Nahomi Allen
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Shut Up and Listen: (The Holy Art of Truly Hearing People)
Hey friends! So, your girl has been hitting the books lately. As you know, I’m currently in school to become a Faith-Based Mental Health Coach through Light University. I haven’t graduated yet, but man, the stuff I’m learning is too good not to share! I was just working through a lesson titled Creating a Safe… Read more
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What on Earth is a Faith-Based Mental Health Coach? (And No, I Can’t Read Your Mind)
Hey friend! If you’ve been hanging around my corner of the internet for a minute, you know I love keeping things real, getting a little silly, and pointing us both back to the truth of God’s Word. Today, we need to have a little chat about a title you’re going to start seeing around here… Read more
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Being the Calm in Someone Else’s Storm: An In-Depth Guide to Helping in a Crisis
Hey friends! We’ve all been there. A friend, a family member, or a sibling from church calls you up, and their world is completely upside down. They are in the middle of a massive life crisis or dealing with the raw, heavy aftermath of trauma. Your heart breaks for them, you want to fix it,… Read more
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When the Alarm Doesn’t Turn Off:God’s Design for Stress and How We Can Meet Each Other in the Chaos
Have you ever had one of those days where your brain completely leaves the building, your heart is trying to escape your chest, and you’re suddenly ready to either fight a bear or go full opossum and play dead? First off: you are not alone in your struggles. Second: congratulations, you’re a mammal! I’ve been… Read more
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Study With Me: Inside the Mind and Heart of Trauma [Strictly Adult Content/Mature Themes]
Content Warning: This post contains deeply honest and raw discussions about the psychological and emotional impacts of physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse. It is intended strictly for a mature audience. Hey friends. Welcome back to the notebook. If you read our last study together, you know we laid out the heavy, sober facts about… Read more
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Study With Me: Becoming a Sanctuary (Strictly Adult Content & Reader Discretion Advised)
How We Truly Help the Hurt Hey friends! Grab your coffee, your notebook, and let’s just sit down together for a minute. If you’ve been hanging around this corner of the internet for a while, you know we don’t do surface-level talk here. We are all about raw, unfiltered honesty. Today, we are opening up… Read more
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Study: Navigating the Noise
Topic: Drama & Backlash | Scripture Focus: 1 Peter 2:23 (NLT) The Mental Health Connection: The “Social Threat” Response Human beings are wired to care about what others think of us—it’s a survival instinct. When we face “drama” or “backlash,” our brain perceives it as a threat to our safety. This can lead to “people-pleasing”… Read more
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Study: The “What If” of Faith
Topic: Doubt | Scripture Focus: James 1:6 (NLT) The Mental Health Connection: Cognitive Dissonance Doubt is often viewed as a “sin,” but in mental health, it’s a form of cognitive dissonance—the discomfort we feel when our current reality doesn’t match our beliefs. When life gets hard, our brains naturally look for evidence that God is… Read more
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Study: The Freedom of “I Was Wrong”
Topic: Admitting Wrongdoing | Scripture Focus: James 5:16 (NLT) The Mental Health Connection: The Burden of Secrecy From a mental health perspective, hiding our mistakes creates “moral injury” and deep-seated anxiety. We live in fear of being “found out,” which keeps our nervous system in a state of high alert. Admitting we were wrong isn’t… Read more
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Study: The “Quiet Life” Strategy
Topic: Drama | Scripture Focus: 1 Thessalonians 4:11 (NLT) The Mental Health Connection: Overstimulation and Social Noise Drama is “loud.” It overstimulates the brain, triggers “fight or flight,” and pulls our focus away from our own goals. In an age of social media, we are often tempted to weigh in on every conflict or “fix”… Read more
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