The Christian Mindset Coach
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Use brain science and the Bible together to manage emotions, overcome fear and reclaim your thought life for more joy, peace + confidence in Christ!
Discover practical tools + heartfelt wisdom for spiritual + emotional health in this multi-award winning podcast by author + ICF-certified NeuroCoach Alicia Michelle (ACC, CPLC).
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Ep 364: People Pleasing Isn’t Always Obvious: The Hidden Signs to Look For
What if people-pleasing isn’t just about saying yes too often or avoiding conflict? What if it’s showing up in ways you haven’t even recognized yet? In this episode, I walk through 17 surprising signs of people-pleasing and the deeper emotional patterns that often drive them. We talk about thought patterns, communication habits, emotional triggers, behavioral tendencies, and…
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363: ‘Sorry to Bother You’ + Other Overexplaining + Overapologizing Phrases That Reveal People Pleasing
Do you replay conversations in your head, explain yourself too much, or apologize for things that don’t really need an apology? These patterns can feel like personality traits, but often they’re signs of something deeper happening underneath. In this episode, I discuss why overthinking, overexplaining, overapologizing, and peacekeeping behaviors are often connected to people-pleasing, emotional…
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362: Learning to Set Boundaries + Find My Voice in Parenting, Marriage and Beyond (My People Pleasing Journey)
What does healing from people-pleasing look like in real life, not just at the beginning, but years later? In this episode, I share my personal story of people-pleasing, where these patterns began for me, how God brought healing, and what it looks like now to live on the “maintenance side” of emotional…
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361: People Pleasing–Break the Cycle with Brain, Body + Biblical Tools for Less Exhaustion + Healthier Relationships
What if people-pleasing isn’t something you fix by trying harder—but a pattern your brain and body learned to use for safety? In this episode, I unpack why people-pleasing can feel so difficult to change, even when you know it’s exhausting you, and how healing requires more than just willpower or better boundaries. We talk…
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360: People Pleasing- When You’re the “Good Girl” Who Keeps the Peace in Your Family
What if the reason it feels so hard to stop people-pleasing isn’t about willpower, but about the role you learned to play a long time ago? In this episode, I walk through the “good girl” pattern so many of us developed in our families and why it can feel almost impossible to…
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359: People Pleasing: Is This the Real Reason You're Exhausted + Overwhelmed?
What if the tiredness you feel isn’t about your to-do list but the exhaustion of making everyone happy and “keeping the peace” in the middle of family dysfunction? Yes, people pleasing—and carrying the emotional weight that was never ours to hold– is the real culprit behind our mental overwhelm and overthinking. This is the…
