If social media leaves you feeling “less than,” emotionally drained, or stuck in comparison, today’s episode is for you. Dr. Jen Bennett joins us to unpack the emotional weight we carry online—and how to reclaim peace, purpose, and confidence in who God says we are. Together, we explore powerful mindset shifts, identity-rooted truths, and practical ways to engage social media without letting it steal your joy.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[00:00] Why “Keyboard Courage” Is Shaping Our Digital Culture—and Our Hearts

[04:00] What Do We Lose Emotionally When We Don’t Pause Before Posting?

[10:00] 7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Post or Comment

[13:00] Why Do Online Words Leave Such a Lasting Impact?

[15:00] How Does Social Media Trigger Comparison, Shame, and Insecurity?

[18:00] Can These Four Questions Shift How You Show Up Online?

[22:00] Using the A.D.D. Method to Process Emotions Like Jealousy, Rejection, or Offense

[24:00] Why We Must Name the Emotion Before It Hijacks Our Behavior

[25:00] What Boundary Shift Can Help Me Use Social Media Without Losing Myself?

RESOURCES:

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We all carry expectations of our spouse, our kids, and our faith journey. What happens when those expectations go unspoken… or unmet? In this episode, we’re uncovering how hidden assumptions lead to emotional disappointment and what it really means to align our expectations with grace, truth, and God’s timing. If you’ve been frustrated, resentful, or just tired of carrying the weight of what “should” be, this episode is your invitation to let go and find peace.

What You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Could Hidden Expectations Be the Root of Your Emotional Exhaustion?

[03:00] What Are Unrealistic Expectations?

[05:00] What Happens When Fantasy Versions of Others Distort Real Relationships?

[07:00] Could “Prince Charming” Be Sabotaging Your Marriage Connection?

[10:00] What Should I Expect From My Child—And Where Does It Become Unhealthy?

[12:00] 5 Questions to Identify If an Expectation Is Quietly Becoming Toxic

[15:00] Are You Expecting Someone to Meet a Need Only God Can Fill?

[16:00] What Does Healthy Surrender Look Like When Reality Doesn’t Match Expectation?

RESOURCES:

6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT:

Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?

Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.

Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us.

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• Ep 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down
• Ep 313: Is Disappointment the Real Reason You’re Overwhelmed, Tired + Irritated?
• Ep 314: The Disappointments We Carry in Motherhood + Marriage (But Don’t Talk About)
  
  

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You’re showing up for your family and doing the “right things”... but inside, there’s a quiet grief—an ache you can’t quite name. Today we’re naming the hidden disappointments that creep into our roles as moms and wives and exploring how to heal them through honest reflection, emotional clarity and God’s grace. This is the conversation we rarely have—but desperately need.

What You’ll Learn:

[00:00] Could the Exhaustion You Feel Be Disappointment In Disguise?

[04:00] What Happens When Guilt Keeps You From Receiving Rest or Connection?

[06:00] Are Impossible Expectations Silently Shaping How You See Yourself As A Mom?

[08:00] What Does Disappointment Sound Like In Marriage—And Why Don’t We Talk About It?

[11:00] Why “Taking Responsibility” Can Become A Trap For Self-Blame

[13:00] Are You Living Under Grace—Or Secretly Trying To Earn Your Worth?

[14:00] Three Questions to Identify and Process Disappointment

[15:00] How Childhood Beliefs About Emotions And Roles Still Shape Your Inner Critic

[17:00] What Changes When We Start Talking Honestly About Our Disappointments At Home?

[20:00] How Naming Your Hidden Hurts Opens The Door To Emotional Healing

[21:00] What Kind Of Support Do You Really Need When You’re Carrying Quiet Grief?

RESOURCES:

6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT:

Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?

Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.

Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us.

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• Ep 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down
  
• Ep 313: Is Disappointment the Real Reason Why You're Overwhelmed, Tired + Irritated?
  
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Feeling drained, short-tempered, or emotionally numb? It may not just be your schedule—it might be disappointment. This episode uncovers the hidden emotional weight behind daily irritation, burnout, and fatigue, and shows how unprocessed grief and unmet expectations can quietly harden your heart.

Discover how disappointment often disguises itself as stress, anger, or exhaustion—and how to recognize it before it turns into bitterness or resentment.

You’ll walk away with specific questions to help you identify the root of your weariness, plus a powerful mindset tool to process what you’re really feeling with both honesty and hope.

This is your invitation to stop pushing through and start healing the disappointment that’s been quietly draining your energy and joy.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[00:00] Could Unprocessed Disappointment Be What’s Draining You?

[03:00] Why Is Disappointment Really Just Grief Without Closure?

[05:00] How Emotional Pain Shows Up in the Body (and Why You Can’t Ignore It)

[06:00] Where Is Disappointment Hiding in Your Life—Marriage, Parenting, Faith, or Career?

[10:00] How Small Losses Quietly Accumulate Into Deep Emotional Exhaustion

[12:00] What Happens to Your Heart and Faith When You Don’t Face Disappointment?

[14:00] 3 Clarity-Building Questions to Expose Hidden Hurt

[16:00] Why Naming What Hurts is the First Step Toward Freedom

[17:00] What Does God Do When You Tell Him You’re Disappointed?

[18:00] How to Heal Disappointment Through Community, Tools, and Christ-Centered Support

RESOURCES:

6-WEEK LIVE STUDY with ALICIA in JULY/AUGUST 2025 on DISAPPOINTMENT:

Ready for healing from disappointment in marriage, mothering, career and more?

Join me in July/August 2025 in the Emotional Confidence Club where I'll be leading ladies through a 6-week process of noticing disappointments, processing the honest feelings behind it, and applying what we learn to everyday relationships.

Go to AliciaMichelle.com/club to apply and join us.

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• 312: What to Do When You Can’t Stop Crying, Snapping, or Shutting Down
  
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• 302: How Toxic Thinking Led to Infidelity and How Managing Emotions Led to Healing
  

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Ever find yourself constantly on the verge of tears, snapping at loved ones, or emotionally shutting down? You’re not broken—and you’re not alone. In today’s episode, Alicia shares what’s really going on inside your brain and body when emotions feel out of control and introduces two simple but powerful tools to bring calm and clarity. If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of guilt, shame, or exhaustion around your emotions, this episode offers a path forward grounded in both science and Scripture.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[00:58] Why Am I So Emotional Lately? Understanding What’s Really Going On in Your Brain and Body

[04:00] Which of the 4 Coping Mechanisms Are You Using? (Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn)

[08:10] Are These Emotional Responses Permanent—or Can I Change Them?

[09:00] How the Brain Reinforces Emotional Overwhelm Through Neuroplasticity

[14:00] What Am I Really Feeling? The First Step Toward Emotional Regulation

[16:00] What’s Your Boiling Point? How to Catch Overwhelm Before It Spills Over

[18:00] What’s Behind the Snapping and Crying? Uncovering the Hidden Emotions

[19:00] What Is Emotional Prep + How Can It Keep You Grounded?

[21:00] Practical Tools to Cool the Fire: Scripture, Breathing, Journaling & More

[25:00] You’re Not Too Far Gone: An Invitation to Respond Differently with Grace

RESOURCES:

Want help applying what you’re learning here each week?

Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence. Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club.

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How do we honor and love emotionally immature parents without losing ourselves in the process? In this raw and compassionate episode, I share biblical, emotional, and practical wisdom for navigating the complex relationship with emotionally immature parents—especially when their behavior triggers deep wounds, guilt, and confusion.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[01:43] What Is an Emotionally Immature Parent? The Signs You Might Be Missing

[05:00] Why Is This Relationship So Confusing? Grieving the Parent You Never Had

[08:09] What Does It Mean to Love Without Losing Yourself?

[11:00] Are You Falling into the Guilt and People-Pleasing Trap?

[13:00] When Love Feels Like Obligation: Understanding Emotional Enmeshment

[16:00] How Can the A.D.D. Method Help You Manage Emotions Around a Toxic Parent?

[23:00] What Do Healthy Boundaries with Emotionally Immature Parents Actually Look Like?

[30:45] Boundaries Aren’t Rejection—They’re a Clear Act of Emotional Responsibility

RESOURCES:

Want help applying what you’re learning here each week? Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence. Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club.

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Emotionally detaching from our adult children isn’t easy, especially when we’ve spent years guiding their choices and offering support. But at some point, healthy parenting boundaries become essential. In today’s episode, author Kate Battistelli joins us to share how we can embrace the empty nest season with purpose, release the urge to control or fix our adult children’s lives, and rediscover our identity beyond motherhood.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[02:46] What Are The Struggles With Detaching From Our Adult Children?

[06:18] How Can We Let Go of The Responsibility of Our Adult Children's Decisions?

[08:13] What Are You Meant to Do Aside From Being A Mom?

[14:31] We Have to Make Time For Ourselves and Our Marriage While Our Children Are Home

[17:09] “Don’t Be Afraid of The Path God Has Put You On. If You Follow It, You Can Change The World”

[20:01] Alicia’s Reflections: There Will Be Triggers, Don’t Be Surprised by Them

RESOURCES:

Want help applying what you’re learning here each week?

Come join us in the Emotional Confidence Club—a hands-on learning community of Christian women discovering how to handle everyday emotions with calm, clarity and confidence.

Apply now at AliciaMichelle.com/club.

Connect with author Kate Battistelli

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Do you carry mom guilt over things you said or did during the hard seasons of motherhood? Motherhood mistakes can feel heavy, but we were often doing the best we could at the time. Today, I am sharing how you can use the ADD model to let go of parenting regrets and unrealistic expectations as parents.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[02:13] Why Does Mom Guilt Hit Us So Hard?

[04:06] Does Nostalgia Have You Seeing the Past Through Rose-Colored Glasses While Also Wondering If You Did Enough as a Parent?

[10:27] Do You Have Unrealistic Expectations And Misplaced Responsibility For Your Children?

[15:56] Using The ADD Model to Process Mom Guilt

[23:00] Want to Learn More About Ways You Can Apply The ADD Method in Your Life? If So, Grab a Copy of My Book, Emotional Confidence!

RESOURCES:

Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.

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