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This Week on Soul Talks Much of our personalities are unconscious and habitual defense mechanisms and coping patterns for dealing with pain, problems, and sin, causing us to miss God’s love and grace. The power of the Enneagram as a tool is to help us grow in self-awareness so we can receive God’s grace in…
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- Truth ,
- personality ,
- Spiritual Director ,
- Enneagram ,
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This Week on Soul Talks Our journey of self-awareness is intertwined with our journey of knowing God. Having language to describe our experiences and understand ourselves and others helps us to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. This knowledge opens the door for repentance and personal growth. Tune in for this episode of…
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- Truth ,
- personality ,
- Spiritual Director ,
- Enneagram ,
- Growth ,
This Week on Soul Talks Perhaps you have been curious about the Enneagram, but wonder about its origins and symbol. As Christians we ask questions of any tool we use — is this consistent with the teachings and values of the Bible? Is it helping me in my relationship with God? Is this helping me…
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- Self- Control ,
- discernment ,
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This Week on Soul Talks Our thoughts influence how we feel and act, and some of the thoughts in our heads can keep us from fully embracing God’s life and love for us. Allowing all of these narratives to remain unchecked can hinder our growth, but there is hope for us to quiet the noise…
- Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
- Anxiety ,
- Apprentice of Jesus ,
- Be Still (Contemplation) ,
- Church ,
- Empathy for Emotions ,
- Intimacy with Jesus ,
- pastor ,
- Peace ,
This Week on Soul Talks Our stories are powerful. We make sense of our own soul stories as we find ourselves in God and his story becomes our story. Living reflectively, engaging curiosity, and cultivating a calm presence requires slowing down in our ordinary, day to day existence, so our story is woven together with…
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- Empathy for Emotions ,
- Hope ,
- Rest ,
- Sabbath ,
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This Week on Soul Talks Weariness, compassion fatigue, and burnout are the natural result of statistics like these: 44% of pastors are not taking a regular day off, let alone a sabbath day, 63% are not getting enough exercise based on the recommended minimum, 31% get no exercise at all, and 85% of pastors have…
- Bill & Kristi Gaultiere Tags:
- Mental Health ,
- Empathy for Emotions ,
- Hope ,
- Rest ,
- Sabbath ,
- Spiritual Disciplines ,
This Week on Soul Talks Spiritual rest in God’s presence is so important for our mental health. Yet sometimes we avoid true rest because we fear the influx of unprocessed emotional distress that rises up when we create space to slow down. Join us for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi examine…
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- Spiritual Director ,
- empathy ,
- Suffering ,
- Anxiety ,
- Empathy for Emotions ,
- Hope ,
- Pain ,
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This Week on Soul Talks How is therapy different from spiritual direction? How do I know which one I need? Understanding the difference is important, especially when there are not enough professionals to meet the growing mental health need. Tune in for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi explore the distinctives and…
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- Spiritual Director ,
- empathy ,
- Suffering ,
- Anxiety ,
- Empathy for Emotions ,
- Hope ,
- Pain ,
- Spiritual Disciplines ,
This Week on Soul Talks We can use spiritual disciplines in ways that are healing and helpful or in ways that are ineffective and toxic for our mental health. If we deny or negate our emotions, disciplines are not helpful because they disconnect our deeper self from God and from other people. Tune in for…