiting. And loving in the waiting. And trusting God all will be well one day. And it will be.

[deborahjones]

This talk was wonderful and very helpful as we deal with difficult things in our family. Thank you. ❤

[belladonnalorelei]

Jackie Tress is my mother ❤️ she has come a very long way.

[MormonLifeHacker]

Incredible discussion—thank you for the hope!!

[Christ-CenteredTeachingNe_]

This was so insightful and inspiring, as well as funny! Thank you. 🙏🏼 I will never view the scriptures you shared the same way. I appreciate the marvelous insights.

[kathyyoungberg]

Wow. So much truth here. The middle is messy… and so is the end if not for Jesus Christ. Thank you for the insights about Jacob and Sherem, and about people in general. So thankful that God has a plan for each of us. Thank you for the work you are doing to help spread these truths.

[melonycovington]

I believe we can always help others and maybe at the right moment someone will be there to save our lives. This happened to my son.
A stranger saved him from literally drowning.

[monalisa]

Best talk I have heard in a long time! Has blessed me in many ways. N

[fofochinho]

One of my favorite talks from last week! So glad I’m able to share already.

[jordanchristensen]

Tremendous and inspiring. Thank you for this teaching.

[TedOmer-ci]

Joseph! Fantastic! Thank you for all you have done and for what you have created. E haamaitaihia’oe e to’oe utuafare.
Ted O.

[valerieklemasz]

I love this. It confirms to me that a blessing that my husband received that said that we will all be together forever COMPLETELY ❤

[karenadamson]

Thank you! This was excellent. I'm glad I decided to just see what this was about. I have a son I'd like to see one day at The other side academy. Thank you for your inspiring insights. ❤

[judymacc]

This was an awesome presentation! We are definitely not the brochure! Love the Nethermost principle