Alone No More

The Holy Empty Space | Friday Reset Devotional Looking for a quick, encouraging Christian devotional for women to anchor your heart before the weekend? Happy Friday, sister! Welcome back to your little end-of-the-week breather on Alone No More. Pop your earbuds in, grab your coffee, and let’s take a collective deep breath together as we unpack what it truly means to be trusting God in the empty sp...

Have you ever introduced yourself and immediately anchored your entire existence to what you do? *"Hi, I’m Julie, and I run a business." "Hi, I'm a teacher." "Hi, I'm a manager."* But what happens when that thing you do... disappears? In this episode of Alone No More, faith life coach Julie dives straight into the quiet, disorienting pain of an unchosen transition. Whether you are walking through...

Why Her? (How to Stop the Comparison Tracker) Host: Coach Julie Have you ever typed a "Congratulations!!!" message to a friend with a bunch of sparkle emojis, but inside, your stomach completely dropped because you were thinking, "Why them, God? What am I, chopped liver?" If you’ve felt that quiet sting of bitterness and comparison this week, you are not a monster—you are human. In this Friday Dev...

Ever felt like God gave you a green light… and then everything fell apart? Like you stepped out in faith, only to land in the wreckage wondering if you misheard Him, misunderstood Him, or missed some kind of holy fine print? This short Friday devotional is your quiet pause to breathe, reset, and remember you’re not crazy, you’re not failing, and you’re definitely not alone. In this episode, we sit...

In this episode of Alone No More, Coach Julie dives into the emotional struggle of comparison, loneliness, and feeling overlooked while waiting on God. If you’ve ever questioned your worth or wondered why others seem to move ahead while you feel stuck, this episode brings truth, encouragement, and a reminder that you are not forgotten. 💡 In This Episode We Discuss: The truth behind comparison and...

The Fine Print of Faith: Pain, Mockery & Hope What do you do when obedience costs more than you expected? In this episode we sit with Jeremiah 20:7–9 and the messy, honest questions that follow when plans fall apart. Through kitchen‑table stories, a guided reflection, and a short prayer, Julie invites Christian women to name the stubborn call that won’t quit — even when the world mocks, doors...

Prayer…  Squirrel How to talk to God when your mind won’t stay still. If you’ve ever sat down to pray and suddenly found yourself thinking about laundry, dinner, Target sales, or whether your dog is judging you… welcome. You’re in the right place. In today’s devotional, we’re talking about what actually happens when your brain yells “Squirrel!” in the middle of prayer — and why God isn’t frustrate...

Amazing Grace, the Lord’s Prayer, and How to Pray When You Have No Words If you’ve ever tried to pray and immediately remembered the laundry, the bills, the thing you forgot to thaw for dinner, and the fact that your left knee suddenly hurts for no reason… welcome. You’re my people. In this episode, we’re talking about real prayer — the kind that happens in the car, in the shower, in the Target pa...

Peace in the Middle of Your Storm Some storms hit fast. Others build slowly until you realize you’ve been bracing your shoulders for weeks. This devotional is for the woman who’s right in the middle of one — the kind of season where the waves don’t listen, the wind won’t settle, and your heart feels tired from trying to stay afloat. In this quiet, steady moment, we slow down long enough to notice...

If you’ve ever felt like your spiritual life turned into a performance you never auditioned for, you’re in good company. In this episode, we settle in together — coffee in hand, shoulders finally dropping — and talk honestly about the quiet pressure so many Christian women carry without even realizing it. The pressure to feel close to God every day. The pressure to look spiritually steady. The pre...

If you’ve been the strong one for everyone else — the steady friend, the dependable daughter, the one who keeps showing up even when your own heart feels stretched thin — this devotional is for you. When Strength Feels Heavy speaks directly to the quiet weight you carry, the exhaustion you rarely name, and the longing to be seen without having to explain why you’re tired. In this companion episode...

Ever been the “strong friend” — the one everyone leans on, but no one checks on? This episode is for the woman who shows up for everyone else but feels quietly alone when the room finally goes still. Today we’re talking about the hidden loneliness of being the dependable one… the one who carries the emotional weight, remembers the hard dates, answers the late‑night texts, and holds the rope for ev...

You know those days when you walk into a coffee shop thinking, “I just need caffeine to survive,” and God’s like, “Actually… let’s talk.” Yeah. That happened  to me. In this episode, I’m minding my own business, clutching my mocha like it’s emotional support, when God decides to pull up a metaphorical chair and get real with me. No thunder. No angels. Just me, my coffee, and the sudden realization...

This week’s Friday devotional takes us into a quiet moment sparked by a real‑world event — the island‑wide blackout in Cuba — and how it unexpectedly mirrors the places in our own lives where our strength feels dimmer than usual. Through a simple story and a few grounding scriptures, we’re reminded that God meets us right where our energy runs low and leads us to steadier ground. If you’ve been mo...

There are days when being an adult feels like a group project where everyone else got the instructions and you’re just… improvising. The bills, the expectations, the emotional load, the “be strong” mask — it all piles up until you hit that moment where you whisper, “I’m done. I can’t do this today.” This episode sits with you right there. Not to fix you. Not to shame you. But to remind you that th...

When you’re doing everything “right” and life still feels tight, heavy, or overwhelming—especially in your finances—it’s easy to wonder if you’re failing or falling behind. But you’re not. In this devotional, we talk honestly about the pressure of financial stress, the embarrassment of asking for help, and the courage it takes to surrender what you’ve been carrying alone. You’ll hear a personal st...

When everything feels expensive and life keeps throwing surprise expenses into your week, it’s easy to feel stretched thin emotionally, financially, and spiritually. This episode is a gentle, honest conversation for the woman doing mental math in the grocery store aisle, juggling school schedules, navigating unexpected costs, and trying to trust God in the middle of it all. We talk about the emoti...

When your mind starts running commentary before you’re even fully awake, peace can feel out of reach. This episode steps into that everyday mental noise—the kind that isn’t a crisis, just loud enough to wear you down. Through Isaiah 26:3, we explore what it looks like to meet God’s peace right in the middle of overthinking, busy thoughts, and the pressure to hold everything together. If your mind...

When our thoughts start racing, it can feel like we’re being pulled in a dozen directions at once. The what‑ifs, the overthinking, the replaying, the imagining… it all piles up until we’re exhausted and unsure how to slow anything down. This episode is a gentle space to breathe again. Together, we talk honestly about what it feels like when our minds run ahead of us and how easy it is to feel over...

The Hidden Resentment God Wants to Heal There are moments that don’t look like much from the outside — a small sigh, a quiet ache, a feeling you brush off because it seems too minor to matter. But those tiny, unspoken hurts can settle deep, turning into a quiet resentment you never meant to carry. In this devotional companion episode, you’ll step into a gentle conversation with God about the emoti...

The Quiet Resentment No One Sees There’s a kind of resentment that never explodes, never yells, never slams a door. It just sits quietly under the surface—building, tightening, exhausting. It shows up in the moments when someone asks for “just one more thing,” when expectations pile up, when you’re the dependable one, the strong one, the one who rarely says no. And yet… no one sees the weight you’...

When Something Small Takes You Back — And God Meets You There” Sometimes it isn’t a word that takes you back, like in the main episode. Sometimes it’s something small and unexpected — a familiar hymn, a scent you haven’t noticed in years, or an old object tucked away in a drawer. These quiet moments can stir a mix of emotions you didn’t plan to feel, from tenderness to joy to the ache of missing s...

In this episode Julie describes how a single word unexpectedly reopened old wounds and how her growing relationship with God changed her response. She explores recognizing quiet triggers, staying present with difficult emotions, and letting God sit with the parts of your story you once faced alone. Stay until the end for a simple, practical step you can take this week to feel more connected and gr...

Ever feel like everyone else understands the Bible except you? This devotional is a gentle reminder that Jesus never shames your questions. In Luke 24, we see Him patiently walking with confused disciples — teaching, guiding, and meeting them right where they are. If you’ve been carrying quiet embarrassment about what you don’t know, this episode will help you breathe again and take one simple ste...

So many Christian women secretly feel embarrassed about not knowing the Bible “well enough.” Whether it’s stumbling over names like Mephibosheth, wondering if Habakkuk is a pasta, or pretending you totally know what the Pentateuch is… you’re not alone. In this episode, we’re breaking the silence around biblical insecurity and the quiet pressure to already “know everything” about Scripture. Togethe...