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.
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The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity
Ep 375: Emotional Avoidance: Learning to Lean into Hurt Instead of Running from It with Willow Weston
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We’ve all done it--minimizing or numbing our emotions after a painful experience. Today’s guest Willow Weston invites us to consider asking this question instead: What if the pain I’m trying to avoid is actually pointing me toward the healing God wants to bring?
Willow and I share honestly talk about how unprocessed pain can come out sideways through anxiety, anger, relationship struggles, avoidance, and other patterns, and what it looks like to finally name what you're carrying and invite God into those tender places.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
[00:00] Why We Learn to Avoid Pain Instead of Process It
[04:00] How the Way We Were Taught to Handle Pain Follows Us
[11:00] Recognizing When Unprocessed Pain Is Coming Out Sideways
[14:00] Letting God and Safe People Into Your Pain
[19:00] Why Healing Sometimes Requires Us to Risk Hope
[24:00] Why We Can't Ignore the "Small" Hurts
[28:00] Moving Past the Shame of Still Struggling
[37:00] Two Questions to Help You Take Your Next Step Toward Healing
RESOURCES:
Collide: Running Into Healing When Life Hands You Hurt by Willow Weston
RELATED EPISODES:
Ep 374: 5 Types of Emotional Overwhelm—Which Are You Experiencing?
Ep 370: Learning to Tend Your Soul: Befriending the Hidden Parts of Your Heart with Dr. Alison Cook
Ep 365: God Reveals So He Can Heal (And It's Time to Step Into That Healing)