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

The present moment is the only place we will ever live. This is where our power of living the life we want to live and intend to live takes place. In a world where so many things are uncertain, if you are alive right now, you can do good in your part of the world and make things better than the things we hear on the news.

When tragedies and traumas happen, we may wonder where God is, but God's ways are higher than ours, and His goodness is still here on earth, but that is not the end of the story. The best is yet to come, and while we grieve for those lost and their loved ones in Nashville tragedy, God has a bigger reality than just what we feel or see on earth. Comfort for trying times.

Whether you are experiencing good thing or bad, pleasant feelings or troublesome ones, you have some powerful scriptural weapons to fight anxiety. Rejoice in God, what is true, and in knowing Jesus is right beside you to feel peace and His power of ultimate truth working through you.

Listener Christine asks if it is okay to block an ex-boyfriend so that she doesn't get sucked back into the toxic relationship. Michelle answers her question about boundary setting in today's episode.

Sometimes, we just need a mental and emotional break, and it can be helpful to have some tools in our backpocket to help us positively shift away from anxiety or depressive symptoms to a more positive mood and mindset. Today, Michelle shares 15 tips for getting better nervous system regulation so that you can feel more grounded and better able to cope with the demands of life.

Sometimes, we think we are stuck when we really have all we need to take action steps toward the future vision that we are trying to obtain. Noticing what is in your hands and using it well may be all you need to stand up and move forward to your goals.

How long has it been since you daydreamed? Imagined the possibilities and what life can look like? Today, Michelle offers a fun and light-hearted exercise to get those creative juices flowing so that effective goal-setting and behavior change can take place in your life. Afterall, we reap what we sow, and when we know what we are trying to achieve, we can add or eliminate things to get closer to our goals.

Being with the Lord is where our serving comes out of, but serving without connection to the Lord can be distraction and effort. Today's scripture meditation can help you guard against anxiety and stress by focusing on the peace and connection that walking with and listening to Jesus provides.

Have you ever wondered how to make difficult decisions? It can be overwhelming at times, for sure. To take away some of the anxiety, stress, and tension and be able to have peace and mental health with decisions with which you can live, consider trying one or more of these effective tips for making difficult decisions with success.

In today's episode, Michelle speaks passionately about a comment that misrepresented the podcast intent and content and asks for your help to represent well so others can find the help and healing they need and that God has for them through this Mental Health for Christian Women podcast content.