Emotions, Thoughts, and a Reason for Sadness, with Jennie Allen (Frontal Lobe Friday)

It's Frontal Lobe Friday!

Today, a look at the interplay between feelings and thoughts, a part of your brain called the corpus striatum, the importance of tonically active neurons, and a conversation with Jennie Allen!

"Don't Let Your Emotions Get the Best of You."

We've all heard it, but is it sound advice? Jennie Allen is on the podcast today to talk about her new book, Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It.

Plus: the story of how Jennie Allen is directly responsible for Lisa and me moving from Alabama to Wyoming to Nebraska!

This is a powerful talk about what I believe will be one of the most important books of 2024.

From Amazon.com:

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, “Don’t 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. We’ve 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

● exchange stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions for a five-step process to know what you feel and what to do about it

● debunk the myth that feelings are sinful by learning how emotional maturity leads to deeper connection with God and others

● live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research that works whether you self-identify as “emotional” or not

● sit with feelings that are confusing and painful by discovering the depth of God’s love and compassion for you

Book: Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It by Jennie Allen

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• (00:02) - Introduction
• (03:43) - Discussing Emotional Control
• (13:59) - Understanding Emotional Neurons
• (19:19) - The Importance of Sadness
• (24:40) - The Impact of the Anything Prayer
• (28:35) - Introducing "Untangle Your Emotions"
• (30:42) - Opening Prayer with Jenny Allen
• (31:36) - Jenny's Journey to Understanding Emotions
• (33:45) - Christian Perception of Emotions
• (35:34) - God's Emotions in Creation
• (42:25) - Emotional Awareness and Connection
• (45:55) - Finding Comfort in God's Compassion
• (49:25) - Embracing and Expressing Emotions
• (52:57) - Unpacking Past Emotions for Healing
• (58:48) - Embracing Emotions for Connection
• (01:03:25) - The Intersection of Faith and Emotion
• (01:08:09) - Finding God's Comfort in Sadness
• (01:12:37) - Understanding and Untangling Emotions

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