Emancipate Your Mind: 101: Calming Internal Values Conflicts

Have you ever experienced that feeling of being pulled between two competing values? It can feel like you’re in the middle of a huge game of tug of war as you wrestle between two values that mean so much to you. No matter what you choose, it feels like you lose something important. Sometimes the fight is so fierce that we feel stuck or paralyzed between the choices- choosing in essence not to make a choice. Sometimes we feel guilty or resentful no matter which we choose. In this episode, we explore why it can be so hard to decide between two values, how binary thinking comes into play, and how we can begin to get these two parts of our brains to work together and perhaps create even better outcomes than we first imagined. _________________________________________________________________ RESOURCES: Creighton, James L. Ph.D. “When the Fight is Over Values”. June 20, 2019. Psychology Today. Harvey, Benjamin J. “Values Conflict: What They Are and How to Resolve Them Effectively”. August 30, 2018. YouTube. Robbins, Tony. “Conflicting Values: Sabotaging Your Success”. August 21, 2014. YouTube. Dr. Sarah Schewitz. “Navigating Different Values in a Relationship”. July 22, 2022. CouplesLearn.com Zbroniec-Chimenti, Joanna. “The Psychology of Internal Conflicts”. October 7, 2017. MindMastery.com ___________________________________________________________________ NEED COUPLES OR RELIGIOUS TRAUMA COACHING? My husband, Kevin, is now taking new clients as a couples and religious trauma coach. He’s a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado and offers therapy in person, by video call, and by telephone within state lines, but can provide therapy-informed coaching outside of the state and even outside of the country. To find out more about how to work with him, check out his page on the Colorado Counseling Center website. Click on the link labeled “Schedule with Kevin” to talk with his secretary, Annette, about how to work with him in either capacity as a therapist or as a coach. She’ll be able to give you all of the information you need to decide if working with Kevin is the right fit for you. ___________________________________________________________________ DONATE TO THE PODCAST AND JOIN THE LIVE WEEKLY DISCUSSION: Want to be a part of the live discussion and learn more about your childhood values? Join us for the live weekly discussion this Wednesday at 6:30pm MT. Monthly donors will be invited to weekly live discussions and group coaching every Wednesday at 6:30pm Mountain Time (8:30pm Eastern/ 5:30pm Pacific). Make a monthly tax-deductible donation of any amount at emancipateyourmind.org . New donors will be automatically added to the email list every month on the 5th with links to the discussions, exclusive exercises and tools to help you recover faster, and invitations to attend any additional workshops this year for free. To be added to the email list more quickly, please email us at [email protected] right after making your donation and you’ll be added to the list within 24-48 hours. We hope to see you there! FREE COMMUNITY: Not ready to donate but still want to join in online community and text discussions? Come join the Emancipate Yourself Facebook group to share your thoughts on today’s podcast and ask more questions.