Posts by Curt Thompson
Managing Your Mental Health in Tough Times
Love and Lament in March Madness
“The crisis is not just creating anxiety, it’s revealing anxiety.” – Dr. Curt Thompson This podcast is one of the most important podcasts Restoring the Soul has produced. COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, is not just an infectious disease…it is the source of what defines the current reality of much of the world. Fear, anxiety,…
Read MoreRedeeming Shame: Believing a Truer Story
Theology, Medicine, & Culture
Conversation with Curt Thompson – January 20, 2020 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tmc-seminar-with-curt-thompson-md-01-17-20/id1310771961?i=1000463283552
Read MoreImmanuel and the Slow Coming of God
I was surprised when, upon entering Starbucks I noticed the Christmas decorations. Surprised, because it was early November. Halloween had just passed. Thanksgiving was not even upon us. And it struck me at how hard it is for us to wait for so many things. We are at a point at which Amazon now delivers…
Read MoreGiving Thanks – Part 2
Two weeks ago I wrote about how the practice of gratitude is an interpersonally and neurobiologically integrating event, effectively an act of creating more deeply connected relationships, and is an expression and extension of the coming Kingdom of God. I also mentioned how this whole thing of saying, “Thank you.” is something that we must learn;…
Read MoreGiving Thanks – Part 1
November has arrived, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Over the last decade, the work of many, not least in the fields of neuroscience and psychotherapy has cast a fresh light on the benefit of gratitude. The salubrious effects of approaching life with a mindset of thankfulness has once again gained cultural credibility, oddly…
Read MoreShould we get naked together?
Listen as Curt joins Eric Huffman, Lead Pastor at The Story Houston, to explain what’s happening in our brains when we spend our entire lives concealing who we really are.
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