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Episode 491: Dr. Anita Phillips on Why We Feel the Way We Feel About How We Feel

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

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Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health, Faith, and Trauma

The chapter delves into the complex relationship between mental health, faith, fear, and trauma, exploring the common fear individuals have in connecting their trauma experiences with their faith. It discusses the hesitation to confront traumatic experiences fully and surrender them to God, highlighting the societal attitudes towards emotions and Christian ideologies of emotional suppression. The conversation challenges the misconception that expressing emotions conflicts with faith, citing examples of Jesus' emotional depth and the assertion that no emotion is inherently sinful.

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