The Christian Mindset Coach with Alicia Michelle: Managing Emotions and Overwhelm Using Brain Science and Biblical Truth for Calm + Clarity

343: Is Your Emotional Health Blocking Your New Year Breakthrough? 10 Signs to Pay Attention To

Are you stepping into a new year with goals, plans, and intentions but still feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or reactive? In this episode, explore how unaddressed emotional patterns can quietly block progress, clarity, and peace, even when motivation is high. Learn 10 practical signs your emotional health may need attention, why willpower alone isn’t enough for lasting change, and how noticing and naming emotions can help you move forward with greater calm, confidence, and alignment in the year ahead. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [00:00] Why New Year Motivation Often Fades Without Emotional Awareness [03:00] Why Does Focusing Only on Actions and Results Keep Us Stuck? [05:00] How Emotional Patterns Influence Goals Around Health, Relationships, and Faith [12:00] Why Unexplained Tears or Emotional Shutdown Deserve Attention, Not Shame [18:00] What Can Physical + Relationship Symptoms Reveal About Emotional + Spiritual Health? [24:00] Why Saying “I Don’t Have Time to Deal With This” Often Backfires [26:00] How Learning to Notice and Name Emotions Supports Long-Term Growth and Breakthrough  Get the FREE 7-Day Course: Notice + Name Your Feelings  Learn the simple mindset tool that helps you understand what you’re really feeling, so you can stop spiraling and experience more peace!  Start the free course here: AliciaMichelle.com/feelings   RELATED EPISODES: Ep 333 — Tired of Going from One Crisis to Another? How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding Ep 341 — Step #1 to Calming Emotional Spirals: Notice + Name Your Feelings Ep 342 — Help for Emotional Overreaction in Relationships Send us a text

342: Help for Emotional Overreaction in Relationships

Do you ever find yourself reacting strongly in relationships and wondering, Why did I respond like that?  In this episode, explore why emotional overreactions often make sense beneath the surface, how unrecognized fears and triggers fuel intense responses, and why this isn’t a character flaw but a skill gap that can be learned and healed. Discover how noticing and naming emotions creates clarity, compassion, and healthier responses in your relationships. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [00:00] Emotional overreactions feel illogical, but often make sense beneath the surface [01:30] Understanding the “why” behind the reaction helps us break the embarrassment and guilt behind the cycle  [03:00] How hidden fears and “what if” thinking fuel emotional reactions [05:00] What if emotional reactivity is not a character flaw but a skill issue?  [06:30] What role does fight or flight play in emotional overreaction? [8:00] Emotional reactions are signals, not verdicts [10:00] How learning to notice and name emotions prevents sideways emotional leakage [12:00] What role do physical, hormonal or emotional factors play in reactivity? [15:00] How noticing and naming emotions slows the nervous system and increases clarity [18:00] How emotional awareness improves communication and trust in relationships [21:00] How the Free Notice + Name Your Feelings Course Helps with Emotional Overreaction in Relationships  Get the FREE 7-Day Course: Notice + Name Your Feelings Learn the simple mindset tool that helps you understand what you’re really feeling, so you can stop spiraling and experience more peace! Start the free course here: AliciaMichelle.com/feelings  RELATED EPISODES: Ep 330 — How to Manage Big Out-of-Control Emotions Ep 333 — Tired of Going from One Crisis to Another? How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding Ep 341 — Step #1 to Calming Emotional Spirals: Notice + Name Your Feelings Send us a text

341: Step #1 to Calming Emotional Spirals- Notice + Name Your Feelings (New Free Course!)

There’s nothing worse than being stuck in an emotional spiral—feeling like your thoughts are a swirling vortex of noise and chaos that feels overwhelming and illogical. Today, let’s talk about the first and most important step to calming emotional spirals: noticing and naming what you’re actually feeling. Learn how naming emotions brings clarity, reduces reactivity, and opens the door to healthier, Spirit-led responses.  PS I’d love to teach you more about this key emotional management tool in my free 7-day course “Notice + Name Your Feelings”! Get the free course here. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [00:00] Why emotional reactions often feel confusing or overwhelming [03:00] How unrecognized emotions lead to reactivity, shutdown, or numbness [04:00] Is emotional overwhelm a sign of spiritual immaturity? [06:00] Why noticing and naming emotions is the first essential skill [10:00] How noticing and naming changes communication and relationships [12:00] Emotions are “alarm signals,” not failures [13:00] What the free Notice + Name Your Feelings 7-day course includes [15:00] How this skill fits into long-term emotional and spiritual growth  Get the FREE 7-Day Course: Notice + Name Your Feelings  Learn the simple mindset tool that helps you understand what you’re really feeling, so you can stop spiraling and experience more peace! Start the free course here: AliciaMichelle.com/feelings  RELATED EPISODES: Ep 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down Ep 330 — How to Manage Big Out-of-Control Emotions Ep 333 — Tired of Going from One Crisis to Another? How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding Send us a text

340: Rediscovering Joy (When You've Forgotten How to Enjoy Your Life)

Have you gotten so good at “managing” life that you’ve forgotten how to enjoy it?  In this episode, we talk about why joy fades when life becomes task-driven, how emotional numbness sneaks in, and what it looks like to reconnect with delight, presence and the simple pleasures God designed us to savor.  Let’s discover how to begin enjoying life again, with God leading the way. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [00:00] Why high-functioning, over-responsible seasons drain joy [03:00] What role do hidden expectations play in suffocating joy? [05:00] The difference between managing life and actually living it [11:00] How to rediscover what genuinely brings you delight [17:00] How delight strengthens your ability to love others well [19:00] What to expect in the Emotional Confidence Club’s Jan/Feb Joy study  Go here to read the article Alicia mentions on the signs of depression. JOIN ME IN JAN/FEB FOR A 6-WEEK STUDY ON JOY: If life feels flat or joy has gone missing, join us for our next 6-week journey inside the Emotional Confidence Club: “Rediscovering Joy + Finding True Happiness.” Let’s rediscover God’s design for lasting joy! Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to join the Jan/Feb joy study.  RELATED EPISODES:  Ep 330 — How to Manage Big Out-of-Control Emotions Ep 333 — Tired of Going from One Crisis to Another? How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding Ep 339:  Rediscovering Joy (When You’re Unsatisfied + Restless) Send us a text

339: Rediscovering Joy (When You're Unsatisfied + Restless)

What do you do when life looks “fine on the outside,” yet something still feels off? When you feel flat, restless or like you’re quietly aching for more? In this episode, uncover what Scripture says about joy, why so many women feel unsatisfied even when life appears good, and how to return to a steady, soul-anchoring joy in Christ instead of chasing temporary emotional highs. Learn the signs that you might be pursuing happiness instead of cultivating joy, how expectations distort contentment, and the biblical foundation for experiencing joy as a fruit of the Spirit. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: [00:00] Why joy can feel dim or distant even when life looks “good” [01:30] What does Psalm 51:12 show us about losing the joy of salvation? [03:00] How do hidden expectations quietly sabotage our joy? [05:00] The difference between chasing emotional highs and cultivating Christ-centered joy [08:00] Why joy anchors the soul rather than acting as a mood [14:00] What is “destination sickness,” and why does it leave us restless? [19:00] Why achievements and accomplishments can’t create lasting joy [23:00] How to re-anchor your joy with Scripture, reflection, and spiritual truth  6-WEEK STUDY ON JOY: If life feels flat or joy has gone missing, come be part of our next 6-week journey inside the Emotional Confidence Club: “Rediscovering Joy + Finding True Happiness.” Let’s rediscover God’s design for lasting joy! Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to join us. RELATED EPISODES: Ep 330 — How to Manage Big Out-of-Control Emotions Ep 333 — Tired of Going from One Crisis to Another? How to Stop Reacting and Start Responding Ep 337 — Holiday Emotional Challenges: 3 Ways to Prepare Yourself for Tricky Situations + Difficult People Send us a text