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Have you ever had a bad day or a big emotional reaction and immediately wondered what it says about your faith? Maybe you’re angry and think you shouldn’t be, anxious and tell yourself you need to trust God more, or disappointed and feel guilty because you know you’re supposed to be grateful. But having a difficult emotion doesn’t make you a bad Christian. In this episode, I'm talking about why we attach spiritual meaning to our emotions, how perfectionism and shame can make an already difficult feeling even heavier, and what it looks like to bring what you’re actually feeling to God instead of trying to clean it up first - because pain and surrender can exist at the same time.Rooting for you,JessicaWant help taking the next step?If this episode helped you recognize some of the thoughts, emotions, or patterns keeping you stuck, you don't have to stop with simply understanding what's happening. Here are two ways I can help you take the next step:1. Untangle Your Thoughts is my self-paced course designed to help Christian women understand what’s happening beneath their thoughts and emotions, identify the patterns keeping them stuck, and learn practical tools to begin responding differently all while keeping God at the center of the process.Inside, I walk you step-by-step through the process so you don't have to keep wondering, “Okay, but how do I actually change this?”→ Start Untangle Your Thoughts: Click here!2. Start 1:1 Christian Mental Health Coaching with Jessica. Sometimes you don't need more information you need someone to sit with you, help you slow everything down, and work through what is actually happening underneath your thoughts, emotions, and patterns.We'll look at what you're experiencing, uncover what's keeping you stuck, and work toward practical next steps that help you move forward with God.→ Book a free 20-minute consultation: Click here!Website: www.jessicahottle.comEmail: [email protected] information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or clinical advice. While we discuss mental health topics, this is not a substitute for professional care. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.

Be honest. Is there something you've done that you're still quietly requiring yourself to make up for, even after you've brought it to God? Even after you know, theologically, that you're forgiven? In this episode, I'm sitting with that tension and asking a question that might reframe everything: what if the goal isn't learning how to forgive yourself, but learning how to extend the same compassion toward yourself that God already has?  Rooting for you,JessicaWant help taking the next step?If this episode helped you recognize some of the thoughts, emotions, or patterns keeping you stuck, you don't have to stop with simply understanding what's happening. Here are two ways I can help you take the next step:1. Untangle Your Thoughts is my self-paced course designed to help Christian women understand what’s happening beneath their thoughts and emotions, identify the patterns keeping them stuck, and learn practical tools to begin responding differently all while keeping God at the center of the process.Inside, I walk you step-by-step through the process so you don't have to keep wondering, “Okay, but how do I actually change this?”→ Start Untangle Your Thoughts: Click here!2. Start 1:1 Christian Mental Health Coaching with Jessica. Sometimes you don't need more information you need someone to sit with you, help you slow everything down, and work through what is actually happening underneath your thoughts, emotions, and patterns.We'll look at what you're experiencing, uncover what's keeping you stuck, and work toward practical next steps that help you move forward with God.→ Book a free 20-minute consultation: Click here!Website: www.jessicahottle.comEmail: [email protected] information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or clinical advice. While we discuss mental health topics, this is not a substitute for professional care. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.

Sometimes life just keeps being hard. You're praying, you're trying, you're holding on to your faith, and it still feels like nothing is getting better. I've been sitting with friends in that place recently, and honestly, I've felt it myself too.In this episode, I'm having the real conversation about how to keep trusting God when you can't feel or see evidence that anything is shifting. I'm going to talk about self-reflection, what we actually believe about God underneath all of our theology, and why we are always one choice away from something changing, even when our circumstances aren't.  Rooting for you,JessicaWant help taking the next step?If this episode helped you recognize some of the thoughts, emotions, or patterns keeping you stuck, you don't have to stop with simply understanding what's happening. Here are two ways I can help you take the next step:1. Untangle Your Thoughts is my self-paced course designed to help Christian women understand what’s happening beneath their thoughts and emotions, identify the patterns keeping them stuck, and learn practical tools to begin responding differently all while keeping God at the center of the process.Inside, I walk you step-by-step through the process so you don't have to keep wondering, “Okay, but how do I actually change this?”→ Start Untangle Your Thoughts: Click here!2. Start 1:1 Christian Mental Health Coaching with Jessica. Sometimes you don't need more information you need someone to sit with you, help you slow everything down, and work through what is actually happening underneath your thoughts, emotions, and patterns.We'll look at what you're experiencing, uncover what's keeping you stuck, and work toward practical next steps that help you move forward with God.→ Book a free 20-minute consultation: Click here!Website: www.jessicahottle.comEmail: [email protected] information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or clinical advice. While we discuss mental health topics, this is not a substitute for professional care. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.

You can know what the Bible says about fear and still feel afraid. You can believe God is with you, trust His character, and genuinely want to have faith, and yet notice your body reacting as if something is threatening you. So what do we do with that? In this episode, I'm looking at what Scripture actually means when it says “fear not,” why fear doesn’t automatically mean you’re failing to trust God, and how your mind, body, and past experiences can all play a role in the way fear shows up. Instead of asking, “How do I stop being afraid?” let's get curious about what your fear may be responding to and learn how faith can meet you there.Rooting for you,JessicaWant help taking the next step?If this episode helped you recognize some of the thoughts, emotions, or patterns keeping you stuck, you don't have to stop with simply understanding what's happening. Here are two ways I can help you take the next step:1. Untangle Your Thoughts is my self-paced course designed to help Christian women understand what’s happening beneath their thoughts and emotions, identify the patterns keeping them stuck, and learn practical tools to begin responding differently all while keeping God at the center of the process.Inside, I walk you step-by-step through the process so you don't have to keep wondering, “Okay, but how do I actually change this?”→ Start Untangle Your Thoughts: Click here!2. Start 1:1 Christian Mental Health Coaching with Jessica. Sometimes you don't need more information you need someone to sit with you, help you slow everything down, and work through what is actually happening underneath your thoughts, emotions, and patterns.We'll look at what you're experiencing, uncover what's keeping you stuck, and work toward practical next steps that help you move forward with God.→ Book a free 20-minute consultation: Click here!Website: www.jessicahottle.comEmail: [email protected] information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or clinical advice. While we discuss mental health topics, this is not a substitute for professional care. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.

What do you do when an emotion shows up that you really don’t want to feel? Maybe anxiety hits, and your first thought is, “Not this again.” Maybe you’re angry, sad, disappointed, or overwhelmed and immediately start trying to get yourself out of it. But what if the emotion itself isn’t the biggest problem and the fight you’re having with it is? In this episode, I'm talking about why we can become afraid of our own emotions, the extra layer of shame or fear we sometimes attach to them, and what it can look like to acknowledge what you’re feeling without assuming it means something is wrong with you or with your faith.Rooting for you,JessicaWant help taking the next step?If this episode helped you recognize some of the thoughts, emotions, or patterns keeping you stuck, you don't have to stop with simply understanding what's happening. Here are two ways I can help you take the next step:1. Untangle Your Thoughts is my self-paced course designed to help Christian women understand what’s happening beneath their thoughts and emotions, identify the patterns keeping them stuck, and learn practical tools to begin responding differently all while keeping God at the center of the process.Inside, I walk you step-by-step through the process so you don't have to keep wondering, “Okay, but how do I actually change this?”→ Start Untangle Your Thoughts: Click here!2. Start 1:1 Christian Mental Health Coaching with Jessica. Sometimes you don't need more information you need someone to sit with you, help you slow everything down, and work through what is actually happening underneath your thoughts, emotions, and patterns.We'll look at what you're experiencing, uncover what's keeping you stuck, and work toward practical next steps that help you move forward with God.→ Book a free 20-minute consultation: Click here!Website: www.jessicahottle.comEmail: [email protected] information shared in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical or clinical advice. While we discuss mental health topics, this is not a substitute for professional care. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.