What if loving yourself, the way so many Christians are afraid to, is exactly what frees you to love God and others more?
In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise speak directly to people of faith — and especially the Christian listeners who've wondered how the Compassion Method squares with what they believe.
It's an honest, scripture-engaged conversation about true self and faith: where they meet, where Christians get triggered, and why self-compassion isn't the humanism or selfishness, it's sometimes feared to be.
Laura and Brian gently unpack the fears that come up — that emotional health means loving yourself too much, that focusing inward is selfish, that a concept must be suspect if you can't pin it to a verse.
They explore why the deep need to be a "son or daughter of God" can itself come from an unmet childhood need, why so many people leave their families or lean on the church to replace what home didn't give, and how an intangible God is made tangible through his people.
At the center is a freeing reframe rooted in Genesis and 1 John 4:16: you are made in God's image, and who you are — underneath everything you do — is love. And staying stuck in your pain, far from humble, may be the very thing keeping your heart's door closed to God and everyone else.
In this episode:
🔹 Why Christians' questions about emotional health often come from a triggered, fearful place
🔹 Is self-compassion "humanism"? Why loving yourself begins with letting God love you
🔹 "Son or daughter of God" as an expression of identity — not the whole of it — and the wound underneath the need
🔹 Why we try to make church our family, and what happens when we realize they're hurting people too
🔹 "You are love": made in God's image (Genesis; 1 John 4:16) — and why tending your pain is the least selfish thing you can do
Dive deeper with these two great resources! 👇
📕 Get your copy of Brian's book Above All Else: Winning the War for Your Heart https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1K36LC9?maas=maas_adg_B308E46562719F9C1C7F6E01ABA1C89F_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas
📩 Get your free Weekly Dose of Compassion — two short notes in your inbox every week. One to speak over yourself. One from Laura: https://www.lauraduncan.com/pl/2148814868
