WarriorHeart

On this day my prayer goes out to all who have lost level ones, comrades, and friends. 🙏🏻

Life is precious. Remember to love those around you into take time to enjoy this life. You’re only given one. 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸💙

To all the veterans and first responders out there who are hurting for those who’ve gone before a special prayer to you.

I wrote this poem years ago for my dad and for veterans. I’ve spent over 30 years working with military and first responders and their families. Freedom Isn’t Free💙🇺🇸❤️

🙏🏻This is the first memorial without my dad and we are going to the cemetery memorial service the small town I grew up in has each year. 🙏🏻

This Memorial Weekend May we Never Forget Freedom isn’t Free!!!🇺🇸

Heartache thank you to those who paid the ultimate price and their families!!! A debt we can never repay. 😔Freedom Isn’t Free!!! 🇺🇸

This is a Thank you and Tribute to each and Everyone and Especially all who gave it all!!! God Bless America and Our American Soldiers!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Just a reminder many wear scars hidden deep, but please know there is help, please seek out a counseling if you need. You don’t have to do this alone!

Freedom isn’t Free ~ May we Stand for the Flag that represents One Nation under God and may we kneel for those who gave it all!
You were created for a purpose!

🎤 Faith & Mental Health Summit May 21–23 during Mental Health Month.

I will be speaking Friday, May 22 at 1:40 CST/2:40 EST.

Grab your Free Ticket 🎟️ (Thanks to our sponsors)

My workshop topic is:

🗡️The Importance of Resilience: Mental Health Tools for Stress, Burnout, and Sustainability

This presentation explores practical, evidence-based strategies for building resilience and protecting mental health in the face of everyday stress. Whether you are balancing work, family responsibilities, caregiving, health concerns, or personal challenges, chronic stress can lead to emotional exhaustion and burnout if left unaddressed.

Participants will learn how resilience helps people adapt to adversity, recover from setbacks, and maintain a sense of balance and purpose. The session will introduce effective mental health tools such as mindfulness, cognitive reframing, healthy boundaries, self-care, and social support. It will also discuss the warning signs of burnout and actionable strategies to promote long-term emotional well-being.
Attendees will leave with realistic, easy-to-apply techniques to manage stress, strengthen emotional resilience, and create a more sustainable approach to mental health and overall wellness.

As a Licensed Counselor with over 30 years of experience, Brain Health Coach, mental health advocate, and Brain Code Strategist™, I believe healing happens when we learn how to renew both the mind and spirit.

There is a free portion available, and we would love for you to join us during Mental Health Month.
Grab your tickets 🎟️
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https://faithandmentalhealth.heysummit.com/?sc=NzK9iSG7

Learn more about our workshops, retreats, and organizational trainings at Mind Shifts Lab www.mindshiftslab.com

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

Here’s a shorter, more Instagram-friendly version that still keeps your heart, faith, and message strong:

🚨 Mind Over Matter: Courageous Stories of Mental Health & Healing 🚨

There comes a time when staying silent is no longer an option.

One reason I’ve written in so many anthologies these past few years is because I want to share hope, healing, brain health tools, faith, and encouragement that can truly help change lives. My prayer is that God multiplies every word written to bless others. 🙏🏻🧠🗡️

I am so honored to be part of Mind Over Matter alongside courageous women sharing powerful stories of resilience, healing, and transformation.

This book is proof that even after trauma, anxiety, loss, or life’s hardest battles… healing is possible.

🧠 Brain Hack:
When you emotionally connect to what you read, your brain creates stronger neural pathways for learning, healing, and transformation. Slow down, breathe deeply, and reflect on one takeaway your mind can focus on daily.

📖 “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

✨ Your story matters.
✨ Your brain can heal.
✨ One shift can change everything.

Learn more about our workshops, retreats & trainings at:
www.mindshiftslab.com



Live Release date: May 12

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♥️Canada:
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Honored to be speaking at the Faith & Mental Health Summit May 20–23 during Mental Health Month.

My workshop topic is:

The Importance of Resilience: Mental Health Tools for Stress, Burnout, and Sustainability

In a world where so many people are carrying stress, burnout, caregiving pressures, work demands, and emotional exhaustion, learning how to build resilience is more important than ever.

In this workshop, we’ll explore:
• Brain science and the impact of chronic stress
• Practical resilience and mental health tools
• Burnout warning signs
• Mindfulness and nervous system regulation
• Cognitive reframing and healthy boundaries
• Faith, connection, and emotional wellness

As a Licensed Counselor with over 30 years of experience, Brain Health Coach, mental health advocate, and Brain Code Strategist™, I believe healing happens when we learn how to renew both the mind and spirit.

There is a free portion available, and we would love for you to join us during Mental Health Month.
Grab your tickets 🎟️
👇👇👇

https://faithandmentalhealth.heysummit.com/?sc=NzK9iSG7

Learn more about our workshops, retreats, and organizational trainings at Mind Shifts Lab www.mindshiftslab.com

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” — Romans 12:2

Gratitude changes more than your mood—it changes your brain.

I filled up a page and a half in my journal and honestly could have kept going… so grateful for this incredible time in Roatan, surrounded by amazing friends, beautiful food, late-night conversations, laughter, adventure, and unforgettable memories.

Moving from place to place, exploring new spaces, taking in the ocean, the culture, and the beauty around us reminds me that life is not meant to be rushed—it is meant to be felt.

Brain science shows gratitude helps calm the amygdala (our stress center) and strengthens the prefrontal cortex, helping create more peace, clarity, joy, and emotional resilience. Gratitude helps us notice more of what is good instead of staying stuck in stress.

Philippians 4:8 says:
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely… think about such things.”

This is exactly why God had me write Breath of Heaven: Manifesting God’s Way—not just to write it, but to live it and share it.

If you’re ready to go deeper into rewiring your mind, renewing your thoughts, and creating a truly abundant life, my book walks you through brain-based tools paired with biblical truth to help you live blessed and aligned.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1968061371

Roatan has me even more excited for our upcoming Costa Rica retreat—Four Seasons to Freedom: A Nervous System Reset. Women coming together to heal in a tropical paradise.

Visit https://www.mindshiftslab.com/ to learn more.

This is the heartbeat behind Mind Shifts Lab—where we explore the hidden gems of neuro, physical, and spiritual sciences.

Podcast coming soon… because one shift can change everything.

Traveling with your spouse is one of the fastest ways to reveal—and strengthen—the relationship because it activates both stress and connection systems in the brain.

When you travel together, your brain leaves the comfort of routine. New environments, unexpected delays, missed flights, unfamiliar foods, and changed schedules can trigger the amygdala—the brain’s alarm system. This is the part of the brain responsible for stress, fear, and emotional reactions. That’s why small things while traveling can suddenly feel much bigger than they are.

At the same time, shared adventure activates dopamine, the brain’s reward chemical. Exploring new places, laughing over unexpected moments, and creating memories together increase bonding and emotional connection. Novel experiences also help strengthen neural pathways associated with joy and intimacy.

The key is this: stress can either divide you or deepen you.

When couples regulate together—through patience, humor, touch, prayer, deep breathing, and grace—the nervous system calms, oxytocin (the bonding hormone) increases, and trust grows stronger. This is called co-regulation. Your spouse can either become your stress trigger or your place of peace.

That’s why travel is often less about the destination and more about discovering how you love under pressure.

Ecclesiastes 4:9 says:
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.”

Even in missed flights, sunburns, wrong turns, and unexpected detours—there is an opportunity to choose connection over conflict.

Ask yourself:
When pressure rises, do we protect the peace or feed the panic?

Because sometimes the greatest souvenir from travel isn’t the photos…
it’s learning how to love each other better.