Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR

Why Do I Rush Past My Feelings? Anxiety, Trauma Responses, and What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You Do you find yourself rushing through uncomfortable feelings , talking faster when you're anxious, frantically trying to fix things, avoiding difficult emotions, or feeling like you just need to get past something as quickly as possible? There may be a reason. Sometimes what looks like rush...

Why Do I Feel Like I'm Not Good Enough? How Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Your Nervous System Keep You Stuck Why do you feel insecure or not good enough , even when you logically know you have value? Why do you compare yourself to other people, worry about what they think, or feel like everyone else has life figured out while you're somehow falling short? These feelings may not mean there is...

Spiritual Bypassing: When Christian Faith Is Used to Avoid Feelings, Trauma, and Real Healing What is spiritual bypassing , and how can it affect Christian women struggling with anxiety, trauma, grief, difficult emotions, or painful experiences? Sometimes well-meaning Christians respond to emotional pain with phrases like "count your blessings," "just have faith," "think positive," or "give it to...

Have you tried talk therapy but it didn't go deep enough to heal the wounds of trauma deep inside you?  Have you heard the phrase EMDR and wondered if Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing might be able to help you heal from trauma and anxiety?  In this episode, Michelle shares how she incorporates EMDR with Christian Thearpy and Somatic Experience and IFS parts work therapy c oncepts to h...

Would you like to stop feeling so afraid in life?  Fear can be helpful when it works to keep us safe, but after trauma, it can lie to us.  In this episode, Michelle shares about the concept of time and truth that can help you to step out of the cycle of fear and into a more regulated nervous system. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian...

Do you feel like God's mad at you or that you aren't good enough or you would have been healed by now?  God is a loving parent and not a vindictive one.  In this episode, Michelle shares the one thing that you can reframe to gain freedom from the things that steal your peace and time when it comes to your trauma. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is al...

Sometimes, what we think isn't actually true, even though it seems or feels true.  In this episode, Michelle guides you through the gap between desire and outcome to reflect on whether the thought in between is true or not and what you might be able to do about it. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith...

Are you wondering if what you are experiencing qualifies as trauma?  Do you wonder if it is really bad enough to qualify?  Do you feel others have it worse?  Do you not want to complain?  Today, Michelle talks about some tell-tale ways you can know you are struggling with trauma. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to ho...

Have you ever felt like your trauma is keeping you far from God or like you can't feel His presence like you want to?  Today's episode will give you a couple of tips for encouragement. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that a...

Do you wonder if you can ever break free of the past and how your upbringing or lack of being brought up well affects you today?  Or, maybe you see holes in your husband's upbringing that is costing you both peace and stability in the present relationships you have?  It's not too late to learn what goes into healthy relationship dynamics.  You can change your future and future relationships for th...

Do you wonder if you will be stuck forever or if God actually has a purpose for your pain and life?  If you've been grinding away and not seeing the progress you hope for, this episode may help you to realize you are already well on your healing journey and where and how to look for clues as to the next step. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a...

Have you received some unexpected information from someone you should be able to trust?  Have they let you down, betrayed you, or sinned and you are not left trying to pick up the pieces?  You may be trying to forgive but you're so angry or to do right by God but want them to pay.  It's natural to be confused, hurt, devastated, and frustrated, but today, I hope to give you some solid ground where...

Do you have more discomfort in your nervous system than peace?  Are you getting through the day by surviving but not eally living and thriving? If you aren't at peace in your body and your nervous system is able to relax due to the effects of past trauma, a reset may be needed to get out of fight, flight, and freeze.   READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist wh...

Do you experience uncomfortable feelings in your body because of your past traumatic experiences?  Zings of adrenaline or moments of disconnection from the present moment may be trauma responses trying to tell you that more healing is needed. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy? ...

Do you find yourself stuck and overthinking your decisions and voice?  You may be giving away power that is rightfully yours.  Listen in to learn what to look for and why you don't have to. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way...

Do you try to do all the "right" things but still not feel good enough?  Do you wonder why you have to work so hard to be able to think right and why you still don't feel differently inside?  It's quite likely it's the way your nervous system has made sense of the traumas you've endured over a lifetime.  It's trying to tell you what it needs so that you can get in touch with the real you, but if y...

Have you been to the mall and seen the YOU ARE HERE arrow on the map?  Knowing your location and where you are trying to get to is necessary for an efficient trip.  The same is true for knowing where you are mentally, emotionally, and relationally.  It's important so that you can effectively heal and live.  Today's episode shares three ways that knowing where you are helps you to move forward. REA...

Have you been paralyzed by overthinking, overanalyzing, and fearful of the next right step to take?  If you get caught up in your thoughts, ruminate, and then get anxious or stressed out, today's pep talk is for you. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorp...

Have you ever wondered why you can know you're safe in your mind… but your body still feels anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, or on edge? What if some of the things you or others have called weakness, overreacting, or "being too emotional" are actually signs that your nervous system has been trying to protect you? Could it be that your anxiety, emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, or shutdown res...

Are you ready to get past the hurts of things like CPTSD, Trauma, and Difficult Relationships but find yourself stuck?  Is it a struggle to make progress because you can't seem to get over the mental and emotional blocks inside you?   If so, today's episode can explain why you may be falling under something called "learned helplessness."  Listen in to understand why you feel that way and how the d...

Have you ever felt plagued and disgusted by intrusive thoughts?   Have anxiety attacks caused you horrible symptoms?  Or, have grief and loss symptoms got you down?  It's hard when our experiences in our own minds and bodies isn't pleasant or what we want.  Yet, today, I'm going to share with you how to pull out the golden nuggets of wisdom that can help you find and experience more peace. READY f...

Are you tired of anxiety symptoms running the show in your life? Do you long to reduce anxiousness and try to do that by avoiding it or pushing it away? And would you just love to relieve the emotional stress already? Today I'm going to give you three tips that really do work to help anxiety to loosen up. Listen in. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who...

Have you tried Christian counseling, but find that you can't get very far in just one hour each week and long to go deeper?  Or, do you wish therapy to heal from your grief symptoms, emotional hurt, negative thoughts or anxiety symptoms could be faster?    Well, today I'm going to tell you about what a therapeutic intensive with me is like. So if you've been wondering about working with me and wha...

Have you heard EMDR and it sounds like just an  alphabet soup of letters that gets tossed around?  Have you wondered what EMDR therapy might be? Would you like to find out if  emdr-based Christian counseling could be a good fit for you as you work to heal from traumatic experiences or emotional pain? Well, in this episode, I've give you the deets as they say, the low down skinny on what EMDR is, a...

Have you ever considered what you are carrying that you can let go of to gain some more mental space, emotional peace, freedom, and clarity?  If you are wondering how to break free from being overwhelmed, are unable to relax, or are holding stress that doesn't belong to you, today's episode will give you a start toward letting go and feeling lighter with 4 Things You Can Let Go of So You Can Breat...