At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to start a series on feelings based off the work of Dr. Chip Dodd’s book, “The Voice of the Heart".
On this page we’ve listed all the episodes so you can find and share them easily. We recommend you listen (or watch!) each episode in order.
This page can be found at alynandaj.com/feelings
An Introduction to Feelings
Your feelings are a gift from God.
Episode Summary
We're in the middle of a global pandemic. Everyone you know - including yourself - is going to have feelings. Denying them won't help, but this podcast will! We're starting an 11-week series on feelings and why they are a gift from God. This episode is the primer for the rest of the series. Buckle up and get your feels on!
Hurt
The doorway to healing.
EPISODE SUMMARY
Last week we started our journey into discovering more about our feelings. This week we tackle the topic of hurt. Let’s just say, we start rowdy and it only gets more glorious.
Lonely
Discover the gift hidden in loneliness.
Episode Summary
This week we’ve had proper sleep so we’re on our A-game. Sort of. We talk all about the feeling of loneliness which is the feeling that as humans we try to avoid the most. We talk about the gift that’s found in the feeling of lonely and most importantly update you on the celebrity world of Animal Crossing.
Sad
You’re not broken because you are sad.
episode summary
This week we talk about sadness. Not sadness as a concept, but our own sadness and what we’ve done with it in the past and how that’s worked out for us. We also talk about reconciling sadness with the goodness of God. Recorded after a week of deep sadness, we love how this turned out. Let us know what you think!
Anger
Get your angry on.
episode summary
This week has given us plenty to be angry about and on this episode Alyn gets to demonstrate what anger looks like, AJ tells you what the gift is and we get to explore all sorts of misunderstandings regarding what is - and isn't - anger.
Fear
It’s not as scary as you think it is.
episode summary
Fear is not as scary as we've been led to believe. This week we talk about the gifts and impairments (plural!) found in fear. Also we discover wrestling!
Shame
The feeling we run away from is a gift God’s trying to give us.
episode summary
Out of all the feelings, this was the one that had the most impact on our understanding of ourselves. On this week’s episode we unpack why shame is actually a blessing (something that would previously been an anathema to our thinking), leads to a glorious gift and has two fairly horrible impairments. As a bonus: we breakdown an argument we had last week and show how shame played a role in it.
Guilt
Your path to freedom.
Episode Summary
Out of all of the 8 feelings, this one is the most straightforward to talk about, probably because it's the one that we're so familiar with given the human condition. So here it is: guilt.
Glad
The most expensive feeling there is.
Episode Summary
And we're back to talk about gladness - the feeling everyone wants to feel! However, there's some fine print to feeling glad which is why so few people truly do! Tune in to find out why.
Feel your feelings
None of this is theory.
episode summary
So we've talked about all 8 feelings. Now what? Well that's precisely what this episode is all about.
The Feelings Doctor
An interview with the man who literally wrote the book on feelings.
Episode Summary
Dr. Chip Dodd is a feelings expert. For the past 10 episodes we've explored what he wrote in his breakthrough book, "The Voice of the Heart". This week we were thrilled to sit down and ask him your questions on feelings. Join us on this wonderful, meandering conversation with a brilliant man with a beautiful soul!