I'm Andrew Rodriguez, a Christian therapist, speaker, and former youth pastor. In my counseling, I specialize in sexual and relational issues. PsychoBible is my outlet for discussing ideas about the intersection of Christianity and psychology, especially regarding sexuality and cultural issues.
Some topics to expect: Theology of the Body, therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction, and the culture war.
What does psychological, emotional, and sexual change entail? Before we dive into the change process for the sexuality issues I usually address, it would be good to review the processes of transformational change of emotions, behavioral problems, attachment styles, and outdated schemas. We'll see how experiential therapies--and even certain ministry approaches--use memory reconsolidation to edit the emotions, behaviors, and core beliefs associated with implicit memories. If you're a client, this would be a great video to help orient you to the therapy process.
#MemoryReconsolidation #Change #Transformation #Attachment #Schema #ChristianCounseling #Emotions #ImplicitLearning #ReintegrativeTherapy
Continuing my reflections on C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, let's discuss book two, Perelandra. This story explores the question of "What would you do if you could stop the serpent in the Garden of Eden?" We see how C.S. Lewis's cosmology parallels the more recent teachings of the late Dr. Michael Heiser. And we'll hone in on the vision Dr. Ransom has of the true meaning of gender.
#CSLewis #SpaceTrilogy #RansomTrilogy #Gender #Cosmology #MichaelHeiser #Sexuality
I have finally read C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, and I have thoughts! In this reflection on "Out of the Silent Planet," I focus on what we can learn about the place of sexual pleasure in the life cycle of love. What happens when our world is so bent that we make pleasure its own end?
#CSLewis #SpaceTrilogy #RansomTrilogy #Sexuality #SexualAddiction #SexualEthics #pleasure #love
In support of Arizona's bill, HCR 2003, former college volleyball athlete Kaylie Ray said, "bodies play sports, not identities." I 100% back Kaylie's stand against the male infiltration of women's spaces, but let's discuss the terminology that we've allowed to be dictated by gender ideology. How does the Christian worldview understand the relationship between the body and identity, between the physical and spiritual?
#Gender #GenderIdentity #HCR2003 #Identity #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #GenderIdeology #Transgender
