Mental Health and Healing

Letting Go of the Guilt Around Slowing Down

Letting Go of the Guilt Around Slowing Down You finally sit down.Your body relaxes.And then—the voice creeps in: “You should be doing something.”“There’s too much to get done.”“Rest is for people who’ve earned it.” This is rest guilt and it’s not from God. Rest Isn’t Laziness. It’s Obedience. From the very beginning, God designed a… Continue reading Letting Go of the Guilt Around Slowing Down

Mental Health and Healing

Signs You’re Not Rested (Even If You’re Sleeping)

 Signs You’re Not Rested (Even If You’re Sleeping) You slept eight hours. Then you got through your checklist. You even slowed down on the weekend. And still you feel drained.Not just tired, but heavy. Foggy. Flat. That’s because sleep and rest are not the same thing. Sleep Recharges the Body. Rest Restores the Soul. You… Continue reading Signs You’re Not Rested (Even If You’re Sleeping)

Mental Health and Healing

Relearning How to Listen to Your Body’s Needs

Relearning How to Listen to Your Body’s Needs Your body remembers what your mind forgets. It carries your stress, your stories, your trauma, and your unmet needs—quietly, until it can’t anymore. Then it starts speaking: In headaches that won’t go away In jaw tension and tight shoulders In stomach knots and racing hearts In fatigue… Continue reading Relearning How to Listen to Your Body’s Needs

Faith in Hard Places

You Are Capable

You Are Capable You are capable of doing all things when Jesus is by your side. People often tell me that they do not know who they are anymore due to the amount of trauma that has occurred in their lives. It is my pleasure to tell them that they are not only capable of… Continue reading You Are Capable