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Anxiety

Want more encouragement like this?Subscribe to receive my newest blog posts and encouragement in your inbox. What Lies Beneath Anxiety Have you ever wondered why you can know what God says is true, yet still feel anxious, overwhelmed, or exhausted? I have. For years, I knew the Scriptures. I loved God. I believed His promises. […]

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Anxiety

Want more encouragement like this?Subscribe to receive my newest blog posts and encouragement in your inbox. I love Jesus. I knew the Holy Spirit lived within me and guided me—mostly. But somewhere deep inside me, I was still afraid of God. That is a difficult thing for me to say. Because I truly loved Him. […]

What If Your Foundation Was Built for Survival?

No Idea What To Do About Your Anxiety?

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Anxiety

How Much Longer Do You Want to Feel this Way without Knowing What to do?  So many of us want more. More peace in our bodies. More confidence in our voices. More joy in our relationships. More grounding in who God created us to be. More laughter. More connection. More rest. More life. And yet, […]

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Anxiety

You know you’re anxious. You feel it in your body.You hear it in the endless thoughts running through your mind.You see it in the second-guessing, overthinking, people-pleasing, comparing, and striving. You want the anxiety to stop. So you try to calm yourself down. You pray harder. You practice thinking positively. You take a deep breath. […]

Hidden Layers Beneath Anxiety: What Your Anxiety Is Trying to Reveal

From Anxiety to Hope – A Journey of Discovery

Hidden Layers Beneath Anxiety

Anxiety, Faith

My Journey from Surviving to Restoration When people ask me where my understanding of anxiety began, they expect me to talk about my years as a counsellor, my Master’s degree, or the work that eventually led to the mentoring I do today. But the truth is, its a story that began long before that. It […]

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Anxiety

The Seven Discoveries That Changed How I Saw Myself How understanding the hidden layers beneath anxiety transformed the way I saw God, myself, and others. Hello, friend. I grew up in a home that was filled with many good things. We laughed together, celebrated together, and from the outside, we looked like an ordinary family. […]

The Hidden Layers Beneath Anxiety

How Your Past May Be Shaping Your Relationship with God

Florence Westeringh sitting by a peaceful river holding her Bible, reflecting on God's love and finding peace beyond anxiety.

Anxiety, Faith

What If You’ve Been Seeing God Through Your Survival Story? Have you ever wondered why God sometimes feels distant, even though you love Him? You read your Bible. You pray. You want to trust Him. Yet somehow, you still wonder if you’re doing enough. Maybe you’ve asked yourself questions like: What if the problem isn’t […]

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Anxiety, Physical

What My Body Was Trying to Tell Me All Along When people ask where my healing journey began, they usually expect me to talk about anxiety. The truth is… This last layer of healing began with a decision. Just one quiet decision that changed the direction of my life. I asked for help. That may […]

How Anxiety Impacts Your Body

When Life No Longer Works

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Mindset, Relationships

The Path to Restoration: What I Discovered When My Life Wasn’t Working Anymore Sometimes the questions we’ve been asking are the very things keeping us stuck. Last year, when the old ways of coping no longer served me, I was lost. All of these skills I had learned seemed inadequate to the task.  I had […]

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Anxiety, Faith

For most of my life, I knew how to be a competent, capable woman. I managed people. I supervised teams. I worked full-time, and because I genuinely loved learning and helping others, I usually had another project or a private practice on the side. I was productive. Responsible. Dependable. Then God invited me into something […]

From Anxiety to Trust: The Story God Was Writing

You've held everything together for a long time.
 
You've carried responsibilites, cared for others and pushed through tired days with sheer determination. 

And over time, the strength that helped you keep going began to feel heavy. 

This guide was created to help you understand how this happened and what to do about it.  

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Anxiety & Empowerment Specialist

I Empower Women to Release Anxiety & Reduce Overwhelm one T.I.N.Y Choice at a time so they can Courageously & Authentically Step into the Life Designed for them by the God of Love.   

I've helped 100's of women find Freedom from Anxiety, Stress & Overwhelm.  

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