This Week’s Listener Question:

I’ve been a person of faith along time AND I still wrestle with negative talk in my head. How do I stop all the negative chatter?

SOUL Group Questions:

To build connection with a friend or in your Soul Group, ask each other these questions.

1. Draw a map of your mind and label different areas with thoughts that often repeat. Which ones do you think are negative (-) thoughts, which ones are positive (+) thoughts? You can label or color code them.

2. Look at each thought you recorded, who’s voice is in your mind? It’s common to have more than one voice competing for your attention.

3. How did some of these voices protect you as a child or lead you to become the person you are today?

4. What would it look like to befriend or be curious about each voice you labelled?

5. Laura shared these insights from her neurobiology class. What gets our attention, focuses our thoughts’ direction, builds new neuro connections, and leads to personal transformation. How does knowing this encourage you to intentionally choose what you pay attention to? Give an example where you’ve seen this play out in your life.

Resources:

Becoming Aware by Daniel Seigel – Book

The Artist’s Way By Julia Cameron – Book

I.F.S Therapy – 8 C’s calm, clarity, compassion, connection, confidence, courage, creativity, curiosity

Have a question for us? Send it to questions@soulenchilada.com

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Learn more about Laura’s ministry The 3 O’Clock Wake Up Call – HERE

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