S16 Ep10: Dr. Alison Cook on Toxicity and Gaslighting (UYE 10)

In this episode, Jennie is joined by Dr. Lee Warren, a practicing neurosurgeon, trauma expert, and author. Don't miss the discussion centering around how hope and grief can coexist and transform our brain’s feelings and thoughts. Get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase at DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis MAIN POINTS: What our brain needs when we go through difficulty and how to respond We feel things because God is pointing us towards places that need to heal o need help How to transform your brain when dealing with your feelings and thoughts The most important thing is to change the thoughts you think about your feelings HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Get your copy of Dr. Lee Warren’s book, Hope is the First Dose CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

Jennie and Kate talk candidly about how to share your feelings with others. They give practical and Godly wisdom on how to be vulnerable and how to respond when others share their feelings. It truly does heal your brain to not be alone in your pain. Save $10 on your first purchase when you go to www.storyworth.com/madeforthis. MAIN POINTS: Your goal in sitting with people is not fixing their problems, you are helping them not feel alone Ask for what you need from friends Remember how powerful it is to change and reframe your wording from “I think…” to “I feel…” when you are sharing with someone and when they are sharing back with you Be good question-askers  HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Get your copy of Find Your People here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

Jennie is joined by Dr. Pete Scazzaro, author of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. They dive into how emotional health and spiritual maturity cannot be separated and how to grow in those areas together. Get 15% off your Boll and Branch order when you use code MadeForThis at BollandBranch.com MAIN POINTS: How to be emotionally healthy Sit before the Lord, journal, and ask: what am I angry about, what am I sad about, what am I afraid or anxious about, what am I glad about? Emotions aren't wrong, they are necessary and unless you grow in them you are going to be spiritually stunted Discerning God’s plan in your life Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Pete Scazzaro’s books CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

How do we feel our feelings?  Jennie and Kate discuss how God cares about our healing and restoration.  God longs for us to feel all the emotions and move into the places that feel broken to bring healing. Head to FactorMeals.com/MadeForThis50 and use code MadeForThis50 to get 50% off your first box + 20% off your next box MAIN POINTS: Healthily feel feelings vs. getting stuck in a feeling When we feel our pain, our disappointment, our grief, the Bible says we are blessed because we experience more of God HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

We are halfway through the Untangle Your Emotions season and Jennie is answering the questions you sent in this week! Get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase at DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis!  QUESTIONS JENNIE ANSWERS:  Do you think we have more words to define emotions now only because we have gotten better at expressing emotions?  How long do you fight for a relationship with an old friend?  Envy and jealousy - do they qualify as emotions?  How do we respond to other people's big emotions? Our friends at Proverbs31 Ministries is launching a new community-driven book club - Circle31 and the first book they picked is Untangle Your Emotions! Registration is open and it kicks off May 1st. Go to Circle31.org to join!  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here  Head on over to OneSkin.co for 15% off your first OneSkin purchase using the code: MadeForThis  CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

This is the week we talk about naming our emotions and the 4 main ones we can start with!  Learning to notice and name our emotions is essential to untangling our insides.  Visit prose.com/made for this to get 50% off your first subscription order of a custom hair or skin regimen! MAIN POINTS:  The more specifically you can name an emotion then the healthier you can go through this process 4 big emotions: Fear, joy, anger and sadness  Questions to ask yourself When was the last time you felt really happy?  What was the last thing you got mad about?  When was the last time you cried?  What is your greatest fear?  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Download the FREE feelings chart How We Feel app CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

Jennie is joined by Aundi Kolber, Trauma Therapist and Author. In their conversation, they talk about how when we listen to our nervous system, it has valuable information to tell us and we can truly notice our feelings.  Sign up for Greenlight today and get your first month free at greenlight.com/madeforthis! MAIN POINTS:  Window of tolerance within our nervous system - which is always working and operating. Our bodies tells us the truth Try AG1 and get a FREE 1-year supply with your first subscription at drinkAG1.com/madeforthis.  HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Aundi Kolber’s books  CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

Jennie and Kate get practical on how to untangle our emotions with the first step -  noticing how you feel. As we begin to notice our emotions, pay attention to your feelings and acknowledge them as we begin this journey together of knowing what to do with our emotions.  MAIN POINTS Notice - where do you feel that emotion in your body?  Resist the urge to judge yourself and your emotions  The release that happens when you notice will bring emotional peace and maturity  Check out practical questions to ask yourself (page 108 in Untangle Your Emotions) Check out Oliveandjune.com/madeforthis for 20% off your first mani system! for 20% off your first System! That’s HELPFUL LINKS:  Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS:  Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest

Dr. Alison Cook joins Jennie to talk about emotions and how to navigate feelings within relationships.  Relationships can be challenging, but what happens when they become toxic and you begin to experience Go to DrinkAG1.com/MadeForThis to get a free 1 year supply of Vitamin D3 K2 and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. MAIN POINTS: When you begin to name and frame your emotions, you can begin brave a healthier way through the emotion Toxic relationships include consistent patterns of behaviors over time of a person not taking ownership of behaviors and emotions. What to do and say if you are in a toxic relationship If you are in an abusive relationship - National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 Take a minute and visit Gather25.com to see what's coming on March 1, 2025 and let us know if you are in! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter | Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here Dr. Alison Cook’s book I Shouldn’t Feel This Way  CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest  

Jennie and Kate kick off week 5 of Season 16 with a vulnerable discussion about depression and why it is worth it to do the work.  Our God loves when we cry out to him and we hope you find hope in the conversation this week!  Go to Prose.com/MadeForThis for your free in-depth hair consultation and get 50% off your first subscription order. MAIN POINTS: If you are in a hard place, some of you need a counselor and we encourage you to reach out to a local church and/or a doctor.  You have permission to feel it all, to fall apart in your emotions, and then choose what you are going to do about that emotion Emotions are gifts, leading us to something true that we have been missing Text BOOKCLUB to 214-225-6267 to Download the Book Club Guide and text us any questions you have about emotions! HELPFUL LINKS: Join the newsletter Sign up for texts from Jennie and team Get your copy of Untangle Your Emotions here CONNECT ON SOCIALS: Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | TikTok | Pinterest