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How do I manage emotions as a parent? with Jennie Allen

Feb 15, 2024

Jennie Allen, an author and speaker in the field of faith and parenting, joins the show to talk about managing emotions as a parent. They discuss the fear of emotions, how to handle them, and the importance of caring for our kids without becoming emotionally dependent on them. The episode also touches on personal experiences with grief and the impact of suppressing emotions on our overall joy. Don't miss this insightful conversation!

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Jennie Allen

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Quick takeaways

Emotions should be acknowledged and embraced as gifts from God, enabling us to navigate difficult situations and heal from past traumas.

Parents need to find a healthy balance between empathizing with their children's pain and maintaining their own emotional resilience in order to support their children's emotional growth.

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Understanding Emotions and Their Impact

The podcast episode delves into the topic of emotions and their significance in our lives. The host and her guest, Jenny Allen, discuss how emotions play a vital role in our experiences, both individually and as parents. They emphasize the importance of acknowledging and embracing our emotions, rather than suppressing or hiding them. The episode highlights that emotions, such as sadness, anger, and fear, should be viewed as gifts from God, enabling us to navigate difficult situations and heal from past traumas. The conversation also explores the impact of emotions on relationships and offers practical insights on how to effectively support and connect with our children during challenging times.

Introduction

2min

Personal Experiences with a Life Plan and a Preview of the Emotions Topic

2min

The Importance of Connecting with Loved Ones

17min

Love, grief, and gratitude

5min

The Importance of Allowing Children to Be Independent and Make Mistakes

4min

Understanding and Managing Emotions

2min

Well, it makes perfect sense that I have a minor cryfest on this episode. In this conversation with Jennie Allen, we dive into our feelings and emotions and what to do with those. You may have many feelings (like myself) or you may lean towards suppressing your emotions. Either way, we ALL have emotions and it’s important to understand how we handle those as faith-filled parents.

I get super teary as we talk about our mutual friend, Wynter Pitts, and how her death really sent me for a loop. In that season, I felt grief like I never had before and wasn’t sure what to do with that. Jennie is the real deal as you will see. She pauses in the midst of the interview to affirm my grief and why that loss hurt so much.

My favorite part is towards the end when we discuss how often our emotions get tangled up with our kids. When they hurt, we really hurt. She gives a couple practical ways we can avoid getting pulled into their worlds so far that we risk co-dependence.

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