AI OVERVIEW: Care for the self begins with understanding the whole person—the will or heart, the mind with thoughts and feelings, the body, the social relationships, and the soul that unifies them, all under God. Self-care rightly understood involves self-denial—choosing what strengthens the reservoir, getting enough sleep, and ordering thoughts, emotions, and actions so that love for God and service to others can endure; name and express emotions without enthroning them, drawing on the six primary states—anger, guilt, fear, sadness, happiness, and surprise—to guide healthier choices. Naming emotions instead of repressing them and keeping the reservoir full enables wiser choices and enduring, compassionate action toward others.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: Is self-care selfish? Or is it something Jesus actually invites us to practice? In this conversation, John Ortberg sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Rick Blackmon to explore Dallas Willard's vision of soul care from The Renovation of the Heart. Together they discuss emotional healt...
