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We Are Made for This: Closing Season One with Emotions as Messengers (opens the original)
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In the Season One finale of The Church We Dream Of , host Kia Gutiérrez reads from the closing chapter of her book, Emotions as Messengers . The episode makes a clear case: emotional health is the map back to identity, purpose, and healthy connection, both at home and in the church. Kia recaps the book's three-part framework that's anchored the season: The Messenger — what emotions are and how they function in the body The Message — the seven primary emotions and what each one theologically comm
Reading the Message — Forgiveness, Boundaries & Reconciliation (opens the original)
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In this episode of The Church We Dream Of , Kia Gutiérrez continues the book party series for Emotions as Messengers , walking through the heart of Part Three: The Mission. If you have ever known you were supposed to feel something but had no idea what to actually do with it once you felt it, this episode is for you. Kia unpacks what it really means to sit with an emotion (hint: it is not about being still), introduces the concept of the gap as the space between feeling and acting, and walks thr
Emotions as Messengers, Part 2 : Disgust, Fear & Anticipation (opens the original)
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Show Notes: In this episode, Kia continues breaking down the seven primary emotions from her book Emotions as Messengers — covering disgust, fear, and anticipation, plus a look at how mixed emotions work together. What we cover: Disgust isn't just an unpleasant reaction — it's holy discernment in the body. Disgust signals that something sacred is being violated, whether through betrayal, exploitation, or harm to a person's worth. Kia talks about writing this chapter not only for those who've exp
Emotions as Messengers: Joy, Anger, Surprise, and Sadness — What Your Emotions Are Really Saying (opens the original)
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The Church We Dream Of | Episode Show Notes Episode Summary In this episode of the Church We Dream Of podcast , host Kia Gutiérrez continues her series unpacking her book Emotions as Messengers by diving into Part Two — the heart of the book. After laying the theological and psychological foundation in Part One, Kia now gets practical. What are your emotions actually trying to tell you? And what does it look like to receive them well? This is Christian emotional health in action — not as theory,
Why I Wrote Emotions as Messengers — A Behind-the-Scenes Reveal (opens the original)
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Episode Show Notes Why I Wrote Emotions as Messengers — A Behind-the-Scenes Reveal Episode Summary Host Kia Gutiérrezm, of this christian podcast , pulls back the curtain on her debut book, Emotions as Messengers: A Faith-Based Guide to Understanding Your Emotions to Reconnect with God, Yourself, and Others , releasing July 7, 2026 — her 35th birthday. This is a raw, personal, behind-the-scenes look at where the book came from, what it covers, and why Kia believes it is a missing piece in both t
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