Wholehearted and Free - Christian Women, Emotional Freedom, Purpose Coach, Identity Work, Inner Healing

3. Heal the Past or Live with Vision? Why You Need Both to Break Free

Should you focus on healing the past or the vision for your future? Isn't it negative to only think of the struggle? How will you really tend to what's broken if you never address it? If you've ever felt stuck on how to balance both, this episode is for you. 
We're getting real about what’s actually keeping you stuck—and why it’s not more effort you need, but a new approach. I share part of my story, from striving with big dreams but an unhealed identity, to losing my fire while deep in emotional healing. The breakthrough came when I finally understood: it’s not healing or vision—it’s both. 💡
We talk about how focusing only on healing can keep you stuck in the past, and how chasing vision without healing can lead to burnout and sabotage. You’ll learn how to identify root beliefs that are holding you back, how to create daily truth-based rhythms, and why your emotions don’t define your identity. 🌱 This episode will help you reconnect with purpose, start building momentum, and move forward with God’s vision for your life—even while you're still healing.
✨ What you’ll learn:
Why healing without vision leads to cycles of pain
Why vision without healing leads to self-sabotage
How to anchor your emotions in truth—not shame
A simple mindset + morning routine to start moving forward
📩 Ready to stop spinning your wheels and start walking in freedom? Download my free Finally Free 4-Step Guide—a simple reflection tool to help you uncover the thoughts and beliefs keeping you stuck and begin renewing your mind with truth and grace. Grab it here.
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2. How to Identify the Hidden Roots of Your Mindsets and Emotions

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do I keep thinking this way?” or “Why can’t I break this pattern, no matter how hard I try?” If you’ve been feeling stuck, you’re not alone. In today’s episode, we’re digging into the real reasons your thoughts and patterns won’t change—and it’s not because you’re lazy, weak, or don’t love God enough. There are hidden roots beneath the surface of your emotions and mindsets. Once you learn how to identify them, everything starts to shift.
In this episode, I’m sharing my personal struggles with recurring emotional patterns and mindsets—things like shame, anger, and numbness—that kept showing up in my life. I spent so much time trying to manage these emotions and fix my behavior, but I couldn’t understand why they kept resurfacing.
What I didn’t realize is that these emotional patterns were being driven by hidden, unhealed roots—beliefs, wounds, and mindsets I had never addressed. We’ll talk about why recognizing these roots is essential to healing and how naming what’s underneath your emotions is the first step toward freedom. I’ll guide you through some tools to help you start identifying these hidden roots so you can begin to heal them with compassion, not shame.
✨ Journaling Prompt:Take 10 minutes today to reflect and journal on these questions:
What am I feeling? (Name the specific emotion.)
What thoughts are behind that emotion?
Where have I felt this before? (How old was I? What memories come up?)
Don’t try to fix it—just notice it. This is about awareness and uncovering the roots so that healing can begin.
🎧 Tune in, be encouraged, and let’s start uncovering the hidden roots that are keeping you stuck. It’s time to approach your healing with curiosity and compassion, not self-judgment. Don’t forget to grab my FREE 4-step reflection guide—it’s the perfect tool to help you get started on this path of inner healing.
Grab your journal, press play, and let’s take this next step toward wholeness and freedom, together.
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1. Feeling Stuck in Life, Faith and Purpose as a Christian Woman? Start Here

In this first episode of Wholehearted and Free, we dive into the common feeling of being stuck—even after you’ve come a long way in your healing journey. You’ve done the work, you love God, but something still feels off. Whether it’s anxiety, shame, or a sense of disconnection, you’re not alone. If you’ve ever wondered, “Why do I still feel stuck?”—this episode is for you.
I share my personal story of feeling like I should be further along, even though I was “doing all the right things" and the struggle of being a Christian who’s functioning outwardly but feels spiritually and emotionally distant inside. You'll hear about the journey I’ve been on to understand that true healing goes beyond managing symptoms, and how it’s okay to not have it all figured out yet. Plus, I'm giving you a few perspective shifts to encourage you on your journey so you can grow with a perspective of hope. ❤️✨ Here's a reflection question to help you start the process of uncovering what’s holding you back: “Where do I feel stuck—even if I haven’t said it out loud?” Grab your journal and take a moment to reflect on this.
Tune in, be encouraged, and don’t forget to grab my FREE 4-step reflection guide to help you start identifying what’s been keeping you stuck. It’s simple but powerful, and it’s the perfect first step toward your journey of healing.
🙌 Hit play, grab a pen and your journal, and let’s start the journey to wholeness and freedom together.
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Welcome to Wholehearted and Free

A podcast for Christian women ready to break free from emotional strongholds, renew their minds, and live out their God-given purpose. If you feel stuck but know you’re made for more, this show will help you heal and step into true freedom. Grab my FREE guide here.