Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It (Large Print)

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Through personal experience and countless conversations speaker and Bible teacher Jennie Allen has come to realize that most of us need to unlearn some deeply damaging messages about our emotions. Weve been taught for example that emotions are untrustworthy when in fact they are a gift from God to help us notice what is wrong and where we need to heal. Your emotions are not something to suppress or ignore. They are meant to be felt examined and shared. In this transformational look at our inner life through the lens of science and Scripture Allen shows how instead of trying to conceal or control our difficult emotions we can intentionally notice name and connect with our feelings in ways that lead to deeper connection and lasting health. The New York Times bestselling author of Get Out of Your Head provides a revolutionary path to embracing a healthy relationship with your emotions one that leads to life-giving connection with God and others as well as to a richer understanding of yourself. This book is worth thousands of dollars of counseling.-Jonathan Pokluda bestselling author and host of the Becoming Something podcast How often have you heard Dont let your emotions get the best of you? But what if instead of ignoring our feelings we noticed them named them and let God use them to draw us closer to Himself and others? Many of us need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. Weve been taught for example that emotions are untrustworthy when in fact God can use them to help us see where we need His healing. In Untangle Your Emotions Jennie Allen uses scientific research biblical insight and her own story to help you _x25CF_ exchange stuffing dismissing or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it _x25CF_ debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others _x25CF_ live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as emotional or not _x25CF_ sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of Gods love and compassion for you Feelings arent something to fix; they are something to feel. As we discover how to name and navigate our emotions well learn how they can draw us closer to the God who built us-soul mind and heart.