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I didn’t know how to have an intentional emotional recovery time. I didn’t even know it was a thing until a few years ago.

I was going through a very difficult time emotionally. There were attacks on my integrity, character, health, business, friendships, and marriage.

The Lord used the attacks to reveal where I wasn’t trusting Him. Because I repented and received healing in places where the distrust was rooted didn’t mean I fully trusted. I needed to see the choices I made out of lack of trust so I could choose differently. I needed to know what it felt like so I could notice when I was there again and make a better choice. I needed to know the thoughts I was having and know what to think instead.

As I worked with my coach the Lord showed me that He had me in a cast. In our coaching sessions He was setting things to His design like setting a broken bone. The bone isn’t healed when it’s set, it’s just ready to heal.

My heart was the same. It wasn’t ready to bear weight yet. Not ready to jump back into everything. There needed to be time to rest, to let the new ideas and emotions solidify.

Recovery time in the cast looked like spending time with God, meditating on His word of how He sees me, imagining how the person He made me to be shows up in difficult situations.

There was memorizing and reciting scriptures, worship songs on repeat - Thy Will Be Done, Own Your Belovedness, and God is Not Against Me.
Intentionally reminding myself I wasn’t instantly changed. There was time to learn, grow, and strengthen myself in the Lord.

This week’s podcast is all about learning to rest and heal in the cast, held by the Father.

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Have you ever felt God's face shining on you?

Do you experience His pleasure in spending time with you?

You can. This podcast is a bit of a ramble, but I felt I needed to put it out anyway.

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You know God made you for more. You're pretty sure you know what it is, yet you are not moving forward the way you want to.

What if you don't need more clarity or discipline?

What if you need a new experience with Jesus to move you forward?

See why feeling your emotions and taking your thoughts captive go together to unlock your next level.

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Listen to Your Emotions, Don't Let Them Drive - Episode 132

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Learning to listen to your emotions and recognize your thoughts is key to maturity. This episode answers some common questions about starting this practice with your children. Even if you are not a parent, you can use the same process yourself. It is simple and effective with practice or guidance.

You can listen to an example of me using this process with my daughter in the episode linked above.

Questions answered:

How do I know what questions to ask?

What if they say they aren’t hearing anything?

What if they don’t want to talk?

How do you know they aren’t sharing the real issue?

What if I’m new to listening to God?

Emotions are overwhelming. How do I stay calm and engaged?

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Do you ever find you have been trying to solve the wrong problem?

I go through this with my daughter fairly often. I’m getting wiser and don’t follow the distractions as far, as often.

On my own issues, I can still get distracted too easily.

In my work with clients, God has gifted me with the ability to see to the real issue quickly.

Once you see what the real issue is you can begin to make real progress if you have the tools and skills for that problem.

In today’s episode, I talk through the process I use with my daughter, myself, and my clients once the real issue has been identified.

Listen to your emotions. Don’t let them drive.
Know when emotions are letting you know you need help.

I’m passionate about helping women discover the cause behind the obvious problem and giving them practical tools to remedy the problem once it is revealed. This passion comes from the longing I had for so many years as I was trying to grow and change myself. I found most Christian teaching for change focuses on the behavior ot the thoughts and often ignores the events and emotions that created the thoughts and behaviors. In my work, we listen to the heart and follow Holy Spirit. There is no trying to perform our way into God’s presence or favor. We are already there, and nothing we do removes us from his love.

I've done hundreds of hours of coaching with dozens of clients. I have written 4 books and produced over a hundred thirty podcast episodes.
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00:00 Wrong Problem Trap
01:04 Bedtime Mystery
02:10 Fear Underneath
03:27 Validate Then Logic
04:58 Sorting Thoughts
05:45 When Lies Feel True
07:21 Get Help Healing
09:30 Holy Spirit Memories
09:47 Lilacs And Safety
11:37 Emotional Neglect Trauma
13:47 Kingdom Way Forward
15:01 Work With Me

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How often do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed?

I still do, more often than I would like to. This summer I have been feeling it a lot.

As I was thinking about how to move out of this cycle of overwhelm I documented the process so I could share it with you.

This week’s podcast highlights 3 phases of getting out of overwhelm. You might only need 1 or 2 of the phases. Sometimes you need all 3.

1. Ask “What is the smallest step I could take to show myself I’m not stuck?”
2. Ask “What am I gaining by staying stuck? How am I benefitting from this?”
3. Identify the thoughts and feelings that are present as you think about what is overwhelming you.

I walk you through a real example in my own life. You can hear the difference in thoughts or lies that are easy to deal with and one that hits me pretty hard. I left it raw on purpose.

Give it a try the next time you are feeling overwhelmed and let me know how it goes.

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When you see you are not living your faith the way you want to do you judge and condemn yourself or do you get curious?

Condemnation is never from the Lord.

Listen to this week’s podcast about how curiosity can help you see what is really in your way.

00:00 Curiosity Or Condemnation
01:26 Why Shame Feels Normal
02:04 Curiosity Finds The Need
02:57 Example Sharing Your Faith
06:01 Conviction Not Condemnation
06:46 Tracing Fear Beneath Behavior
09:00 When Reactions Feel Childlike
11:12 Ask God What You Need
11:50 Compassion Leads To Change
12:20 Choose Curiosity And Heal

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You can’t put 2 quarts of figs in a one quart jar.

You can’t make much progress or expect much to happen when there are rocks in the way. God can’t occupy places that are filled by other things. It’s not about Him pouring out more but wanting to heal what’s in the way of you receiving. He’s not mad at you. He wants to heal you. Allow the Lord to move the rocks and fill the spaces they leave behind.

As I thought about what he shared, the Lord spoke to my heart, too.

1. You don’t always know the rocks are there until you hit them.
2. Don’t go looking for all the rocks.
3. Follow Holy Spirit’s lead in removing the rocks God has shown you.

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