Untangle Your Emotions - by Jennie Allen (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"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

Feelings aren't something to fix; they are something to feel. As we discover how to name and navigate our emotions, we'll learn how they can draw us closer to the God who built us--soul, mind, and heart.

Review Quotes

"Notice. Name. Feel. Share. Choose. You'll carry this simple framework with you for the rest of your life. Jennie Allen's ability to integrate the best learnings of psychology with the beautiful vision of Christian spirituality enables us to go far beyond 'feeling our feelings.' You'll learn how our feelings were designed for connection--with God, others, and our own soul--the very connections we all crave. It's time to stop running away; the emotions we fear are the pathway to the healthy soul we all desire."--John Mark Comer, New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way

"Untangle Your Emotions is an accessible biblical guide for anyone struggling to understand emotions, whether their own or those of others. You won't learn how to just manage emotion but how to fully feel--and how the emotions first found in God bless us, bless others, and build up His church."--Phylicia Masonheimer, founder and CEO of Every Woman a Theologian

"We humans are emotion-regulation creatures. For indeed, emotion is the fuel in the tank that enables us to do anything we do. Our trouble, of course, is that we are unfamiliar with our emotions and their God-inspired purposes and functions, and thereby suffer in innumerable ways. Into this trouble Jennie Allen wades with vulnerability, warmth, and practical wisdom. With Untangle Your Emotions, she offers us a trustworthy road map that will enable us to more truly partner with God as He forms us into the people of beauty and goodness that He longs for us to become."--Curt Thompson, MD, psychiatrist and author of The Deepest Place and The Soul of Shame

"Jennie Allen is answering one of the biggest questions that people have today: What do I do with these feelings?! She is an incredible guide to help you understand where your emotions come from, what to do with them, and how to honor God in processing all that you feel. So many people are going to experience deep healing and gain much needed clarity from the pages ahead! This book is worth thousands of hours of counseling."--Jonathan Pokluda, lead pastor of Harris Creek Baptist Church, bestselling author, and host of Becoming Something podcast

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