Made For This with Jennie Allen

"Can anything really change? Will I feel like this forever?" My hope for this episode is that you talk about the hard you are facing in this season. There are a million big and little ways to despair but what would it look like to just do the next right thing? Read about the permission slip: https://www.facebook.com/jenniesallen/photos/a.220774061281160/3412496568775544/?type=3

{NOTE: THIS EPISODE IS BEST FOR LISTENERS 13+} This may be one of the most important episodes I've ever done. While we're talking about the ways we cope in healthy and unhealthy ways this week, my friend Mike is bringing the heat today! Find Mike's book 'Relationship Goals' here: https://www.amazon.com/Relationship-Goals-How-Dating-Marriage/dp/0593192575/ref=sr_1_1?crid=30TBZTR2E9QQM&dchild=1&keywords=relationship+goals+michael+todd&qid=1602712555&sprefix=relationshi%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-1 Thanks Dwell. 20% off at dwellapp.io/madeforthis

This is one I don't really want to talk about because I know I struggle with it in my own life! But here's the thing... coping isn't all unhealthy but let's talk about how as Christians we can cope with seasons of stress. Download the Anxious Thoughts Guide here: https://www.jennieallen.com/anxiousthoughtsguide Find Get Out of Your Head here: https://www.amazon.com/Get-Out-Your-Head-Stopping/dp/1601429649/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20PRGVFG8WOZG&keywords=jennie+allen+get+out+of+your+head&qid=1566952708&s=gateway&sprefix=jennie+allen+get+out+of+yo%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1

If you're struggling with overwhelming emotion of any kind, this conversation is for you. Joni's story is one you will never forget, but what God has done in and through her life is even more powerful! Get your pen and notebook ready to take notes. Find Joni's work here: joniandfriends.org Find Joni's books here: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=joni+eareckson+tada+books&crid=3S4TZ2ZTJ7ABH&sprefix=joni+ear%2Caps%2C535&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_8 Download the free Life Inventory PDF here: jennieallen.com

What do we do when we experience doubt? Let's talk about the spiritual and intellectual sides of doubt and how God holds us even in these seasons where we question it all. Download the free Life Inventory PDF here: jennieallen.com Thanks to Amazon Alexa. To get 20% off your Amazon Smart Lighting Bundle, go to amazon.com/madeforthis

Shame is affecting all of us. Remember Dr. Thompson from a few seasons ago? He's back and today's conversation is one you don't want to miss. Underneath so many of the other emotions we will cover this season, shame is often at the root. Let's talk about where it comes from, how we process it, and the God who sets us free from it. Connect w/ Dr. Thompson here: https://curtthompsonmd.com/ Read the Soul of Shame here: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Shame-Retelling-Stories-Ourselves/dp/0830844333 We're grateful for partners like ISSUU. Get started with Issuu today for FREE or if you sign up for a premium account you will get 50% off when you go to ISSUU.com/​podcast​ and use promo code ​madeforthis.

Season 6 officially starts NOW and today we're going to talk about shame because shame is so often at the root of so many other hard emotions. Let's start right here and see what God has to say about it. We can't wait for you to download the new Life Inventory PDF we created for you to use alongside this season. Download it here: jennieallen.com Thanks to Amazon Alexa for partnering with us on this episode. To get 20% off your Amazon Smart Lighting Bundle, go to amazon.com/madeforthis

"I am a type A, firstborn, do-it-all, perfectionistic mom of 4 who has been striving to prove myself my whole life…if you are feeling frazzled from striving so hard, from feeling like you need to prove your worth to others, from feeling like you’re sinking or drowning beneath the weight you carry…YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK." -Amy O. on Amazon. Finished Get Out of Your Head and ready for another book? My book 'Nothing to Prove' is for you. I can't wait for you to hear chapter one in this episode! Buy 'Nothing to Prove' anywhere books are sold: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601429622/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_MYuAFbQ4GJ11P Audiobook excerpt courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from Nothing to Prove, read by the author Jennie Allen.

Season 6 is coming Sep 29th and we can't wait! Are you worn down? Burnt out? Are your hardest emotions feeling unbearable? The things we have used to prop up our pain have been kicked out from under us during COVID and what is underneath is exposed. We stay busy. We stay entertained. We numb out. All to avoid facing these hard emotions. And for the first time, we’re realizing it. But we don’t have to stay there…. Do you want to get free? Do you want to use this pandemic season well? Do you want your relationships to change? Do you want to know God more? This season, we are going to spend the next 10 weeks facing things like shame, deep sadness, isolation, bitterness, and anger and get practical. We’re going to dive deep into our Bibles and stay there. We’re going to pull people in and get honest. We’re going to come out the other side different people. You ready? This season will have incredible guests, people with real stories, and even more ways to interact with this podcast community.

You get to hear from a new friend of mine from Kenya named Jey. We need some perspective and sometimes for me, perspective comes from hearing other people's stories. Jey has a story worth telling! We talk about growing up in the slums in Kenya, what it's like trying to live in community here in the US vs. Africa, what he misses about living in Kenya, and how God powerfully moved in his life through the local church and through Compassion to completely alter the course of his life. Join us on our mission to sponsor 100 kids today with Compassion and get a copy of my book, 'Get Out of Your Head' in the mail! Go here: compassion.com/madeforthis