What to Do with What You Feel: How to Return to Joy When Life Overwhelms (Paperback)

What to Do with What You Feel, How to Return to Joy When Life Overwhelms, Relationships Hurt, and Circumstances Don't Go Your Way

We want to be resilient, to remain loving and kind despite challenges, fatigue, and upsets—and yet, when difficulties arise, we are too often overwhelmed by sadness, fear, despair, and shame. Is it possible for painful emotions to no longer have the final word, where joy grows in unexpected ways and fosters deep and meaningful connections with others?

Author Chris Coursey believes managing emotions well is not only possible—it's how God designed us to live. Drawing on biblical wisdom and neuroscience, What to Do With What You Feel teaches readers the personal growth skills they need to begin building their emotional and relational capacity, so that they can return to the joy and purpose God intends for their lives. In these pages, readers will discover:

• How their brains work—what joy is, and how working with the way their brains process feelings will lead to more effective pathways back to the joy we were made for
• How to remain flexible as they express their true hearts and values with tenderness, care, and compassion to those they love the most
• Specific and proven methods for returning to joy from strong emotions
• The evidence their brains need to be resilient in disquieting moments, allowing them to live rich and fulfilling lives even when circumstances don't go their way

We don't have to be stuck in a life without joy, even when life overwhelms and disappoints. And when we can return to joy in these moments, our true character shines.