Girls Night #250: “I Shouldn’t Feel this Way” — How to Navigate your Big (and Conflicting!) Emotions! — with Dr. Alison Cook

Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

Stephanie May Wilson

Self-improvement, Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, How To

4.9 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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I’m so excited about today’s episode. Here’s the thing — we’ve all been there. We’ve all had days where it feels like our emotions are getting the best of us or our minds can’t stop racing. These moments are so frustrating because often we think, “I shouldn’t be feeling this way” — but still, we do! And these feelings have a way of impacting every facet of our lives — our relationships, our career, our body image and so much more! But, the truth is, it’s okay to feel our emotions, what matters is how we respond to them! Our guest for today’s episode is Dr. Alison Cook. Alison is a psychologist, podcast host, and the author of three books, including her newest book called, I Shouldn't Feel This Way: Name What’s Hard, Tame Your Guilt, and Transform Self-Sabotage into Brave Action. For 20 years, Alison has helped women, ministry leaders, couples, and families learn how to heal painful emotions, develop confidence from the inside out, forge healthy relationships, and fully live out their God-given potential. One of my favorite parts of the episode was when Alison shared her strategy on how to “name, tame, and transform” our thoughts. I will be using this all of the time! Friends, my hope is that you leave this episode feeling like you have a better grasp on how to navigate your tricky emotions and have more compassion for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friend, welcome to Girls Night, where we work through life's biggest decisions and transitions together.
0:10.0	I'm Stephanie May Wilson and on this show we talk about the Everything era
0:14.4	that wildly confusing decade-ish where we have to make some of the most significant
0:19.6	decisions of our lives typically all at the same time.
0:23.0	If you're anything like me, this feels like a lot.
0:27.0	How do you even know what you want in life,
0:29.0	and even once you figured it out, how do you make it happen?
0:32.0	Well, thankfully, we don't have to figure this out alone.
0:35.0	I've invited some of the smartest women I know onto the show to walk us through the topics that keep us up at night.
0:40.0	We're going to learn from both their experience and their expertise and
0:44.5	you'll walk away not only knowing what your next step is, but with the support
0:48.1	you need to actually take it. No matter who you are, where you come from or what decisions you end up making, you're welcome here.
0:56.0	Get comfy and let's get started.
0:58.0	So here's the thing.
1:00.0	We've all been there.
1:02.0	We've all had days where it feels like our emotions are getting the best of us or our minds can't stop racing.
1:07.3	These moments are so frustrating because often we think, oh, I shouldn't be feeling this way, but still we do.
1:15.0	And those feelings have a way of impacting every facet of our lives,
1:18.7	our relationships, our career, our body image, and so much more. So the truth is it's okay to feel our emotions.
1:25.7	We need to feel our emotions, but what matters the most is how we respond to them.
1:31.0	Our guest for today's episode is Dr. Allison Cook.
1:34.7	Allison is a psychologist, a podcast host, and the author of three books,
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