Join Kimberly for a special conversation as she describes her recent concussion journey. She shares how it happened, the physical and emotional symptoms, what's helped, and how physical therapy has shaped the last six months.

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In this episode, author Sarah Steele shares her mental health journey and how anxiety, codependency, and boundaries have impacted her life. She also talks about the misconceptions surrounding boundaries, including red flags.

Takeaways:

• Anxiety can be masked and self-medicated through acts of service, but it's important to acknowledge and speak out about it.
• Boundaries are not selfish or mean; they are God's idea and essential for healthy relationships.
• Setting boundaries can lead to freedom, healthier relationships, and a focus on God's guidance.
• Feeling and acknowledging our emotions is an important part of the healing process.
• The Bible and God's Word can provide comfort and guidance.

Sarah Steele is a poet and recovering people-pleaser. Her latest book, a poetry memoir called An Ocean Without, wrestles with the boundaries ignored and the anxiety internalized within servant-hearted women everywhere. When she's not writing or speaking, you can find Sarah leading students of all ages—including her own four redheads—in poetry workshops, watercolor classes, nature studies, and neighborhood book clubs around their Michigan home.

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Today's episode explores the power of taking action to make changes. As summer ends and fall begins, it's a great time to inventory our lives. What's helping us, and what's hindering us?

Takeaways:

• Making changes in our lives can positively impact our mental health and overall well-being.
• The fall season is a great time for self-reflection and making necessary changes.
• Prayer and seeking guidance from God are important, but action is also necessary for lasting change.
• Making hard decisions and setting boundaries can lead to a sense of freedom, improved relationships, and balance in life.

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Kimberly Phinney shares her journey of living with chronic illness and how it has shaped her into the person she is today. She discusses the physical and mental challenges she faced, including multiple surgeries, sepsis, and the loss of her ability to have children. Despite the darkness and suffering, Kimberly found solace in her faith and the support of her community.

She emphasizes the importance of being real and honest about our struggles and finding ways to transcend our pain by serving others and getting lost in something outside of ourselves. Through her journey, Kimberly has learned to find beauty and purpose in her suffering and to trust that God can use it for good.

Kimberly Phinney is a writer, professor, and counselor. She's been published in Ekstasis, Fathom, Humana Obscura, The Dewdrop, and more. She is the founder of the literary community www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com. Her poem "An Ode to Hark, Dark Nights" recently won the Audience Choice Award in the Bright Wings Poetry Contest with Ekstasis Magazine. In 2023, her poetry collection won runner-up in Fathom Magazine's poetry contest. A doctoral candidate in community care and counseling, Kimberly holds an M.Ed. in English and studied at Goddard's Creative Writing MFA program. She was featured on Good Morning America for a national award and teaching her students through critical illness in 2023. Her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt, debuted as number one in Christian Poetry on the Amazon Charts in 2024.

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This week, Kimberly explains why we are not broken. You are not broken if you have a bad day, are quick to anger, or make mistakes—we are human.

When we label ourselves "broken," we do ourselves a disservice mentally because God heals and transforms the parts we deem broken.

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Do you need extra hope and encouragement for the hard days? Dive into three main uplifting truths, and take a few minutes today to rest in your feelings.

You're strong. You will get through this, and seasons don't last forever. Hope through Jesus is our anchor through the storm.

Are you feeling fulfilled in your current role, or are you craving change? If you sense that something is missing in your life or don't feel like you belong, you're not alone. I've been there too!

Learn to recognize signs that indicate the state of your mental and spiritual health. Fulfillment is unique to each individual. We all have different wants, needs, and desires, but I believe that making small changes is possible for anyone.

Does this time of year bring unwanted stress? Stress sometimes gets the best out of us, especially when we let it spiral and overtake our fast-paced days.

Whether you need a breather or a reminder, it's also important to release emotions and stress from winter and spring before the sacred summer months. Now is the time to move forward.

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While every day is mental health day around here, I wanted to dedicate a special episode to Mental Health Awareness Month.

Our mental health matters, our stories matter, and you matter in this world.

We dive into why this month matters. DISCLAIMER: We do touch on suicide throughout this episode because studies show it's on the rise.

In 2022, the CDC said more than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide. And last year, those numbers rose above 50 thousand.

We may not be able to save everyone on this earth, but together, we can make a difference.

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Do you need more joy in your life? Today is a gentle reminder you need to embrace all the joyful days and moments. Perhaps we may not even realize our lack of joy until we experience a burst of sweetness again.

Joy is a state of mind. It's in the everyday tasks, everyday life, and the everyday spirit inside us. That's where joy lies.

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