Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR

How can you face anxiety and panic when all you want to do is stay in your protective bubble? Listener Marie is afraid to date because it may result in her being "stuck" in a marriage, so she bolts and then feels relief from the anxiety. She finds she bolts from therapists, too. Listen in as Michelle coaches her to find her next steps forward toward the life she really wants to live.

When you want to make positive changes to move forward in your life, it is important to stay true to your values, surrounding yourself with the right relationships, and focus on taking action steps toward your goals. There is power in making small, positive changes over time to achieve big transformations.

Today's Scripture meditation has us focusing on the Biblical truth about our freedom in Christ and the fact that out of that God-given freedom we have the opportunity to love and serve others well. If you are ready to break free from the things that hold you back and overcome the lies, focusing on the freedom you have from Jesus is a great place to start living out scripture truth.

Michelle and Anne discuss the difficult situations that Anne and her husband have been through, and touch upon topics such as dealing with addiction, unhealthy or unsupportive relationships, coping with frustration, and codependency. Emphasizing the importance of taking responsibility for one's actions, understanding one's needs, and finding effective ways to handle emotions, seeking out a community who can understand and meet one's needs can be important for self-care. Ultimately, this podcast aims to inspire listeners to take ownership of their lives, identify their needs, and develop healthy coping mechanisms to lead a fulfilling life.

What or Who are you holding onto that no longer is serving you well? What or Who do you need to reach for to get to the goals you and God have set before you? A framework of your Core Values, People, and Tasks can help you to explore the important next steps to get unstuck, thrive, and move forward toward your goals in all areas of life. From relationships, to overcoming anxiety, to trying something new, these three steps can help you to move forward.

Today's Scripture meditation will center you on your focus on living and working and doing all that you do as unto God. Life has purpose and meaning when we live them in all that we do for the Lord.

In this Listener Coaching Call episode, Pam discusses with Michelle her struggle with self-care for anxiety. They acknowledge the challenges of life but emphasize Jesus' power and encourage listeners to take action steps. Together, the concepts of taking every thought captive from a biblical and scientific perspective, and having grace with oneself are addressed. They also aim to dispel the notion of being a "crazy lady" and offer ways to step out of the snare and live in freedom. Tune in to learn strategies for coping with anxiety and approaching struggles with grace.

There are four key road blocks that often get in the way when Christian women are trying to reach their goals, and they can have similar roots from your mindset, to your beliefs, and your traumas. To reach your goals, you need to be aware of each of these four ways you may be accidentally sabotaging yourself so that you can strategically navigate them and get unstuck. These four things, if addressed well, can help you to heal from anxiety, enhance your relationships, improve your finances, and grow closer to God, be a good mom, be a great wife, and live the life of your dreams, or what ever other goals you want to reach. Listen in for the core problems so you can find solutions.

As we focus today's Scripture Meditation of Psalm 103, we can turn our anxiety and trauma, pain, and fear, into praise and greatfulness. As we focus on the blessings God has already provided and who He is, we can speak truth and life into the core of our beings, orienting us in a healthy posture before the Lord who is capable of all good things and the giver of all good gifts.

The Duggars are a well known family for their 19 Kids and Counting Show, but some of the beliefs that the organization they belong to taught were actually man-made and cultivated practices that caused fear and abuse in people under the IBLP organization's authority. Today, we explore part 2 of Michelle's mental health therapist perspective as well as Biblical and Scriptural basis for truth verses abuse and toxic interactions and relationships that are not according to God's design.