The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity
You love God. You want peace… but your emotions feel loud, exhausting and overwhelming.
If you’re tired of feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted and stuck in overthinking loops, you’re not alone — and you’re not broken.
Most Christian women were never taught how to manage emotions in a healthy, biblical way, especially in the middle of real life.
I’m Alicia Michelle, an ICF-certified life coach (ACC, CPLC), NeuroCoach and author of Emotional Confidence. I’m also the host of this multi-award-winning podcast, where I help Christian women learn how to manage emotions using brain science and Scripture so they can respond with calm, clarity and confidence — not emotional chaos.
On the podcast, we talk honestly about anxiety, fear, emotional overwhelm, people-pleasing, perfectionism, disappointment and navigating emotions in marriage, motherhood and family life. You’ll learn practical emotional management tools that help you acknowledge what you’re feeling while still honoring biblical truth.
With nearly half a million downloads and 7 years running, by God’s grace this podcast has helped tens of thousands of Christian women build emotional confidence rooted in faith.
I’m so glad you’re here! Join me every Monday for a new episode and let's talk about how to stop reacting emotionally and start responding with clarity, calm and confidence.
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I created a free 7-day course called Notice + Name Your Feelings to help you slow down and understand what you’re actually feeling — without judgment or overwhelm.
It’s a short, practical tool that helps you stop spiraling and respond with more peace and clarity.
Start the free course here: AliciaMichelle.com/feelings
Episodes
375 episodes
Ep 370: Learning to Tend Your Soul: Befriending the Hidden Parts of Your Heart with Dr. Alison Cook
What if the parts of yourself you've spent years trying to ignore are actually invitations to healing? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Alison Cook to explore how understanding the different "parts" of your heart can help you experience dee...
Ep 369: Self-Brain Surgery: Rewiring Your Brain After Trauma with Christian Neurosurgeon Dr. Lee Warren
What if you have more influence over your thoughts, emotions, and healing than you realize? In this episode, I sit down with neurosurgeon, author, and podcast host Dr. Lee Warren to discuss the powerful connection between neuroscience, faith, a...
Ep 368: What Am I Really Longing for When I Feel Lonely and Disconnected?
Why do we still feel lonely when we're surrounded by people who love us? In this episode, we continue the conversation about loneliness by looking beyond the feeling itself and exploring the deeper longings underneath it. We discuss...
Ep 367: Why Do I Feel Lonely in Midlife When I'm Surrounded by People I Love?
Have you ever looked around at your family, friends, and the people you love most and wondered, Why do I still feel lonely? If you're in midlife, you may be surprised by how often this feeling shows up—even when nothing seems wrong.&nb...
Ep 366: Help for Calming Emotions After Marriage Fights with Dave and Ann Wilson
What do you do with all the emotions that linger after a fight with your spouse? Even when the argument is over, the hurt, disappointment, frustration, and unmet expectations can continue to swirl around in your mind and heart. In t...
Ep 365: God Reveals So He Can Heal (Is It Time to Step Into Healing?)
What do you do when God starts revealing unhealthy patterns in your life—and suddenly you can’t unsee them? In this episode, I close out the people-pleasing series by talking about what happens after awareness comes. We discuss the ...
Ep 364: People Pleasing Isn’t Always Obvious: The Hidden Signs to Look For
What if people-pleasing isn’t just about saying yes too often or avoiding conflict? What if it’s showing up in ways you haven’t even recognized yet? In this episode, I walk through 17 surprising signs of people-pleasing and the deep...
363: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ + Other Overexplaining + Overapologizing Phrases That Reveal People Pleasing
Do you replay conversations in your head, explain yourself too much, or apologize for things that don’t really need an apology? These patterns can feel like personality traits, but often they’re signs of something deeper happening underneath.&n...
362: Learning to Set Boundaries + Find My Voice in Parenting, Marriage and Beyond (My People Pleasing Journey)
What does healing from people-pleasing look like in real life, not just at the beginning, but years later? In this episode, I share my personal story of people-pleasing, where these patterns began for me, how God brought healing, and what it lo...
361: People Pleasing--Break the Cycle with Brain, Body + Biblical Tools for Less Exhaustion + Healthier Relationships
What if people-pleasing isn’t something you fix by trying harder—but a pattern your brain and body learned to use for safety? In this episode, I unpack why people-pleasing can feel so difficult to change, even when you know it’s exhausting you,...
360: People Pleasing- When You’re the “Good Girl” Who Keeps the Peace in Your Family
What if the reason it feels so hard to stop people-pleasing isn’t about willpower, but about the role you learned to play a long time ago? In this episode, I walk through the “good girl” pattern so many of us developed in our families and why i...
359: People Pleasing-Is This the Real Reason You're Exhausted + Overwhelmed?
What if the tiredness you feel isn’t about your to-do list but the exhaustion of making everyone happy and “keeping the peace” in the middle of family dysfunction? Yes, people pleasing—and carrying the emotional weight that was nev...
358: When Emotions Feel Scary-Practical Tools to Courageously Process What's Inside
What if courage isn’t about pushing past your emotions, but learning how to bring them honestly before God? In this episode, I share a recent conference message on why emotional awareness is not a weakness, but spiritual maturity, and how learn...
357: AI + Emotions: Is It OK to Use AI to Manage Your Feelings?
Have you ever shared something with AI that you didn’t want to say out loud to someone else, or found yourself feeling comforted by the response? Let’s talk about AI and emotional health, and whether it’s actually helping or quietly replacing s...
356: Perimenopause + Emotions: Brain Science + Scripture-Based Help for All the Hormonal Changes
What if the emotional overwhelm you’re feeling right now isn’t a personal failure, but something happening inside your body? Let’s talk about perimenopause, hormones, and why your emotions may feel harder to manage than they used t...
355: Join Me in Scotland in 2027! A Christian Women’s Retreat for Deep Rest, Connection + Joy
What if you could discover true rest and soul replenishment—in Scotland? Let’s talk about the upcoming Christian women’s retreat I’m hosting in Scotland in June 2027! This is my third “Rest + Restore” Retreat, and I love how these ...
354: (Free Christian Meditation!) Prepare Your Heart for Easter with This Simple Way to Connect with God with All Your Senses
I’m excited to share a simple way to connect with Jesus this Easter—through Christian meditation (we’ll even walk through a guided meditation together in this episode)! Let’s also explore how Christian meditation helps us slow down...
353: Mom Anger: Finding Hope + Healing from the Shame with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy
Struggling with mom anger and feeling ashamed of how you react to your kids? You’re not alone. Every mom I’ve ever met (including me!) has struggled with mom anger to some degree in various seasons of their motherhood. How can we manage these o...
352: Managing the Mental Overwhelm of Caring for an Aging Parent with Linda Larson
Caring for an aging parent: so many of my friends are in this stage right now! If you’re also in this season, you understand how emotionally overwhelming it can be to care for an elderly parent. What do we do with the guilt, the grief and the n...
351: When You Love Jesus But Still Feel Anxious: Finding Peace in the Inner Chaos with Becky Keife
Anxiety: when does everyday worry cross into something that needs more attention? In this episode, I talk with Becky Keife about her personal journey with anxiety, what helped her recognize when she needed support, and how God met her in the mi...
350: Why Is It So Hard to Surrender and "Let Them" (Even When You Know You Should)?
Maybe it’s time to surrender a tough situation, or to “let” people be who they’re going to be. But how in the world does that happen? Let’s talk about why letting go feels so much harder than it sounds, what’s really underneath our resistance, ...
349: Stuck in an Ongoing Stress Loop? Finding Peace When Nothing Is Changing
Ever felt stuck in ongoing situations that never seem to change and leave you feeling exhausted, frustrated or hopeless? In this episode, we talk about the unique stress that comes from chronic, unresolved circumstances and why thes...
348: How Can We Find Rest That Actually Restores Body, Mind, and Soul?
So many women are functioning in hidden burnout. Still showing up and serving. Still carrying responsibility. Still faithfully asking God for strength and trying to do the right things. And… still feeling depleted. This...
347: When What You're Doing to Rest Isn't Working--Living with Hidden Burnout + Exhaustion
Are you resting but still exhausted? In this episode, I talk about the kind of burnout that doesn’t go away with sleep, vacations, or time off, the hidden exhaustion so many women carry while still functioning, serving, and showing up.
346: Seasonal Affective Disorder: When the Darkness Affects Your Emotions, Energy + Faith
Do you feel heavier, more tired, or spiritually foggy during the darker winter months? Let’s talk honestly about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), what’s actually happening in your body, how reduced light affects your emotions and...