Mental Health for Christian Women

Why Do I Rush Past My Feelings? Anxiety, Trauma Responses, and What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You Do you find yourself rushing through uncomfortable feelings, talking faster when you're anxious, frantically trying to fix things, avoiding difficult emotions, or feeling like you just need to get past something as quickly as possible? There may be a reason. Sometimes what looks like rushing, perfectionism, avoidance, overreacting, shutting down, or trying to control everything around you can be an automatic survival response. Your nervous system may be responding to something happening today based on what it learned during an earlier experience. In this episode of Trauma Healing for Christian Women, Michelle Croyle, LPC, EMDR-Certified therapist, explains how slowing down and paying attention to your reactions can help you recognize what your nervous system may be trying to tell you. Why Do I Rush When I'm Anxious? When anxiety or a trigger hits, your nervous system may respond before your logical mind understands what's happening. You might notice yourself: Talking faster Moving faster Trying to fix everything Becoming unusually angry Feeling an urgent need to leave Avoiding uncomfortable feelings Becoming perfectionistic Shutting down or withdrawing Worrying about being judged Feeling like you're not good enough Instead of immediately asking, "How do I make this feeling stop?", it may help to become curious about why your system reacted in the first place. Could This Be a Trauma Response? Sometimes your reaction isn't only about what's happening now. Your nervous system may have learned a strategy during an earlier experience that helped you avoid rejection, criticism, embarrassment, abandonment, helplessness, or another painful experience. Maybe you learned to move faster. Maybe you tried to make everything perfect. Maybe you withdrew before someone could reject you. Maybe you learned to anticipate other people's reactions. Maybe you pushed uncomfortable emotions away so you wouldn't have to feel them. Those strategies may have served a purpose at one time. The problem comes when your nervous system continues using an old survival strategy in situations where the original threat no longer exists. Perfectionism Can Be About Safety Imagine someone is coming to your house and you suddenly feel frantic. You don't simply want to straighten up. You feel like you have to make everything perfect. What's underneath that urgency? What if someone sees how you really live? What if they judge you? What if they think you're a bad wife or mother? What if someone sees that you're not perfect? The intensity may be telling you something. Perfectionism isn't always about wanting things done well. Sometimes it can be connected to fear, criticism, rejection, vulnerability, or an old belief about what you need to do to be accepted. Why Do I Overreact to Small Things? If your emotional or physical reaction seems much bigger than the situation in front of you, consider whether something older may have been activated. You may notice: "This situation isn't actually dangerous, but my body feels like it is." That can be an important clue. A current experience can sometimes activate emotions, body sensations, beliefs, or survival responses connected to something that happened much earlier. Instead of criticizing yourself for your reaction, you can become curious about it. Slow Down and Notice When you notice yourself becoming frantic, tense, angry, avoidant, shut down, or unusually activated, slowing down may help you understand what's happening. If you feel safe enough to explore it on your own, you might ask: What am I feeling right now? What am I afraid will happen? What does this remind me of? When have I felt this way before? What am I telling myself right now? What do I believe I need to do to stay safe? Is that still true today? Sometimes slowing down allows you to see the connection between what you're doing now and what your nervous system learned to do years ago. Your Nervous System May Need New Information An old response doesn't have to remain your automatic response forever. Once you recognize the pattern, you may be able to give your nervous system a small experience that challenges the old expectation. Maybe you don't make the house perfect before your friend comes over. Maybe you stop studying once you know the material. Maybe you allow someone to see a little imperfection. Maybe you slow down instead of talking faster. Then you notice: I'm still okay. I wasn't rejected. Nobody attacked me. I didn't have to be perfect to be safe. Experiences like these can begin giving your brain and nervous system new information about what's safe now. When You Need Help Going Deeper Not every trauma response should be explored alone. If slowing down brings up overwhelming emotions, memories, body sensations, or experiences that are difficult to regulate, working with a qualified trauma therapist may help you explore what's underneath your reactions more safely. Trauma therapy can help you understand the connection between your current triggers and earlier experiences while developing healthier ways of responding in the present. You don't have to force yourself through something overwhelming in order to heal. Christian Trauma Therapy and EMDR Intensives in Pennsylvania If you keep wondering, "Why do I react this way when I know I'm safe?", there may be something underneath the reaction that needs attention. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Why Do I Feel Like I'm Not Good Enough? How Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Your Nervous System Keep You Stuck Why do you feel insecure or not good enough, even when you logically know you have value? Why do you compare yourself to other people, worry about what they think, or feel like everyone else has life figured out while you're somehow falling short? These feelings may not mean there is something wrong with you. They may make much more sense when you understand how childhood experiences, trauma, learned beliefs, and your nervous system can influence the way you see yourself today. In this episode of Trauma Healing for Christian Women, Michelle Croyle, LPC, EMDR-Certified therapist, explains how experiences from childhood can become beliefs and survival strategies that continue into adulthood—even when you no longer need them. You may intellectually know, "I am good enough," "I am safe," or "God gave me value," while another part of you still feels rejected, inadequate, unsafe, or afraid of what other people think. That disconnect can be an important clue. Why Do I Feel Like I'm Not Good Enough? Human beings naturally want connection, belonging, safety, and acceptance. When we are young, experiences involving criticism, rejection, comparison, achievement, belonging, or not having our emotional needs adequately met can influence the conclusions we make about ourselves. A child may conclude: "I'm not good enough." "I have to prove myself." "I need people to approve of me." "If someone is unhappy with me, I must have done something wrong." "I have to be the best to have value." "It isn't safe to disagree." "I need to fit in so I won't be rejected." Those conclusions can make sense to a child trying to understand the world. The problem comes when we're adults but our nervous systems are still responding according to rules we learned much earlier in life. In This Episode, You'll Learn Why you may constantly feel like you're not good enough Why comparing yourself to other people can be connected to safety and belonging How childhood experiences can create beliefs that follow you into adulthood Why criticism or rejection can feel disproportionately threatening How people-pleasing and needing approval can become survival strategies Why knowing something logically doesn't necessarily make you feel it emotionally How your nervous system can continue responding to an old threat after the danger has passed Why certain situations can suddenly make you feel like a child again How trauma therapy identifies the beliefs and experiences underneath current struggles How EMDR therapy can help you process experiences that continue to feel unresolved Why healing involves updating old information rather than simply trying harder to change your thoughts How Christian faith, emotional healing, and trauma therapy can work together Why Do Childhood Beliefs Still Affect Me as an Adult? Children interpret experiences with the information and developmental abilities they have at the time. If you weren't chosen for something, you might have concluded, "Nobody wants me." If you struggled academically, you might have concluded, "I'm dumb." If someone criticized something you were proud of, you might have concluded, "I shouldn't let people see what I'm good at." If belonging felt uncertain, you may have learned to watch other people's reactions closely so you could avoid rejection. Those beliefs and strategies may have helped you navigate life then. But what helped you survive at one point can sometimes keep you stuck later. Why Can I Know Something Is True but Still Not Feel It? This is one of the frustrating experiences people can have with unresolved trauma. You can intellectually know that you have value while still feeling inadequate. You can know that someone else's opinion doesn't determine your worth while still feeling intense anxiety when someone disapproves of you. You can know you're an adult while suddenly feeling very young, powerless, rejected, or frightened in a particular situation. The goal isn't simply to tell yourself to "think differently." Trauma therapy can help explore the discrepancy between what you know today and what your nervous system may still be responding to from an earlier experience. Your Survival Strategies Aren't Necessarily Your Current Reality Sometimes we continue living according to rules that once helped us feel safer: Keep everyone happy. Don't make mistakes. Don't stand out. Don't disagree. Prove yourself. Don't need anyone. Always perform. Always be prepared for rejection. Your nervous system may be trying to protect you using information that hasn't been updated for your present circumstances. Healing can involve understanding where those strategies came from, recognizing what your system has been trying to protect you from, and helping your mind and body take in new information. You survived. Now you can begin working on the things that may be keeping you in survival mode. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Spiritual Bypassing: When Christian Faith Is Used to Avoid Feelings, Trauma, and Real Healing What is spiritual bypassing, and how can it affect Christian women struggling with anxiety, trauma, grief, difficult emotions, or painful experiences? Sometimes well-meaning Christians respond to emotional pain with phrases like "count your blessings," "just have faith," "think positive," or "give it to God." Biblical truth matters—but using spiritual language to minimize, avoid, or shut down genuine emotional pain can keep us from addressing what is actually happening. In this episode of Trauma Healing for Christian Women, Michelle Croyle, LPC, EMDR-Certified therapist, explores spiritual bypassing in Christianity and why acknowledging painful emotions does not mean that you are failing spiritually or lacking faith. You can love God deeply and still experience anxiety, grief, anger, fear, hurt, exhaustion, or the effects of trauma. In This Episode, You'll Learn What spiritual bypassing is and what it can look like in Christian life How spiritual language can sometimes be used to minimize emotional pain Why experiencing anxiety or difficult emotions doesn't automatically mean you lack faith The difference between acknowledging your emotions and allowing your emotions to control you How trauma and a lack of felt safety can affect the nervous system Why "count your blessings" isn't always what a hurting person needs How spiritual bypassing can happen within relationships and church culture Why healthy boundaries and acknowledging when something hurt can be important How Christian faith and emotional honesty can exist together Why healing doesn't require pretending everything is fine Jesus did not ignore human suffering. He wept. He cared for people's physical and emotional needs. Throughout Scripture, we see people bringing grief, fear, pain, questions, and distress honestly before God. Faith doesn't require pretending. You can acknowledge, "This hurt me," "I'm grieving," "I'm angry," "I'm afraid," or "I need help," while still trusting God. Sometimes healing begins when we stop trying to put a spiritual bandage over a wound and allow ourselves to acknowledge what is actually there. Christian Trauma Therapy & EMDR Therapy in Pennsylvania THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you tried talk therapy but it didn't go deep enough to heal the wounds of trauma deep inside you?  Have you heard the phrase EMDR and wondered if Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing might be able to help you heal from trauma and anxiety?  In this episode, Michelle shares how she incorporates EMDR with Christian Thearpy and Somatic Experience and IFS parts work therapy c oncepts to help clients get great results in healing from trauma with her and God in EMDR Therapy Intensives. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Would you like to stop feeling so afraid in life?  Fear can be helpful when it works to keep us safe, but after trauma, it can lie to us.  In this episode, Michelle shares about the concept of time and truth that can help you to step out of the cycle of fear and into a more regulated nervous system. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you feel like God's mad at you or that you aren't good enough or you would have been healed by now?  God is a loving parent and not a vindictive one.  In this episode, Michelle shares the one thing that you can reframe to gain freedom from the things that steal your peace and time when it comes to your trauma. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Sometimes, what we think isn't actually true, even though it seems or feels true.  In this episode, Michelle guides you through the gap between desire and outcome to reflect on whether the thought in between is true or not and what you might be able to do about it. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Are you wondering if what you are experiencing qualifies as trauma?  Do you wonder if it is really bad enough to qualify?  Do you feel others have it worse?  Do you not want to complain?  Today, Michelle talks about some tell-tale ways you can know you are struggling with traums. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you ever felt like your trauma is keeping you far from God or like you can't feel His presence like you want to?  Today's episode will give you a couple of tips for encouragement. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you wonder if you can ever break free of the past and how your upbringing or lack of being brought up well affects you today?  Or, maybe you see holes in your husband's upbringing that is costing you both peace and stability in the present relationships you have?  It's not too late to learn what goes into healthy relationship dynamics.  You can change your future and future relationships for the better. Listen in. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you wonder if you will be stuck forever or if God actually has a purpose for your pain and life?  If you've been grinding away and not seeing the progress you hope for, this episode may help you to realize you are already well on your healing journey and where and how to look for clues as to the next step. THERAPY WITH MICHELLE Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I offer THERAPY INTENSIVES which help you to go deeper and with faster results than weekly therapy can provide.  Learn more at: www.emdrpittsburgh.com. For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you received some unexpected information from someone you should be able to trust?  Have they let you down, betrayed you, or sinned and you are not left trying to pick up the pieces?  You may be trying to forgive but you're so angry or to do right by God but want them to pay.  It's natural to be confused, hurt, devastated, and frustrated, but today, I hope to give you some solid ground where you can find your footing. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?     Consider Working with Me.  You can learn more at my website: www.emdrpittsburgh.com   For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you have more discomfort in your nervous system than peace?  Are you getting through the day by surviving but not eally living and thriving? If you aren't at peace in your body and your nervous system is able to relax due to the effects of past trauma, a reset may be needed to get out of fight, flight, and freeze.   READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?     Consider Working with Me.  You can learn more at my website: www.emdrpittsburgh.com   For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you experience uncomfortable feelings in your body because of your past traumatic experiences?  Zings of adrenaline or moments of disconnection from the present moment may be trauma responses trying to tell you that more healing is needed. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?     Consider Working with Me.  You can learn more at my website: www.emdrpittsburgh.com   For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you find yourself stuck and overthinking your decisions and voice?  You may be giving away power that is rightfully yours.  Listen in to learn what to look for and why you don't have to. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?     Consider Working with Me.  You can learn more at my website: www.emdrpittsburgh.com   For a Free Consultation Call:   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Do you try to do all the "right" things but still not feel good enough?  Do you wonder why you have to work so hard to be able to think right and why you still don't feel differently inside?  It's quite likely it's the way your nervous system has made sense of the traumas you've endured over a lifetime.  It's trying to tell you what it needs so that you can get in touch with the real you, but if you don't know how to decode what it's trying to tell you, you can swirl.  Today, I'll explain what's going on for you. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   Consider working with me.  You can learn more at my website: www.emdrpittsburgh.com I can help.   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you been to the mall and seen the YOU ARE HERE arrow on the map?  Knowing your location and where you are trying to get to is necessary for an efficient trip.  The same is true for knowing where you are mentally, emotionally, and relationally.  It's important so that you can effectively heal and live.  Today's episode shares three ways that knowing where you are helps you to move forward. READY for REAL HEALING Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help.   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you been paralyzed by overthinking, overanalyzing, and fearful of the next right step to take?  If you get caught up in your thoughts, ruminate, and then get anxious or stressed out, today's pep talk is for you. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help.   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you ever wondered why you can know you're safe in your mind… but your body still feels anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted, or on edge? What if some of the things you or others have called weakness, overreacting, or "being too emotional" are actually signs that your nervous system has been trying to protect you? Could it be that your anxiety, emotional exhaustion, people-pleasing, or shutdown responses make more sense than you think, once you understand how the nervous system works?   READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help.   If you would like to see about working with me in an EMDR Intensive, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call so that we can get to know each other and see if I am a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Are you ready to get past the hurts of things like CPTSD, Trauma, and Difficult Relationships but find yourself stuck?  Is it a struggle to make progress because you can't seem to get over the mental and emotional blocks inside you?   If so, today's episode can explain why you may be falling under something called "learned helplessness."  Listen in to understand why you feel that way and how the door to freedom really is open to you for healing. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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 *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you ever felt plagued and disgusted by intrusive thoughts?   Have anxiety attacks caused you horrible symptoms?  Or, have grief and loss symptoms got you down?  It's hard when our experiences in our own minds and bodies isn't pleasant or what we want.  Yet, today, I'm going to share with you how to pull out the golden nuggets of wisdom that can help you find and experience more peace. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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   *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Are you tired of anxiety symptoms running the show in your life? Do you long to reduce anxiousness and try to do that by avoiding it or pushing it away? And would you just love to relieve the emotional stress already? Today I'm going to give you three tips that really do work to help anxiety to loosen up. Listen in. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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   *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you tried Christian counseling, but find that you can't get very far in just one hour each week and long to go deeper?  Or, do you wish therapy to heal from your grief symptoms, emotional hurt, negative thoughts or anxiety symptoms could be faster?    Well, today I'm going to tell you about what a therapeutic intensive with me is like. So if you've been wondering about working with me and what EMDR intensive might be able to do for you, I hope that this is helpful.   READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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   *All content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not to be considered professional counseling.  If you need professional therapy, please seek it out, and if you are in immediate danger, please contact emergency services near you.

Have you heard EMDR and it sounds like just an  alphabet soup of letters that gets tossed around?  Have you wondered what EMDR therapy might be? Would you like to find out if  emdr-based Christian counseling could be a good fit for you as you work to heal from traumatic experiences or emotional pain? Well, in this episode, I've give you the deets as they say, the low down skinny on what EMDR is, and I'm going to demystify it.   READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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  

Have you ever considered what you are carrying that you can let go of to gain some more mental space, emotional peace, freedom, and clarity?  If you are wondering how to break free from being overwhelmed, are unable to relax, or are holding stress that doesn't belong to you, today's episode will give you a start toward letting go and feeling lighter with 4 Things You Can Let Go of So You Can Breathe Easier. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: Join our free Facebook Community For Encouragement and Support: CLICK HERE   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  

Do you long for healing and mental and emotional freedom?  Do you wish you could skip the journey and just be at the destination of inner peace already?  It all starts with one next step to make it reality.  That's what we're talking about in today's episode. READY for REAL HEALING? Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   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  

Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me. Do you feel like your thoughts have a mind of their own?  Would you like to feel better about yourself and more in control of how they make you feel?  Thoughts have the ability to run our lives for better or for worse.  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  

Have you been looking for a Trauma-Informed Therapist who is also a Christian?  Do you want to honor your faith even in your therapy?  Would you love to incorporate deep healing in a way that aligns with God's Word and the evidence-based treatments for trauma healing?   I can help you with all of that.  If you would like to work with me, you can schedule a free 15 minute consultation call with me so that we can get to know each other and see if we are a good match for your therapy needs.  Go to www.calendly.com/michellecroyle to connect with me.   Mental and Emotional pain is not just related to thoughts and feelings.  It also affects our bodies and nervous systems.  This is why we can't "just" pray away wounds that hurt.  We need to get the wounds attended to and healed.  That is how God made us to heal, in connection with Him and others, as we continue to grow.  In today's episode, I discuss 6 things in addition to therapy and prayer or Scripture that can help take your healing to the next leve.  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

Do you feel like your anxiousness is out to get you?  Anxiety often gets a bad rap, but it's not completely unhelpful or bad.  If you would like to learn how to make friends with your nervous system so that you can live more peacefully in thoughts, emotions, and your body and spirit, today's episode will offer you practical tips you can use right now! 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 ME-- 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

When you have experienced hard things, it is easy for your nervous system to get triggered into feeling unsafe again.  This doesn't have to be a permanent experience of distress and frustration.  In today's episode, I share 4 things you can do to start to take the edge off of the experience of stuckness. 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 ME-- 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

Do you feel overly responsible for other people's actions, feelings, thoughts, and emotions?  If you find yourself sacrificing what is good for you to keep other people's reactions at bay or neglect your own needs, wants, and self to try to keep the peace, you may be engaging in a trauma response called self-abandonment.  This leads to burn out, stress, and guilt whenever you stop the protective but self-dismissing behavior.  If you'd like help with this, 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 ME! 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

Do you ever feel like there is a real way you feel deep inside and a way you think you "should or shouldn't" feel that drives your actions on the outside?  If you have strong feelings but feel that they are too much or wrong for a Christian woman to have, listen in.  You don't have to suck it up, ignore yourself, or throw yourself under the bus. 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

Wonder why you people please, over explain, or shut down?  Here's what's going on and how to help yourself with it. 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

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

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: 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

Have you ever struggled with thoughts you don't want, don't believe in, and wish would go away and leave you alone but the more you try to stop thinking them the worse the looping thought gets?  Today, Michelle shares her tip for how to deal with intrusive thoughts with God's help.  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: 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

How many Christian women think trauma healing happens and how it actually does happen are often not the same thing.  Today, Michelle shares how to look at healing so that you can be encouraged rather than feel defeated.  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: 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

If you are tired of beating yourself up inside for trying harder and harder to make traction toward your emotional and mental freedom but feel like you are simply going in circles and feeling defeated, you may be asking yourself, "What is Wrong with Me?"  However, the problem isn't you!  The problem is that you are asking yourself the wrong question, and assuming that the problem is somehow you.  This leads to shame, frustration, and hamster wheel running that keeps you from making traction toward your healing.  To heal, you need to ask a different question, and I'll tell you what that is in this episode.  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: 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

If slowing down makes you feel more anxious instead of calm, this episode explains why.  You'll learn how trauma trains the nervous system to equate safety with staying busy, in control, or on guard - and why true safety isn't something you need to seek after, but something your body experiences. In this episode, we explore how to orient your nervous system to the present moment, why rest can feel unsafe after trauma, and how a felt sense of safety allows real healing to begin.  This gentle, faith-integrated conversation helps you understand why your body struggles to relax -- and what it actually needs instead.   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

Feeling stuck doesn't mean your faith is weak.  It means your nervous system is likely carrying familiar survival responses that are getting in the way of your healing in a different way than you might think.  P.S. There is nothing "wrong" with you.  You are not the problem.   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 women 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

What beliefs, feelings, and roles do you carry about yourself that aren't even fully true?  Learn how to find out in this episode of Trauma Healing for Christian Women to increase in mental health through a lens of Christian faith and effective psychology. 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   *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.  

Feeling pulled in too many directions with too much on your shoulders and to-do list this holiday season?  Today, Michelle gives a new framework for addressing the pull to do too much underneath the surface.  Listen in. 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.  

When panic floods your nervous system and you start to experience the anxiety and frustration of terror, what can you do?  Well, in this episode, Michelle shares a recent panic attack doozy of an experience and how the 7 Tips she is sharing with you today helped her navigate it better than past panic attacks. 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.

Expectations are rough this time of year!  This episode addresses a helpful framework for processing all the stuff that can feel heavy. Want some help with your emotions and expectations this holiday season?  Sign-up to join Michelle and her friend, Dawn Marasco, author of the book Continuous Peace for a FREE, live virtual workshop on Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10am-Noon Eastern. BLACK FRIDAY SALE OFFER:  Michelle has 5 Spots open for Spotlight Coaching at the discounted rate of just $160 per spot for the first five people to sign-up.  Go deep with Michelle as she helps you identify your next steps toward your goals, and start the new year off right.  To take advantage of this offer, email Michelle at: michelle@mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com.  Sessions are virtual and open to any one from any location.  For help with decluttering and home organizing, Michelle mentioned: www.clutterbug.me.  

Saturday, November 22nd from 10am-Noon Eastern, Join me and my friend, Dawn Marasco, author of the book Continuous Peace for a free virtual workshop to help bring you some helpful tools and encouragement for the approaching the upcoming holidays!  You can sign-up for "Overcoming Obstacles to Joy at the Holidays" by going to www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com  We hope to see you there! If you need help to heal from emotional abuse, gaslighting, narcissistic abuse, or trauma, I'd love to work with you.  I offer a free 15 minute consultation call that you can book by going to: www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com or www.calendly.com/michellecroyle Today is the second part of my interview with 19 Kids and Counting star, Amy Duggar King.  Amy talks about righteous anger, standing up for what is right, and taking back her power through truth and counseling therapy after gaslighting and emotional abuse throughout her life.  Listen in.

Join Us for the Free Virtual Workshop:  Overcoming Obstacles to Joy at the Holidays  Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 10am-Noon Eastern. Click Here to Sign-Up   Have you ever felt like something isn't quite right?  Yet, people are acting like you are the one with the problem in how you are seeing things?  That's gaslighting, my friend, and today, my guest Amy Duggar King of 19 Kids and Counting fame is talking about her pain and how God has helped her to overcome it as we discuss her new book, Holy Disruptor.   If you could use intensive Christian-based therapy for the complex effects of emotional and mental abuse, let's chat!  I offer EMDR trauma intensives, so if you are in Pennsylvania or willing to travel to Pennsylvania, I love to hear about your needs and discuss your next steps to healing.  Sign-up here for a free 15 minute consultation call with me: www.calendly.com/michellecroyle

If you would like to work with Michelle, she offers counseling, therapy, and coaching.  To learn more, schedule a free 15 minute consultations session by going to:  www.calendly.com/michellecroyle, or  www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com.   Do you wonder if therapy will work for you?  Are you tired of hurting and ready to do something different to get better results in your life?  Therapy definitely works, but there are some people it doesn't work for, and today, Michelle shares 10 Reasons that therapy may not work.       *This podcast is not to be considered professional counseling or therapy of any kind and is for informational and educational purposes only.  

Counseling, Psychotherapy, Coaching, you've heard the terms but when it's time to reach out for help, which one does what?  Well, in today's episode, Michelle shares an easy way to remember the difference to make sure you can build on a solid foundation and live your best life.   If you would like to work with Michelle, she offers counseling, therapy, and coaching.  To learn more, schedule a free 15 minute consultations session by going to:  www.calendly.com/michellecroyle, or  www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com.   *This podcast is not to be considered professional counseling or therapy of any kind and is for informational and educational purposes only.  

Are you one of the many Christian women who feel that you are not good enough for God and that He's mad at you?  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In this episode, Michelle shares key takeaways that can help you reframe your mindset and see yourself through God's eyes so you can go deeper in your relationship with Him and grow in empowered peace.   If you are ready to go deeper in your healing journey, reach out for a free 15 minute consultation with Michelle where you can learn about counseling and coaching options.  Go to:  www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com to schedule.

You've heard about self-care being essential, but you might have trouble implimenting it because it doesn't take priority with everything else you have going on in life.  In this episode, Michelle shares an alternative look at self-care that goes much deeper than a one-off type of thing.   If you would like counseling with Michelle, you can schedule a free consultation, or learn more at: www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen or www.abundantfreedomcounseling.com.  

Have you or someone you know struggled with whether to reach out for therapy because you wondered if it showed a lack of faith?  Today, Michelle calls out some hope and comfort to dispel the stigmas of mental health therapy for Christian believers.   If you are looking for therapeutic support and live in Pennsylvania or are willing to travel to Pennsylvania for a few day, let's connect and see if we would be a good fit to work together.  I offer weekly sessions and intensive sessions (multiple back-to-back therapy sessions over the course of one to three days) to help Christian women get unstuck and move forward in their healing.    Let's connect through a free 15 minute consultation call.  You can book it here:  www.mentalhealthforchristianwomen.com  or www.abundantfreedomcounseling.com. You don't have to struggle alone.