Affirming Truths Podcast | Christian Mental Health, Encouragement

In this bonus episode of Affirming Truths, Carla sits down with Christian life coach and podcast host Joy Johnson to share a powerful testimony of loss, resilience, and the goodness of God.

Joy opens up about losing her mother, grandmother, and brother to suicide—and how generational trauma shaped her early years. With raw honesty and deep faith, she shares how God brought restoration, equipped her to break unhealthy emotional patterns, and led her to create the Joyful Fit Life community, where women of faith find clarity, consistency, and Christ-centered support.

If you've ever wondered how to see God's goodness in the middle of heartbreak, this episode will encourage you to hold onto hope, embrace healing, and choose joy.

Bio: Joy Johnson is the founder of The Joyful Fit Life and host of The Journey to Becoming Podcast. She has helped hundreds of women of faith step out of survival mode and into the abundant life God created them for. Known for her heart, authenticity, and Christ-centered approach, Joy guides women in building clarity, consistency, and confidence through practical systems, community, and faith-based encouragement.

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Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

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Have you ever felt buried under shame, trauma, or brokenness—like you were living in a grave? The good news is that God specializes in resurrection. In this episode of Affirming Truths, Christian Mental Health Coach Carla Arges unpacks what it really means for God to turn our graves into gardens.

Drawing from Scripture, personal testimony, and the natural process of growth, Carla shares how the Lord transforms the dead and barren places of our lives into something beautiful and fruitful. You'll learn why healing is seasonal—requiring planting, waiting, pruning, and then blooming—and how to partner with God in that process.

If you've been praying for breakthrough but feel stuck in a season of waiting, this episode will remind you of God's promise: "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?" (Isaiah 43:19).

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Do you ever feel like your body is stuck in anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm - even when you know the truth of God's Word? Trauma and mental health struggles can rewire our brains and keep us trapped in fight, flight, or freeze. But there's hope.

In this episode of Affirming Truths, Christian Mental Health Coach Carla Arges shares practical, biblical tools to help you reset your nervous system and return to peace. Learn how breath prayers, grounding practices, gentle movement, and Scripture meditation can calm your body and renew your mind.

If you've been searching for Christian strategies to manage anxiety and trauma responses, this episode will equip you with both faith-based encouragement and neuroscience-backed tools to reset and heal.

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Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of negative thoughts - like shame, fear, or unworthiness - and wondered how to break free? In this episode of Affirming Truths, Carla Arges shares a practical, biblical framework for renewing your mind and walking in God's freedom.

Drawing from 2 Corinthians 10:5 and Philippians 4:8, Carla unpacks 4 simple but powerful steps to taking thoughts captive: recognizing harmful patterns, interrupting them, replacing lies with God's truth, and practicing new thoughts until they take root. Whether you're struggling with trauma, anxiety, or everyday stress, this episode will equip you with both spiritual insight and neuroscience-backed tools to align your thought life with Christ.

You don't have to live weighed down by lies - God has given you the authority to renew your mind.

Learn more about Carla's upcoming group coaching program: Rooted & Resilient

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Sin doesn't always announce itself loudly—sometimes it slips in quietly and makes itself at home. Over time, we stop noticing it. We stop feeling convicted. We make peace with things God died to free us from.

In this episode of Affirming Truths, Christian Mental Health Coach Carla Arges talks about the subtle ways we normalize sin—like unforgiveness, what we consume, negative self-talk, gossip, and overworking—and how these compromises quietly hinder our healing.

Discover how to recognize where you've grown spiritually numb, why that's dangerous for your relationship with God, and 3 practical steps you can take to return to freedom and wholeness in Christ.

Learn more about Carla's upcoming group coaching program: Rooted & Resilient

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

We live in an age of endless learning—but are we actually living what we know?

In this episode of Affirming Truths, Christian Mental Health Coach Carla Arges explores why knowing God's Word isn't enough to produce transformation. It's not the truth you know that changes your life—it's the truth you act on.

If you feel stuck despite reading Scripture, listening to sermons, and doing "all the right things," this episode will help you break through. Learn how to partner with God by taking courageous, faith-filled steps and move from head knowledge to heart transformation.

Learn more about Carla's upcoming group coaching program: Rooted & Resilient

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

When life feels overwhelming, uncertain, or painful, God's Word becomes our anchor. In this comforting episode, Carla shares five powerful Bible verses to help you navigate hard seasons with truth, strength, and hope.

Whether you're facing anxiety, grief, discouragement, or spiritual dryness, these Scriptures will meet you right where you are.

Learn more about Carla's upcoming group coaching program: Rooted & Resilient

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

What you focus on shapes your life. Focus on fear, and fear grows. Focus on God, and peace grows.

In this episode, Carla invites you to pause and consider what's been consuming your thoughts lately. Through biblical wisdom and practical tools, Carla teaches you how to shift your gaze from distractions, lies, and worries to Jesus—so you can experience the peace only He gives.

Whether your mind feels stuck on problems, pain, or the past, this episode will help you refocus and step into God's promises for your life.

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

The lies that trauma whispers—"You're too much," "You'll never heal," "Your past defines you"—can feel louder than God's truth. But those lies are not who you are.

In this powerful episode, Carla helps you uncover the hidden lies shaping your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and teaches you how to replace them with the unshakable truth of God's Word.

If you've ever struggled with feelings of unworthiness, shame, or doubt, this conversation will show you how to break free from the lies and anchor your identity in Christ.

Register for "Who Told You That?" Webinar here

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Grief isn't a sign of weak faith—it's a gift from God to help us process the pain of living in a broken world. In this highly requested episode, Carla invites you to stop carrying grief alone and start grieving with God.

Carla shares biblical truths, practical tools, and her own journey of navigating loss—from broken dreams to childhood trauma—to encourage Christian women to bring their pain into God's presence.

If you've ever felt pressure to "get over it" or wondered where God is in your sorrow, this episode will remind you: He is near to the brokenhearted, and He wants to comfort you—not rush you.

Register for the Who Told You That? Webinar here

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season. Book a discovery call today!

GET YOUR FREE RENEWING YOUR MIND WORKBOOK HERE

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards