19 - Feel Your Feelings (Part 1)

In Episode 19 of "Living with Heart," hosts Bryan Barley and Dr. Chip Dodd explore the profound impact of acknowledging and processing emotions. They discuss how suppressing feelings can lead to physical and mental illness, while embracing emotions fosters deeper connections with oneself, others, and God. Through personal anecdotes and theological insights, they illustrate the importance of recognizing our emotional nature as God-given and essential for true healing and relational freedom. The episode also emphasizes the notion that vulnerability and seeking help are crucial steps towards restoration and wholeness.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Algorithms recommend content, leaving reviews is important.

06:00 Managing emotions in an addiction environment is essential.

14:44 Feelings, mind, body, and spirit are intricately connected.

16:33 Rooted in fear, desire, longing, hope, connection.

23:47 Rejecting vulnerability and performing for acceptance destructively.

30:34 Seeking all conceivable solutions, driven by suffering.

38:18 Challenges of self-definition versus external meaning.

40:54 Self-made being questions existence and godness.

44:18 Understanding the heart's influence on decision-making.

46:48 Embracing freedom and relationship with God's creation.

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