More Than Fine

The holidays can be kind of a mixed bag.

This time of year can be full of high hopes and dashed dreams. Emotions run high – and not just our own. With the intensity of the season, it can be hard to f…

Do you tend to brace for the worst?

Sometimes we think we're being diligent, that we're being prepared. But what if we're not actually preparing but panicking?

In this episode, I share about my own t…

Can you say 'no'? 

Sometimes we say 'yes' to everything because we want to be seen as dependable and reliable. We like being the one people can count on – and we like how that makes us feel.

It makes…

The strange thing about insecurity is the more we try to control it, the more it ends up controlling us.

Insecurities are built on lies, and while there might be one big one you are aware of, often t…

We often think of the storms of life as the circumstances outside of us.

But what do you do when the storm is inside?

Our thought lives can be really stormy. Obsessions, worries, and intrusive though…

"Why?" It's a question we all ask.

Why did this have to happen? Why is this my story? Why can't my life be like everyone else's?

We can get frustrated and discouraged when the answers don't come. And…

Do you feel like you're carrying it all in your relationships?

You're doing what you can - walking on eggshells, trying to make things easier for them - but it only seems to get harder for you. 

You …

If setting boundaries (or sticking to them) is hard for you, it's probably because of THIS one thing:

You're trying to "keep the peace."

When we don't have good boundaries, it's usually because we wa…

We've all heard the expression, "Feel your feelings."

But what if feeling your feelings just seems pointless? What if they seem to be in the way and will just end up holding you back?

I know the feel…

At the beginning, setting boundaries can feel not just uncomfortable, but wrong. So how can we get it right?

The good news is learning to set boundaries doesn't actually start with other people. It s…

When the bottom falls out, all of us inevitably end up asking this question: 

Is God good?

It's a big thing we each have to wrestle with, but the way we move through it is actually bite-sized. In thi…

Do you ever feel like God is mad at you? Like you can never do enough to please Him?

So often when we feel disconnected from God, we do things to try to close the gap. But somehow it never seems to b…

For the longest time after my divorce, I constantly wondered if my life could ever be good again. Do you know what I mean?

There was a time when things seemed to be "fine"- until they weren't. And I …

Yes, I bought a wedding dress. No, I am not engaged. Michelle opens up about her journey of waiting to be married, why she bought a wedding dress, and what it means if you are in the middle of a seas…

We've all heard the verse, "What you meant for evil, God meant for good," but sometimes, we just don't see how that could be possible in our own lives. Nicole Unice shares how Scripture can help us u…

Do you think of yourself as especially compassionate and loyal? Are you frustrated with others who don't seem to return the favor? You may have fallen for the trap of toxic loyalty.

Michelle discusse…

Every abuse survivor eventually asks themselves, "Why didn't I see this? How did I miss this?" Once a survivor becomes aware that what they have experienced is abuse, what often follows is a flood of…

The hurt and loss we experience in life can destroy our dreams, and cause us to think maybe we just have to take what we can get. Stefanie & Caleb Rouse share how brokenheartedness can cause us to sh…

Do your relationships seem to be nothing but an endless trail of toxicity? Michelle discusses how we get sucked into the wrong relationships without realizing it, and why we tolerate toxicity when we…

Culture is full of messaging that tells us we can do anything we put our minds to – and yet somewhere along the line, we begin to see that this is just not true. When the circumstances of our lives l…