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Episode 51: The 12 Common Thinking Traps, Mind Reading, Mental Filters, and How To Stop Taking Things Personally

Do you struggle with taking compliments? Are you a mind reader? A minimizer? Or do you tend to take things personally? If you answered yes to any of these, you do not want to miss today's episode. We're discussing 12 common thinking traps, what psychologists call cognitive distortions. These are ways of thinking that trip […]

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Episode 51: The 12 Most Common Thinking Traps, Mind Reading, Mental Filters, and How To Stop Taking Things Personally

Do you struggle with taking compliments? Are you a mind reader? A minimizer? Or do you tend to take things personally? If you answered yes to any of these, you do not want to miss today's episode. We're discussing 12 common thinking traps, what psychologists call cognitive distortions. These are ways of thinking that trip […]

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Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence, the Trap of Comparison, and 9 Ways to Connect with God

This week we're digging into intelligence. And believe me, it's not what you were taught! If you've struggled with comparing yourself to others, feeling inadequate, or unsure of your unique gifts (and that's pretty much all of us), you don't want to miss this episode! Here's what we cover: 1. What is intelligence? 2. Why […]

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Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence, the Trap of Comparison, and How to Connect More Authentically with God

This week we're digging into intelligence. And believe me, it's not what you were taught! If you've struggled with comparing yourself to others, feeling inadequate, or unsure of your unique gifts (and that's pretty much all of us), you don't want to miss this episode! Here's what we cover: 1. What is intelligence? 2. Why […]

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Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence & How to Bring Your Most Authentic Self to God

This week we're digging into intelligence. And believe me, it's not what you were taught! If you've struggled with comparing yourself to others, feeling inadequate, or unsure of your unique gifts (and that's pretty much all of us), you don't want to miss this episode! Here's what we cover: 1. What is intelligence? 2. Why […]

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Episode 49: Personality, the Big Five Traits, and Why Are We So Obsessed With Personality Types?

Exciting News! This week marks the launch of our brand new series, My Favorite Psychology Tools, and we're kicking things off with a deep dive into the fascinating world of personality types. With so many fads and trends out there, it can be hard to know what's actually backed by research. That's why we're here […]

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Episode 49: What is Personality, the Big Five Traits, and Why Are We So Obsessed With Personality Types?

We are launching a new series this week called My Favorite Psychology Tools. Today, we're diving right into personality types. There are so many fads and trends related to personality. But what is it really and what does research actually tell us about it? Here's what we cover: 1. What is personality and why we're […]

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Episode 48: Loving Your Body as a Spiritual Practice, Why the Flesh Isn’t the Body, and 3 Heresies We Kind of Believe

Gosh, it can be hard to live in a body, let alone learn to love it. We have so many demands that compete for our attention, not to mention all the mixed up messages we get as women— how in the world are we supposed to take the time to honor these bodies God has […]

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Episode 48: Loving Your Body as a Spiritual Practice—How In the World Do You Tend, Let Alone Love, Your Own Body?

Gosh, it can be hard to live in a body, let alone learn to love it. We have so many demands that compete for our attention, not to mention all the mixed up messages we get as women— how in the world are we supposed to take the time to honor these bodies God has […]

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Episode 47: Spiritual Bypassing vs. Embodied Faith & How Not to Harm Those Who Are Hurting, Including Yourself

This week on the podcast, we're kicking off a mini 2-episode series on loving our bodies as a spiritual practice. Today, I dig into the problem of over-spiritualizing and how that does harm to ourselves and to others. Here's what we cover: 1. What is spiritual bypassing? 2. Does every problem have a spiritual solution? […]

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