
Made For This with Jennie Allen
Jennie Allen is the 2x New York Times bestselling author of 'Find Your People' and 'Get Out Of Your Head'. She is also the founder and visionary of IF:Gathering. She is a passionate leader following God's call on her life to catalyze a generation to live what they believe. Jennie has a Masters in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives in Dallas, Texas, with her husband, Zac, and their four children. ________ SHORT. FUN. TRUTH. REAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STRUGGLES WE ARE FACING AND THE GOD THAT SETS US FREE. Two episodes release each week - one episode of Jennie teaching and one interview.
Latest episodes

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Feb 22, 2024 • 19min
Discover How God Made You to Feel | Emotions Bible Study Preview
Explore the impact of emotions on daily life and how early conditioning affects our relationship with God. Learn about emotions in the Bible, their role in spiritual health, and how to navigate mental health. Join the upcoming book club for a deeper dive into managing feelings.

Feb 20, 2024 • 27min
What does God think about you? Listen to this.
Every year we love to compile some of our favorite moments from IF:Gathering as we gear up for another year! Enjoy teachings from Sadie Robertson on THE Truth, David Platt on The Shepherd of our Souls + Jennie's incredible talk from IF:2023 with a simple but powerful message...God Likes Us!
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Feb 15, 2024 • 28min
Untangle Your Emotions | Chapters 1 & 2
Untangle Your Emotions is now available and today you can enjoy the first 2 chapters of the book read by Jennie! Season 16 of the Made For This podcast kicks off on February 27th. Join us for two episodes a week over the next 12 weeks as we unpack and read together the book. Don't forget to grab our free book club kit from www.jennieallen.com!
Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from Untangle Your Emotions by Jennie Allen; Read by Jennie Allen © 2024, Jennie Allen, ℗ Penguin Random House, LLC.
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Feb 13, 2024 • 12min
S16: Untangle Your Emotions - New Season Coming Feb 27th
We were all meant to feel. Join Jennie and her daughter, Kate for Season 16 as they untangle the topic of emotions. God built us as feelers and it’s time for us to feel and live and heal. Each Tuesday, Kate + Jennie will unpack chapters of her new book, Untangle Your Emotions, and on Thursdays, Jennie will be joined by a special guest. 12 weeks, 2 episodes a week. Join us!
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Feb 6, 2024 • 17min
Emotional Maturity
Learn about the importance of emotional maturity and how emotions can draw us closer to God and others. Discover the connection between facing fears, obtaining healing, and deeper relationships. Reflect on freedom, risk-taking, and love, and how emotions play a role. Explore the journey to emotional maturity and the power of emotional need in today's society.

Jan 30, 2024 • 18min
Emotion & Thoughts - Are they the same?
This week, Jennie explains how we have power over our thoughts AND how our emotions are gifts from God meant to help us connect more deeply with Him and others. Jennie looks at moments in Jesus’ life where he felt feelings, where he encountered feelings and what he did with them.
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MAIN POINTS:
You have power from God to stop toxic thoughts.
Jennie looks at moments in Jesus’ life where he felt feelings, where he encountered feelings and what he did with them.
Our emotions are meant to be felt, not fixed.
Jennie sets up a process to help feel and process your emotions.
Our emotions are different than our thoughts, and we have authority over our thought life.
Text “Book Club” to 214-225-6267 to be in the know about joining Season 16 and the book club kicking off February 27th!
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Jan 23, 2024 • 34min
Jennie Chats with Christian & Sadie Huff
In this episode, Jennie sits down with Sadie & Christian to talk about their new book and the complexity of relationships and emotions. Go to prose.com/madeforthis for your FREE in-depth hari consultation and 50% off your first subscription order. Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs with your first purchase exclusively at drinkAG1.com/madeforthis.
MAIN POINTS:4:51 How your relationship with God flows into your relationship with people.
5:31 The potential relationships have to draw you near God.
7:41 God wants to meet us in the complexity of emotions.
12:05 Christian shares about their involvement in their local community and the importance of being rooted in the community.
22:06 Emotions are gifts and they’re good things. They’re meant to tell us a lot about how to experience life.
28:36 What counseling has taught Jennie.
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How To Put Love First by Sadie & Christian Huff
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Jan 16, 2024 • 39min
John Mark Comer on Spiritual Maturity
John Mark Comer, author and speaker on spiritual discipline and anxiety, joins Jennie Allen in a conversation about the foundation of life, the current state of American Christian culture, apprenticeship to Jesus, the invitation of Jesus to slow down and reorder your life, and navigating anxiety.

Dec 28, 2023 • 23min
S15 Ep25: Thoughts & Emotions
During more than 3 months this past year from from working, creating, and producing - Jennie was able to spend time with God and the people she loves most. Over this time, she learned that there are some additions she would make to her bestselling book, Get Out Of Your Head, if she were to write it today.
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MAIN POINTS:
2:55 Jennie’s restful time and reflective thoughts coming out from her break.
2:08 The miracle of Get Out Of Your Head book, and compassion being the main thing Jennie wished she would have started her book with.
7:00 The story of the Gospel is the story of God of compassion.
8:25 One of the most important gifts to give each other is the grace to be imperfect so we can see our need for God.
12:15 While we do need to hear what is true, we also need to hear God’s compassion for us.
18:00 Why God is a friend and a loving Father.
21:09 Who Jesus is and how he lived on this earth.
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Dec 26, 2023 • 22min
S15 Ep24: You Are Not A Victim To Your Thoughts
I wrote Get Out of Your Head because I was sick of the war in my own head and in so many of yours. I pray the whole of humanity reads this and fights back with the God-given weapons we already have. You are in charge of your thoughts, they are not in charge of you. Let’s fight back together. This episode pairs with chapters 1-6 of Get Out of Your Head Book.
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MAIN POINTS:
2:53 Power of God not just saves our souls, but changes our lives.
3:39 Who is the enemy, how he operates in the minds of people, and the way out.
6:30 Seven things that are up against our generation.
9:27 God gives us authority over our thoughts.
15:20 How to destroy strongholds by taking every thought captive. Change comes through the renewal of our minds.
18:46 “Notice your thoughts” activity.
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