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Trade Negative Thinking for Confident, Fearless LivingMost of us don't realize that we have a surprising amount of control over our own thoughts and behaviors and can unintentionally influence our brains negatively, causing cycles of bad choices and experiences.The ReWired Brain offers a clear framework for understanding our brains and the decisions we make, showing how certain fears and instincts drive unhealthy emotional dysfunctions and related behavioral patterns in the most important areas of life. This book shows how to reframe negative experiences, experience emotional and spiritual healing, and ultimately rewire our brains, empowering to live fearlessly.

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Philosophie et théologie

Psychology

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	02 août 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493404919
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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© 2016 by Ski Chilton
Published by Baker Books
a division of Baker Publishing Group
P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakerbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2016
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-0491-9
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
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Some names and details have been changed to protect the privacy of the individuals involved.
This publication is intended to provide helpful and informative material on the subjects addressed. Readers should consult their personal health professionals before adopting any of the suggestions in this book or drawing inferences from it. The author and publisher expressly disclaim responsibility for any adverse effects arising from the use or application of the information contained in this book.
The author is represented by The FEDD Agency, Inc.
Endorsements
“The creative and brilliantly wired mind of scientist and author Dr. Ski Chilton again boldly explores human behavior potential in his insightful latest book, The ReWired Brain —a provocative mental journey.”
Charles ( Cash) McCall, MD , professor of translational science and molecular medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
“Change—honest, God-honoring change—is difficult! It seems at times the Christian community oscillates between two extremes: religious denial or the insanity of just trying harder to be better. The ReWired Brain instead gives hope and practical insights into how we can get ‘unstuck’ in life. Using engaging insights from Scripture, neuroscience, and the author’s personal struggles, the reader is drawn into the great adventure of becoming like Christ. The book is a rich tapestry of fascinating analogies from contemporary literature, film, and current events that assist the reader in understanding the dynamics of renewing your mind through ‘rewiring.’ Having spent over thirty years counseling pastors and Christian leaders who were seriously trapped in life, I would strongly recommend this creative contribution to the battle for wholeness and holiness.”
Dr. Ted Roberts , bestselling author, pastor, and certified sexual addiction counselor
Contents
Cover 1
Title Page 3
Copyright Page 4
Endorsements 5
Introduction 7
Part 1: Reflect 15
1. A Tale of Two Minds 17
2. Stuck in Overdrive 39
3. Fear-Obsessed 57
4. Your Brain on Change 77
Part 2: Reframe 97
5. What It Means to Be Human 99
6. Right and Wrong Matters 119
7. When Tragedy Strikes 137
8. Facing the Greatest Challenge—Parenting 155
9. It’s Not You, It’s Me 175
10. The Gift of Intimacy and Sex 195
Part 3: Rewire 213
11. Who Am I? 215
12. Surrender 231
13. Forgiveness and Freedom 251
Acknowledgments 269
Notes 271
About the Authors 279
Back Ads 281
Back Cover 284
Introduction
Growing up in a small tobacco farming community at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina did not stir much excitement. But when Daddy brought home our first black-and-white television set, it was like the second coming. Outfitted with rabbit-ear antennas, it occupied a corner of our tiny two-room cinderblock house. Because my family lived in the backwoods, not even having the luxury of indoor plumbing, the only channel we could get was CBS. Just as well. It was the one network that broadcasted an annual showing of my favorite movie, The Wizard of Oz .
Waiting year after year for that brilliant film to air was like waiting for the president’s arrival. My parents, my sister, and I would huddle around the set in the small living room, which also served as the bedroom to us all, in great anticipation, as if we had never before seen the film. While the movie is dear to me for several reasons, fifty years later I am struck by its brilliant message that, all throughout their perilous adventure, Dorothy and her pals had always possessed the very things they were desperately seeking. Dorothy could go home at any time. The Scarecrow already had a brain, the Tin Man a heart, and the Lion courage. And yet they were convinced that the Wizard was the only one who could remedy all of their problems.
The scene in which Dorothy and her entourage finally arrive in Oz and stand before the great and powerful Wizard still gives me chills. Seeing his giant head shrouded in smoke and flames and carrying on in a booming and threatening voice frightened the living daylights out of me as a child. But as we all discovered, there was nothing to be afraid of. The great and powerful Wizard didn’t exist, just a wise little man behind the curtain.
I love the scene near the end when the Tin Man asks Dorothy what she learned in Oz. She responds, “Well, I—I think that it—that it wasn’t enough to just want to see Uncle Henry and Auntie Em—and it’s that if I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any farther than my own backyard. Because if it isn’t there, I never lost it to begin with!” 1
Like Dorothy, many of us are lost in the inner dimensions of our minds, trying to discover who we are and why we are here. We wander through a wilderness of bewildering and difficult places, situations, and relationships. Perhaps most menacing are the cyclones of our past experiences, such as traumatic childhoods, critical broken relationships, and difficult life transitions, which produce in us fear, shame, anxiety, and depression.
What would happen if you discovered you have within you the capacity to heal your past brokenness, to direct the transformation of your mind and your life? What would happen if you finally realized you have more power over your unhealthy behaviors, painful feelings, and harmful interactions than you think? What would happen if you realized the past devastation and current chaos of your life could become the critical lessons necessary to move you to a higher state of consciousness? What would happen if you could unleash the power of your mind to live your best life?
What This Book Offers
Great news! As human beings, we have the capacity through our incredibly powerful and flexible minds to transport ourselves back to Kansas. Should we choose, we can transition our lives from discontent and static to beauty and joy. Through science, psychology, and real-life stories, The ReWired Brain will help you understand the framework of your mind. You will be able to determine the reason you continue to engage in destructive behaviors and have such negative feelings. You will learn how to recognize harmful emotional patterns and how to stop engaging in them. And you will be able to do all of this through the plasticity (flexibility) of your brain and your enormous and wonderful capacity to rewire it.
This book focuses on the human brain because it serves as the foundation, hardware, and software for all of our reactions, responses, behaviors, emotions, sensations, and choices. It is the source of millions of unconscious and a far smaller number of conscious thoughts each day. It is the foundational setting where we can either become and stay imprisoned in unhappiness or discover and live in freedom. To move forward, we must venture into our brains and reexamine our lives to make sense of our past and current actions, recognize our faulty and destructive habits and patterns, and ultimately rewire them so we can have joyful and meaningful lives.
In the pages that follow, you are going to read some fancy scientific and psychological terms like brain plasticity , epigenetics , and dual process reasoning . Don’t let this language trip you up. By understanding the human brain, you are going to see how your thoughts and brain circuitry affect your emotional and spiritual journeys with God and with others.
It is not my mission to give you a technical description of how your brain works for science’s sake but to allow you to name and give context for your behaviors and emotions. What you will learn is fundamental to helping you experience the process of change and find ultimate freedom in all areas of your life, including personal growth, relationships, and sexuality.
With that said, the key premise of this book is that your brain is divided into two systems of thinking (System 1 and System 2), and they compete for your attention, feelings, emotions, and actions. Supremacy by System 1 gives rise to a person who is absolutely contr