#82: Get Unstuck: Your thought life with Lauren Gaines

How can you get unstuck from a negative thought life? What do you do when your thoughts seem to spiral?

We’re in our second installment of the four-part Get Unstuck series. In this series, we’re tackling where try-hard girls struggle most:

- our identity in Christ in Episode 81 with Jen Babakhan,
- our thought-life,
- shame,
- and expectations

To help us get unstuck from a thought life that isn’t always kind, true, and helpful, writer Lauren Gaines joins the show!

In this interview, Lauren shares with us:

three questions to ask yourself when your thoughts spiral,
what to do after you’ve taken a thought captive,
and how to get your thought life off auto-pilot.

I love how Lauren:

reminded us of the importance of spending time in God’s word so we can play offense in our thought life,
shared that our negative thoughts are actually communicating to us,
and how she offered practical strategies when we start spiraling.

Key Quotes

“Does my thought line up with God’s Word?” – writer Lauren Gaines
“God has the final say and authority about who we are.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“The more we say the truth, the more it really becomes a part of who we are.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“The more we spend time in God’s presence and with Him, we start to embody who He is.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“Look at the blessing side of it.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“That negative thought is telling me something.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“Really laugh with your kids once a day.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“It takes time to change pathways in our brain.” – writer Lauren Gaines
“Study who the Bible says you are.”

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About Lauren Gaines

Lauren Gaines is the creator and author of Inspired Motherhood, an online community designed to refresh, renew and equip mothers to raise up the next generation in love and courage.

Lauren has a unique take on parenting as a busy mom of three kids, who also happens to hold a master’s degree in School Psychology. She deeply understands the mental overload modern-day mothers feel. Lauren has a passion to equip women to lead emotionally and spiritually healthy lives right now, not one day in the future.