As evangelicals, we’ve been taught to believe that our heart and our emotions and even our very minds cannot be trusted. Evangelicals have used a variety of bible verses to support this idea, that we are inherently evil and that we should "crucify" the bad parts of ourselves or our flesh. On today's episode, Ashley deconstructs toxic theology around emotions. She then, offers up internal family systems as a healthy way of understanding emotions.
Ashley references "Boundaries" and "The Gifts of Imperfection" as well as Dr. Richard Schwartz's book "No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model." Ashley provides an overview of how adopting Internal Family Systems can create a compassionate relationship with the different "parts" of who we are. You can check out more of Dr. Schwartz's ground breaking work on emotions here. And you can connect with Ashley Lynn Hengst on Instagram and Twitter at @ashleylhengst or on her website ashleylhengst.com
