The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle

How can we acknowledge our emotions without letting them take over? Join me as we explore the first step in a powerful method I teach in my upcoming book “Emotional Confidence”. Join me as we discuss the importance of emotional management tools to help us notice our feelings (and validate them!) without judgment – which is essential for emotional health.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[02:25] Our Emotions Must Be Recognized Before They Can Be Released

[06:27]  How Does Stuffing Our Emotions Impact Our Physical Bodies?

[07:40] We Can Lean On God’s Compassion to Help Us Acknowledge Our Emotions

[10:22] Want Practical Tools to Help You Walk Through What You Are Feeling? If So, Join The Book Launch Team for 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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

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271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

272: Healing from the Shame of Unprocessed Emotions in Your Life and Relationships

273: Overcome the Fear of Managing Emotions with 4 Empowering Truths

274: Are Emotions Sinful? How Can We Honor Emotions While Also Honoring Biblical Truth?

275: How Can I Name What I’m Feeling (When My Emotions Feel So Overwhelming)?

276: Do This BEFORE You Process Your Emotions (Emotional Prep)

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Ever feel like your emotions take over and you find yourself wondering why you reacted the way you did? Today I want to introduce you to something I call “emotional prep” which can help you calm your emotions, build emotional confidence, and find peace within the chaos so you can move from a sympathetic to a parasympathetic state.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[01:58] Why is it Challenging to Process Our Emotions in The Moment?

[04:14] Have You Ever Wanted to Have a Different Emotional Reaction or Thought “I Should Have Said __” After The Fact?

[07:42] God Has Given Us The Ability to Switch Between Two Operating Systems - Fight or Flight and Rest & Digest

[11:13] Emotional Prep Tools For Our Physical Self 

[15:05] Emotional Prep Tools For Our Spiritual Self 

[18:04] Emotional Prep Tools For Our Intellectual Self 

[19:27] What Are Some Tools That Calm Your Emotions? If You Want More Ways to Find Calm, Join The Book Launch Team for 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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

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All Episodes About Emotions

271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

272: Healing from the Shame of Unprocessed Emotions in Your Life and Relationships

273: Overcome the Fear of Managing Emotions with 4 Empowering Truths

274: Are Emotions Sinful? How Can We Honor Emotions While Also Honoring Biblical Truth?

275: How Can I Name What I’m Feeling (When My Emotions Feel So Overwhelming)?

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If you are looking for a resource to help you notice your feelings using the support from science + scripture, join the book launch team for my new book, Emotional Confidence!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[05:09] Why is It Important to Learn How to Express Our Emotions?

[08:54] How Can The Emotional Iceberg and Emotional Wheel Help Us Understand The Emotions Within Us?

[16:39] Pay Attention to Thoughts and Physical Sensations with Emotional Reactions 

[21:48] Are You Willing to Process What Is Underneath The Emotional Iceberg?

[25:31] Want Support In Naming Your Emotions? Join The Book Launch Team for Emotional Confidence to Start Your Journey!

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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

RELATED EPISODES:

All Episodes About Emotions

271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

272: Healing from the Shame of Unprocessed Emotions in Your Life and Relationships

273: Overcome the Fear of Managing Emotions with 4 Empowering Truths

274: Are Emotions Sinful? How Can We Honor Emotions While Also Honoring Biblical Truth?

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Many Christians wonder– are emotions sinful? Join me today as I help ease the burden of how to process emotions with 5 truths that can help us honor both emotions and Biblical truth. 

Looking for a resource on how to navigate emotions for Christians (that’s also based on science)? Join the book launch team for my new book, Emotional Confidence!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[0:33] Everything (Including Our Emotions!) Must Come Under The Authority of Biblical Truth

[4:05] Emotions Are Like a Fire in a Fireplace - We Need to Allow Them to Live in The Healthy Confines of God’s Word

[08:19] Are Emotions Sinful?

[14:12] 5 Truths That Can Help Us Honor Both Emotions and Biblical Truth

[21:54] Want Support In Processing Emotions? Join The Book Launch Team for Emotional Confidence to Start Your Journey!

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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

RELATED EPISODES:

All Episodes About Emotions

271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

272: Healing from the Shame of Unprocessed Emotions in Your Life and Relationships

273: Overcome the Fear of Managing Emotions with 4 Empowering Truths

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Let’s address the elephant in the room - many of us struggle with the fear of managing emotions. Fear often prevents us from working through our feelings and finding emotional healing. If you are afraid to manage emotions, tune in for the empowerment to address them.

Join me today as I share 4 empowering truths that will give you permission to relate to your emotions in a fresh new way. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[1:54] Are You Afraid of What Might Come Up When You Address Your Emotions?

[04:03] The Fear of Managing Emotions Stripped Away My Identity For Nine Months - How Can You Face The Fear and Move Forward?

[11:23] Empowering Truth #1: We Are in Control of How We Respond to Our Emotions

[15:06] Empowering Truth #2: We Can Hold Both Biblical Truth and Our Emotions At The Same Time

[16:25] Empowering Truth #3: We Do Not Have to Be Imprisoned By The Shame of Our “Out of Control” Emotions

[18:47] Empowering Truth #4: We Can Give Ourselves Permission to Feel Freely Before God

[20:35] “It is Safe to Be Messy and Take The First Step Towards Managing Your Emotions” Join The Book Launch Team for Emotional Confidence to Start Your Journey!

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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

RELATED EPISODES:

All Episodes About Emotions

271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

272: Healing from the Shame of Unprocessed Emotions in Your Life and Relationships

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Do feelings of shame come up when you think about processing your emotions? Do you find yourself turning to distractions because you don’t know how to deal with them? Today we are continuing the talk about managing emotions with an episode that I hope will empower you to make a change, begin healing shame, and start to learn how to manage your emotions to live free in Christ.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[02:39] I Am Sharing The Importance of Managing Emotions Not to Bring Up Feelings of Shame But to Empower You to Make a Change

[06:31] Why is “Noticing” Such an Important Emotional Skill to Have?

[10:38] Are You Allowing Space for Introspection or Are You Just Constantly Receiving Information?

[13:40] Do The Distractions and Pleasures At Your Fingertips Distract You From Processing Emotions?

[15:37] “I’m Already Exhausted, Why Would I Want to Deal With Emotions?” 

[18:40] Our Ability to Relate to God is Greatly Affected By Our Ability to Understand Our Emotions

[23:04] What is Your “Why” For Getting Off of The Emotional Rollercoaster? Join The Book Launch Team for Emotional Confidence to Start Your Journey!

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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

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264: Should We Always Try to Think Positive?

271: (New Book!) Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture

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Did you know that building emotional confidence changes how you relate to yourself, other people, and God? I hear from so many different people about how they struggle with managing their emotions so today I’m sharing an inside look into my new book Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science + Scripture. Building confidence is possible with different emotional management tools!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[00:33] Ready For a Practical Tool to Help You Manage Your Emotions Using Science and Scripture?

[07:45] How Can We Calm Down Enough to Process Our Emotions?

[10:34] We Need More Tools Than Just Positivity and Gratitude – We Need to Build Emotional Confidence

[17:10] This Book is a Tool For Everyone, No Matter How You Relate to Your Emotions

[21:01] How Does Emotional Confidence Improve Our Lives?

[24:40] Join The Book Launch Team for Emotional Confidence to Help Spread the Word!

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 join the launch team for my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”, coming November 12th!

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264: Should We Always Try to Think Positive?

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Many of us wonder how we can help our teenage daughters, sisters, nieces, friends or granddaughters live confidently in their identity in Christ despite cultural pressures. How can we positively influence our teen girls' mental health? In this episode author Hannah Conway shares her insight on how we can lovingly help our teen girls understand how much they are loved and known by God so they can grow up emotionally and spiritually whole.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[03:10] 2 Reasons Why Teen Girls Struggle With Their Identity in Christ More Than Ever

[06:33] 2 Questions Teen Girls Ask About Their Identity

[09:04] “Knowing Who You Are Frees You to Be The Person God Has Called You to Be”

[11:39] How Can We Connect Deeply with Our Teen Girls Despite Their Natural Desires for Independence and Privacy? 

[18:30] How to Love and Remind Teen Girls of Who They Are in Christ During Difficult Times

[24:10] How Can We Deal With The Guilt of Making Mistakes As a Parent?

[29:02] Alicia’s Reflections: What I’ve Learned About Encouraging My Teen Girl to Understand Her Identity in Christ 

RESOURCES:

Godly joy is a fruit of the spirit, but our physical, mental, and spiritual states (things we’re in charge of) play a huge role in our ability to receive godly joy. Let me show you 10 practical ways to tap into everyday Christ-centered joy in my new free video training:  10 Habits and Mindsets to Cultivate Extraordinary Joy. Download it now!

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211: My Story: Pt 1: Emotionally Supporting Yourself As a Parent of a Teen with Mental Health Struggles

212: My Story: Pt 2: Emotionally Supporting Yourself As a Parent of a Teen with Mental Health Struggles

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Many of us want a more joyful life and we’ve heard about the power of play as an adult. But what does that look like as a type-A woman, especially when it’s hard to release control, surrender and have fun? Join me as I share the power of letting go and how we can ease ourselves into play–for more happiness and freer you!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[03:25] What Is Play, and What Does It Have to Do With a Healthy Mindset? 

[05:51] Question #1: Does Play Feel Reckless and Scary For You?

[10:15] Question #2: Does Play Feel Impractical and Wasteful?

[14:26] 3 Ways to Slowly Ease Yourself Into Play

[18:30] Looking For an Extended Period of Play? Join Us For a Soul Nourishing Retreat in Italy, 2025!

RESOURCES:

Godly joy is a fruit of the spirit, but our physical, mental, and spiritual states (things we’re in charge of) play a huge role in our ability to receive godly joy. Let me show you 10 practical ways to tap into everyday Christ-centered joy in my new free video training:  10 Habits and Mindsets to Cultivate Extraordinary Joy. Download it now!

Imagine if you could use brain science and the Bible together to rewire those inner lies that keep you from believing God's truth about your identity--those limiting beliefs, perfectionistic ideals, unresolved fears, and more! Join the hundreds of women who have found renewed confidence + freedom in the Christian Mindset Makeover! 

Ready to refresh your mind, body, and spirit as you explore one of the world's most beloved regions? Join Alicia in September 2025 for a life-changing travel retreat to Italy!

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186:Pt 1: How to Step Into Surrender When You Can’t Stop Trying to Fix Your Life

187: Pt 2: How to Step Into Surrender When You Can’t Stop Trying to Fix Your Life

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What if I told you that one of the best ways to boost your mental health has nothing to do with your mind? Our physical well-being is often overlooked when we are focusing on self-care for mental health but it can be the key to making a drastic change in our mental well-being!

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[00:39] Your Body Is a Holy Temple That Affects Your Emotional and Spiritual Health

[04:40] Your Body Was Handmade By God

[06:58] How Does Your Physical Well-Being Personally Affect Your Emotions?

[10:40] How Much Food, Water, Exercise, and Sleep Do You Really Need?

[12:40] What Keeps You From Making Decisions to Support Your Physical and Emotional Health?

[15:10]  You Are Bigger Than The Obstacles in Your Life

RESOURCES:

Godly joy is a fruit of the spirit, but our physical, mental, and spiritual states (things we’re in charge of) play a huge role in our ability to receive godly joy. Let me show you 10 practical ways to tap into everyday Christ-centered joy in my new free video training:  10 Habits and Mindsets to Cultivate Extraordinary Joy. Download it now!

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266: You Are Worth The Commitment To Yourself

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