transformation

Every one of us has a way we try to avoid or change an emotion we don’t want to feel. This is called buffering. Spoiler alert: It doesn’t work.

Buffering is a barrier to an authentic life and true intimacy with other people. In this episode, we’ll explain why avoiding your emotions always produces negative results and tell you a simple way to see whether a habitual action is really a form of emotional buffering.

 

THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.

Nobody wants to be brainwashed. As we go about our normal everyday lives, we like to think we’re invulnerable to it. But the truth is, we all have the potential to be brainwashed.

In this episode we’re joined by Steven Rummelsburg, writer and senior fellow of the Cardinal Newman Society, to break open the topic of brainwashing. What is it? What makes you susceptible to it? And how can you strengthen your mind against it?

 

THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.

Have you ever heard of cognitive distortion? Basically, it means you believe a lie is actually true. You might not realize how often you do that.

In this episode, we’ll show you examples of how you can cling to an inaccurate view of reality. When you see it happening in yourself, you can get rid of a lot of unnecessary pain in your life.

 

THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could just think positive thoughts and make all our problems go away?

Now don’t get us wrong: You are called to think about what is true, noble, and praiseworthy (see Philippians 4:8). But that doesn’t mean you’re supposed to whitewash your outlook. This doesn’t help because you won’t be open to the ways God can bring deep healing and profound transformation into your life.

In this episode, we’ll explain how the Catholic approach to positive thinking can lead to true change for the better.

 

THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.

In Scripture, God literally reveals His mind to us. His words are the most perfect words for your life.

So how do you listen to God’s word for you? By doing Lectio Divina. If you just cringed and thought, “That’s too hard,” don’t worry! We’ll teach you a simple way to read Scripture that will help you focus and hear what God wants to tell you.

 

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THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.

We hear a lot of questions about goal-setting. Should you change your goals daily? Should you just focus on one main goal? And how can you tell if you’re setting good goals anyway?

In this episode, we’ll share what we’ve learned about goal-setting from our work in coaching people toward our ultimate goal: beatitude.

 

THE DAILY SEVEN JOURNAL by Metanoia Catholic: This interactive journal will help you transform your life from the inside out by teaching you how to grow in gratitude, set healthy goals, and gain mastery over your thoughts.