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Trauma Healing for Christian Women - Regulate Emotions, Intrusive Thoughts, Nervous System, Anxiousness, Overthinking, EMDR

Michelle Croyle, Licensed Professional Counselor, EMDR Therapist, Christian

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Frequency: 1 episode/4d. Total Eps: 494

Do you love God deeply but still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or unable to experience the peace you know He promises? Have people you trusted—relationships you valued, or even places that should have been safe—left you feeling deeply wounded, guarded, and unsure who you can trust anymore, including yourself or even God? Have you tried to pray the pain away, do all the right things, push through it, avoid it, or outthink it, yet still feel something unsettled deep inside? Do you wish you could calm your mind and emotions, reset your nervous system, and finally experience peace with yourself and with God again? I'm so glad you're here. In this podcast, I'll help you make sense of what you've been feeling and why it's been so hard to get unstuck. We'll explore how painful experiences can affect your mind, body, and nervous system—and why the reactions you've been having actually make sense. You don't have to figure this out alone. In each episode, I'll come alongside you, sharing insights from evidence-based, trauma-informed psychology thoughtfully integrated with the truth of the Christian faith. Together, we'll bring clarity to what you're experiencing, normalize the struggles you may have been quietly carrying, and explore practical ways to move toward the peace, emotional safety, and deeper connection with God that your heart longs for. Hi, I'm Michelle. I'm a wife, a mom, a dog mom, and a lifelong Christian, having been saved at the age of five, but that's also around the time when anxiety took root inside me. As I grew older, intrusive and ruminating thoughts, OCD behaviors, nervousness, and even panic attacks interrupted my peace and kept my mind and body on high alert. I tried thinking better thoughts, focusing on Bible verses, casting down the lies of the enemy, praying harder, and even tried traditional talk therapy, but I couldn't get past the feeling that I was spiritually failing or had somehow made God mad. However, after years of internal struggle, I eventually realized the problem wasn't that something was wrong with me or with my faith. The deeper issue was unaddressed trauma in my nervous system. You see, many of us can carry a tremendous amount of emotional, mental, relational, and even physical pain for a long time—until our bodies simply can't hold it anymore. The ways we learn to survive hard experiences often help us get through them, but they aren't always the same things that lead us into healing. And most of the time, we can't simply think our way out of it or pray our way through it alone. True healing often requires gently processing what our nervous systems have been carrying. The beautiful part is that God designed our bodies with the capacity to heal. He created our minds and nervous systems with remarkable resilience, and over time, both science and Scripture have revealed wisdom that helps us participate in that healing process. After becoming a licensed professional counselor and a trauma-informed, certified EMDR therapist—and after experiencing profound healing myself through excellent trauma therapy—I want you to know something very clearly: there is real hope for healing. And that hope is available to you, too. Now, I have the privilege of helping Christian women just like you to find compassion and grace for themselves and as we work toward meaningful healing by helping you understand how your past experiences have shaped your present struggles, while also equipping you with practical tools and actionable steps to move forward with greater peace, clarity, and emotional safety in an environment where you are finally safe to be seen and heard just as you are, no shame, no guilt, just healing. If you are ready to finally understand what's happening inside you and to break free from the deep wounds that have been holding you back, I'm ready to help. So, grab your favorite beverage, a box of tissues, and kick your self-criticism to the curb. It's time to pay attention to what you and your nervous system need to heal. If you're ready to honor the beautiful creation you are, embrace God's truth about you and how He designed your nervous system to care for you, and learn practical ways to pay attention to your needs so you can heal and finally experience peace, let's get started. Next Steps: Go to Michelle's Private Counseling Practice Website (for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to PA for the duration of therapy): https://www.abundantfreedomcounseling.com/ e-mail Michelle: michelle@abundantfreedomcounseling.com This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The content shared reflects personal opinions and general information and should not be considered therapy or a therapeutic relationship of any kind. If you are experiencing emotional distress or mental health concerns, please seek out professional care from a qualified mental health professional, and if you are in crisis, please go to your nearest emergency room, or contact your local police department or crisis intervention team in your area. Copyright 2026 [Abundant Freedom Counseling, LLC]

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Why am I Still Struggling?

jeudi 5 février 2026 • Duration 15:15

Therapy is a great resource, but sometimes, it's not enough. In today's episode, Michelle talks about some of the differences that make EMDR trauma therapy more effective than standard talk therapy.

FREE RESOURCE:

If this episode resonated, you might be interested in my free resource. I created a free, faith-honoring guide that gently explains how healing happens in the body and why you're not failing.

Free Trauma Healing Resource Guide

WORK WITH MICHELLE CROYLE, LPC:

If you are a Christian woman who feels ready for deeper, focused trauma healing than typical weekly talk therapy can offer, you may want to consider an EMDR-based Therapeutic Intensive with me. I clear my schedule to work with you over the course of one to three days for three to six hours per day on a focus target of your choosing. Intensives are designed to support meaningful change in the way the nervous system feels safest, not rushed into an hour here and there. Ready for deeper healing? If you live in Pennsylvania or are willing to travel to Pennsylvania for a therapy intensive, you can learn more or schedule a reserve a free consultation by clicking here: Learn More or Reserve a Free Consultation

1 Big Sign of Trauma In Your Body

jeudi 29 janvier 2026 • Duration 13:02

Have you found yourself fine one minute and completely blindsided by your reactions the next? Today, Michelle shares 1 huge way to tell if you have unresolved trauma hiding in your nervous system.

Listen in!

FREE RESOURCE:

If this episode resonated, you might be interested in my free resource. I created a free, faith-honoring guide that gently explains how healing happens in the body and why you're not failing.

Free Trauma Healing Resource Guide

WORK WITH MICHELLE CROYLE, LPC:

Cleaning House for the Holidays - Physical Houses and Emotional Ones!

jeudi 20 novembre 2025 • Duration 21:27

Expectations are rough this time of year! This episode addresses a helpful framework for processing all the stuff that can feel heavy.

Would you like to work with Michelle?

She is currently accepting clients for EMDR Therapeutic Intensives (3–6 hours of focused therapy per day over 1–3 days) for those in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania.

Therapeutic intensives can produce 2-3x the results of weekly therapy in a shorter, more concentrated amount of time, allowing for accelerated healing.

To learn more about how Michelle's counseling practice can help you, go to: Click Here

To schedule your free 15 minute Phone Consulation to see if a therapy intensive with Michelle is a good fit for your needs, go to: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle

For other mental health resources or to join the SHINE COMMUNITY, a weekly support group and safe place of connection for Christian Women: Click Here.

*Michelle is not currently accepting clients for weekly sessions

**All Mental Health for Christian Women and Trauma Healing for Christian Women content is for education and information only and not to be considered professional therapy of any kind. If you are in crisis, please call 911 in the USA, or go to your nearest hospital emergency room.

How To Stop Your Fears, Thoughts, and Feelings From Lying to You

mardi 27 février 2024 • Duration 14:35

Have you ever had intrusive thoughts or negative feelings that scared you? You might question what you should do when you have intrusive thoughts or how to stop them. You might even wonder if you are going crazy. In today's episode, Michelle offers a new way to look at thoughts and feelings so that you can calm your anxiety about what your brain and emotions are trying to tell you.

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Powerful Habit Series, Part 4 - Reflecting on Why You Do What You Do

mardi 20 février 2024 • Duration 11:52

You make thousands of decisions every day, but are they all actually your choices? Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? Is is peer pressure, expectations of others, fear of trying something different, anxiety, or God's will and your actual choice? Power comes from the freedom to make decisions that you can really stand behind. Listen in.

Powerful Habit Series, Part 3 - Practicing Self-Compassion and Grace

mardi 13 février 2024 • Duration 16:34

God's loving kindness and compassion teaches us how to practice the building of the healthy habit of talking with ourselves with self-compassion and grace rather than harsh self-talk and embracing the grace that God offers, ultimately cultivating a more healthy and flexible way of navigating through life.

To Connect With Michelle, Download Free Resources, or Sign-Up for the Membership Community, Click Here

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The Powerful Habits Series, Part 2 -Taking Back Your Personal Power With One Simple Word

mardi 6 février 2024 • Duration 11:52

If you want to live your life well, it is important to know what habits serve you well an what you may need to stop doing. In today's episode, you will learn the one word that can help you take back your personal power like no other so that you can reach your goals in life and stay the course you and God have before you without compromise.

To join the Mental Health for Christian Women Membership Community or further connect with Michelle, and get free resources, CLICK HERE

The Powerful Habits Series, Part 1 – The One Main Thing That Can Change Your Life- Cultivating Your Home Base

mardi 30 janvier 2024 • Duration 16:48

What can you do to have more power in your life? What can help you to live from a mentally healthy place? Learning to live from a solid home base in your internal life can help you to be healthy and strong in your spiritual, mental, emotional, relational, physical, and aspirational goals. Living your life from a position of power begins with building it on a solid foundation.

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Overcoming the Bleak of Winter Seasons with Intentional Acts of Sunshine

mardi 23 janvier 2024 • Duration 10:37

It can creep in without your awareness sometimes, the bleak, doldrums of winter or winter seasons in life, and if you catch it, you can do something about it. To overcome the dark days in life, it takes intentional perseverance and action in a positive direction, but it can be one step at a time until better days arrive.

To connect more with Michelle or join the Get Real Results Membership Community, click here:

https://linktr.ee/michellecroyle

Being Real With Yourself and Others Through Vulnerability About Your Human Experience Story

mardi 16 janvier 2024 • Duration 17:21

God didn"t mess up when He created you, and He made you with a spirit and a body. That body has experienced your whole life and all of the circumstances you have lived; the good and the bad. Gaining traction toward your mental health and wellbeing goals and spiritual calling depends on your ability to be able to notice what's happened to you and the ways you have been impacted. If you would like to learn more or to join the new membership community,

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