Discover why so many people struggle with insomnia and how trauma, neurobiology, and spiritual anxiety affect sleep. A guide with Christ-centered practices to calm your body and reclaim rest. In my coaching practice I’ve noticed that weeks have themes amongst my clients and conversations. Last week it was insomnia so, I had to answer… Why Insomnia Happens (From a Neuroscience + Trauma Lens) For many people, the hours meant for rest become the hours of greatest torment. You li

A Scripture-rooted, neuroscience-informed guide to calming your body, activating the vagus nerve, and finding peace in God's presence. When anxiety tightens your chest or chaos floods your thoughts, your nervous system is doing exactly what it was designed to do, protect you. However, sometimes that protection can spiral into emotional overwhelm, reactivity, or shutdown. What if something as simple as ice could help you shift from stress to peace, from panic to prayer? Cold e

Break free from negative thoughts through a biblical and brain-based approach to healing, identity, and inner renewal in Christ. “Taking every thought captive” was the focus of last night’s group session in Renewing the Mind & Regulating the Heart . What if the thoughts racing through your mind weren’t the final word on who you are or where your life is headed? What if your anxious internal script, the quiet whispers of “not enough,” “too late,” or “this will never change,” c

A gentle, honest reflection on why Conversations with God once felt like truth and how Scripture led me to the real voice of God through Christ. About 30 years ago, I read Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch. I was in a deeply introspective season, spiritually open, intellectually curious, and longing to understand the deeper truths of human nature. I wasn’t reacting to religious hurt. I was responding to a hunger: for peace, for wisdom, for something that made sen

When fatigue sets in, God invites us to pause and return to His design for rest If your nervous system is in survival mode, you’re not alone. God has already given you a way out and it begins with rest. When a crisis stretches on for weeks, months, or even years, fatigue doesn’t just affect your thinking. It settles into your body. You may look composed on the outside but feel exhausted inside. Living under pressure can become its own form of exile, alert, but emotionally dra

What do you do when you've prayed the same prayers for years and heaven stays silent? When your requests aren’t selfish or superficial, but spiritual and sincere? When you ask for good things like hearing God’s voice or having time to serve in your church and the doors stay closed? You start to wonder:Is God even listening?Does He care about me?Am I rejected… forgotten… worthless? A client recently confided something raw and real: “I feel angry at God. I've begged Him to help

The Neuroscience and Biblical Truth of Rewiring Your Thoughts I didn’t plan to write this, but after three separate client conversations that asked me the same question this week, “Isn’t it lying to say something I don’t believe yet?” I knew it need to be written. If you’ve ever tried to speak something kind, hopeful, or healing over yourself and felt like a fraud... this one’s for you. What Your Brain Believes, It Builds Your brain is designed to change. Through neuroplastic

Ancient wisdom may guide the heart, but only Jesus transforms it. A Christian reframing of Don Miguel Ruiz’s bestselling message through Scripture, the Fruit of the Spirit, and the Beatitudes. “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28, NLT What if the wisdom that helped you survive is not the same truth that will set you free? I understand what it’s like to search for meaning, to piece together truth from differe

If your body is tired, your mind overwhelmed, and your emotions on edge, you’re not alone and it’s not all in your head. I didn’t expect the news that came earlier this week. It was the kind of update that drops straight into your gut. A family member in crisis, life-altering grief, and a weight that made my chest tighten and my breath catch. If you’ve ever felt like your body responded to sorrow before your mind had time to catch up, you’re not alone. I want to share what ha

Leaving the New Age Behind and Embracing the Breath of Life through Scripture By Pamela Horton, Holistic Biblical and Executive Coach Dear friend, When I became a follower of Jesus, I walked away from many things, including systems of thought I had once trusted and the New Age practices I had mastered and leaned on to help manage stress and performance. Even breath-work. At one point, I saw breath-work as a helpful tool for self-regulation. But when I met Jesus, I didn’t want

Let’s be honest, life feels a little more tangled these days. Work spills into home. Rest feels like a luxury and most of us are just trying to do what matters, love well, and not burn out in the process. We want to do more than just make it through. We want to live with clarity, make a difference, and leave something lasting behind. So when I came across a long-term study that revealed one key factor behind a longer, more fulfilling life, I wasn’t surprised. The researchers

What if over-apologizing, people-pleasing, or struggling to rest isn’t just a bad habit, but a survival pattern shaped by past pain?