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

How to stay as mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy as possible when the world seems to be falling apart?  Today, Michelle shares her tips for this listener's question.  Listen in!

Scripture Meditation from the Bible can help to calm your anxiety when you realize how great a Creator our God is.  Today's episode focuses on Psalm 8 and God's majesty in what He made humans and the world to include.  Trusting in God comes when we focus on who He is and His truth and power rather than our own human understanding.

In this episode, Michelle shares six tips for Christian women to pull back and move forward towards their goals. The first tip is to stop the time sucks, which involves identifying activities or responsibilities that are taking up unnecessary time and removing them from your schedule. The second tip is to take note of your priorities and find ways to incorporate them into your daily life that work...

Is it time for you to take notice of how your actions in life line up with your goals and desires?  Do you seek to follow God's ways but find yourself a bit off course at times?  Today, Michelle shares about her present journey to align her thoughts and actions with the truth of the Bible and how she is taking the next steps to grow into leveling up to the next best stuff God is leading her into. ...

Being still and knowing that God is God can bring peace when we're anxious,  Bible Scripture meditation from Psalm 46:10 is the verse for focus today.   Psalm 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God,"  emphasizes the freedom and simplicity of just being, existing, and knowing God's presence. In this episode, Michelle shares a technique of repeating and segmenting the verse to focus on its meaning...

In this episode, Michelle discusses the trauma recovery journey and how to think positively when feeling stuck. She explains that trauma is a painful past experience that impacts us beyond our ability to handle it. Often, we develop coping skills to prevent similar situations but they can end up hurting us. Michelle reassures that even if feeling stuck or are facing familiar pain, you are making p...

In this episode, Michelle discusses the concept of where individuals are in time based on their trauma and actual chronology. She explains how trauma can cause certain parts of us to get stuck back in time and the importance of time travel in healing trauma.  Break free from what holds you back by learning how to think like a therapist but with the practicality of a roadmap toward your goals and h...

Today's Scripture Meditation comes from the Bible verse we can study as found in James 3:13 which speaks about having wisdom in the way we live our lives.  Scripture meditation can help us to calm our anxiety, encourage us, and lead us into a closer walk with the Lord and with others in mental health, relationship, and emotional wellness as well as to heal from the traumas of life.   Learn more ab...

In this episode. Michelle discusses the concept of magical thinking and how it can hinder personal growth and healing. She shares personal anecdotes and examples from her clinical experience to highlight the distortions and fallacies that can arise from magical thinking. Throughout the episode, she debunks five common lies associated with magical thinking that Christians may accidentally fall into...

In this episode, Michelle shares a personal experience to illustrate the importance of gaining clarity in our lives. She talks about how sometimes we can think we have everything figured out, only to realize that there is missing information that can change our perspective.  She emphasizes the role of therapists, coaches, and mentors in providing the outside perspective and insights that we may no...

In this Scripture meditation, we are focusing on the theme of hope as talked about in several Bible verses, emphasizing the importance of hope in the Christian faith.  May this encourage you to focus on God's truth and help you to be encouraged that you will find strength in God, who fills you with joy and peace through the Holy Spirit to overcome hardships with trust and confidence.  This episode...

Your Needs Are Worth Attending To just as you ARE.  You don't have to fall into the the common tendency that many Christian women do, of comparing themselves and their situations to those of others or where they wish they were already.  You don't need to judge your own needs and experiences.  You are unique, and your life journey is unique and valuable, and it is important to recognize and priorit...

You are powerful because God is powerful, and His Spirit resides in you as you are a Christian Woman.  However, life, hurt, pain, disappointment, insecurity, and other things can get in the way of you feeling and living in that power on a daily basis.  If you know that you want to change, improve your life, get unstuck, and break free from the things that hold you back so that you can go from mere...

Today's Scripture meditation is based on Deuteronomy 31:8, with the message that the Lord Himself goes before you, is with you, and will never leave or forsake you to encourage you to reflect on the areas of life where God's presence and guidance are needed and there to overcome anxiety, fear, and discouragement. , especially in moments of fear or discouragement.  God is already ahead, leading the...

What are six common indicators that signal the need for change and taking action in order to achieve your desired results?  Michelle shares each of them with you in this episode because you can't just wait and pray for your desired results to happen without ever taking any action.  You need to actively make good choices and take steps toward achieving the outcome goals you want to experience. When...

  In this episode we discuss the importance of challenging negative self-messages and identifying needs and deficits in order to live life more authentically.  It is important to learn to challenge false beliefs and use scripture and sound mental health concepts to combat negative thoughts and emotions, and address practical needs such as sleep, nutrition, exercise, and hydration.  Learning to ide...

In this episode titled "Psalm 107:29 - Hushed Waves Stills Storms," we meditate on the power of God to still storms and hush the waves of life.  God has the ability to silence the storms in our lives, bringing peace and rest. This meditation encourages listeners to reflect on what storms they may be facing and to trust in God's power to still them. The episode concludes with a reminder to take our...

  Do you want to live a life of "settle for" by default or accepting what happens to you, or do you want to live a life of powerful impact, using all that God has provided for you to make the best difference in your life, be an effective parent, a supportive spouse, a peace-filled warrior for God's plans for your life and the ways He has uniquely created you to make a difference in this world and...

The stories we tell ourselves aren't always completely accurate, and these inaccuracies can cause us a great deal of distress.  Learning to examine your story in light of scripture as well as putting the story of what has happened to you through where you were in your age, development, and circumstances can help to shed light on stuck points and where you might gain power and freedom by changing y...

This meditation touches on the concept of stillness and the importance of finding quietness and calmness in one's relationship with God, exploring the idea of being content and confident, having already received all that is needed. Choosing to calm and quiet oneself in the presence of God, by knowing that He is the source and provider is something you can cultivate. The episode encourages listener...

God has a beautiful story written for you, His Masterpiece, you the enemy tries to steal from you and interupt your story so that you spend so much time absorbed by the wounds and trying to heal and break free that you don't actually have the healed time to go live the empowered, God-written story!  It's a deception.  Healing is possible.  You can heal from mental and emotional pain, overcome stuc...

You are a creation of a perfect God, and He knows that you are expertly crafted according to His recipe and design.  If you feel insecure, uncertain, stuck in old patterns or emotional pain and hurt, mental anguish or doubt, you've been stolen from.  Your self-worth and identity are yours for the taking, the claiming, because they were perfectly placed in you by your Creator.  You are a unique mas...

  Following Scriptures from the Bible as guidelines for how to live wisely and well is an important practice for peace, stress reduction, and ultimately living a life of purpose and value well for God and others.  Listen in to focus your mind on God's Word today.

Are you sick and tired of repeating the same old cycles and wondering if it is even possible to break free from the anxiety, pain, or emotional or mental struggle?  It is!  Today, Michelle introduces a new series on her Emotional Freedom Framework that will help you to take back your power and break free from the things that hold you back from the life you really want to live and were created by G...

Coping with loss and transition and grieving with hope is important.