Season 3. Ep 65. Feeling and Healing Emotions

Written By Andrew Reinhart

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Timestamps

1:00 Review of Episode 64

2:30 Girl & Horse Analogy

7:45 Emotional Growth

11:00 2 Pitfalls of Emotional Growth

16:00 Recovery from Being Un-affirmed

21:00 Recovery from Emotional Repression

Episode Description

This episode of Physically Spiritual continues exploring the insights of the Catholic Psychiatrists Anna Terruwe and Conrad Baars and discusses what we can do to heal and grow our hearts.

Notes

Part 1 - “Doctor of the Heart” | Physically Spiritual S3 E14 - https://www.becominggift.com/post/heartdoctor


References in this episode are primarily from “Feeling & Healing Your Emotions” - https://www.baarsinstitute.com/shop/p/feeling-and-healing-your-emotions


The Baars Institute - https://www.baarsinstitute.com

Suzanne Baars, Ph. D. - https://www.baarsinstitute.com/suzanne-baars

Books & Recordings - https://www.baarsinstitute.com/shop

In His Image Counseling - https://ihicounseling.com


The Unaffirmed Recovery Plan - See pages 163 - 171 of “Feeling & Healing Your Emotions”

  1. Reduce the activities of the “mind” to make space for the development of the “heart”

  2. Start by attempting to open to natural things: minerals, plants, and animals

  3. Avoid unnecessary distractions/mental stimulation: TV, Radio, phone, news, magazines (infotainment), and attempt to deal with day to day difficulties quickly.

  4. Make more time for quiet and silence.  Avoid overscheduling: limit appointments, set boundaries.

  5. Create regular opportunities for emotional nourishment (healthy stimulation of passions): spend time in nature, enjoy hobbies, engage in the arts (symphony, art museum, plays, etc.), engage in leisurely study of philosophy and the classics, prayer, meditation, and scripture reading - ENGAGE WITH ALL THAT IS TRUE, GOOD, and BEAUTIFUL

  6. Try to become aware of emotions, take time to pause quiet yourself and recognize feelings, be honest about what you are feeling

  7. Gradually ease into bringing your heart into your relationships


AFFIRMATION IS NOT A TECHNIQUE - Affirmed living is something that develops naturally when obstacles are taken out of the way and proper nourishment is provided

Andrew Reinhart

Andrew is the Parish Manager at Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio and has spent more than a decade in full time ministry. He holds a MA in Catholic Thought from St. Meinrad School of Theology and a BA in philosophy from the Pontifical College Josephinum.

http://PhysicallySpiritual.com
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