The Communication Architect
Dr. Lisa Dunne is an author, speaker, educator, lifelong homeschooler, and president of Chula Vista Christian University. Her podcast, The Communication Architect, builds emotional health and relational resilience through the development of strategic communication competencies that increase personal leadership capacities. Drawing from both theoretical and practical examples, the podcast offers training in interpersonal, intrapersonal, organizational, and familial communication--all in a friendly, upbeat, and personal style. Dr. Lisa has written several books on organizational and interpersonal communication, and she has been recognized by the City of San Francisco and the State of California for her work as an educator. She holds a Master's degree in Communication, a Master's degree in Organizational Systems, and a Ph.D. in Human Development. She is wife to her British husband Adrian and mom to their beloved GenZ kids, Ethan and Cymone. Dr. Lisa is passionate about helping people of all generations find purpose and passion in life.
Episodes
131 episodes
Health Care or Sick Care? An Interview with Christian Healthcare Ministries
I'm all about breaking free from broken systems, so when our family heard about CHM twelve years ago, we jumped on board and never looked back. Americans are the sickest country in the developed world--and the vast majority of that diagnosis is...
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Season 6
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Episode 195
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24:01
Does Government-funded Education Impact Faith, Family and Freedom? An Interview with Israel Wayne
Charters. Education Savings Accounts. School Vouchers. If you've been wondering how government-funded education programs impact faith, family, and freedom, don't miss this interview with Israel Wayne. Israel is an author, a popular conference s...
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Season 6
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Episode 194
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25:53
College in 8th Grade? Affordable Christian Community College for Junior and Senior High Students!
Don't miss today's show, as Dr. Lisa unveils a new program coming this fall to our homeschool academy campuses, Veritas Christian Community College. For only $200 a month, your 8th to 12th grade homeschooler can take dual-enrollment college cla...
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Season 8
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Episode 183
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23:24
Canceled Christians and Hidden Agendas: An Interview with Michael King
Teens suspended for wearing a "two genders" t-shirt? Anti-faith curricula planted in the seemingly benign National Day of Reading rollout? What's really happening in America's public schools? Join me as I interview Michael King, president of th...
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Season 6
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Episode 191
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25:46
Freedom to Educate Independently: An Interview with Angela Lasch
If you've been feeling the pull to homeschooling and don't know where to start, or if you're surrounded by charter school pressures and feel like you've lost your academic (and moral) freedoms, don't miss this interview! In every state across A...
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Season 6
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Episode 190
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23:37
Homeschool Heroes: Part Two
Part 2: Every movement has a history, a moment in time where visionaries and pioneers stepped out and refused to part of the status quo. Before the Industrial Era, homeschooling was the common modality of the masses. But for over 150 years, chi...
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Season 6
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Episode 188
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23:19
Homeschool Heroes: An interview with the Founder of the Modern Homeschool Movement, Colonel Ray Moore Moore pt. 1
Every movement has a history, a moment in time where visionaries and pioneers stepped out and refused to part of the status quo. Before the Industrial Era, homeschooling was the common modality of the masses. But for over 150 years, children we...
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Season 6
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Episode 187
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23:09
45K Thriving Families: An Interview with Classical Conversations Founder Leigh Bortins
Pastors, take note! This is yet another tremendous resource to help rescue your congregation from pagan indoctrination! Join Dr. Lisa on today's show as she interviews Leigh Bortins, the founder and CEO of Classical Conversations. Leigh started...
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25:59
The Value of a Question: Stoking the Fires of Curiosity with Socratic Methodology
"Children enter school as questions marks," Neil Postman chastised, "and they leave school as periods." What is happening in the scholastic environment to crush intrigue? Developmentalists have shown that children have what is known as epistemi...
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21:47
How Social Engineers Use Language to Shift Culture: An Interview with Dr. Marlene McMillan
Have you ever wondered about the power of words? Not just the words we speak over ourselves and our circumstances, but about the collective power of words as a culture-shaping entity? What if words were being used all around us right now to shi...
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48:39
America's Education Crisis Is a Solvable Problem: An Interview with Dr. Jim Garlow
Join Dr. Lisa Dunne on today's show as she is interviewed by world changer Dr. Jim Garlow, founder of Well Versed World. You can be a difference-maker in your church, your city, your community! Let's work together to shift the culture of educat...
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Season 6
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Episode 150
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45:38
Circles Not Rows for Relational Healing: An Interview with Trauma Therapist Amber Alcoser
How does the "circles not rows" methodology affect relational healing? Join us for an interview with trauma therapist Amber Alcoser to learn how you can use CVCU's relational format of circles in your homeschool environment, your family, your c...
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Season 6
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Episode 149
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23:54
Protecting Your Nonprofit: An Interview with Corey Scott
Is your ministry protected? In an era where faith, family, and freedom are all under fire, it's vital that believers take a proactive stance in protecting their vision. Join Dr. Dunne in this interview with homeschooling dad of six and founder ...
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24:31
The Countercultural Mission: Discover an Educational Methodology that Protects and Preserves Your Freedoms
In the 20 years since Dr. Dunne has been a homeschooling parent, she has seen more and more evidence of the fallout from traditional education. All around us, in our communities and our churches, we see the tragic fruit of a sterile, soulless p...
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Season 6
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Episode 175
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23:12
Renewing Your MindSET: Escaping Problematic Paradigms and Forging New Neural Networks
How is your current mindset affecting your home, your business, your friendships, your future? Our brains forge new neural networks according to our existing mental associations, the feedback loop of our expectations. What we believe internally...
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Season 6
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Episode 174
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23:27
Anyone Can Homeschool: An Interview with Diana Kluwin
Parents often buy the lie that they are not equipped, not educated, not "expert" enough to homeschool their kids. The data proves otherwise! Moms, dads, you are the number one ingredient required for your child's socio-academic success! Join Dr...
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Season 6
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Episode 173
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23:32
A Diversion from Disastrous Dysfunction: Resources to Protect You from Soul-less Education
Modern education is broken, and the result has been disastrous dysfunction in our nation's youngest citizens. Maybe your kids or grandkids have come home saying they've been bullied or pressured by classmates or teachers. Maybe you've seen the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 170
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23:32
The Perils of Public Education: An Interview with PJI's Brad Dacus
In the 1960s, a phrase was circulated on public television as a result of rising crime in the city: "It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are?" The PSA was supposed to alert parents to check in on their kids and make sure they were safe. ...
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23:23
Identity and the Socially-constructed Self: Why Teens are a Target
Human development is a process of becoming. What social and biological forces underlie that developmental process? Identity, what developmentalists call a "relatively stable sense of self, is no longer stable. Identity is under fire, and we are...
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Season 168
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Episode 6
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23:32
Nature AND Nurture: Exploring the Language Protein and the Power of Words
Did you know that there is a language protein, FOXP2, that signals the brain to higher levels of chatter? Scientists say that humans speak between 7,000 and 20,000 words a day, and the Bible tells us that each of those words we speak over ourse...
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Season 6
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Episode 167
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24:15
Renewing Your Family Focus: An Interview with Israel Wayne
Are you concerned about the chaos and dysfunction defining America's youngest generation? As parents, we have to ask ourselves if we are sowing the seeds in our homes today that will yield a harvest of hope tomorrow. Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for an ...
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24:11
The Frequencies of Faith: An Interview with Joel Piper
How do we set the barometers of faith and hope in our homes as we labor to train up the next generation of culture shapers? Join Dr. Lisa for an interview with recording artist and creative genius Joel Piper as he shares his own testimony of fa...
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45:19
Protecting Your Family's Freedom: An Interview with FPM's Nathan Pierce
What anti-faith, anti-family bills are looming on the horizon? Join Dr. Lisa Dunne for an interview with Nathan Pierce, the Executive Director of Family Protection Ministries. Nathan spends his day like a watchman on the wall, scouring the legi...
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Season 6
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Episode 160
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26:03
Cutting Screens to Three Hours a Day: An Interview with Carina Tarpley
Are you concerned with amount of "screen time" taking over your family? What would shift in your home if your kids had only three hours a week in front of a screen? Not three hours a DAY, but three hours a WEEK? Meet a mom in today's interview ...
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23:09
Institutional Influence: Counteracting the Attack on Marriage and Family
John Taylor Gatto said that government monopoly schools are structurally unreformable, that they cannot function if their central myths are exposed and abandoned. It’s time to do just that. If you’ve been wondering why the next generation seems...
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Season 6
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Episode 158
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22:51