I’m excited to bring you this topic on emotion code therapy because of the difference it has made in my mental and emotional health. My guest, Eileen Love is an Emotion Code Practitioner. This is a 2 part series with the fist covering all the different ways that the human body holds trauma and tries to convey the need for us to find healing.
This is going to be a lengthy intro and a I hate that for you but there’s so much to unpack that I want to sort it out a little bit before we jump into the bulk of episode. My conversation with Eileen is full of examples, scripture, and first hand experiences to the point that I realized I’d have to create 2 episodes from all that Eileen shares. Part 2 will cover more of what an emotion code session looks like.
The first thing I want to address is that this topic is going to be controversial in the Christian community. The reason is because it has been hijacked by new age healers.
Before I explain why, allow me to give you a quick glimpse of why I brought emotion code healing to God for His input and it’s because of a very good experience that I had with something similar, Theophostic Prayer Ministry or as many people call it Inner Healing Prayer therapy.
In my theophostic prayer session I received breakthrough healing for what I believe (based on the peace in my mind/life/heart)to be the last layer of trauma for abandonment. However, I’ll be the first one to say that if I get triggered again around an abandonment issue it simply means that I still have some work to do for another layer of healing and I’m open to that because God heals me in layers. But in the meantime I live with deep peace because of Theophostic Prayer therapy.
A little history on this type of ministry is that a Baptist Minister, Ed Smith, developed the Theophostic Prayer Ministry model here in the United States back in the 90’s.
A simplified explanation for what happens during a theophostic therapy session is that you sit with someone who is trained in this type of therapy and they guide you with questions around a traumatic event in your life and you talk with Jesus about what you are experiencing.
In my theophostic prayer work I came to a place where I asked Jesus, “Where were you when my mother left me on the side of the road when I was 6 years old?”
As I verbally asked God this question, I was sitting still, eyes closed, nothing but darkness before me. Then The Holy Spirit gave me the most precious image of Jesus walking beside me, his hand in the middle of my shoulder blades, He’s looking down at me. Maybe I’m talking and He’s listening but He’s looking at me and we’re walking together. That visual gave me proof that Jesus fulfills His promise that He’d never leave me nor forsake me. That one image broke off years of unforgiveness towards my mother. The power of guided prayer through painful memories stored in the body has immense reward when God and the Holy Spirit are engaged.
The outcome that I experienced with theophostic prayer is why I wanted to know God’s opinion about Emotion Code therapy.
Okay, so back to why the new age wants to make its claims on emotion code therapy.
As believers this is no secret to us, whatever God says is good, Satan wants to distort it at the very least and destroy at the very worst. So when we look at God’s intention behind the healing qualities of herbs and oils or natural and organic healing options (because, in my humble opinion before all of the genetic mutations and man-made virus and chemicals etc. the human body, made from a handful of dust, would naturally find the healing elements that it needed from the earth) But Satan is not going to let God get the credit for that so in a vague and unassuming way satan adds his half truth to something and twists the focus away from the Creator to the created such as crystals, potions using the herbs, as well as energy healings.
In satan’s half truths he uses a connecting link such as the fact that there is an energy to the body. God has given us a beating heart that is independent of anything outside itself. It has a rythm, a beat you can feel when you touch your pulse, an electrical current that registers on medical equipment.
But For us, Christians know that God sustains us and that by His hand we have breath, have life and healing in our body….So of course Satan is going to introduce something that sounds legit like energy healings. If you agree that there is an energy to the body then an energy healing sounds appropriate, right?
So why does emotion code therapy fall under that type of category of Satan wanting to distort and/or destroy it…emotion code healing, in a very simplistic explanation, is a therapy that locates and dislodges trauma trapped in the body. We all know that the body holds trauma and sometimes it gets so many layers buried on top of it that we loose sight of what the problem could be.
Using the powerful name of Jesus and inviting Holy Spirit to discern trauma hidden in the body, people are finding healing and breakthrough for physical ailments that have no medical explanation, mental health is restored, anxiety is gone people are being set free from trauma. My favorite is set free from past trauma that the body has held onto.
One of the unique things about emotion code healing is that It addresses the unique way that God has created us as mind/body/spirit/soul. The intricacies with which God has created us can only be fully appreciated and accessed by the One who knows His creation. Calling on God’s name for the restoration of our mind or our body is the only true source of healing.
Please know that I’m not trying to twist anybodies arm on this. Do like I did, check it out. Bring your concerns to God. Talk with Him about you fears. Give Him space to speak His truth to you.
Here are 3 scriptures that you can start to engage God’s heart about mental and emotional healing and ask Him to show you what it means to have a crushed spirit (something that is mental and/or emotional) and how it can dry up your bones (a physical manifestation):
Proverbs 18:14 “A man’s spirit will endure sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?”
Proverbs 15:13 “A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed”
Proverbs 17:22 “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
As solid Christians we know to stay away from anyone who calls on any other name, other than that of Jesus Christ for healing. We steer clear from those who would try to lead us to believe that crystals have some sort of magical powers. So when it comes to emotion code therapy we’re not looking for anything other than someone who calls on the name of Jesus, talks to Holy Spirit. In my research I even found professed Christian sites that used crystals as part of their healing process. That’s a big fat no. Anything that deviates from God’s name as the healing power is a strong no.
Back to my guest, Eileen. She is a solid Christian sold out on the love of Jesus. She and her husband came to the knowledge of Christ during the Jesus Revolution era. That in itself is an interesting aspect of her story and if you’d like to hear more about that then check out the episode she did with me on March 28th 2023 titled When a Husband disengages, God’s love is enough”
But back to the current topic at hand.
When it comes to Eileen’s daily pursuit of God’s heart, there’s no better day for her than inviting the Holy Spirit to give her discernment that allows her to lead God’s children into breakthrough and healing.
In this episode she talks about the journey God has taken her on over the past 30 years working with the human body. She goes into detail telling you what she’s learned and how it impacted her so I’ll simply give a quick overview.
From being the first woman reserve firefighter with the city of Kirkland Washington, an EMT who worked in the ER, massage therapist and then emotion code practitioner. At every phase she’s learned how miraculous the body is and the intimacy of God’s care for His beloved children.
After listening to Eileen, it’s very intriguing to me to understand how the body has the ability to heal on a physical level, say bruises, cuts, breaks, surgery, and yet there can be additional damage on a mental or emotional level.
It is becoming very apparent that to fully heal from various traumas against/to/in the body, it will also entail addressing the mental and emotional impact as well.
Further fascinating to me is the way the body communicates with the other parts of the body, specifically the brain. The body can have a whole conversation going on within itself and we can totally miss it. And yet it cries out to us, indicating where we need to take a closer look, calling us, demanding us to find a source of healing. All using the natural alarm system given to us by God himself which is our emotions.
Listen in to these amazing examples that Eileen gives us of how the body conveys its need internally as well as externally. For me, it’s another beautiful display of God’s Sovereign design and the intimacy with which He created us.
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Connect with Eileen via her email: Restandrenewal@pm.me
Resources:
Restored for Life Now – Is the Emotion Code Safe for Christians: https://www.restoredforlifenow.com/post/is-the-emotion-code-safe-for-christians
American Psychological Association: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-48202-001
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-you-and-me/201509/the-good-and-bad-emotion-regulation-strategies
Book by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk – The Body Keeps the Score
There are also workbooks for The Body Keeps the Score by several authors but I did not find one by Dr Kolk.
Bio:
Eileen understands firsthand the significance and impact of trauma. Growing up amidst the constant fear, anxiety and rage of her divorced mother’s boyfriend left the type of wounds in Eileen that so many people have experienced – wounds that impact the spirit, soul, and body.
Fortunately, these wounds led her to Christ where she found healing, hope and a life of devotion to God that has now spanned over 48 years.
On her journey of devotion, God has called Eileen to a lifetime of helping those who are experiencing trauma, including: serving as a Reserve Firefighter, an EMT, and 8 years in a hospital ER. From there Eileen went on to individually practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist for over 24 years, specializing in injury treatment and trauma relief.
When severe trauma visited Eileen again in 2021 with the sudden death of her husband of 43 years, it was her relationship with God that brought her through. In the wake of this most recent trauma, God brought Eileen back into the full service of others through her continued work as a Licensed Massage Therapist, while expanding her services to include work as a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner.
In addition to this return to service, God has given birth to “Rest and Renewal Ranch”, which will open at its Arizona location in June. This ranch will incorporate all of Eileen’s gifts to help women rest after a loss and to find hope and renewal from the persistent fog of grief.
While at Rest and Renewal Ranch women will enjoy the peace, quiet, and care needed to recover amidst several acres of private property with a river, large garden, and friendly goat.
You can find out more about Eileen’s services and Rest and Renewal Ranch by contacting her at Restandrenewal@pm.me.
Resources:
Restored for Life Now – Is the Emotion Code Safe for Christians: https://www.restoredforlifenow.com/post/is-the-emotion-code-safe-for-christians
American Psychological Association: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-48202-001
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-you-and-me/201509/the-good-and-bad-emotion-regulation-strategies
Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk – https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=d_wsixn_inc_v1_sccl_1_2/130-3193550-6245225?pd_rd_w=0QWvI&content-id=amzn1.sym.72c40928-7aa1-4e6c-8685-50b153901c59&pf_rd_p=72c40928-7aa1-4e6c-8685-50b153901c59&pf_rd_r=NDDFHZXHHRNS9RY54K5Z&pd_rd_wg=BqMzq&pd_rd_r=f1acd8a0-3270-433a-ae0d-42474541839f&pd_rd_i=0143127748&psc=1
There are also workbooks for The Body Keeps the Score by several authors but I did not find one by Dr Kolk.
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