
Misconceptions about Emotions | Part 2 | Heidi Goehmann
09/10/22 • 19 min
Misconceptions about Emotions | Part 2 | Heidi Goehmann
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Heidi Goehmann rejoins host Elizabeth Pittman to continue discussing the complexities of our emotions and how our Creator helps us to experience them.
Order her book Emotions & the Gospel: Created for Connection by visiting cph.org.
Show Notes:
While we experience imperfect emotions every day, Jesus perfectly experienced emotions.
Heidi speaks about common misconceptions, or partial truths, many believers have when considering their emotions. She explains why experiencing emotions matter, and how they are a gift from God not to be turned away from or scorned. Heidi also stresses the importance of staying in God’s Word when going through partial truths and reflecting on God being our Savior from our imperfect emotional experiences, rather than just a manager.
Keep up with Heidi’s episodes for more insight found newest her book, Emotions & the Gospel.
Heidi’s website: heidigoehmann.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidigoehmannwrites
Instagram: @heidigoehmann
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeidiGoehmannWrites
Questions Covered
· What are common misconceptions about emotions?
· What are the benefits to removing judgement from our view of emotions?
· What happens when we try to control our emotions?
About the Guest
Heidi Goehmann is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health provider, deaconess, writer, speaker, wife, mom, and advocate. She can always be found at heidigoehmann.com advocating and providing resources for mental health and genuine relationship. Heidi loves her family, sticky notes, Jesus, adventure, Star Wars, Star Trek, and new ideas.... not necessarily in that order.
Besides Emotions & the Gospel, Heidi has also published Altogether Beautiful: A Study of the Songs of Songs and Finding Hope: From Brokenness to Restoration with Concordia Publishing House.
Misconceptions about Emotions | Part 2 | Heidi Goehmann
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Heidi Goehmann rejoins host Elizabeth Pittman to continue discussing the complexities of our emotions and how our Creator helps us to experience them.
Order her book Emotions & the Gospel: Created for Connection by visiting cph.org.
Show Notes:
While we experience imperfect emotions every day, Jesus perfectly experienced emotions.
Heidi speaks about common misconceptions, or partial truths, many believers have when considering their emotions. She explains why experiencing emotions matter, and how they are a gift from God not to be turned away from or scorned. Heidi also stresses the importance of staying in God’s Word when going through partial truths and reflecting on God being our Savior from our imperfect emotional experiences, rather than just a manager.
Keep up with Heidi’s episodes for more insight found newest her book, Emotions & the Gospel.
Heidi’s website: heidigoehmann.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidigoehmannwrites
Instagram: @heidigoehmann
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeidiGoehmannWrites
Questions Covered
· What are common misconceptions about emotions?
· What are the benefits to removing judgement from our view of emotions?
· What happens when we try to control our emotions?
About the Guest
Heidi Goehmann is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health provider, deaconess, writer, speaker, wife, mom, and advocate. She can always be found at heidigoehmann.com advocating and providing resources for mental health and genuine relationship. Heidi loves her family, sticky notes, Jesus, adventure, Star Wars, Star Trek, and new ideas.... not necessarily in that order.
Besides Emotions & the Gospel, Heidi has also published Altogether Beautiful: A Study of the Songs of Songs and Finding Hope: From Brokenness to Restoration with Concordia Publishing House.
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Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry | Rev. Mark Kiessling & Julianna Shults
This episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast features guests Rev. Mark Kiessling and Julianna Shults from LCMS Youth Ministry as they walk through seven practices for creating a healthy youth ministry.
Read all of the practices that Mark and Julianna cover in a recent edition of Lutheran Life Magazine by visiting discover.cph.org/lutheran-life/practices-of-healthy-youth-ministry.
Show Notes:
Mark and Julianna join host Elizabeth Pittman in this episode to define what healthy youth ministry looks like.
Youth and their roles in the church are highly valued by God, and God calls churches to nurture and serve the youth in their congregations. As Mark and Julianna go through the seven practices that come out of this idea, the pair explains key areas churches should examine in their youth life. They reflect on the importance of developing youth ministry practices based on what Scripture says and how we are called to serve as disciples of Jesus.
About the Guest
Rev. Mark Kiessling is the director of LCMS Youth Ministry.
Julianna Shults is the program manager for LCMS Youth Ministry.
Learn more at lcms.org/how-we-serve/national/youth-ministry.
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Healthy Ways to Process Emotions | Part 3 | Heidi Goehmann
In this episode of The Concordia Publishing House Podcast, author Heidi Goehmann rejoins host Elizabeth Pittman for the third episode in her three-part series on understanding emotions. In the final episode, Heidi talks about practical ways God gives to us to process all our emotions.
Order Heidi’s newest book, Emotions & the Gospel: Created for Connection by visiting cph.org.
Show Notes:
God’s Word is filled with emotion and contains practical examples from Our Savior as he perfectly managed his own emotions in healthy ways.
Heidi Goehmann discusses practical pieces to understanding and dealing with our emotions and offers a few strategies for doing so, found in her recent book Emotions & the Gospel. She also covers what we can learn from others about processing emotions, especially children.
Listen to all three of Heidi’s recent episodes for more of her insight into understanding emotions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.
Heidi’s website: heidigoehmann.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heidigoehmannwrites
Instagram: @heidigoehmann
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/HeidiGoehmannWrites
Questions Covered
· What have you learned from kids about emotions?
· What are a few of the tools we can use to process our emotions? What does the Bible have to teach us about these?
· What are common defense mechanisms we might throw up to avoid processing our emotions?
About the Guest
Heidi Goehmann is a licensed clinical social worker and mental health provider, deaconess, writer, speaker, wife, mom, and advocate. She can always be found at heidigoehmann.com advocating and providing resources for mental health and genuine relationship. Heidi loves her family, sticky notes, Jesus, adventure, Star Wars, Star Trek, and new ideas.... not necessarily in that order.
Besides Emotions & the Gospel, Heidi has also published Altogether Beautiful: A Study of the Songs of Songs and Finding Hope: From Brokenness to Restoration with Concordia Publishing House.
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