“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” So says Paul in Romans 7, and so, it seems, says the character of Riley in Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2. On a special episode of Being Human, host Steve Cuss and his wife, therapist Lisa Cuss, explore what the film has to say about being human.They talk about the film in terms of the internal family systems model and family systems theory. Ultimately, consider what it looks like to notice parts of ourselves while remembering our core identity in Christ.Resources mentioned in this episode include:
- Inside Out
- Inside Out 2
- Internal family systems model
- Bowen family systems theory
- Richard Schwartz
- Capable Life
- “Put Yourself on Your Conscious List of Relationships”
“Being Human with Steve Cuss” is a production of Christianity Today
Executive Produced by Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper
Produced and Edited by Matt Stevens
Associate Producers: McKenzie Hill, Raed Gilliam, and Abby Perry
Theme song by Dan Phelps
Original Music by Andy Gullahorn
Mix Engineer: Kevin Morris
Graphic Design: Amy Jones (edited)
