E144: When Self-Help Isn't Helping

About this episode

The episode explores the underlying worldviews affecting how individuals manage life and emotions, particularly among Christian women.

In this first episode of the When Self-Help Isn’t Helping series, we slow down and name something most of us don’t realize is happening: the quiet worldviews shaping how we handle life, emotions, and change. We talk about: why so many Christian women feel like they’re holding everything togetherhow self-help, emotional regulation, and responsibility can subtly replace dependencethe difference between consulting God and resting in Himand what Scripture keeps pulling us back to when growth star...

People in this episode

Host: Jill M. Lillard

Topics covered

• self-help
• Christian women
• emotional regulation
• dependence
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• self-help
• emotional regulation
• Christian women
• dependence
• spiritual growth
• Scripture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian

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