What Do I Do With These Hard Emotions? with Annie Downs

Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Default, Talk Radio, Christianity

4.8 • 808 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On this episode I have an on-air counseling session with Annie F. Downs who talks to me about a difficult season she faced after facing a breakup followed by the devastating loss of her nephew followed by physical health struggles all in the same time-period, dealing with grief upon grief upon grief. We talk about all the difficult feelings that come up during hard seasons when we're feeling overwhelmed, and what on earth we're supposed to do with all the hard feelings...especially for people who have a tendency to run from the hard feelings, or to numb the hard feelings. If you're walking through any sort of heartbreak or grief or pain right now, this episode is for you. We will get through this together. You can also watch the full episode on YouTube. Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast Extras: The Debra Fileta Counselors Network: Book a counseling session at the Debra Fileta Counselors Network and get started on your healing journey from the inside out TODAY! DEBRA FILETA is a Licensed Professional Counselor, national speaker, bestselling author, relationship expert, and founder of the Debra Fileta Counselors Network. She's written seven books including Choosing Marriage,True Love Dates, Love In Every Season,Are You Really OK?, Married Sex, RESET, and Soul Care. She's also the host of Talk To Me: The Debra Fileta Podcast (formerly the Love + Relationships Podcast) where she facilitates on-air authentic counseling-style sessions. Her popular relationship advice blog, TrueLoveDates.com, reaches millions of people with the message of healthy relationships. Connect with her on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter or book an online session with her or someone from her team today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, I am 44 not married yet, so I'm a, I'm pretty professional at Unmet
0:08.4	Desires and them coexisting with believing that God is good and kind.
0:13.2	And so part of it is that has been a practice I've had for two decades as an adult.
0:19.6	That is hard in spurts. That is not hard like it was when I was 24, 25.
0:25.2	You know, there's just a new reality. When death happens like that over and over, you just have
0:30.8	this new reality of like, I don't have as much control as I thought. God doesn't work like I thought
0:35.6	he would work. We do not think the same. So where do I see him doing things? And this is my honest answer to ever. This is all I knew to do. Where do I see him doing things that makes sense? And I will just lean there. Because all the places that don't make sense, I don't know what to do with. So what does make sense. My friendships make sense.
0:54.4	My work makes sense.
0:55.9	My serving God through our my church makes sense.
0:58.1	I will lean into the places that makes sense to me today while I process and feel sad over what doesn't make sense.
1:13.6	Are you ready to talk to me?
1:15.6	My name is Deborah Falata and I'm a licensed professional counselor, national speaker,
1:20.6	and author.
1:21.6	Through my blog, books, and podcast, I have the privilege of helping millions of people
1:25.6	get healthy mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
1:30.3	The purpose of this podcast is to have on-air, authentic, counseling-style sessions where we talk about how people are really doing and give my guests and callers an opportunity to talk to me as a licensed professional counselor.
1:46.2	Each of these episodes is meant to show you that we are all on the journey of healing,
1:51.5	mentally, emotionally, spiritually and relationally, together.
1:56.5	None of us are immune to the challenges and struggles of life, but we don't have to walk this path alone.
2:05.1	I'm so proud and honored to be having these conversations with men and women who are courageously paving the way for open and honest conversations about their personal journey of healing.
2:16.3	So if you're ready, let's talk.
2:21.3	Today on the podcast, I am excited to have Annie Downs joining me for, I think, the first time on an on-air session here.
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