You weren’t born guarded; you learned to protect yourself.
In this episode, I unpack the Armor Loop, a powerful framework that explains how early wounds turn into beliefs, behaviors, and identities that keep us stuck in the same emotional cycles.

Through my own story of anxious attachment and independence, I show how we replay old dynamics in love, success, and faith; not because we’re broken, but because we are humans with patterns.

You’ll learn how to recognize your own armor, understand the psychology behind your protection patterns (through the lens of parts work and Internal Family Systems), and invite God into the healing process.

This conversation bridges psychology and spirituality, helping you:
 ✨ Identify the wound-belief-behavior loop that shapes your identity
 ✨ Work compassionately with the “parts” of you that learned to survive
 ✨ Let the Holy Spirit, not your armor, lead your life

It’s time to lay down what once protected you and step into who you were created to become.

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