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

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

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  • 315: Are You Disappointed Because of Unrealistic Expectations?

    We all carry expectations of our spouse, our kids, and our faith journey. What happens when those expectations go unspoken… or unmet? In this episode, we’re uncovering how hidden assumptions lead to emotional disappointment and what it really means to align our expectations with grace, truth, and God’s timing. If you’ve been frustrated, resentful, or just tired of carrying the weight of what “should” be, this episode is your invitation to let go and find peace. 

    What You’ll Learn: 

    [00:00] Could Hidden Expectations Be the Root of Your Emotional Exhaustion? 

    [03:00] What Are Unrealistic Expectations? 

    [05:00] What Happens When Fantasy Versions of Others Distort Real Relationships? 

    [07:00] Could “Prince Charming” Be Sabotaging Your Marriage Connection? 

    [10:00] What Should I Expect From My Child—And Where Does It Become Unhealthy? 

    [12:00] 5 Questions to Identify If an Expectation Is Quietly Becoming Toxic 

    [15:00] Are You Expecting Someone to Meet a Need Only God Can Fill? 

    [16:00] What Does Healthy Surrender Look Like When Reality Doesn’t Match Expectation? 

     

    RESOURCES: 

    6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT:  

    Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?  

    Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.   

    Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us.  

     

    RELATED EPISODES 

    • Ep 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down 
    • Ep 313: Is Disappointment the Real Reason You’re Overwhelmed, Tired + Irritated? 
    • Ep 314: The Disappointments We Carry in Motherhood + Marriage (But Don’t Talk About) 

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    19 min
  • 314: The Disappointments We Carry in Motherhood + Marriage (But Don’t Talk About)

    You’re showing up for your family and doing the “right things”... but inside, there’s a quiet grief—an ache you can’t quite name. Today we’re naming the hidden disappointments that creep into our roles as moms and wives and exploring how to heal them through honest reflection, emotional clarity and God’s grace. This is the conversation we rarely have—but desperately need. 

    What You’ll Learn:  

    [00:00] Could the Exhaustion You Feel Be Disappointment In Disguise? 

    [04:00] What Happens When Guilt Keeps You From Receiving Rest or Connection? 

    [06:00] Are Impossible Expectations Silently Shaping How You See Yourself As A Mom? 

    [08:00] What Does Disappointment Sound Like In Marriage—And Why Don’t We Talk About It? 

    [11:00] Why “Taking Responsibility” Can Become A Trap For Self-Blame 

    [13:00] Are You Living Under Grace—Or Secretly Trying To Earn Your Worth? 

    [14:00] Three Questions to Identify and Process Disappointment 

    [15:00] How Childhood Beliefs About Emotions And Roles Still Shape Your Inner Critic 

    [17:00] What Changes When We Start Talking Honestly About Our Disappointments At Home? 

    [20:00] How Naming Your Hidden Hurts Opens The Door To Emotional Healing 

    [21:00] What Kind Of Support Do You Really Need When You’re Carrying Quiet Grief? 


    RESOURCES: 

    6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT: 

    Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?  

    Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.  

    Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us. 


    RELATED EPISODES 

    • Ep 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down 
       
    • Ep 313: Is Disappointment the Real Reason Why You're Overwhelmed, Tired + Irritated? 

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    25 min
  • 313: Is Disappointment the Real Reason Why You're Overwhelmed, Tired + Irritated?

    Feeling drained, short-tempered, or emotionally numb? It may not just be your schedule—it might be disappointment. This episode uncovers the hidden emotional weight behind daily irritation, burnout, and fatigue, and shows how unprocessed grief and unmet expectations can quietly harden your heart. 

    Discover how disappointment often disguises itself as stress, anger, or exhaustion—and how to recognize it before it turns into bitterness or resentment. 

    You’ll walk away with specific questions to help you identify the root of your weariness, plus a powerful mindset tool to process what you’re really feeling with both honesty and hope. 

    This is your invitation to stop pushing through and start healing the disappointment that’s been quietly draining your energy and joy. 


    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 

    [00:00] Could Unprocessed Disappointment Be What’s Draining You? 

    [03:00] Why Is Disappointment Really Just Grief Without Closure? 

    [05:00] How Emotional Pain Shows Up in the Body (and Why You Can’t Ignore It) 

    [06:00] Where Is Disappointment Hiding in Your Life—Marriage, Parenting, Faith, or Career? 

    [10:00] How Small Losses Quietly Accumulate Into Deep Emotional Exhaustion 

    [12:00] What Happens to Your Heart and Faith When You Don’t Face Disappointment? 

    [14:00] 3 Clarity-Building Questions to Expose Hidden Hurt 

    [16:00] Why Naming What Hurts is the First Step Toward Freedom 

    [17:00] What Does God Do When You Tell Him You’re Disappointed? 

    [18:00] How to Heal Disappointment Through Community, Tools, and Christ-Centered Support 


    RESOURCES: 

    6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT:  

    Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?  

    Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.  

    Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us. 


    RELATED EPISODES: 

    • 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down 
       
    • 309: Are You Holding Back Emotionally Because You’re Afraid to Be Hurt Again? 
       
    • 302: How Toxic Thinking Led to Infidelity and How Managing Emotions Led to Healing 
       

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    23 min
  • 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down

    Ever find yourself constantly on the verge of tears, snapping at loved ones, or emotionally shutting down? You’re not broken—and you’re not alone. In today’s episode, Alicia shares what’s really going on inside your brain and body when emotions feel out of control and introduces two simple but powerful tools to bring calm and clarity. If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of guilt, shame, or exhaustion around your emotions, this episode offers a path forward grounded in both science and Scripture.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 

    [00:58] Why Am I So Emotional Lately? Understanding What’s Really Going On in Your Brain and Body 

    [04:00] Which of the 4 Coping Mechanisms Are You Using? (Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn) 

    [08:10] Are These Emotional Responses Permanent—or Can I Change Them? 

    [09:00] How the Brain Reinforces Emotional Overwhelm Through Neuroplasticity 

    [14:00] What Am I Really Feeling? The First Step Toward Emotional Regulation 

    [16:00] What’s Your Boiling Point? How to Catch Overwhelm Before It Spills Over 

    [18:00] What’s Behind the Snapping and Crying? Uncovering the Hidden Emotions 

    [19:00] What Is Emotional Prep + How Can It Keep You Grounded? 

    [21:00] Practical Tools to Cool the Fire: Scripture, Breathing, Journaling & More 

    [25:00] You’re Not Too Far Gone: An Invitation to Respond Differently with Grace 


    RESOURCES: 

    Want help applying what you’re learning here each week?  

    Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence. Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club. 


    RELATED EPISODES:

    302: How Toxic Thinking Led to Infidelity and How Managing Emotions Led to Healing with Mark and Jill Savage

    304: Stop Negative Thought Spirals: “Get Off the Mat” + “What Thoughts Will You Let Land?”

    306: On Addiction, the Enneagram and a Healthy Fix for Our Inner Brokenness with Ian Morgan Cron 

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    30 min
  • 311: Emotionally Immature Parents: How Can We Stay Emotionally Healthy While Loving Them Well?

    How do we honor and love emotionally immature parents without losing ourselves in the process? In this raw and compassionate episode, I share biblical, emotional, and practical wisdom for navigating the complex relationship with emotionally immature parents—especially when their behavior triggers deep wounds, guilt, and confusion.
     
    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 

    [01:43] What Is an Emotionally Immature Parent? The Signs You Might Be Missing

    [05:00] Why Is This Relationship So Confusing? Grieving the Parent You Never Had

    [08:09] What Does It Mean to Love Without Losing Yourself?

    [11:00] Are You Falling into the Guilt and People-Pleasing Trap?

    [13:00] When Love Feels Like Obligation: Understanding Emotional Enmeshment

    [16:00] How Can the A.D.D. Method Help You Manage Emotions Around a Toxic Parent?

    [23:00] What Do Healthy Boundaries with Emotionally Immature Parents Actually Look Like?

    [30:45] Boundaries Aren’t Rejection—They’re a Clear Act of Emotional Responsibility

     
    RESOURCES:

    Want help applying what you’re learning here each week? Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence. Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club.


    RELATED EPISODES:

    296: Are You In an Emotionally Toxic Friendship?

    233: Create Guilt-Free Boundaries for Less Family + Friendship Drama

    282: How to Stop Owning Others' Feelings + Take Charge of Your Own

    277–279: The A.D.D. Method for Emotional Confidence 

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    37 min
  • 310: Detaching Yourself Emotionally from Your Kids' Decisions with Kate Battistelli

    Emotionally detaching from our adult children isn’t easy, especially when we’ve spent years guiding their choices and offering support. But at some point, healthy parenting boundaries become essential. In today’s episode, author Kate Battistelli joins us to share how we can embrace the empty nest season with purpose, release the urge to control or fix our adult children’s lives, and rediscover our identity beyond motherhood.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    [02:46] What Are The Struggles With Detaching From Our Adult Children?

    [06:18] How Can We Let Go of The Responsibility of Our Adult Children's Decisions?

    [08:13] What Are You Meant to Do Aside From Being A Mom?

    [14:31] We Have to Make Time For Ourselves and Our Marriage While Our Children Are Home

    [17:09] “Don’t Be Afraid of The Path God Has Put You On. If You Follow It, You Can Change The World” 

    [20:01] Alicia’s Reflections: There Will Be Triggers, Don’t Be Surprised by Them


    RESOURCES:

    Want help applying what you’re learning here each week?

    Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence. 

    Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club.

    Connect with author Kate Battistelli


    RELATED EPISODES:

    308: Real Talk on Relief from Overwhelming Emotions in Motherhood with Becky Thompson

    309: Letting Go of Mom Guilt, Parenting Regrets, + Motherhood Mistakes


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    29 min
  • 309: Letting Go of Mom Guilt, Parenting Regrets, + Motherhood Mistakes

    Do you carry mom guilt over things you said or did during the hard seasons of motherhood? Motherhood mistakes can feel heavy, but we were often doing the best we could at the time. Today, I am sharing how you can use the ADD model to let go of parenting regrets and unrealistic expectations as parents. 

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    [02:13] Why Does Mom Guilt Hit Us So Hard?

    [04:06] Does Nostalgia Have You Seeing the Past Through Rose-Colored Glasses While Also Wondering If You Did Enough as a Parent?

    [10:27] Do You Have Unrealistic Expectations And Misplaced Responsibility For Your Children?

    [15:56] Using The ADD Model to Process Mom Guilt

    [23:00] Want to Learn More About Ways You Can Apply The ADD Method in Your Life? If So, Grab a Copy of My Book, Emotional Confidence!


    RESOURCES:

    Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.


    RELATED EPISODES:

    210: My Daughter’s Story: A Christian Teen’s Journey Through Depression, Suicide + Eating Disorders


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    28 min
  • 308: Real Talk on Relief from Overwhelming Emotions in Motherhood with Becky Thompson

    Let’s be real friends, motherhood is hard. We’re all craving relief from the overwhelming emotions that come with it, but how do we actually find it? Today, I’m joined by best-selling author Becky Thompson to bring some deep encouragement for moms. We go beyond surface-level fixes and talk honestly about the real emotions in motherhood. This episode reminds us that real peace and rest are possible, even when motherhood feels relentless.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    [03:21] How Can We Stop Feeling Overwhelmed in Motherhood?

    [08:09] Why Are We Running From Rest?

    [11:56] The Rest We Are Longing For Is a “Filling of The Spirit”

    [16:13] How Can We Feel Peace When The World is Full of Problems?

    [20:00] When God Becomes Our Peace, It Changes How We Move Through Life

    [26:16] Small Practical Steps We Can Take to Find Rest and Peace 

    [30:53] Alicia’s Reflections: Jesus Wants Us to Go Deeper and Build Intimacy With Him


    RESOURCES:

    Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.

    Connect with author Becky Thompson


    RELATED EPISODES:

    246: Join Me in Italy in 2025 for a Rest-Filled, Christ-Centered Travel Retreat for Women!

    247: Avoiding Burnout: Finding Emotional + Mental Rest Despite Everyday Overwhelm

    253: What Does Realistic Rest Look Like When You’re Tired of Being Tired? with Jess Connolly

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    38 min
  • 307: Staying Hopeful When You're Waiting for a Miracle: My Sister's Story of Addiction and Redemption

    Have you ever found yourself waiting for a miracle, wondering if God is really working behind the scenes? Today, my sister Kris joins us to vulnerably share her story of trusting God through her journey with addiction. We talk about the power of prayer and how God used our family relationship to lead her toward healing and salvation. If you're holding on to hope and faith through hard times, this episode will encourage your heart and remind you that He is always in control.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    [00:39] “Good Things Are Coming, Even When We Can't See It Yet”

    [06:32] My Sister's Experience with Addiction

    [10:55] How Our Conversations on a Road Trip Played Into Kris’s Recovery Journey 

    [14:02] How Our Evolving Relationship Inspired Kris to Explore Her Inner World

    [16:07] What is It Like to Go Through Recovery With Christ?

    [21:51] How Addictions Sneak Up On Us

    [27:34] Don’t Stop Praying For Yourself or Your Loved Ones

    [31:14] “A Day Without Laughter is a Day Wasted”

    [35:28] Alicia’s Reflections: We Need to Trust That God is In Control


    RESOURCES:

    Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.


    RELATED EPISODES:

    306: On Addiction, the Enneagram and a Healthy Fix for Our Inner Brokenness with Ian Morgan Cron


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    44 min
  • 306: On Addiction, the Enneagram and a Healthy Fix for Our Inner Brokenness with Ian Morgan Cron

    Even if you don’t think of yourself as an addict, today’s episode will show you how addiction can take many forms. Author Ian Morgan Cron invites us to look beneath the surface, showing how we are all addicted to something, whether it’s control, approval, performance, or distraction. In this conversation, you'll learn how the 12 Steps can bring healing to our inner brokenness and why overcoming addictions is more relevant to all of us than we might realize.

    WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

    [03:12] What Can the 12 Steps Teach Us About Wholeness, Even If We Are 'Well Adjusted'?

    [06:10] How Does Recognizing Our Inner Ache Guide Us Toward Wholeness?

    [08:23] How Addictions Can Sneak Up On Us + The Connection Between The 12 Steps and Christianity 

    [12:19] “To Be Alive Is to Be Addicted”

    [14:22] How Do We Figure Out What Our Addictions Are?

    [22:26] What if Addictions Are an Invitation From God?

    [24:30] How Can the Church Become a Place Where It Is Safe to Be Broken?

    [32:16] The Ways Enneagram Types Deal With Their Inner Brokenness + Is The Enneagram Against Biblical Teachings?

    [37:42] A Deeper Dive Into The Enneagram - Subtypes + Countertypes

    [40:17] Alicia’s Reflections: Can You Identify The Brokenness Inside of You? And If So, What Are You Going to Do About It?


    RESOURCES:

    Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.

    Connect with author Ian Morgan Cron


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    122: I Am an Addict with Amanda Anderson


    125: How the Hustle Culture + Need to Achieve Nearly Took My Life


    126: Confessions of a Recovering Workaholic + Perfectionist


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    50 min

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