I Shouldn't Feel This Way Quotes

“What I love most about my job as a therapist is helping my clients name the good that lies within them that they often cannot see: “I see a loving heart.” “I don’t see someone selfish. I see someone who is in pain.” “I see someone who’s working overtime to do her part.” Naming buried goodness unlocks healing and catalyzes God-given potential.”
― PhD Cook, I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action

“Like many of us when we experience conflicting thoughts or mixed emotions, Chloe was trying to jump right into a solution without first understanding the complexity of the problem she was facing.”
― PhD Cook, I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action

“Name. Frame. Brave.” It’s a process of noticing thoughts and feelings, reflecting on them, and then translating that work into action.”
― PhD Cook, I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action

“The work of minding your mind is a skill most people aren’t taught. It takes awareness and attunement. It takes spaciousness and curiosity. It takes tenacity and intentionality. It takes prayer and rationality. But as you get good at it, the process of minding your own mind—of noticing and reflecting on your inner dialogue, thoughts, and emotions—becomes one of the most rewarding parts of being an image-of-God-bearing human.”
― PhD Cook, I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action