Episode 68: Own Your Feelings, Change Your Life with Debra Fileta

Did you know that scholars have identified 39 distinct emotions that Jesus felt recorded in the Bible? Is anyone else as encouraged by this as I am?! Our emotions can be a pathway to wholeness and healing if we know what to do with them.  This is just one of MANY gems of wisdom waiting for you on The GoodHard Story Podcast. While guest Debra Fileta is not *technically* my therapist, this episode was so cathartic it might as well have been a paid session! Debra is an author and licensed professional counselor who is using her life to study the emotional health of Jesus and sharing how we can access that health for ourselves. I left our conversation with a deeper understanding of my own feelings and some simple practices for taking ownership of my emotions. If you join me on this episode of the GoodHard Story Podcast, here’s what you’ll take away: A simple formula for intentional healing Identifying the belief systems underneath our feelings Why we project our pain onto God Differentiating between the voice of God and anxiety How to prevent emotional explosions Taking control of our thought patterns The difference between self care and soul care Desperate to experience emotions in the way God intended? This episode is for you Listen wherever you get your podcasts or at hopeheals.com/podcast. Show Notes All things Debra Fileta! Debra's website Instagram Talk to Me Podcast Soul Care by Debra Fileta Reset by Debra Fileta Treasures in the Dark by Katherine Wolf Katherine on Debra’s Podcast What’s Here Now? by Jeanne Stevens I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequest Scriptures referenced in this episode: Romans 12:2 John 10:10 John 2:1 Matthew 13:1 *** There's so much more to the story: Click here⁠⁠ for more messages of hope, free resources, and opportunities to connect with me! Follow me in Instagram: ⁠⁠@hopeheals⁠⁠ Subscribe to The GoodHard Story Podcast! ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ⁠Spotify⁠ Want a little hope in your inbox? ⁠⁠Sign up for the Hope Note⁠⁠, my monthly digest of only the good stuff, like short reflections from me and a curated roundup of the Internet’s most redemptive content. Subscribe here.