Jennie Allen has, with grace, articulated a topic that is tough to discuss but also much needed. I have already benefitted so much from the steps she outlines in her book, Untangle Your Emotions. This is a must read if you feel all the feelings or even don’t think you have strong emotions.

This was a very informative book. It gave a lot of insightful advice and ways to deal with your emotions on a daily.

One of Jennie’s best books! Beautifully written. I learned so much from reading this and can’t wait to tell my friends and family to read it!

I learned so much about how to handle my emotions from this book. It was a great guide in teaching me not to be afraid of big feelings, but to embrace them, learn from them, and lean on God through them.

People seem to love her books but I always have a hard time getting into to them. This one was no different. It has a pretty cover though.

Emotions can be a very tricky thing. I myself am someone who struggles with anxiety and putting a name and meaning these emotions with a Biblical spin was amazing.

This book does a great job of helping you to understand the root of your emotions are grounded in your thoughts. It can go even deeper to beliefs. Maybe that’s another book. This one helps you sort through the why of what we do and seek to change our processes. It was interesting.

"Untangle Your Emotions", by Jennie Allen, was a great read that offers practical insights into managing and understanding your emotions. I found this book to be incredibly useful, both professionally and personally. It was also fun to read and engaging.

The personal stories she shares, along with her research, provides actionable advice that is easy to immediately implement. The prompts give great starting off points for conversations with staff and students.

This book has made a big impact at home, too. It has helped my wife and me communicate better and understand each other's emotions, and learn to identify them, which helps to not react based on them, and the tools we’ve learned have helped to strengthen our marriage. This book has also taught me new ways to support my daughters and understand their emotions.

The writing is relatable and engaging, and it helps that she breaks down complex concepts so that they are easy to understand and digest.

I highly recommend "Untangle Your Emotions". Specifically, anyone who works in education, couples, parents, and anyone seeking emotional clarity and control would find a lot of value in this book.

Thanks to the publisher, WaterBrook, for providing an advance copy of this book in exchange for my review via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Sebastian Gonzalez
Vice Principal, YES Prep Schools
Houston, TX

This is such a must needed book. We all could use some help untangling our emotions especially after the last few years. I am thankful for Jennie's research and insight into this topic. This would make a great book club book.

Jennie never fails to write a book right when I need it. As the perfect follow up to Find Your People, Untangle Your Emotions is direct but understanding in how to deal with our emotions, as varied as they may be. I especially appreciate that she recognizes modern medication may be needed in some situations while allowing for other options as well. Definitely another good book from her!

"You will never be emotionally healthy outside the will of God."
"Emotions aren't meant to control us. They are meant to inform us. TO alert us. To connect us. To remind us that we're alive. To help us make sense of the world around us."

Often, we are afraid of feelings. We don't want to be too much for people. Trying to be logical appeals to us more than trying to show heart. Reasoning through situations feels comfortable than trying to feel our way through our circumstances.

But what I learned from this book is that by starting with my feelings, I may actually be able to rein in my thoughts more effectively. By taking a step back, I can determine why I am strongly reacting to a situation that should not be that big of deal.

The author provides plenty of examples and circumstances where investigating feelings is helpful. She talks about where she responded correctly and situations where she wishes she would have reacted differently. The book is full of practical advice and relevant material.

What I appreciated the most was the element of faith. This book does talks about acknowledging emotions without letting them control your life. Looking to God for wisdom and insight regarding emotions is the ultimate goal.

So many great quotes in this wonderful book. I ended up listening to it because the narrator is the author. I feel like that added even more life to the book.

I did get an advanced e-copy on NetGalley.

I really wanted to like this book. I wanted to discover an ‘ah ha’ in this that I truly needed, but I didn’t.. I’ve always enjoyed this authors speaking, but I have decided I’m not a huge fan of her books. It felt very surface level, with little depth and little roots into biblical grounding (not that it wasn’t biblical). It just fell short of my expectations, though I’m sure it reached others just fine.

Untangle Your Emotions
Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It
by Jennie Allen
Pub DateFeb 13 2024
WaterBrook & Multnomah |WaterBrook
Christian| Self-Help


I received a copy of Untangle Your Emotions through Waterbrook & Multnomah and Netgalley.:



How many times have you heard, "Don't let your emotions get the best of you"? Wouldn't it be better if instead of ignoring our feelings, we noticed, named, and allowed God to use them to draw us closer to Him?


There are many of us who need to unlearn damaging messages about our emotions. Despite being taught that emotions are untrustworthy, God can use them to show us where we need healing. 


Jennie Allen uses scientific research, biblical insight, and her own story to help you understand your emotions!



Put an end to stuffing, dismissing, or minimizing your emotions by using a five-step process
Learn how emotional maturity leads to deeper connections with God and others by debunking the myth that feelings are sinful.


Whether you identify as emotional or not, you can live emotionally healthy by applying biblical wisdom and therapeutic research.


By exploring the depth of God's love and compassion for you, you can sit with feelings that are confusing and painful

Feelings aren't something to fix; they are something to experience. Identifying and navigating our emotions will help us draw closer to the God who built our soul, mind, and heart.


I give Untangle Your Emotions five out of five stars!


Happy Reading!

I respect her enthusiasm to keep writing and encouraging reading in her community. If you want to read a personal experience with emotions and personal stories from someone who likes to open up, this is the book for you. The shared content is very shallow if you have previous experience in this topic. If you expect more academic work, if you already know the basics about emotions, if you are a counselor or professional in mental health is better for you to find another type of material or probably go directly to deeper content. This author is honest and very easy to read, but I think she is a communicator and leader, not a writer or scholar. I found J. Alasdair Groves & Winston T. Smith work more compelling. I got this Advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely fabulous! Anything by Jennie Allen is bound to be good, but this was above and beyond what I even expected. It pointed me to Jesus, to my people, and to understand myself and my God-given emotions in a better way. Full of personal stories, practical advice, and steeped in Scripture, I found myself recommending it as I read to my 19 year old mentee and my 50 year old mentor… it’s that good! Highly recommend! I’ll be purchasing a hard copy now to keep and annotate for myself. Thank you, Jennie!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

This book was challenging and encouraging in a good way. I am not very in touch with my emotions and have troubles noticing, naming, and feeling. It is often easier to suppress them. I resonated with Jennie and how she shared that in the past she has been one to fix problems and have little emotions. It was encouraging to hear her share about how she has experienced this journey with her emotions over the past few years. I think this book was a great starting place and at times felt like it was written just for me. I think there is lots of opportunity to delve deeper into this topic.

This was an incredible book, I love anything by Jeannie Allen and this one did not disappoint. It was filled with depth and humor all while pointing you to God.

Love this book so much! Grateful for the reminders and the truth in this book!! I needed it so much! Looking forward to new releases from this author!

I am a long time fan of Jennie Allen. But her previous two books didn’t connect with me quite as much. Untangle Your Emotions was just the book I needed! In this book, Jennie spoke directly what I needed to hear. In the past 1-2 years I have come to realize how inexperienced I am in noticing and letting myself feel my emotions. I am good at numbing or going right into “fix it” mode. Learning to feel my real emotions and learn to honestly recognize them and acknowledge them has been life giving. High,y recommend,

I highlighted many passages and even sentences in this book. No doubt I will have more to highlight when I go through it again. The author touches on how to deal with and heal our emotions in a most practical way. What’s best is that she doesn’t leave God out of the equation as well. She also shares openly about her own emotional experiences as well as her husband’s.

What I felt could be covered more is when and how certain emotions can become sins, with biblical references.

A worthwhile read because we are creatures with emotions and sometimes we just need a bit of help with them.

4 stars from me.