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.
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The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity
359: People Pleasing-Is This the Real Reason You're Exhausted + Overwhelmed?
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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 never ours to hold-- is the real culprit behind our mental overwhelm and overthinking.
This is the first of 3 episodes on breaking free from people pleasing. Let’s talk about how to reduce your emotional exhaustion from people pleasing and show up with more peace, clarity, and emotional freedom, even when others don’t change.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
[00:00] When You Feel Drained (and Slowing Down Doesn’t Fix It)
[03:00] Do These Classic People Pleasing Patterns Sound Familiar?
[06:00] What Are Some Core Emotions Behind People-Pleasing?
[15:00] Why Boundaries Feel So Uncomfortable (Even When We Know We Need Them)
[18:00] How People-Pleasing Gets Tied to Your Identity
[21:00] The Guilt That Keeps the Cycle Going
[24:00] What It Looks Like to Start Letting Go of What Isn’t Yours
RESOURCES:
Tired of the exhaustion of making everyone happy and keeping the peace at all costs?
Grab Alicia’s People Pleasing Check-In Workbook: A three-part guided exercise to uncover what’s driving your people pleasing and begin moving toward healthier relationships, clearer thinking and greater emotional peace.
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Ep 223: People Pleasers, You Don't Need to Apologize for Your Decisions
Ep 326: A People Pleaser's Guide to Setting Boundaries (When You're Afraid to Offend Others)