Untangle Your Thoughts | Trust in God, Hear from God, Mental Health Tips, Negative Thoughts, Relationship with God, Christian

Jessica Hottle | Christian Life Coach, Spiritual Growth Mentor, Christian Mental Health Coach, Christian Counseling
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Hey friend! Do you want to overcome negative thoughts? Do you want to be able to discern whether it’s your feelings telling you what to do or God? Are you praying for a mental breakthrough? I’m here to say that numbing out doesn’t have to be your only option.  Hard and bad things that have happened in this world that need a safe space to be processed. And the church should be one of those places. And this podcast is one of those places. I’m Jessica Hottle, a Board-Certified Master Mental Health Coach, author, and speaker. I help women overcome negative thought patterns to regain control of their lives. Most importantly, I’m the big sister who is going to tell you the truth because I care. In this podcast, we are going to be talking about: -> Feelings: The good, the bad, and the ugly -> Practical ways to take care of your emotional and mental health while never losing sight of God -> How to study your Bible so that you can grow a deeper relationship with God and the church So pull up a chair and join me at the table. Let’s get to the bottom of what’s holding you back. Next steps: Get My Free 3-Day Bible Study: https://www.jessicahottle.com/3-day-study Have Me As a Coach in Your Corner: https://www.patreon.com/JessicaHottle Untangle Your Thoughts: https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal Visit My Website: https://www.jessicahottle.com  Email Me: jessica@jessicahottle.com (Jessica Hottle, Christian Mental Health Coach)

  1. 5d ago

    The Bible Says “Fear Not”… But What Do You Do When You're Still Afraid?

    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,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  2. Sep 2

    Why You Keep Fighting What You're Feeling

    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,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  3. Aug 26

    How to Sit in Uncertainty Without Spiraling Into “What If”

    Uncertainty is hard, especially when your mind believes that thinking through every possible “what if” will keep you safe. You might replay conversations, prepare for things that haven’t happened, or convince yourself that if you can just figure out every possible outcome, you’ll finally feel at peace. But what if the constant problem-solving is actually keeping the anxiety going? In this episode, I'm talking about what happens when you stop trying to eliminate uncertainty and instead learn how to sit with “I don’t know” without immediately spiraling, and how that space can become an opportunity to practice trust, dependence on God, and a different way of responding to your thoughts. Rooting for you,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  4. Aug 19

    The Question Every Hurting Christian Eventually Asks

    At some point, many Christians find themselves asking a question they never expected to ask: “God, I’ve tried to follow You. I’ve prayed. I’ve made changes. So why does this still hurt so much?” When suffering doesn’t match the life we thought obedience would produce, it can expose beliefs about God we didn’t even realize we were carrying. If you’ve ever wondered whether you did something wrong, prayed enough, or somehow missed God because life still hurts, this episode will help you slow down and look at what may be underneath that question and what it means to trust God when doing everything “right” doesn’t guarantee the outcome you hoped for. Rooting for you,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  5. Aug 12

    The Bible Says “Cast Your Cares”… But You Keep Carrying Them

    Can I be honest about something? I spent a long time thinking that giving something to God meant I wasn't supposed to feel anything about it anymore. Like caring and surrendering were opposites. They're not. In this episode, I'm digging into what 1 Peter 5:7 is actually inviting us into... because casting your cares isn't the same as becoming indifferent to them. It's the difference between this matters to me, and this depends on me. I'm also talking about the either/or thinking that keeps so many of us stuck, and what it looks like to finally live in the both/and - where you can have feelings and have faith at the same time. Rooting for you,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  6. Aug 5

    Why Being So Hard on Yourself Fuels Anxiety (And What to Do About It) (Part 2)

    Last week I talked about shame - that deep, quiet belief that something is fundamentally wrong with you - and how it gives birth to the survival patterns so many of us have been living inside of.  This week, I'm taking it one step further. Because when shame goes unnamed and those survival patterns stay in place, they don't just stay quiet. They fuel anxiety. In this episode, I'm looking at how your inner critic is keeping your nervous system in a constant state of threat, why perfectionism and overthinking are fruit and not the root, and what it looks like to finally stop pulling at the fruit and start tending to what's underneath it.  Rooting for you,Jessica Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  7. Jul 29

    Why Being So Hard on Yourself Is Keeping You Stuck (Part 1)

    Can I tell you something that took me a long time to see in my own life? That voice telling you to push harder, do better, keep going - the one that sounds like it's helping you? It might not be encouragement at all.  In this episode, I'm starting a two-part conversation about shame, self-criticism, and why being so hard on yourself is actually keeping you stuck rather than moving you forward. I'm going to talk about the difference between guilt and shame, how shame quietly fuels the patterns you can't seem to break, and what Galatians 5 showed me about the internal war so many of us feel while we're healing.   Also, don't forget!👇🏻 Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

  8. Jul 22

    If God Could Take Away Your Pain… Why Doesn't He?

    If God is good and God is powerful, why doesn't He take our pain away? It's one of the oldest questions we carry, and one of the most honest.  In this episode, I'm not going to give you a tidy answer, because there isn't one. Instead, I'm looking at this question from four angles - clinical, logical, emotional, and spiritual - to explore what pain is actually doing in us, why God's love isn't measured by whether He removes every hard thing, and what shifts when we stop asking why He hasn't taken this away and start asking how He is meeting us in the middle of it. Want 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: jessica@jessicahottle.com The 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.

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Hey friend! Do you want to overcome negative thoughts? Do you want to be able to discern whether it’s your feelings telling you what to do or God? Are you praying for a mental breakthrough? I’m here to say that numbing out doesn’t have to be your only option.  Hard and bad things that have happened in this world that need a safe space to be processed. And the church should be one of those places. And this podcast is one of those places. I’m Jessica Hottle, a Board-Certified Master Mental Health Coach, author, and speaker. I help women overcome negative thought patterns to regain control of their lives. Most importantly, I’m the big sister who is going to tell you the truth because I care. In this podcast, we are going to be talking about: -> Feelings: The good, the bad, and the ugly -> Practical ways to take care of your emotional and mental health while never losing sight of God -> How to study your Bible so that you can grow a deeper relationship with God and the church So pull up a chair and join me at the table. Let’s get to the bottom of what’s holding you back. Next steps: Get My Free 3-Day Bible Study: https://www.jessicahottle.com/3-day-study Have Me As a Coach in Your Corner: https://www.patreon.com/JessicaHottle Untangle Your Thoughts: https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal Visit My Website: https://www.jessicahottle.com  Email Me: jessica@jessicahottle.com (Jessica Hottle, Christian Mental Health Coach)

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