Dates & Seminar Schedule

UPCOMING DATES

SATURDAY • OCT. 10, 2026 • 9 am – 2:30 pm
• In-person Live Event (There will be no webinar.)
• The Counseling Center at Bay City
• 1840 Bond St., Green Bay, WI 54303

SATURDAY • MARCH 27, 2027 • 9 am – 2:30 pm
• Live Event & Webinar/broadcast of live event
• The Counseling Center at Bay City
• 1840 Bond St., Green Bay, WI 54303

SATURDAY • OCT. 9, 2027 • 9 am – 2:30 pm
• Live Event & Webinar/broadcast of live event
• The Counseling Center at Bay City
• 1840 Bond St., Green Bay, WI 54303

SEMINAR SCHEDULE
The preview below won’t reveal all three desire categories just yet—think of it as a sneak peek of what you’ll learn when you attend.

9:00-9:55 • SESSION #1

• Speaker Introduction
• Two Common Myths on Human Behavior
  • Myth #1: You Are Your Brain
  • Myth #2: Nature and Nurture Create Behavior
• Nature & Nurture
  • Helpful, But the Real Answer Goes Much Deeper
  • There’s A Problem. What Is It?
• What In The World Are You?!
• The FIRST Category of Desires, Part 1
  • The Easiest Category to Understand
  • The Iceberg Chart
  • Definition
  • Major Themes
  • Life Indicators: (Here’s a sample list: distant and hollow relationships, overeating, easily bored, undisciplined, procrastinates, underdressing, feels dirty-guilty-ashamed, messy and sloppy….)

10:05-11:00 • SESSION #2

• The FIRST Category of Desires, Part 2
• The SECOND Category of Desires
  • Definition
  • Major Themes
  • Life Indicators: (Samples: preoccupation with the next “buy,” envious, greedy, over-working, squanders money or is miserly, dishonest….)

11:10-12:05 • SESSION #3

• The THIRD Category of Desires, Part 1
  • The Hardest To See In Your Life–The Easiest To See In Others. (Your problems, and a lot of other people’s behavioral problems will come clear as you understand this tricky and thorny category of desires.)
  • Definition
  • Major Themes

12:05-12:35  • LUNCH (Lunch provided free for the Green Bay live seminars.)

12:35-1:30 • SESSION #4

• The THIRD Category of Desires, Part 2
  • Life Indicators (Samples: image-massaging, wears “masks,” self-monitoring with impression management, controlling, triangulation, plays victim, pouting, conceited, driven, distant and hollow relationships, seeking acceptance/respect, BDD, feels unique, self-absorbed, unilateral listening, conversation flipping, lack of empathy, narcissistic, angry, argumentative, clams up/blows up….) NOTE: There are over 100 indicators for this category.

1:40-2:00 • THE METANARRATIVE BEHIND THE DESIRES

• The Metanarrative: an overarching account or interpretation of events that provides a structure for beliefs and gives meaning to experiences.
  • You Are A Philosopher
  • You Are A Theologian
  • The Bible is a Strange Book
  • Everything Has a Beginning: What About Desires?
  • What Major Event In World History Changed Everything?
  • What Other Major Event Changed Everything Again?

2:00-2:30 • OK, SO WHAT NOW? / Q & A

• How Do I Apply All This To My Relationships?
• So Then How Do I Change?
• Q & A
  

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This conference is provided by The Counseling Center at Bay City, a non-profit, free counseling center based at Bay City Baptist Church in Green Bay, WI (marriage counseling, family counseling, addictions counseling, depression counseling, anxiety counseling, and more).