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Forgiveness & The Nervous System: Self-Forgiveness, Faith, and a Forgiveness Practice

Gretchen Knode Season 1 Episode 13

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I share a spontaneous “bathtub prayer” that revealed a missing layer in my forgiveness journey—forgiving myself—and why that choice can free your energy, soothe your nervous system, and reopen connection with God, your body, and others.

Episode Highlights:

  • The onion-layers of forgiveness: why issues return at deeper levels
  • Autoimmune insight: moving from body-attack to body-partnership
  • Coaching threads: resistance to movement and old narratives in the body
  • Faith lens: Joshua’s “stones of remembrance” to anchor your decision
  • 3-step practice: name it → visualize it → leave it at Gods’ feet
  • Claiming freedom out loud: “I choose forgiveness, and I receive freedom.”

Timestamps:

  • 00:00—Welcome & why forgiveness now
  • 03:10—Bathtub moment + autoimmune connection
  • 06:28—Onion-layers & deeper rounds of release
  • 08:12—The missing piece: self-forgiveness
  • 14:21—Energy, the nervous system, and relief
  • 16:34—Guided practice
  • 20:05—Stones of remembrance & claiming freedom
  • 22:30—Closing encouragement + resources

Scripture Touchpoints:

  • Joshua (stones of remembrance)
  • Ephesians 4:31–32 (be kind, forgive)
  • Ephesians 3:20 (dare to hope)

Links & Resources:

~Boaz’s Fools & Sages podcast on forgiveness (wildly insightful): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8ti81ktPXw
~Chronically Healthy (health coaching that finally got me the right labs): https://www.chronicallyhealthyllc.xyz/
~Freedom Camp community & coaching: https://agileinitiatives.com/freedom-camp/

About Me:
I’m an ICF-accredited coach, homesteader, and creative currently editing a biblical historical fiction novel, King, based on Daniel 4. I help people integrate faith, mindset, and practical transformation so they can live whole, abundant lives. Coaching inquiries.

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