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Gospel Matrescence
Welcome to the Gospel Matrescence Podcast. Matressence - the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional transformation women go through when becoming a mother. This developmental stage of life is as powerful and irreversible as adolescence and yet few women have ever heard of it. Our communities have little to no rite of passage to celebrate or prepare for it. Here at Gospel Matrescence, we apply a Biblical worldview to the beautiful and sometimes painful metamorphosis of motherhood. Come, let's navigate motherhood together…
Gospel Matrescence
Episode #33 - Dopamine Part 2 - Dopamine Stewardship
Have you ever considered the concept of dopamine stewardship? Our pleasure system is a tremendous gift from our creator, but it can also be significantly abused, much like any gift. Good stewardship of our dopamine system means accepting both sides of the system - both pain and pleasure. As you look around society today, there are countless ways that people attempt to hijack the system with supernatural stimuli by pushing the pleasure button through social media, gaming, porn, binge-watching shows, etc. This episode explores the ways we can resist the temptation to misuse our dopamine system and truly steward this gift of pleasure well.
*NOTE - The episodes in this series are designed to be shared with others so we have removed the lengthy introduction. Feel free to send to your husband, a friend, or a struggling teen you may know!