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Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR
By Michelle Croyle, Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Therapist, ChristianHealth & FitnessMental HealthReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR episodes
- Bonus episode: Listener Question on Medical Anxiety Answered
Have you ever been anxious about a medical procedure like blood pressure? Listen in as Michelle answers with tips for a listener who asked how to deal with this issue.
14 min - Anxiety and Depression Can Both Be Helped By This One Practice
Want a quick boost to your mood? There is one thing you can do that can help alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression through practicing it regularly. It has even been shown to lower blood pressure! Listen in to find out what this powerful tool is!
13 min - Bible Study Style and Scripture Meditation on Hebrews 11:1 - Faith
Want to try SOAP Bible Study? You can meditate on Scripture such as today's meditation on faith and learn how to make it super personal, applicable to everyday life, and grow closer to God through His Word.
Sign-up for a 15 Minute Free Discovery Call to Find Your Next Steps to Healing on Your Journey by going to www>calendly>com?mentalhealthforchristianwomen
Connect with Me:
https://linktr.ee/michellecroyle
10 min - 4 Tips to Make Life Less Stressful and Relieve Anxiety
How we look at life and others can make things easier or harder. To be able to understand that grace is good and that each person is on a personal journey can alieviate stress and reduce anxiety because we can look at things with a view more personally aware of our needs as well as more broadly view the journey of others with more compassion and understanding.
24 min - Get Validation and Power By Telling Yourself the Truth of Your Pain Story - Discounting is for Black Friday, Not Your Pain
It's important to not discount your own experiences and emotions. Today, Michelle shares a personal anecdote about Black Friday shopping as a metaphor for how discounting can affect individuals. She emphasizes the significance of acknowledging and validating one's own reality, especially for those who have experienced emotional abuse or gaslighting. She encourages listeners to seek healing through therapy, setting boundaries, and leaning on their faith. Michelle reminds listeners that their experiences are valid and that they have the right to prioritize their healing without minimizing or discounting their stories. She concludes by inspiring listeners to use their own healing journey to help others and spread positivity in the world.
Schedule Your Free "Next Steps to Healing Discovery Call" here: https://calendly.com/mentalhealthforchristianwomen
Connect with Michelle in other ways, here: https://linktr.ee/michellecroyle
14 min - Scripture Meditation from Hebrews - What the Bible Says on Discipline
Today, we are doing our Bible meditation on a scripture in Hebrews about the rewards of discipline. Listen in!
Connect with Michelle more here: michellecroyle | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Schedule Your Free Next Steps to Healing Discovery Call with Michelle here:
calendly.com/mentalhealthforchristianwomen
4 min - I will stop doing...
In this episode of "Mental Health for Christian Women" with Michelle Croyle, the focus is on taking back power and focusing on what is true. She encourages listeners to identify and let go of beliefs or behaviors that no longer serve them and replace them with healthier alternatives. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing God's gift of love, power, and a sound mind and not allowing fear or guilt to hold us back. The host provides a tool for listeners to write down what they will stop doing and what they will do instead, as a way to intentionally choose actions that align with their values and bring them closer to healing and growth. The episode ends with an invitation to book a free discovery call for further support.
Book or connect with me here...
calendly.com/mentalhealthforchristianwomen
https://linktr.ee/michellecroyle
10 min - The Anxiety Snowball - What Causes and Messages Contribute to Anxiety?
How can you look at anxiety from a more powerful perspective? What causes anxiety to snowball into something that feels unmanageable? Listen in to learn about the causes and messages that contribute to your anxiety and how to better talk to your nervous system so that it can relax and gain power from noticing feelings but engaging mindset logic.
I'd love to connect with you and help you to identify your next steps to healing in a free 15 minute discovery call, click here to schedule:
calendly.com/mentalhealthforchristianwomen
https://linktr.ee/michellecroyle
14 min - Scripture Meditation - Do Not Fear - Go To God As Your Refuge
This Bible meditation addresses the topic of fear and how to find healing in God as a Refuge. Feeling afraid is a natural experience in a fallen world full of uncertainties. However, despite fear, we can choose to focus on the fact that God is with us and will take care of us. Michelle discusses biblical verses, such as Isaiah 41:10 and Psalm 46:1-3, for reassurance of God's presence as our refuge, strength, and ever-present help in times of trouble. listeners to put their trust in God and not be afraid. The episode also includes a brief mention of a free 15-minute Next Steps to Healing discovery call offered by Michelle.
Schedule Your Free "Next Steps to Healing" Discovery Call
linktr.ee/michellecroyle
6 min - Do New and Different Things for New Results and Perspectives For A Better Life and Mindset
If you want different results, you have to think and do different things. Trying new things opens up perspective and options, providing you with views of possibility rather than lack and stuckness. If you want to get unstuck, become more confident, enjoy life more, and be more impactful in your life and relationships, consider what is working and try something differently or new with what isn't.
What are YOUR next steps to healing? Let me help you find out.
Hop on a free 15 minute call with me, "Your Next Steps to Healing Discovery Call," by jumping on my calendar here: Let's Chat!
Connect with More Resources Here:
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About Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR
From the publisher's feed
Do you love God deeply but still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or unable to experience the peace you know He promises?
Have people you trusted—relationships you valued, or even places that should have been safe—left you feeling deeply wounded, guarded, and unsure who you can trust anymore, including yourself or even God?
Have you tried to pray the pain away, do all the right things, push through it, avoid it, or outthink it, yet still feel something unsettled deep inside?
Do you wish you could calm your mind and emotions, reset your nervous system, and finally experience peace with yourself and with God again?
I'm so glad you're here.
In this podcast, I'll help you make sense of what you've been feeling and why it's been so hard to get unstuck. We'll explore how painful experiences can affect your mind, body, and nervous system—and why the reactions you've been having actually make sense.
You don't have to figure this out alone. In each episode, I'll come alongside you, sharing insights from evidence-based, trauma-informed psychology thoughtfully integrated with the truth of the Christian faith. Together, we'll bring clarity to what you're experiencing, normalize the struggles you may have been quietly carrying, and explore practical ways to move toward the peace, emotional safety, and deeper connection with God that your heart longs for.
Hi, I'm Michelle.
I'm a wife, a mom, a dog mom, and a lifelong Christian, having been saved at the age of five, but that's also around the time when anxiety took root inside me. As I grew older, intrusive and ruminating thoughts, OCD behaviors, nervousness, and even panic attacks interrupted my peace and kept my mind and body on high alert.
I tried thinking better thoughts, focusing on Bible verses, casting down the lies of the enemy, praying harder, and even tried traditional talk therapy, but I couldn't get past the feeling that I was spiritually failing or had somehow made God mad.
However, after years of internal struggle, I eventually realized the problem wasn't that something was wrong with me or with my faith. The deeper issue was unaddressed trauma in my nervous system.
You see, many of us can carry a tremendous amount of emotional, mental, relational, and even physical pain for a long time—until our bodies simply can't hold it anymore. The ways we learn to survive hard experiences often help us get through them, but they aren't always the same things that lead us into healing. And most of the time, we can't simply think our way out of it or pray our way through it alone. True healing often requires gently processing what our nervous systems have been carrying.
The beautiful part is that God designed our bodies with the capacity to heal. He created our minds and nervous systems with remarkable resilience, and over time, both science and Scripture have revealed wisdom that helps us participate in that healing process.
After becoming a licensed professional counselor and a trauma-informed, certified EMDR therapist—and after experiencing profound healing myself through excellent trauma therapy—I want you to know something very clearly: there is real hope for healing. And that hope is available to you, too.
Now, I have the privilege of helping Christian women just like you to find compassion and grace for themselves and as we work toward meaningful healing by helping you understand how your past experiences have shaped your present struggles, while also equipping you with practical tools and actionable steps to move forward with greater peace, clarity, and emotional safety in an environment where you are finally safe to be seen and heard just as you are, no shame, no guilt, just healing.
If you are ready to finally understand what's happening inside you and to break free from the deep wounds that have been holding you back, I'm ready to help.
So, grab your favorite beverage, a box of tissues, and kick your self-criticism to the curb. It's time to pay attention to what you and your nervous system need to heal.
If you're ready to honor the beautiful creation you are, embrace God's truth about you and how He designed your nervous system to care for you, and learn practical ways to pay attention to your needs so you can heal and finally experience peace, let's get started.
Next Steps:
Go to Michelle's Private Counseling Practice Website (for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to PA for the duration of therapy): https://www.abundantfreedomcounseling.com/
e-mail Michelle: [email protected]
This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content shared reflects personal opinions and general information and should not be considered therapy or a therapeutic relationship of any kind. If you are experiencing emotional distress or mental health concerns, please seek out professional care from a qualified mental health professional, and if you are in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room, or contact your local police department or crisis intervention team in your area.
Copyright 2026 [Abundant Freedom Counseling, LLC]
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