The Most Painful Part…
The pain that this belief brought up was indescribable and the tension grew as I continued to fight when God was asking me to surrender and I couldn't bring myself to do it.
I began to have to look at my belief about who God is… is he kind? Is he for me even in this? Where is he when I’m being crushed? Does he even see how much this is costing us emotionally, spiritually and financially?
Immanuel
I began to ask the question: If God is with me, then what is He doing right now that I can begin to keep my eyes on?
If God is with us, then what does he want to BE for me right now that he could not be at any other time?
And within those questions, God became real to me in depths I didn't even know I needed him.
Rewrite Your Shame Story: An Infidelity Story with Amy Ganz
Very few details were spared in this episode, and yet none of it was at the expense of her ex. Amy shares candidly of her experience of walking out shame and the recovery because she knows that talking honestly with vulnerability about the process is ultimately what pulled her out. “I remember just like this sinking feeling in my stomach that I was like, I'm going to hear something really bad. And I don't know what it is. But I just feel like it's gonna be really, really bad.”
When the Grace Lifts…
I hear people say a lot in Christian culture "His Grace is sufficient for you!" when you share struggles or challenges or the extreme emotional fatigue that comes from fighting hard and long battles. First let me say- His grace ABSOLUTELY IS sufficient for me... but sometimes there is more to it that just that.
Endure Differently
What enabled you to endure in the last season may not be what you need to endure in this season. When we have to walk through hard things, it’s normal to want to pull on strengths from the last season, but we need to redefine what endurance means for the season we are in.
Rewriting Your Shame Story: Infertility with Bree Keel
No one wants to walk the road of infertility. Its not something that I would wish on my worst enemy, and yet, some of us find ourselves walking that road without a road map or the right shoes to travel the journey.
After the disillusionment and numbness wears off, so many women find themselves trying to grapple with overwhelming grief, shame and anger because of the journey.
As a woman who suffered through 3 miscarriages, my journey of “infertility” and shame looks different from those who could never get pregnant, and it looks different from those who could get pregnant but never carry to term.
The Power of Gratitude
According to Dr. Caroline Leaf, "gratitude changes the brain and body for the better! Research on the effects gratitude has on our biology shows how being thankful increases our longevity, our ability to use our imagination, and our ability to problem-solve."
Essential Oils to Manage Mood Swings
Your hormones are chemical messengers that help cells in the body to carry out specific functions. Progesterone, estrogen and testosterone all require 3 main processes in the body to be working in order for them to behave…aka, in order for you to not feel like a crazy pants the week before your period.
Mental Health From a Holistic Perspective with Guest Erin Kerry
When we are talking about mental health, you may instantly have an internal recoil to those words. Maybe you’ve experienced mental health issues. Maybe you’ve been stigmatized for struggling with depression or anxiety, or some other emotional or behavioral struggle and didn’t get the care that you needed.
Please Hold During the Silence
If you’re in a season where the Lord seems quiet, I encourage you to lean in and trust that He is preparing you as you seek Him. He is restoring while you wait.
How to Have a Sound Mind in Tumultuous Times
You may be familiar with the verse in 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind” and wondered what it means to have a sound mind.
Signs You Might Be Under the Influence of Fear
Suffering from anxious feelings, always expecting the worst, or waiting for the other shoe to drop? You may be under the influence of fear