Have you ever had a scary intrusive thought about your child’s safety that made your body feel like danger was happening right now?

How do you know the difference between taking a wise safety step and spiraling in fear?

What can you do in the moment to stop the “what if” cycle and trust God with your kids?

In this episode, we’re talking about intrusive thoughts, mom anxiety, and how to stop spiraling when fear feels loud. I’m sharing the real story of opening our pool for the summer and suddenly being hit with intrusive thoughts about my 3-year-old drowning.

Through that experience, my counselor helped me understand the difference between taking wise safety steps and letting anxiety keep running the show.

If you are a Christian mom struggling with anxious thoughts, fear about your kids, or the pressure to keep everyone safe all the time, this episode will help you recognize the thought, take one wise step, and trust God with what you cannot control.

In this episode, we talk about:

⭐️ Why intrusive thoughts do not mean you are a bad mom

⭐️ How scary thoughts often attach to what we love most

⭐️ Why having a thought does not mean it is true, prophetic, or a warning from God

⭐️ The difference between taking one wise step and repeatedly checking for reassurance

⭐️ How anxiety can feel like a dryer sensor that gets stuck

⭐️ Why our nervous system can stay on high alert even after we have taken practical safety steps

⭐️ How to redirect your brain back to the present moment

⭐️ Simple real-life tools moms can use when intrusive thoughts start spiraling

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Related Episodes

Episode 2: Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood: Why They Happen and How to Cope

Episode 4: Six Real-Life Ways I Stop an Anxiety Spiral (That Actually Work)

Xoxo, Rachel 💜

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