More Than Fine

When we're wounded in life, we often start to "perform" for love and approval. But when what we do on the outside is rooted in pain, we will always end up with results that are not what we really wan…

Anger is one of the more complicated emotions we have to deal with. Not only does it not feel great, but sometimes it seems to remain- even after you've done the work to forgive someone.

In this epis…

When it comes to the things we struggle with in life, sometimes we think they are too small for God to care about. Other times, we think they are so big that maybe we are just supposed to learn to ta…

Have you ever uncovered a lie you've believed about yourself, only to struggle to believe the truth is true? Sometimes you can know something intellectually is true, and yet not believe it because it…

Do you feel like God is mad at you? Like He's just "up there," watching and waiting for you to mess up?

If so, you're not alone. Many Christians do.

But that's not the truth of who God is, and that i…

While emotional and spiritual healing does involve deep work, it doesn't always have to be that way. Healing also involves the light work of learning to experience goodness again- to see it, savor it…

You may know what the Bible says about you as a child of God, and yet- you may struggle to actually believe it's for you.

In this episode I'm talking about the times when head knowledge doesn't sink …

Is what you're seeing a bad habit? Or a red flag? When you're healing from a heartbreak, it can be hard to tell the difference.

In this episode, I share about the pitfalls of discerning red flags in …

There are times when doing deep emotional processing can create more problems than it solves.

In this episode, Michelle shares about the difference between productive and unproductive processing, and…

We may use or hear the phrase "doing the work" but what that means can be somewhat unique for each of us.

Champion Forward co-founder and retired professional baseball player Ben Zobrist opens up abo…

Sometimes you may become so overwhelmed by a distressing experience that figuring out where to begin your healing process seems too daunting.

In this episode, I'm discussing the role of resources & s…

Triggered traumas and intrusive thoughts can leave you feeling profoundly fearful and alone. Regulation techniques can help calm the nervous system, but an underlying sense of loneliness and vulnerab…

We often think of the spiritual part of ourselves as being separate from our body/mind/emotions; but the truth is we are experiencing spiritual realities in our natural being –

And that includes spir…

When you feel hopeless, it may seem like there's no way you'll ever find hope (and there's definitely no way you'll figure out how to "make it happen."

But what if that's exactly where hope is found?

We've all made choices that we regret, and sometimes those choices have hurt the people we love in ways that seem to be beyond repair.

In this episode, I'm sharing about a situation just like this, a…

Okay, so last week I talked about learning to be vulnerable with safe people- but for me, that's not really where learning to be vulnerable started.

It didn't start with friends or family- it started…

Do you hate asking for help? Asking for help can be a humiliating experience, and receiving it can feel even worse.

In this episode, I share an experience where I had to face the shame of opening mys…

"God, I need people." I prayed this desperate prayer in a season of loneliness and isolation, when NOTHING I did to find community was working out.

I asked- and God answered (and NOT in the way I exp…

How involved do you think God is when it comes to what you need? Or what you want? 

In this episode, I share what God showed me about our needs and wants, and how much more we gain when we trust Him …

Okay, you may know you need a break, but you might not be sure how to get one. With all you have going on, it may not seem possible (or responsible), and even if you got a break, you may not feel lik…