Get Free From Anxiety | Panic Attack, Anxious, Overwhelmed, Stress, Faith, Prayer

I'm sharing something a little different this week: a clip straight from my beta course, where I get real about a phrase we've all heard a million times- "protecting your peace" -and why I actually don't believe in it. Oof. I know.  We talk about the difference between hiding from discomfort and actually living through it. I open up about my own struggles with anxiety and food, share a personal (a...

Do you ever catch yourself trying to "fix" everything for your kid, only to feel like they're pulling further away from you? Or maybe you're the one who grew up feeling like you had to be the perfect Christian kid, holding it all together so your parents wouldn't worry? If either of those hits close to home, this episode is for you. I brought on my friend Kristen Phillips, a Christian teen anxiety...

You guys know my story. I used to have four to five panic attacks every single day, and I've learned a lot on the other side of that. One of the biggest things I've learned is that the way we think about panic attacks is actually a huge part of why they keep happening. And once I understood that, everything started to change. In this episode, I'm teaching you the two core things you need to unders...

Okay, let's be real for a second. You didn't ask for anxiety. It just showed up one day and decided to move in like a roommate nobody invited. And if you're anything like I was, you've spent way too many days wishing it would just leave you alone. The good news? You actually have the power to get rid of it. And in this episode, I'm walking you through exactly how to do that through four steps, all...

Anxiety doesn't have to run your life, and you don't need hours in your day to fight back. As a mom of two, wife, and woman wearing several hats, I am completely familiar with feeling like there isn't enough time in the day to help ourselves! But in this episode, I'm sharing four spirit-led hacks that take 10 minutes or less each day and are rooted in Scripture. These aren't just feel-good tips; t...

If you've ever dreaded walking through your own front door — working late on purpose, wandering the aisles of Target just to avoid going home — I want you to know you are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you. I've been exactly where you are. In this episode, I'm getting real with you about the season I spent feeling like my own home was triggering my anxiety instead of calming it. I'm sh...

If you've ever felt what I can only describe as exhausterwhelmulated — that bone-deep mix of exhausted, overwhelmed, and overstimulated all at once — tune in. I know that feeling intimately. There was a season in my life when I was working full-time, coming home to a three-year-old, breastfeeding a six-week-old who came to work with me every day, cooking, cleaning, and quietly falling apart inside...

If you've ever caught yourself thinking "when will this finally be over?", this episode is for you. I know what it's like to wake up already dreading the day. I spent four years battling anxiety, with the last two years of that season consisting of four to five panic attacks a day at my worst. I tried to figure it all out on my own, and friend, it wasn't working. In this episode, I'm sharing the o...

If you've ever found yourself lying awake at night, caught in a loop of what if this happens and what if that falls apart, I totally get you. That spiral is exhausting, and honestly, it's no way to live. Today I'm sharing the one simple but powerful shift that changed everything for me: replacing "what if" with "even if." It sounds almost too simple, right? But stick with me, because this isn't ju...

There is something I want you to know: anxiety is not the problem. It's the symptom. Today, we are taking a good look at the root of what's been disrupting your peace, and why that changes everything about how you approach it. I'm also getting real about how anxiety can steal your joy even when life is going perfectly well, because I've lived that, and I know you have too. We're talking about the...

Have you been praying for your anxiety to go away and still waking up feeling the same? I've been there. In today's episode, I'm opening up about a season in my life when I was struggling to hold onto my faith while managing panic attacks, a new marriage, motherhood, and a world turned upside down by COVID. If your prayers feel unanswered, this episode is for you. We're diving into a two-part, scr...

Summer is here, and if you're anything like me, the second those kids walked through the door on the last day of school, your mind started racing at 100 miles per hour. Laundry. Activities. Meals. Schedules. Keeping the peace. Keeping yourself together. I get it, sis, because I lived it on day ONE of summer break, and let me tell you, it did not go perfectly. But here's what I want you to hear tod...

If you've ever picked up your phone "just for a second" and looked up to realize an hour has gone by — I see you, sis. That constant scroll feels satisfying in the moment, but deep down you know it's quietly feeding your anxiety, pulling you out of the present, and stealing the joy of what's right in front of you. In this episode, I'm sharing 5 things you can do instead of doomscrolling to calm yo...

If you've ever Googled "why does my anxiety not go away even though I have faith," you're in the right place. Being a believer and still struggling with anxiety and panic attacks can feel like a contradiction. You love God. You read your Bible. You pray. So why is the anxiety still there? Why does "just trust God" feel impossible when your heart is racing and your mind won't stop? You are not alon...

If you've been living with anxiety so long that it's started to feel like a personality trait — like maybe this is just who you are now — I want you to know that I understand that feeling more than you know. There was a time when I used to wake up every single day wishing I could go back to being 12 years old, carefree, unafraid, with nobody's problems on my shoulders. I had forgotten what it felt...

If you've ever felt like your mind is on a hamster wheel — spinning, spiraling, going and going with no off switch — this episode is for you. Overthinking is one of the sneakiest ways anxiety gets a foothold in our lives. As women, we've practically been conditioned to do it. We replay conversations, catastrophize situations, and exhaust ourselves before anything has even happened. And the worst p...

Let's talk, sis. I know what it's like to wake up feeling already behind, to move through your whole day without a single breath, and to fall into bed at night still carrying everything. I know what it's like to want to rest and somehow feel guilty about it at the same time. That's exactly why I needed to have this conversation with you. In this episode of Get Free From Anxiety, we're talking abou...

Do you ever find yourself dreading the day before it even begins? Have you been pushing through life on the outside while something heavy is quietly taking over on the inside? And what if the answer to what you've been carrying has been written down for you all along? I used to think I was just a nervous person. For years, I carried this weight without a name for it, until a trip to the ER and a l...

Have you ever been sitting at your desk, not doing anything stressful, and out of nowhere your heart just... takes off? No reason. No warning. Just full-on panic mode? And if you've ever thought, "I love God, I believe in Him, so why do I still feel like this?" — girl, this episode is for you. I'm sharing a piece of my very first live workshop, Free Yourself From Anxiety, and I am so excited about...

Are you struggling to connect with God? Does anxiety make it hard to quiet your mind long enough to pray, let alone journal? If you've ever felt too scattered, too tired, or too disconnected to even know where to start with your faith, this episode was made for you. In this conversation, I sit down with Eileen Perez — spiritual growth coach, wife, mom, nana, and host of A Journey Through Faith — a...

If you've been skipping prayer, avoiding church, or filling your time with anything but God,  I see you, and I've been there too. Avoidance doesn't mean you've stopped loving Him. More often, it means fear, shame, or confusion has quietly crept in between you and the One who already knows everything about you. In this episode, I'm walking you through three simple steps to help you return to God ev...

Have you ever felt so mentally and emotionally drained that you weren't even overthinking anymore...you were just done? Like you're still showing up, cooking dinner, being present, but feeling completely numb on the inside? I've been there. Just recently, actually. And in this episode, I'm walking you through exactly what helped me shake off that weariness and find my way back. I know what it feel...

Have you ever been blindsided by something you never saw coming and immediately felt fear, panic, or anxiety?  How do you learn to manage the effects of that sudden event?  For most of us, we find ourselves in a state of fear and anxiety when things take an unexpected turn. But, what if we learned to trust God in such a way that we don't lose our hope (or peace!) even when it's hard? In this episo...

Hey sis, the internet is not short on techniques to calm panic attacks. But how do we stop having them? How do we get control and maintain that control so we can go through our days joyfully again? When I was struggling with panic attacks daily, I grew tired of anxiety relief tips that only manage symptoms. I needed to know what steps to take so I could be free. God led me through it, and now you...

If you've been waking up with a racing heart, feeling constantly triggered, or just going through the motions of life with your mind somewhere else entirely, I see you, and I've been there. Today, I'm pulling back the curtain on what anxiety is actually costing you. Not in a shame-y way, but in a wake up and see what's being stolen from you kind of way. Because once you see it clearly, you can fin...