4/2/25 Hello friends, and welcome to episode 189. Before we dive in, I want to let you in on a little personal update. Tomorrow I...

How Do You Make New Thoughts Become Your Default Thinking? You've identified the negative thought. You've challenged it. You've replaced it with something healthier and more aligned with God's truth. But then the old thought comes right back. Does that mean renewing your mind isn't working? No. It means your brain has had a lot of practice thinking the old way—and the new way of thinking needs practice too. Our brains are constantly forming and reinforcing connections based i

Can You Retrain Your Brain by Changing the Way You Think? Have you ever caught yourself in the middle of a negative thought spiral and wondered, “Why am I thinking this way?” That moment of awareness is called metacognition—the ability to think about what you’re thinking about. And it can be a powerful first step toward changing unhealthy thought patterns, managing your emotions, and retraining your brain. God created our brains with an incredible capacity to change. Through

3/12/25 Hello, friends! Welcome to episode number 186 – “Pura Vida.” If you’ve been to Costa Rica, you’ll recognize this saying. I...

How Do You Find Rest in God When Life Never Slows Down? Are you tired—not simply physically tired, but tired from constantly doing, proving, producing, pleasing, and trying to keep up? Our culture celebrates busyness. A full calendar can make us feel needed, important, productive, and valuable. But when our identity becomes connected to how much we accomplish or how much other people need us, slowing down can feel surprisingly uncomfortable. For Christians, there is another k

2/26/25 Hey friends, welcome back to Another Beautiful Life! Episode number 184 – When the Struggle is Real. I’m so grateful you’re...

How Do You Trust God When Life Falls Apart? It's one thing to say you trust God when life is going well. It's another thing entirely when the floor falls out from beneath you. When my husband died, I discovered that tragedy had exposed something in me. After decades of loving God, studying His Word, leading worship, teaching Bible studies, and serving Him, I suddenly found myself questioning things I thought I had settled long ago. Could I really trust Him? Were His promises

How Do You Find Yourself Again After Loss or a Major Life Change? After grief, trauma, a relationship change, or another major disruption, you may find yourself saying: “I just want to feel like me again.” I understand that feeling personally. After my husband Brian died, I didn't recognize myself for a long time. I had once been optimistic and lighthearted, but suddenly I was looking at life through fear and pessimism. I wondered whether I would ever feel like the old Tricia

Can Chronic Emotional Stress Affect Your Physical Health? Have you ever noticed that during a prolonged season of grief, relationship conflict, fear, financial pressure, or emotional stress, your body seems to feel the strain too? Our minds and bodies are not separate systems operating independently of one another. Researchers continue to study the relationship between chronic stress, emotional well-being, immune function, inflammation, and physical health. That doesn't mean

1/22/25 The past two episodes were all about taking a Life Assessment for personal wellbeing so that we can make 2025 an extraordinary...

1/15/25 Hello friends, and welcome back to Another Beautiful Life podcast. This is episode number 178 - Reset 2025: A Life Assessment....

1/8/25 A beautiful thing we get to do at the beginning of each year is to reset. Actually, this is something you get to do at any time...

1/1/25 I was watching a Christmas movie with my daughter called That Christmas. At the beginning, the commentator said something so...

What Can You Do When You Feel Emotionally Overwhelmed? Have you ever become so emotionally overwhelmed that you couldn't think clearly? Your thoughts are spinning. Your emotions feel incredibly loud. You know there should be another perspective, but in the moment you can't seem to find it. Even God's truth—something you know and believe—can feel difficult to access when your emotional brain is demanding all of your attention. There is a brain-based reason this happens. And th

Why Can't I Think Clearly When I'm Stressed or Overwhelmed? Have you ever been so overwhelmed that you literally couldn't think straight? You may normally be capable, organized, productive, and able to solve problems—but suddenly your brain feels like it has stopped working. You can't make a decision. You can't concentrate. Simple tasks feel difficult. And you may find yourself thinking, “What is wrong with me?” There is actually a brain-based reason this can happen. What H

11/6/24 “I want to be more dependent on God,” said no one ever. Okay, maybe someone has actually said that. But do you know what it’s...

10/30/24 Last week we talked about Continuously Improving Your Life with Identity. It is based James Clear’s book Atomic Habits . And...

10/23/24 Hello friends. Welcome to episode number 167 - Continuously Improve Your Life with Identity. I just had a group coaching...

10/16/24 Hello, friends. Welcome to episode number 166 – Pre-Frame Your Stories In Episode number 106, we talked about how to Frame,...

10/9/24 Today I want to talk about a concept that I first learned from my friend and fellow Coach, Jill Wright. Jill helps Life Coaches...