A brief update on where I've been, along with a gentle reminder that we never fully know what someone else is carrying. An invitation to move through the world with a little more tenderness—and to handle one another with care.

Free Resource: Create Your Calm Create a personalized plan to help regulate your nervous system and find steadiness when life feels overwhelming.

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If we want girls to branch out, make new friends, and have meaningful experiences at Girls Camp, let's help them feel secure enough to do so. In this first episode of a multi-part series on Girls Camp, I'm sharing insights from my experiences as a psychotherapist, community mental health adolescent teacher, therapist working with teens, and mom of two awesome teenagers. We'll explore how thoughtful watchcare can help girls feel safe, seen, and supported—and create the security they need to stretch outside their comfort zones.

This episode builds on an Instagram series I shared this summer. Follow @settledwithin to check it out and find more ideas for supporting today's teens.

Free Girls Camp Resources—Solo/Faith Walk printable + a fun Brazilian game: https://stan.store/SettledWithin/p/settled-within-girls-camp-resources

What do you do when you're overwhelmed by an emotion but can't simply make it stop? In this episode, we explore acceptance, present-moment awareness, and the wisdom of the Serenity Prayer as practical ways to navigate emotions that seem to take over. You'll learn how to notice what is happening without immediately trying to fix it, reconnect with your senses, and make space for difficult emotions while choosing your next step (STOP Practice). Because resilience isn't about getting out of challenging emotions, but learning to work with them.

STOP Practice: Stop, Take a breath, Observe and detangle (sensations, emotions, thoughts, situation), Proceed mindfully (with awareness and compassion)

Have you ever felt like your emotions are in the driver's seat, determining what you say, how you respond, or what you do next? In this episode of Settled Within, we explore how to acknowledge and understand your emotions without letting them make your decisions. Using the metaphor of a bus driver and therapy-informed approaches, we'll explore how to create space between what you feel and how you respond so you can make choices from wisdom rather than emotional impulses.

Your emotions have something to tell you, but you don't have to let them take the wheel. Learning to notice, understand, and respond to your emotions with intention can help you move through life with greater clarity and choice.

Referenced in this episode: Emotion Wheel: https://stan.store/SettledWithin/p/free-junto-emotion-wheel-pdf

Have you ever wondered why your body reacts so strongly to stress—even when your mind knows you're safe?

In this episode of the Settled Within Podcast, you'll learn why your nervous system isn't working against you—it's working to protect you. We'll explore how your brain and body respond to perceived threats, why stress responses happen automatically, and how understanding your nervous system can replace self-criticism with self-compassion. When you learn to work with your nervous system instead of fighting it, you can begin responding to life's challenges with greater calm, clarity, and confidence.

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What if peace wasn't something you had to chase—or something that disappeared the moment life became difficult?

Many of us live with a fragile kind of peace: one that depends on our circumstances going well, other people behaving the way we hope, or our emotions staying calm. But there is another way.

In this first episode of Settled Within, you'll discover what it means to become settled within the unsettled—cultivating an inner steadiness that remains even when life feels uncertain, stressful, or overwhelming. Together, we'll begin exploring practical, therapy-informed tools for regulating your nervous system, responding to your emotions with intention, and building a deeper, more lasting peace.

Get my FREE guide: Create Your Calm

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Welcome to Settled Within!

Settled Within is a podcast for women who want to experience greater peace through the healing power of Jesus Christ, evidence-based mental health practices, and mindfulness.

Hosted by psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Erin Thomson, this podcast explores how faith and science beautifully complement one another in the pursuit of emotional healing, resilience, and lasting peace. Each episode offers practical tools to help you calm your nervous system, navigate anxiety and overwhelm, strengthen your relationships, and become more emotionally and spiritually grounded.

Drawing from psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Erin shares compassionate insights and simple practices that help you slow down, hear the Spirit more clearly, and create a life of greater intention and joy.

Whether you're a busy mom, navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply longing to feel more settled within, you'll find hope, encouragement, and practical guidance for your journey.

If you've ever wondered how mindfulness, mental health, and the gospel work together, you're in the right place.

Welcome to Settled Within—where faith, mindfulness, and emotional healing come together to help you find peace from the inside out.