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Question: As you ponder your own age and cultural context, what assumptions and values might influence how you understand the integration of psychology and Christianity? In what ways do you agree and disagree with Brené Brown's idea that we cannot "selectively numb" emotion? Drawing from the Psalms, Christian prayer can be viewed as an invitation to full-spectrum living, including all our complex emotions. What forms of prayer have been most useful in bringing you to a full awareness of emotion? Considering the relational nature of lament, how does the Christian psychotherapist represent God to patients in the therapy office, especially in moments of deep anguish and despair? How might a psychotherapist misstep in these moments and fail to represent God well? What is the cost of not grieving? What is the cost of grieving? Which cost are you willing to live with? How does that impact your work as a counselor or psychotherapist? Where do you see "synthetic" or "disembodied" living; What are some of the contributing factors in your cultural context? As Christian psychotherapists and counselors, how can we speak to this culture and invite people into living embodied, whole lives?