Why Your Communication Type Matters with Jason VanRuler

Have you ever had a conversation with a loved one go in a completely different direction than what you saw coming? Your intention was there, but the way your loved one received it was nothing in the way you intended it? Our good friend, Jason VanRuler, started to see this pattern in many of the people he had come into therapy. Conversations between people -- where everything was at stake -- and the intentions were there, but someone inevitably walked away feeling hurt, unseen, or even abandoning the relationship altogether. What one person meant isn’t what the other person heard. So Jason asked himself, “Why does it sometimes land well, and other times not?” The more research he did, the more he learned predictable patterns that led to 5 primary communication types: Peace, Advocate, Thinking, Harbor, and Spark. Each one with a strength and each one with an opportunity. Not only that, each person has their own primary and secondary type. In this episode, Jason unveils each type, how we develop our own, and how we can better understand how our spouse, kids, and loved ones communicate with us. We get into marital dynamics and why we usually marry someone with similar secondary type, but the trouble that can arise when we realize we don’t have the same primary one. We also talk about how knowing the types can help us communicate at a deeper level with our kids. Time Stamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 Jason VanRuler joins the show! 4:34 Why these communication types matters 6:00 Jason introduces the 5 PATHS of communication 11:16 Where our personal communication style comes from 14:05 Strengths and weaknesses of each communication type 20:20 The communication types in our children and how we give what we didn’t get 25:05 How different communication types serve us in marriage Show Notes: Get Jason’s new book Discovering Your Communication Type: The 5 Paths to Deeper Connections and Stronger Relationships: Check out Jason’s website: Reserve your seat for Tender & Fierce Fall Cohort beginning August 17, 2026: Looking for a marriage intensive with Famous at Home? Apply now. Men, sign up for the Living Legacy Cohort: Sign up for our email list and Famous at Home Starter Bundle: Download NONAH's single Find My Way Home by clicking here:

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Why Your Communication Type Matters with Jason VanRuler is an episode from Famous at Home by Josh + Christi Straub.

This episode is 31:17 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2026.

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