Episode 7: Inside Out and the Value of Sadness

Toon My Heart

Pixar is an animation studio known for producing films that tug on the heartstrings, but perhaps its most emotional movie-- quite literally-- is Inside Out. Now, with the release of Inside Out 2 just around the corner, Toon My Heart host Tracy Herold is taking a closer look at the original, and the lessons it has to teach us about emotional and mental health, with the help of special guest Jay Nepomuceno of The Climb ministry. In this episode, we discuss the Christian faith of director Pete Docter and how it impacts his work, the stigma surrounding depression and anxiety and how pastors and churches can help break it down, the ways in which Jesus Christ experienced and expressed joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust during his earthly life according to the Bible, the role these emotions have to play in our own lives, and much, much more!
Mentioned in this episode:

• The Climb Ministries: https://theclimbministries.com
• The Climb Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theclimbministries
• Interview with Pete Docter (Radix, archived):
• How Inside Out Director Pete Docter Went Inside the 11-Year-Old Mind by Lisa Miller (New York Magazine)
• It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional in 'Inside Out' (Fresh Air, NPR)
• The Science of 'Inside Out' by Dacher Keltner and Paul Eckman (New York Times)
• Universal Emotions by PaulEkmanGroup
• 'Inside Out' is a kids' movie without villains, princesses, or cool cars - and that's a good thing by Kristen Page-Kirby (Washington Post)
• Those 365 "Fear Not" Verses in the Bible by Rebecca Davis
• Is crying good for you by Leo Newhouse, LICSW (Harvard Health Blog)
• Charles Spurgeon on Psalm 6

Music by REDProductions, sourced from Pixabay.com