Struggle

Tune in this week to learn about Paul's struggle in prayer for the Colossian church. 

Join Carla in this week’s bonus episode as she sits down with See Hear Love host Melinda Estabrooks, to talk about what it means to struggle well in the life of a Christian.

In this episode, we delve into the often-unspoken reality of struggling within the context of faith. Melinda shares her intimate struggle with depression, challenging preconceived notions of what it means to suffer as a person of faith. 

We explore how struggles can indeed coexist with the fruits of the spirit, such as joy and hope. We confront the duality of living through adversity while holding onto spiritual truths.

Join us as we have this open and raw conversation.

About Melinda:

Melinda Estabrooks is the Host, Showrunner and Executive Producer of the Women’s Talk show, See Hear Love, now in its 9th Season! See Hear Love is a show and community that values belonging, storytelling, courage, authenticity, inclusion, and faith in Jesus. Melinda is also the author and curator of the book, Always Know, a collection of short stories from See Hear Love guests (including Carla!) who share their personal experiences of faith, perseverance, and hope.

www.instagram.com/seehearlove

www.instagram.com/melinda_estabrooks

Renewing Hope Info & Enrolment: https://www.carlaarges.com/renewing-hope

Did you know that Carla is a Christian Mental Health and Life coach? See if working with her is what you need in your current season.  Book a discovery call today!

Connect With Carla:

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall 

Come hangout on IG with me @carla.arges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

We hope you like feeling good, because this episode will hug you all the way to Inspiration Town (*TM...no it's not). Brendan talks with the magical Kristin Rivas, Rapid Resolution Therapist (his RRT therapist), TEDx speaker, and trained hypnotherapist. 

The two dive into:

• Kristin's amazing recovery story after years of struggling with PTSD-like symptoms and seizures after the tragic death of her sister. 
• What makes RRT so incredibly powerful. 
• Why you're whole life can change in ONE SESSION. 
• The mind-blowing power of the saying, "It doesn't exist," in regards to your past. 
• Why you ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS or YOUR BODY (unless you're hot, then you can be your body).
• And a surprising new meditation for kids that just tells them to shut up a bunch. 

RESOURCES
Kristin Rivas
Kristin Rivas TEDx Talk 
Dr. Jon Connelly 
A Pack of Pretty Chill Wolves

In this episode I address the 10 reasons why we struggle to have conversations where we need to speak our truth, state our needs, or hold someone accountable for their actions.

Would you like to book a 60-minute Single Session to work through a hard conversation you need to have? Visit https://umagirish.com/energy for details.

Transcript: https://www.wearenotsaved.com/p/can-we-eliminate-struggle-2023 

Humanity has struggled and suffered for so long that we might be unable to survive without them. We dream of such elimination through technology, but will that dream turn into a nightmare?

Things don’t always go as planned.  In fact, sometimes things fall completely apart compared to the plan.  In today’s episode Carla shares what happened to her garage sale this weekend and draws a very real parallel from the storms in our weather to the storms in our lives.

Follow along to see how we can learn to respond - instead of react - to life’s challenges with these four steps, rooted in the Word as always.

Struggle with Bible Study?  Feel overwhelmed or intimidated - or simply don’t know where to start? Get on the waitlist for Carla’s How to Study the Bible course coming in September!

Need help walking through a difficult season?  Book a discovery call with Carla to see how 1:1 coaching may be a good fit for you.

Support the podcast on Patreon and get special access to the In HIs Image Wellness Collective! Become a Patron here!

Connect With Carla:

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall 

Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

In this episode, you are going to learn why you struggle in certain relationships and how to let more love in.

Whether you struggle in your friendships or your romantic relationships, or you don’t feel connected to your family or the community where you live, today's conversation will give you the insight and tools that you need to create better and more loving relationships everywhere.

Dr. Marisa Franco is a NYT bestselling author, award-winning therapist, and professor of psychology at The University of Maryland. She dedicated her professional practice to the study of connections and systemic loneliness.

What will really catch your attention is her research on attachment styles and what they look like in real time, which has been an incredible game changer for me and my personal relationships, particularly with my husband.

Attachment style theory goes way beyond "love languages," and once you know yours, you’ll be less triggered by others around you.

Understand the attachment styles of others, and you’ll take things less personally.

In today’s episode, you’re getting a complete guide to:

• What attachment styles are and how they look in real life.
• The questions to ask yourself to figure out what your style is.
• How to tell if you’re hanging out with the right people.
• The one thing avoidant attachment people have a really hard time doing.
• How your attachment style determines who you’re attracted to.
• Why you might be confusing being triggered with being in love.
• Key strategies to start developing a secure attachment style yourself.

After listening to this episode, you’ll see the people in your life through an entirely new lens and with an abundance of compassion.

Xo Mel

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• 4:00: Let’s begin with the first style. What is a secure attachment style?
• 5:10: What does anxious attachment look like?
• 6:00: Avoidant attachment-type people have a hard time trusting.
• 6:30: Those who experienced high-trauma situations are more likely to have this style.
• 8:00: What do these attachment styles look like in real life?
• 11:45: Is it easier to identify attachment styles in yourself or others?
• 17:20: How do you have a relationship with someone who has an avoidant style?
• 20:30: Can you have more than one attachment style?
• 22:00: How can you develop a more secure attachment?
• 26:00: Avoidantly attached people actually do have an underlying need for connection.
• 31:30: These physical symptoms can be a result of your attachment style.
• 35:45: These activities will help you start connecting with your body again.
• 38:20: Here’s how you can create a ‘safe’ space for someone with avoidant attachment.
• 47:50: Why do we always seem to date the same kind of people?
• 49:40: Do you confuse being triggered with being in love?
• 54:45: So how do you find securely attached people to hang out with?
• 57:45: Do this one hack every day to start developing a secure attachment yourself.
• 59:00: This is why understanding attachment styles has been a game changer.

Disclaimer

This is a tough conversation.  It’s going to challenge you.  Are you ready?

In today’s episode Carla challenges you to self reflection - are you making your life about you? Your struggles? Your call?

It is human nature to make it about us.  But we are new in Christ. Carla shares 4 steps to take if you find you have been making life all about you.

Book a Discovery Call https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall

Connect with Carla www.carlaarges.com

Follow on IG www.instagram.com/carlaarges

Join FREE Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/affirmingtruths 

Who You Say I Am Affirmation Cards https://www.carlaarges.com/shop/p/who-you-say-i-am-affirmation-cards

FREE RESOURCES:

5 Steps to Building Mental Resiliency https://www.carlaarges.com/shop/p/freebie-build-mental-resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide https://www.carlaarges.com/shop/p/rahab-bible-study-guide

Welcome to Season 6! We are going to talk about ALL the things this season to really support your mental and spiritual health! PLUS  I am launching a NEW 1:1 Coaching program to help you implement my 4 Pillars of Thriving in YOUR life to help you overcome the overwhelm of anxiety, fear, and other mental health struggles.

But onto today’s episode!

What does the resurrection mean for our suffering?  God has given us a framework for our suffering through the life of Jesus. Today I share 3 takeaways from the resurrection that we can cling to in our suffering.

Connect With Carla:

Book a Discovery call with me https://calendly.com/cmsarges/discoverycall 

Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Join my FREE Community  Mental Health Support for Christian Women Facebook Community

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.com and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.

Today, I am talking to Robert Waldinger, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, and co-founder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. Dr. Waldinger received his AB from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Waldinger is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents. He's also a zen master and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. And he is the co-author of the book, The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.

Robert shares his expertise on adult happiness. We go back and forth with our thoughts on the effects of chronically stressful relationships on our physical body as well as our mental and emotional health, why we should stop minding what people think about us and instead start checking in with ourselves, and the pros and cons of engaging in personal development and being open to changes.     

What We Discuss:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:03:23 The pros and cons of remote conversations
• 00:05:16 This 75-Year Harvard Study
• 00:13:10 The three flavors of happiness
• 00:17:45 Turn to activities that are enlivening
• 00:20:18 We’re not trained to look inward
• 00:26:23 Take note of the things that are evolving 
• 00:35:32 When you’re living with people that causes you stress 
• 00:40:14 Active re-imagining of life from a different time
• 00:47:03 Chronically stressful relationships break down the body
• 00:53:30 Looking at the long view when dealing with relationships
• 01:01:00 Socio-emotional learning 
• 01:02:57 How do we keep our relationships in shape?
• 01:06:02 Security of attachment for introverts and extroverts 

Episode Resources

• Robert Waldinger | Website
• Robert Waldinger | Facebook
• Robert Waldinger | Twitter
• Robert Waldinger | LinkedIn

Want to be a Jay Shetty Certified Life Coach? Get the Digital Guide and Workbook from Jay Shetty

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What an incredible conversation!  

Today Carla sits down with multiple best selling author Suzanne Eller to talk about her new book - Prayer Starters: Talking With God About Hard Times.  Suzie - as her friends call her - has such a heart to see women be transformed by prayer.  She takes the overwhelm out of prayers and tells you how you can show up just as you are.  Don’t let hurts, fears or doubts keep you from freely talking to God - He loves you and wants to hear what’s on your heart.

Get your copy of Prayer Starters anywhere you buy your books, or from my Amazon shop here: https://amzn.to/3GeXJwF

Connect with Suzanne:

Author, Bible teacher, cohost of the More Than Small Talk podcast and host of the Prayer Starters podcast.

www.tsuzanneeller.com

IG @suzanne.eller

Connect With Carla:

Join In His Image Wellness Collective ---> carlaargeswellness@gmail.com

Inquire about one-on-one mentorship ---> affirmingtruthsco@gmail.com

Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Affirming Truths Facebook Community

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

Our personalities are not set in stone. We have the power to acknowledge and change our own for the better. This can be hard to do, but it can definitely be done. This human journey we are on is filled with many emotions, and there are so many struggles and setbacks, but those are part of the journey. Join me in this episode to see how we develop psychologically and socially since we are born, and how we can change our present to manifest the future that we have always wanted. 

During struggles we are often tempted to try to get through it in our own strength.  Sometimes, if we're honest, we doubt God is willing to show up in our circumstance.  So we shut down.

But God has something more for us.  As we see in the sample of the Psalms, we need to seek God in our struggles.  Here Carla gives 4 tips - based on the Psalms, on how to seek God in earnest during hard times and shares a time she had to act on these tips when her son was hospitalized.

Connect With Carla:

Join In His Image Wellness Collective ---> carlaargeswellness@gmail.com

Inquire about one-on-one mentorship ---> affirmingtruthsco@gmail.com

Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Affirming Truths Facebook Community

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

In this podcast, Steve  talks to us about his life growing up. How he succeeded as a pilot flying aircrafts, and how he had transition into real estate. He talked about his different failures and success in life, and how it had helped him succeed financially. 

You know how we have to check our engines every once and a while? To make sure that our vehicles are fine tuned and ready for regular use? Rev. Tony Cooke tells us about how we need to have a peace check. As he teaches us how to do so, we learn that we can walk in peace, even while in the midst of a storm. 

Award-winning writer, producer, and director Ferdinand Gernandt from South Africa shares his journey, struggles, and triumphs. Listen to his story about changing his initial career ambition to becoming a vet to his transformation of becoming a musical theater performer and traveling the world. He will share how he coped with setbacks and adversity but stayed proactive.  

“It is good to be alive, work can be fun, and no matter the setbacks, I’ll never lose my faith in the endless possibilities of the human experience.”

To connect with Ferdinand, go to: https://ferdiwrites.com/ 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/gferdi1/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ferdinand.gernandt 

If you’ve ever found yourself in a place of serious struggle, then this Back to Life podcast episode is one you should listen to ! My guest, Pat Chambers, is the head men’s basketball coach for Florida Gulf Coast University. You might know Pat from his years coaching at Villanova, Boston University and then Penn State where he was at for almost 10 years. 

At the end of his time at Penn State, Pat decided to resign amidst potential career-ending controversy. In this episode, Pat talks about his journey where he went into what he calls a “dark place”. 

You will hear Pat share ideas on: 

• How to move through challenges
• The importance of your Faith and family in your life…and staying connected
• The power of a strong morning routine
• His five “pillars of leadership” (all you leaders will love this)

After listening, you’re 100% going to take a few things away and start experimenting with them on your own journey through life. So whether you're listening on your commute, your workout or a break at work, you are going to enjoy hearing from Pat Chambers. 

As you may know, Carla struggles with both bipolar and borderline personality disorder and regularly wades through periods of depression.  In this episode she shares how she felt tired of fighting the same fight - and how God met her with 5 Biblical truths that encouraged her heart and strengthened her spirit.

Connect With Carla:

Join In His Image Wellness Collective ---> carlaargeswellness@gmail.com

Inquire about one-on-one mentorship ---> affirmingtruthsco@gmail.com

Come hangout on IG with me @carlaarges

Check out my blog and more at www.carlaarges.com

Resources:

5 Steps to Building Resiliency

Affirming Truths Facebook Community

Rahab Bible Study Guide

5 Tips for Overcoming a Negative Body Image

Who You Say I Am Biblical Affirmation Cards

We talk about a deeper layer of self care with Becca Ribbing... She's on a mission to help people break out of the cycles of uncertainty and struggle that hold them back. She helps women going back and forth with the big, seemingly endless question of what to do next—so they can stop going around in circles and finally figure out what they truly want and create the clarity and momentum they crave.

Website- https://beccaribbing.com/

Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccaribb...

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/beccajoyribbing

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/beccaribbing/

#seflove #selfcare #createclarity

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