Renewing the Mind

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In Romans, we’re encouraged to renew our minds, but what does that really mean? Can we just think our way to healing? Today, Dan and Rachael dive into the fascinating world of mind-body renewal.

They discuss how relying solely on our thoughts for healing has its limitations and propose a more holistic approach that considers the polyvagal system—a fascinating network that regulates our nervous system.

Referencing Romans 12:2, they stress the importance of going beyond just thinking differently, recognizing the deep connection between our bodies, minds, and spirits. Dan explains the three stress states of the polyvagal system—ventral vagal, sympathetic activation, and dorsal vagal shutdown—and how disruptions can skew our perception of reality and impact our relationships.

You’ll also discover some practical techniques to help regulate the polyvagal system and clear your mind. By the end of this episode, we hope you’ll gain a deeper understanding of renewal—one that embraces not only our thoughts but also our physical and spiritual well-being.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast.
0:06.7	I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
0:08.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Centen.
0:10.5	We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented world.
0:14.7	And restoration for the heart.
0:17.2	Thank you for joining us.
0:18.5	Let's get this conversation started.
0:29.2	Thank you for joining us. Let's get this conversation started. You know, it's not the best way to begin a podcast to say, we are the children post-enlightment. We are the children post-enlightenment.
0:37.5	We are the children of platonic and Aristotelian thought.
0:44.5	We are the grand, grand, grand, whatever level of children of a view of changing our minds that, let's just say it's problematic.
1:00.8	And so what we're going to talk about today is the process of what it means to renew your
1:07.1	mind when you acknowledge that the mind is more than the left hemisphere and its capacity
1:15.1	for reason, deduction, and language.
1:18.7	And again, it's really interesting.
1:20.9	We often talk about the right hemisphere, being more image, sensation, but the reality
1:27.0	is both hemispheres think.
1:29.8	Both hemispheres have language, et cetera.
1:33.6	But we're going to step into it.
1:35.2	Again, I don't want people to go, I don't want to listen to this.
1:38.2	But we're going to talk about the polyvagal system.
1:41.5	But I want to set the context.
1:44.0	And that's Romans chapter 2 or 12, with a couple
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