The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity

How can we trust God again when we have a fear of being hurt? We want to trust God, but these deep subconscious thoughts and fears are blocking us from being able to deepen that trust with Him. When we make decisions rooted in fear it causes us to hear God’s voice less and less, which can lead to anger or frustration. We have to take control of our thoughts to understand the true perspective of wh...

Many of us wonder “How can we connect to God and hear God’s voice?” We want to know when God is speaking, but often we overlook the mindset piece that can hinder our ability to hear God’s voice. When we’re struggling with shame and feeling not enough or we’re dealing with guilt it can be incredibly hard to hear God’s voice over our own mental chatter .  Let’s talk about how to address the issues o...

How can managing our thoughts help us hear God’s voice and grow spiritually? What role do fear, negative thoughts and anxiety play in our ability to hear God’s voice and to grow spiritually? What happens when we don’t feel God emotionally and we’re not sure if we can still hear His voice? These are important questions about how our mindset can affect our ability to hear God’s voice! Bible study an...

Prayer is powerful and an essential part of our spiritual growth, but many of us struggle with praying confidently or praying regularly. If prayer is conversation with God, why does prayer feel so hard sometimes? What gets in the way of having a consistent prayer time? Since prayer connects us with God, and connection with God changes our mindset, knowing how to pray confidently and consistently i...

Today we’re talking about surrendering to God for more peace. What does it mean to surrender? It’s more than simply knowing what you are in control of and what you are not. I’m sharing what we need to ask ourselves if we feel like we need peace, or if we need to surrender but we aren’t sure how to get there. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [3:50] Managing our minds through surrender [4:21] The gifts of surrend...

So many people struggle to manage anxiety, and it can feel so debilitating. As Christian women, we know we are called to be brave, but anxiety often holds us back from what God has called us to do. In today’s conversation with Amy Debrucque, we discuss how to take courage and release fear so we can live boldly for God despite struggling with anxiety. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [3:18] Amy’s work with women...

Life is full of spiritual battles. How can we stay strong when we’re enduring spiritual attacks from the enemy? What can we do to be mentally strong during a spiritual battle? Let’s talk about seven different ways to stay strong during a spiritual battle, based on neuroscience and biblical truth.   WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [4:50] What it means to walk through a spiritual battle [11:02] How we can stay s...

I often get questions about how to reduce stress and manage overwhelm. As part of this series about the most common questions I’m asked by Christian women about mindset, today I’m talking about how to renew your thoughts and feel God’s peace.  WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [1:55] The connection between mindset and stress management [6:20] The brain science behind stress reduction [8:12] How the brain interse...

Ever wonder “How can I keep a positive mindset when I’m surrounded by negative people?” This question came up frequently when we did a recent podcast listener survey. We don’t want to let other people’s moods affect our mindset, and we don’t want their negativity to drag us down. How can we stay positive around negative people? Today I’m sharing three simple ways to keep a positive mindset. WHAT Y...

“How can I break free from self sabotage?” is always one of the top mindset questions I’m asked as a Christian mindset coach. Today I’m sharing a very specific self sabotage exercise that goes along with the self sabotage behavior strategies and the questions we have discussed in the other episodes in this series. I can’t wait to share this simple-yet-powerful exercise to help you break free from...

Are you tired of engaging in self sabotage behavior? Then you’ll love the powerful questions and healthy behavior strategies for managing self-sabotage shared in today’s podcast episode.  These self-sabotage strategies (based on brain science and biblical truth) address the root of self-sabotage from a compassionate perspective that honors the biological and physical drivers of self sabotage. I pe...

Do you use food as comfort too? It’s such a common form of self-sabotage for women! Today I’m sharing a mindset coaching conversation I had with Angela, a member of the Christian Mindset Makeover , about her struggle with binge eating for comfort at night.  Can’t wait for you to hear Angela’s story and how we help her discover the root thought behind her self-sabotaging behaviors. If you struggle...

Here’s the #1 mindset question I’m asked as a mindset coach: “How do I stop doing what I don’t want to do?” We often refer to these behaviors as self-sabotage, and in fact, this topic is even mentioned in the Bible.  We often refer to these behaviors as self-sabotage, and in fact, this topic is even mentioned in the Bible.  If we know how we want to act, then why do we act in opposing ways? Why do...

Welcome to the new podcast: The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle! We have been working on this for several months now, and it is really in line with the direction that we see the podcast going, as well as with the needs that you all are sharing with us. There is a need for this content and this information, and I’m thrilled to bring it to you! WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [2:09] What is a Christ...

Hey friend! So glad you're here and want to learn more about this podcast: The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle. Take a listen to this quick intro to me (Alicia Michelle) and my heart behind equipping Christian women with brain-and-biblically based mindset tools that help you step out of overwhelm and worry and into the peace, freedom and confidence of a renewed, Christ-centered m...

Do you struggle with competition with other women? Do you long to build community with others but find yourself stuck in comparison? I’ll admit: I’ve allowed my competitive nature to steal from my life, hurt relationships and friendships, and limit the work that God wants to do in me. Yet more than ever, we need to build connections with other Christian women and stop the competition battle. Misty...

Ever found yourself unintentionally stuck in the comparison trap? As we seek self-improvement and look to make our lives better we can easily fall into the comparison trap. We know that comparison is an incredibly destructive mindset, but how can we manage our thoughts in a way that doesn’t use comparison as a motivation for self-improvement? Where is that line between growing and becoming our bes...

Want to lose weight, eat healthy, work out more, detox, or improve your physical health in 2022? What if I told you that your mindset about your body plays a huge role in your success?  Today, we’re talking about how to make the physical changes we desire by first getting in touch with the toxic thoughts behind our overeating or self-sabotaging behaviors.   I’ve asked my friend and nationally-reco...

Let’s celebrate! It’s our three year anniversary of The Vibrant Christian Living Podcast.  Three years ago I started this podcast for Christian women to share about what it means to renew our minds in a very practical sense in this modern world, including equipping women to know how to grow closer to God and understand how our minds work by connecting brain science with biblical truth.  I’m so exc...

If there is one book that has taught me more than any other book, next to the Bible, about God’s love, it is Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.  The power of God’s love flows through the pages of this book, and I am astounded every time I read it (I just finished my eighth reading of the book!).  Redeeming Love has almost 15,000 5-star reviews on Amazon, has been translated into 30 languages and a...

How can we find more rest when rest seems to be just out of reach? I understand–you want to get more rest (especially mental rest ), but you aren’t sure how to make it happen. If you feel exhausted and need practical ways to get rest in your busy life then you’ll love today’s episode with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, internal medicine doctor and author of Sacred Rest . She shares her seven types of r...

Ready to find more joy as we start a brand new year?  I love fresh starts, but making change in our lives is not what is going to bring us joy. Biblical joy starts with a mindset switch. As Christians, we often wonder what godly joy looks like.  If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that we can’t predict what is going to happen and we can’t derive all of our joy from what is going on...

How can we be more confident in our identity as Christian women? What does it mean to have godly confidence instead of self-confidence? We’re kicking off the new year with this conversation with Confidence Coach Trish Blackwell on how to let go of those things that steal our confidence so that we can fully step into our calling as daughters of God.   WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [1:17] The difference betwee...

We’ve been talking about how to have a fresh start and make changes that last. That’s what today’s episode on how to use brain hacks for new habits is a perfect fit for our series on new year resolutions. How can we use the power of our mind to streamline life changes so that they become automatic and easier?  I’m sharing three practical ways we can use brain science to create habits for lasting c...

Looking for a goal setting strategy that sets you up to actually achieve them? This episode is part two in a three-part series on goal setting and creating a mindset that is going to support us in the changes we want to make in the new year. Today we’re talking about how to set goals that will be effective, but that also capitalize on using the right thought process behind the goal so we can be su...