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Hey friend! We're doing something new today on The Road to Happiness Podcast!

We're introducing My Counselor Says, conversations with MyCounselor.Online's own NICC® therapists about the questions, struggles, and challenges they help people navigate every day.

For this first conversation, your host Megan Hughes is joined by Amy Bark and Greg Cooney to talk about something every single one of us experiences:

Emotions.

Why did God give us such big emotions? What are we supposed to do with them? And why do Christians sometimes treat emotions like anger, sadness, fear, or disappointment as if they're inherently bad?

In God's Good Design for Emotions, Amy, Greg, and Megan explore what Scripture teaches us about our emotional lives and some of the common pitfalls that can make emotions even harder to navigate.

In this episode, they discuss:

• Why God designed us to experience BIG emotions
• Why some emotions can feel so BIG
• Common emotional pitfalls that can keep us stuck
• What Scriptures say about emotions
• Why Christians sometimes label certain emotions as "bad"
• Three important ways to think about your emotions
• Practical steps you can take when you're struggling with what you feel

Sadness, anger, fear, disappointment, joy, excitement, and everything in between are part of the emotional capacity God designed into you.

The goal isn't to never experience difficult emotions, but learning how to recognize them, understand them, and respond to them in healthy ways.

So the next time a big emotion shows up, instead of immediately asking, "How do I get rid of this?", get curious:

"What is this emotion trying to tell me?"

Key Takeaways:

• Having big emotions doesn't automatically mean something is wrong.
• Emotions are part of God's design and can give us important information about what's happening within us.
• How we understand and respond to our emotions matters.
• Christians can sometimes confuse experiencing a difficult emotion with responding to that emotion in an unhealthy way.
• Scripture gives us a richer picture of emotional life than simply dividing feelings into "good" and "bad."
• When emotions become overwhelming or difficult to navigate alone, reaching out for support can be an important next step.

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If you're struggling with big emotions and aren't sure how to navigate them on your own, you don't have to figure it all out by yourself.

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