Makin Institute for NeuroChange

08/22/2026

Using the NeuroRelational approach will help you see the Parable of the Prodigal Son in a whole new light. Jesus once again shows us how shame diminishes and is eventually eliminated. You draw close to the person in the midst of the "bad part" they have. If you want to decrease your shame, find a safe person and share the particulars about what you are feeling shame about.

08/20/2026

What does Spider-Man: Brand New Day have to do with how people actually grow, heal, and change?

More than you might think. Click on the reel to hear more!

In this four-part series, we’ll use Peter Parker’s story to explore several powerful principles from the NeuroRelational Change Model—the same principles we’ll be teaching and experiencing at the NeuroRelational Summit: Rewired by Grace, September 18–20 in LaFontaine/Wabash, Indiana.

In Part 1, Peter Parker is in trouble—not only physically, but relationally. He has become increasingly isolated from the people who once knew him, supported him, and helped him stay grounded. And that matters more than most of us realize.

We were never designed to grow, heal, or carry life alone.

Over the next three parts, we’ll look at what Peter’s story can teach us about the power of relationships, what happens when relational connection disappears, and how new relational experiences can help heal what past relational experiences have wounded.

For years, many of us have been taught that change happens primarily by thinking differently, trying harder, changing our behavior, gaining more insight, or simply knowing what we should do. Those things can help—but they often don’t reach the deeper emotional patterns that keep us stuck.

The latest affective neuroscience points toward something far more powerful:

Relational experiences can rewire what words alone cannot.

That is what the NeuroRelational Summit is all about—discovering how God designed our brains for growth and healing through grace-filled relationships, and learning practical ways to create those experiences for ourselves and for the people we help.

🎬 Watch Part 1 and follow the series.

And if this starts connecting some dots for you, come experience it with us.

Join us for one day, two days, or the full weekend at the NeuroRelational Summit: Rewired by Grace.

📅 September 18–20, 2026
📍 LaFontaine/Wabash, Indiana

Come learn a different way to understand change—and experience it for yourself.

08/17/2026

What if your professional growth didn’t have to stop when the workshop ends?

Unlock $1,000+ in professional growth for just $299/year with a Premier Membership from the Makin Center for NeuroRelational Change.

Premier Membership is designed for counselors, therapists, coaches, pastors, leaders, and helpers who want to keep growing—personally and professionally—while developing practical ways to help people experience deeper, more lasting change.

Your membership includes:
✅ Individual coaching with a Makin Center founder
✅ 6 live professional workshops + session materials
✅ A NEW NeuroRelational Master Class
✅ Discounts on NeuroRelational certifications
✅ 25% off the NeuroRelational Summit Weekend
✅ Full access to our NeuroChange Community
✅ Monthly NeuroRelational Change Forum with Scott
✅ Specialized NeuroRelational Lens 1-page resources
✅ Ready-to-use professional seminar materials
✅ Change Strategies & Techniques Assessment

And that’s just the beginning.

Grow personally. Sharpen professionally. Expand your impact.

🔥 More than $1,000 in resources and professional development—all for $299/year.

👉 Join Premier Membership today at MakinInstitute.com

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Professional development is most valuable when it actually changes the way you work with people.

That’s the purpose behind our Premier Membership at the Makin Center for NeuroRelational Change.

For $299/year, members receive more than $1,000 in professional growth opportunities, including live workshops, individual coaching, a NeuroRelational Master Class, professional resources, community access, specialized NeuroRelational materials, certification discounts, Summit savings, and more.

But Premier Membership is more than a collection of resources.

It is an opportunity to become part of an ongoing learning community exploring how neuroscience, relational experience, and meaningful human connection create lasting change.

Designed for counselors, therapists, coaches, pastors, professionals, leaders, and helpers.

Grow personally. Sharpen professionally. Expand your impact.

Learn more and join at MakinInstitute.com

07/31/2026

Have you ever tried to think, pray, or reason your way out of anxiety—only to feel even more stuck?

That happened to me recently. I kept turning a difficult situation over and over in my mind, hoping I could figure it out on my own.

What finally helped wasn’t a sudden answer. It was talking with someone safe—someone who knows me, cares about me, and could be present with me in that moment.

Through that simple connection, I began to feel less alone. My anxiety settled, I could think more clearly, and I was able to move forward.

God often brings healing not only through truth and information, but through real, grace-filled relationships.

That is what we’ll explore and experience at the Neuro-Relational Summit, September 18–20. I’d love for you to join us.

Click the link to learn more: https://makinchange.com/neurochange-summit/

07/27/2026

Something important is happening September 18–20—and you may want to be in the room.

Brave Restoration is proud to sponsor the NeuroRelational Summit: Rewired by Grace, and we are especially excited that Julia LeFevre will be part of this powerful weekend.

This is not another conference where you sit, listen, take notes, and go home with more information but little change.

This Summit is designed for leaders, coaches, therapists, pastors, counselors, and helpers who want to understand how people actually grow, heal, and change at the deepest level—and experience the kind of relational moments that help rewire old patterns.

You’ll experience:
• Practical NeuroChange tools you can use right away
• Experiential learning that goes beyond information
• A deeply relational, grace-filled atmosphere
• Training designed for real people, real teams, and real transformation

And when you register early, Brave Restoration will give you a free Summit t-shirt. It’s a small gift, but a real gesture—and a reminder that you were part of something meaningful from the beginning.

Julia will be leading two important experiences:

✅ Pre-Conference Trust Lab — Friday, September 18
✅ Interactive Process Group — throughout the conference

If you’ve been curious about how NeuroRelational Change can help rewire patterns in you, your clients, your team, or your organization, this is the room to be in.

Take a few minutes today to check it out, explore the sessions, and consider joining us.

https://makinchange.com/neurochange-summit/

Come for the ideas. Stay for the experience. Leave with something that lasts.

07/23/2026

Most people don’t need more “try harder” strategies. They need safe, attuned relational experiences that help truth move from the head into real life.

Join us for the NeuroRelational Summit 2026: Rewired by Grace, September 18–20 in LaFontaine / Wabash, Indiana.

This Summit is for coaches, leaders, pastors, helpers, and individuals who want to understand how God designed people to grow, heal, and experience deeper transformation.

And now, when you register by August 1, 2026, you will receive a free exclusive Summit T-shirt.

Come for the breakthrough ideas.
Leave with deeper tools, stronger relationships, renewed hope, and “rest for your soul.”

Register / Learn More:
https://makinchange.com/neurochange-summit/

07/22/2026

Sometimes the answer is not to try harder.

When we feel stuck, our instinct is often to push more, criticize ourselves, or assume we should already be doing better. But lasting growth may require something different: greater support, genuine encouragement, compassionate curiosity, and safe relational connection.

Where in your life might you need less pressure—and more of the kind of connection that helps you move forward?

I invite you to watch this brief reflection and consider where it may apply in your own life:

https://youtu.be/IQbxdxHZfCU

Wonder Why Knowing What to Do Isn't Enough?Most of us have an are...

07/16/2026

What if the change you long for—and the change you help others pursue—requires more than insight, willpower, better strategies, or trying harder?

At the NeuroRelational Summit 2026: Rewired by Grace, we invite coaches, leaders, pastors, counselors, and individuals to a different kind of Summit experience.

This will not be another “sit and take notes” conference. It is designed to be deeply relational, experiential, grace-filled, and practical—where you learn how God designed the brain to change through safe, attuned, relational experiences.

Come discover how neuroscience and biblical wisdom come together to create deeper, more durable transformation in real life.

September 18–20, 2026
LaFontaine / Wabash, Indiana

Come for the breakthrough ideas.
Leave with deeper capacity, renewed hope, and what Jesus called “rest for your soul.”

Register: https://makinchange.com/neurochange-summit/