They can also be confusing and inconvenient. Worse yet, they can seem debilitating. Some of us live in numbness. Others of us are taken by surprise when our emotions overwhelm us. The consequences are pain, broken relationships, and disruption in our lives.

Wouldn’t life be better if you had a roadmap to navigate all of this?

We can learn how to experience and understand our emotions without being derailed by them. Therapists refer to this as attunement, where we learn how to identify, understand, and regulate our emotional responses. Our emotions are a good and purposeful part of who we are. We don’t need to hide from our emotions or deny them.

We don’t need to live with fear that our emotions will overwhelm us. We can learn to experience them in a way that allows us access to the wisdom they carry!

This course is a collaboration between Marc Alan Schelske and Byron Kehler M.S.

Byron Kehler, M.S. is a Trauma Therapist in private practice in Milwaukie, OR with more than 40 years of experience working with survivors of physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse. He has been certified by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, is certified in EMDR, and is the developer of Story-Informed Trauma Therapy. (Learn more at www.StoryInformed.com). He brings sensitivity, compassion, practicality, and even humor to these difficult topics.

Marc Alan Schelske is a pastor, writer and speaker who is focused on healthy inner life. He’s also faced depression, burn-out, and the difficult path of emotional and spiritual recovery. He’s the teaching elder at Bridge City Community Church in Milwaukie, OR and author of several books, including The Wisdom of Your Heart: Discovering the God-given Power and Purpose of your Emotions.