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

Do you ever wonder if why you feel so exhausted after being around some people?  Does it seem like something is off, but you try to rationalize it away or blame yourself, rather than calling out sin or false accusations someone made toward you?  If you feel like your mind is being twisted, like you are never heard but often minimized or dismissed for your thoughts, feelings, or needs, you may be i...

When leadership or those in a position of authority do not stop abuse when brought to their attention, they are enabling sin.  Jesus is a God of love and peace, not a God wanting victims to suffer but a God who frees captives.  Toxicity and Abuse warp true Christian principles, and are not what God intended.

Do you deny your own needs and feelings because you think it's the Godly thing to do?  Even if it enables sin?  God gave each of us a self that needs saving by Jesus through our choice of Him as our Lord.  God did not make us to save other people from their own choices and consequences at our expense.  If you think you might be in a codependent relationship, or wonder what codependency traits may...

Do you need encouragement?  God's ways work, and His Word is there to guide you for your good and His glory.  Focusing on His ways is a path to abundance in life...spiritual richness, mental health, peace, and safety.

Have you ever been Black Friday shopping?  I went today, and I have some valuable lessons in human nature and self-care management that I've extracted to share with you.  Hear the ups and downs of the journey of my Black Friday shopping experiences in this episode.

As we approach the holidays, we can choose where our focus will be.  We can focus on the stressors or on the blessings, and the blessings have far more benefits.  Listen in for ways a practice of gratitude can be put into action and the benefits it can reap for you in reducing anxiety and producing better mental health and spiritual connection to God.

Do you feel defeated and paralyzed before making positive steps toward change?  Do you feel stuck and like giving up before you even start to move toward a goal?  The change cycle involves considerations such as pre-contemplation, and you may even feel that it is safer to stay with the dysfunction you feel comfortable with rather than learning how to step outside of your comfort zone and risk fail...

Do you feel tired, burdened, weary?  Today's meditation reminds us that what we perceive as huge and powerful pales in comparison to our God who can hold the  oceans in His hands and can count and name each of the stars in the sky. Listen in.

Are you visiting with your family of origin for the holidays?  It can be great, and it can bring out the worst parts of you because they can often push your buttons like noone else.  Triggers, old memories, stories you would rather avoid hearing again, it can all be part of the mix at times.  If you could use some tips for keeping your sanity this time of year, listen in.

Do the upcoming holidays have you stressed out?  If you need to take off the guilt of your shoulders, listen in and learn the blessing of helpful self-management and time management tools that can help you manage your energy at the holidays and eliminate holiday anxiety and stressors.

How do you survive the holidays when you don't feel like celebrating?  Dealing with grief and loss during the holidays is tough, and pretending that you are okay is not the answer.  Honoring your feelings, needs, and season with kindness is much more important than the "shoulds," "shouldn'ts," and comparisons.  Listen in for some encouragement.

You want to keep your stress level down but also navigate the holidays with joy.  What is most important at the holidays?  Listen in.

God fights our battles for us.  If you need an extra dose of calmnes and strength, listen in to this Monday Scripture meditation for motivation to rest in God, and let Him be your safe place and protector against anxiety and fear and the worries of this world.

Are you constantly running under a lot of pressure?  Do you even know if your head is being kept above water and if you are making any progress?  If you can't tell whether you are sinking or swimming, it may be time to ground in the present moment physically and focus your efforts in present time to engage your power in the moment.  Listen in.

Are you stifling your preferences or needs for no legitimate reason?  Of course, if it's a sin/selfishness thing, that's one thing, but what if it's just habit, thought distortions, or an incomplete story you are telling yourself that keeps you from being your honest and authentic self.  You are equally as important as anybody else, and your needs and likes are important, too! God cares about the...

Did you know that thoughts, feelings, and actions are all related?  If you change any one of them, you can affect the others.  Challenging the words we say to ourselves, the beliefs we accept without question, and the consequent actions we do can lead to good things.  With a positive outlook and a reframe of your perspective and actions, you can achieve your goals in life.

Do you wish you could calm your anxiety and stop it from consuming so much of your life? Whether you choose one or all of today's things to stop doing, you will benefit by taking action to reduce the level of anxiety in your life.  Anxiety can be managed, and these helpful tips can make it possible.

While brief, there is a slight mention of a violent act that may be disturbing for listeners or their children.  Please use wisdom before listening. Creation depicts God, and we are created by God with the feelings and emotions to enjoy and embrace it.  Today's meditation reminds us we can embrace God's beauty today.

Have you ever felt yourself saying words you didn't mean to say and having a tone you didn't mean to have?  Do you ever surprise yourself with your responses and wonder if you even really mean what you are saying?  It's easy to go into fight or flight survival mode when triggered, to go into all or nothing thinking and use words like always, never, should, and shouldn't, but there is a better way!...

What drives you crazy about communicating with your significant other, family, friends, or co-workers?  It often comes down to a lack of clarity on what we each need, want, and are trying to say and a break down about how to go for the "win-win."  Listen in for two crucial and essential communication tips in today's podcast of Mental Health for Christian Women.  They can change your relationships...

Today is Part 2 in our series, "Why Does Communication Have To Be So Hard?"  7 Common Issues that cause negative interactions and hurt in relationships are shared as well as ways to better manage communication to avoid stress and build intimacy in connection.

Communication in relationships can be frustrating and hard, but it is actually pretty simple once you know the ins and outs.  Today is part 1 of our series on communication.  Listen in to this series to understand where conversations and relationships often go off track.

We hear the words, but do we hear the message?  When we meditate on scripture and that Jesus loves each of us....Jesus Loves YOU...we actually listen and hear the true, deep, beautiful message.

Thoughts and Feelings are important for informing us of input from inside ourselves and outside of ourselves, but they can't be the deciding factor of how we live.  We need to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ and Godly truth from the Bible to protect ourselves from the lies of the enemy.

Have you been wondering if you are in a narcissistic relationship?  Are there toxic behaviors that you do to others or that someone is doing to you that you may not even be aware are emotionally abusive?  Emotional and mental abuse is sometimes difficult to pinpoint because there can be times where things are great, and in wanting things to get back to great, we might tolerate things we typically...