Stress Release for Christian Women | turn off your stress, release your emotions, find peace in your mind and body

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m continuing talking about what happens inside of you when you’re stressed, by looking at the new research of Polyvagal Theory.

Specifically, we’re talking about what happens emotionally, physically and biochemically when you’re in the different states of stress (from the no stress of peace, to the high stress of anxiety and panic attacks, trauma triggers and PTSD).

If you’re a woman who’s been physicall...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m talking about some new research in the mental health world that answers some questions we’ve had throughout this series.

Specifically, I’m talking about how your nervous system can have 2 separate survival mode states that differ so immensely. And how your brain and body move you between them to survival (or suffer).

What is this new research called?

Polyvagal Theory.

I also talk about how it has helpe...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m continuing talking about your nervous system - the part of your body where your stress comes from. Specifically, I’m talking about the main nerve running your stress. 

In it I describe what it’s like to actually live in the state of stress in your body. How it feels, what organs change function and why, and what bodily systems shut offline and why.

This is a great episode to get comfy, close your eyes ...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m talking about your nervous system - the part your body where your stress comes from.

In case you didn’t know this - your stress lives in your body, not your mind. Specifically, it lives in your nervous system, which is the communication line between your brain and body. When you’re stressed, your brain says “danger”, but it’s your nervous system that does the work of shifting you into the state of stre...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m back talking about stress, specifically what is happening in your brain when you’re stressed.

You probably have lived the pain of losing your thoughts when you’re stressed - you suddenly can’t think straight (or at all), you lose your keys, you scream at your spouse or kids, etc. There’s a reason for this.

Today I’m sharing with you why you lose your mind and cool, why and how it’s God’s design, why an...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

I’m veering away from our What is Stress Really series to talk about the war in Israel.

In this episode I’m giving you resources for how to find peace while watching war on TV - both Christian and Mental Health. 

Regardless of what war is on TV, it’s always hard, emotional and can wreck your mental health (and your faith) if you’re not careful.

In this episode I’m giving you 3 Christian resources and 3 mental he...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m going deeper into the Bad Stress state known as Fight, Flight, Freeze.

This state is the most severe end the Stress Spectrum, and is what we often refer to as anxiety, a panic or anxiety attack, trauma trigger or PTSD. It’s also the state where you’ll feel the most helpless. If you’ve ever struggled with one of these states and have felt helpless, terrified and like there’s no end in sight, this episod...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m diving into the Bad Stress end of the stress spectrum, to help you understand what’s happening inside of your brain and body when you’re not ok. 

Bad stress is the stress you’re used to talking about - your stress, overwhelm, anxiety, panic, anxiety/panic attacks, trauma triggers or maybe even PTSD. It’s the survival mode God created you with to keep you alive in this world. So it’s not actually bad, i...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m talking about God’s third holiday: Sukkot (also known as the Feast of Tabernacles (or Booths)).

When God took His people out of slavery and through the desert, they had nothing. No food, no water, no shelter, no mental health care to deal with the trauma of slavery. They were used to be owned - someone else in control of everything in their lives. The trauma of that abuse would have led their hearts to...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m going deeper into the stress spectrum to help you understand what’s happening inside of you when you’re not ok beginning with Good Stress.

Good stress is something most people haven’t heard of, but it’s the BEST kind of stress you can experience in this life. Good stress is the “God stress” as I like to say, because it’s the stress that God designed you to live and thrive in daily. From deep restorativ...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m talking about God’s second holiday: Yom Kippur (also known as the Day of Atonement).

This is a holiday of humility and surrender to God through repentance of your sins. God’s first holiday (Rosh Hashanah) got you to turn your heart back to Him, so that you would be ready for today: the Day of Atonement.

This is the day you admit your sins to God, because they’re the reason you’re separated from Him. 

A...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m starting our first series called “What is Stress Really?”

In this series, I’ll be talking about what stress is from a scientific standpoint, as well as a creation standpoint. I hope this better helps you understand what’s actually happening in your brain and body when you’re stressed, and why God created you this way.

Awareness is the first step to getting the right help for you. When you know what the...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m talking about God’s first holiday: Rosh Hashanah (also known as the New Year).

God’s calendar is a bit different than ours. It starts in the fall on a new moon (usually around mid-September - mid-October) and is counted from the beginning of creation. Today we enter into year 5784.

Rosh Hashanah is about turning our hearts back to God, honoring His presence, His glory, His provision and His protection ...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m introducing you to a brand new bonus series I’m doing this year called “God’s Holidays”.

When we look at scripture, we find 7 holidays that God asked His people to celebrate. They honor His glory, presence, provision and protection over our lives. And they truly point our hearts to Him, helping us surrender our hearts deeper to Him.

* The best healing you can ever receive for your mental health is surr...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Today I’m sharing my testimony of mental health and Jesus. It’s a tough story of abuse, trauma, hating and blaming God, running away from and rebelling from God, almost dying multiple times at the hands of satan, and running back into the arms of Jesus.

I hope you’ll join me for this journey of how Jesus saved my life physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. And is healing the broken parts of me now th...

Hey Beautiful Lady,

Welcome to the Stress Release for Christian Women Podcast.

In today’s episode, I’m introducing both myself and this podcast:

Hi, my name’s Laura. I’m a mental health practitioner (Emotional Freedom Techniques, Tapping), a Christian woman and a survivor of abuse (and the trauma and mental health dysfunction that comes with it).

In this Podcast, we are going to talk about stress, the mental health resources that t...